yurritjingalkufromyurritransitive verb1move somethingNyangka mantjirnu wirli tjarrpatjunu palunyatjanu nyangu yurritjingaranytja.So she got the probe stick, put it in (the burrow) and saw that (the rabbit) was moving it.2change the word orderTirtu-lin yurritjinganma.We’ll keep changing the word order (until we’re satisfied).3make someone work, keep someone busyYurritjingarnu-yurritjingarnu kunkunarringu tjitji palunyalu.That child kept me busy and then went to sleep.4commit adulteryWiya, wati ngaalu-ra kurri yungarratjarra yurritjingaranytja.Oh, this man has been committing adultery with a woman who has her own husband.5kill someone with an implementeuphemism for violent death. The instrument of death is the object of the clause.Kunmarnu yurritjingarnu. Purtu-rna mula-mularringu.He killed him with a knife. I couldn’t believe it.

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