warrtja-warrtja1adjectivesinewyPaarltjarra-paarltjarra warrtja-warrtja.
W̲a̲r̲r̲t̲ja̲-w̲a̲r̲r̲t̲ja̲ is meat with a lot of sinews.
Kuka palanya yilytjanpa wiya, warrtja-warrtja purlkanya.That meat has no steak, it’s all sinewy.
2nounstreaky rainless cloudsYutuwari nyarranya warrtja-warrtja. Kapi punkalkitjamunu.Those clouds over there are rainless. There won’t be any rain.3nounalgae, green slimeKapingka warrtja-warrtja ngarripayi yukiri-yukiri yunyanyi.Algae lies in water, it’s green algae.Pitjaku warrtja-warrtja watilangalku. Palunyalu tjutilkulta tjikilku kapi.You come and move the algae aside. Then you pour out some water and drink it.See alsoyunyanyi4nounmucus in the eyeTjiinya, kunkuntjanulu yilalku warrtja-warrtja kurungkatja.You know, after you’ve been asleep you pull the mucus from your eyes.Warrtja-warrtjalu-rni kuru yangatjura kanyira.The mucus is blocking my eyes.5nouncataract on eyeTukutalu warrtja-warrtja mantjirnu kurungkatja.The doctor removed the cataract from her eye.6nounstrands of spider webPurtingka tjarrparra mapitjanyangka nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Warrtja-warrtja pala.’When someone sees (another person) going through a thicket (where there’s strands of spider web) he says, ‘Look out, there’s spider web near you.’See alsowarnka

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