mungulkutransitive verb1eat only what food can be scavengedTjiinya-ya tjilku yurlta nyinarranytjalu marlu tarrka tjinatarrartu nyinarra mungulpayi.The children who were at home were sitting eating what they could scavenge from the kangaroo bones and feet.Yanku-rna nyaa-munta mungulku?I haven’t got anything to eat. (lit. I’ll go and I wonder what I’ll be able to scavenge to eat?)Kukalka-rna tarrka munguranytja. Nyuntunyampa-yan kuka walykumunutjarra nyinarra.Of course, I’ve only got meat that’s not very good. But you people have got the choicest meat.2eat somethingTjilku palalu mirrka munguntjatjanu pitjangu nyinarra.That child came here after eating some food.(substitute forngalku3travel in a group going to a traditional ceremonyred ochreWangu murtuny-murtunytju-ya kuwarrinya ngalyamungulku ngurra ngaaku.A convoy of people (men, women and children) will be coming to this place on cultural business.Pirnilu-ya watjaranytja kuwarri-yanyu ngalyamungulku ngurra ngaaku.A lot of people are saying that today the people who are travelling for traditional ceremonies will be coming to this place .

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