kiltu-kiltuadjectiveliable to break, easy to break, easily brokenWarta kiltu-kiltu kartakatikitja tjilku tirtu tatiranyangka.The tree is liable to break because the children have kept on climbing on it.Tjiinyakurlu warungka witala. Palunyalu kantunma tjinalu tjukarurrurringkutjaku. Nyangkakurlu kartakati. Nyangkakurlu kartarntankulalpi watjala, ‘Kurlarta-rna palyakukantjalu kartarntanu katinytja kiltu-kiltu.’Think about how someone heats (spearwood) in the fire then presses it with his foot so that it’ll be straight, but it breaks. After breaking it he says, ‘I thought I’d brought spearwood that was strong but it was easily broken.’See alsokaarr-kaarr(pa)pingkily-pingkily(pa)1yurltu-yurltu1

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