wakalkutransitive verb1spear, stab, pierce or prick someone or somethingNganalu-tju kurri wakaranytja?Who was spearing my wife?Tjinanta wakalku ngunyarrmalu.The prickles prick your feet.2sew, knit or crochet somethingNyangkalta nanikuurrpa ngunytjulu marlakulu wakarnu walykumunurnu.Then the mother goat sewed him up again and made the wound look good.Parrawakala-tju putirr-putirrmaaltu mukarti.Crochet the cap for me without getting (the wool) tangled up.3give an injection4squash an insect with fingernailsPitja ngalyamarala ngarrikati tjirtungkatja-rnanta kirntinyka wakala.Crawl over here and lie down so that I can squash the nits with my nails.5grab something with clawsof bird of preyWarlawurrulu nani tjinalu wakarnu kanyiranyangka kiwili-wilingaralanytja.When the eagle grabbed the rabbit with its claws it was dangling down.6sun’s rays make something redTjirntulu-munta wakara?Is the sun making the sky red (after the rain)?7sinka boreTjinguru-ya puu wakanma. Ka-latju nyinama.They should’ve sunk a bore. Then we could’ve stayed there.Means the same askultulkutjilturrunku

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