tjarrpakuintransitive verb1enter, go in, come inPitjayirnu pulpa purlkangka ngurlu tjarrpangu ngarrirranytja.He came along and, being afraid, went into a big cave and was lying there.Palunyalu-ya warta ngalta purlkanyangka tjarrpangu ngarrirranytja.Then they went into (the shade of) a big kurrajong tree and were lying there.2get boggedMapitjangu nyangu, ‘Ngaa puul-puularringu.’ Nyangka-latju nguwanpa tjarrpangu.We went along and saw, ‘Look! It’s turned into soft stirred-up ground.’ Then we nearly got bogged.See alsopukirringku3swimTjitji-ya tjarrparranyangka watjalku, ‘Kapi-ya lukantjamaaltu wanti. Kapi-latju nyantulkitja.’When the children are swimming you say, ‘Don’t make the water muddy. We want to drink that water.’4setof sunTjirntu ngalyapakaralpi mungarrtjirringkulalpi tjarrpaku. Tjarrpanyangka mungarringku.After the sun has risen and it’s become afternoon, it sets. When it’s set it gets dark.5go downof swelling, lump or rashWiya, tjarrpangu-rni.(The lump on my ribs) has gone down.6arrive at the place (where the speaker is)Mungarr-mungarrarringu palunyangka-ya kukatjanu tjarrpangu.When it got dark they arrived back from hunting.Mirangkartu tjarrpangu.He arrived in full view (of us all).See alsoparrapitjakuMeans the same asyurrkuyanku

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