yiwiriNORTHERNnoun1crack in the earth which may indicate that roots are underneathMirturnu, ‘Tjina tjuku-tjukumunu ngaanya.’ Mapaltjuranyangka yiwiri ngarala-warninyangka.He saw the tracks, ‘What huge tracks these are.’ Where (the big kangaroo) had trod, there were cracks in the ground everywhere.2tradition, rule, conceptYiwiri ngarala yarnangu tjukarurru nyinarratjaku mirriputjumaalpa.There’s a tradition that people should live straight and not be murderers.See alsoyara3route between permanent waterholesYiwiri kulira-wanarayirni kutjulpingkatja. Kutjupalu watjalku, ‘Kapi ngaanya kulira?’ ‘Yuwa, yiwiri palunyanya-rna kulira ngurrkarntara-wanarayirni.’You might think of the old route between the waterholes. Someone might say, ‘Do you know this waterhole?’ ‘Yes, I’m thinking about that route and I’m recognising (the waterholes) as we’re coming along.’4area surrounding permanent waterholesManta yiwiri kurramunu.This land is a good area.Tjamuku kaparliku yiwiringka-la nyinarra.We’re living in grandfather’s and grandmother’s area.See alsotjarlu

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