mantjilkutransitive verb1get something, take hold of something, pick something upTjawara mantjilkitjamunu talingka.It’s impossible to dig and get (goannas) in sandhills.Nyangka-pula mularrpartu nyangu pukurlarringkula pakarnu warntu mantjira kutipitjangu.Sure enough, they saw it and felt pleased. They got up, picked up their blankets and went off.2learna languageTjaa mantjirnu palunyatjanu wangkapayi.She learned (the Ernabella language) and now can speak it.3occurs before other verbs indicating that someone has changed something or someoneWati ngaalu-rni mantjirnu kurltjirr-kurltjirrmanu yipilypa nyinarranytjamunulu.This man has made me feel discouraged because he’s not cheerful.Wangka pirningka-rna nyinarranytja. Nyangka-rniya mantjirnu kuwar-kuwarmanu warningu wantingu.I was sitting where there was a lot of talk and they thoroughly confused me.Parral-parralmanu wangkangkartu wangka-wangkarranytjalu. Ka-rna watjalkitja purtulirringkula mantjirnu parral-parralmankunyangka wiyangkalpi. Kutjutjalupalka-rna palyanyku watjala.He’s distracted me by talking on top of me when I was talking. I’m unsuccessfully trying to speak because he’s already distracted me. I wish I could explain it properly by myself (without others interrupting).Tjinguru-ya yinkaku. Ka minyma kutjulu watjalku, ‘Turlku mantjirnu tjatun-tjatunmanu, walatjarramunulu.’Maybe people will sing (a song). Then one woman might say, ‘They’ve changed the tempo of the song, (singing it) slowly.’Tjingurunkun mirru tjunku yilkaku wantinyangka kapilu pitjaku puyirayilku nyuntuku mirru mantjilku yupirrmanku wantiku.If you leave your woomera outside, the rain could come and make it warped.Means the same asnyatulku

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