wirupungkutransitive verbwhittle something, scrape something off a stalk or piece of woodWirupungku ka kukulypa pirnirriku.You whittle the wood and there’ll be lots of shavings.Wirupungku nyangka tarrka pirntalarriku.You scrape off the bark and the stalk is white.Warungka tililku, likarra tjiinpa wirupungku.You light the (spearwood) in the fire and scrape off the bark.Katirrayilku katjaku yurntalku nintilku. Palunyangka tjiinya mukurringkulanytjalu mantjiralpi kuurrtjanama. Palunyalu mukurringkulanytjalu kapingka tjunnyilku wirupungku tjikilku.You might bring (the sweet flower heads) and give them to your sons and daughters. Then if they want to they’ll get them and suck out the nectar. Or if they want to they’ll squeeze them in water and scrape them off the stalk and drink (the sweet water).seekurrurnpa wirupungkusounds likewirrupungku

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