marlartaadverb 2in someone’s absence, when someone else is awayTjilku ngaanya marlarta ngaarnmanu.This child was born when (the white woman) was away.Yulpurru yankunyangka marlarta yirrkapiriku ngurrangka-ya watilu yinkarranyangka minyma kungkawara pintjilangka nyarnpipayi.When the special boy has gone, in his absence women and girls dance the pi̲n̲t̲ji̲l̲a̲ dance at the special relatives’ camp while the men are singing.

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