nyuuny-nyuuny(pa)noun1flood debrisTjiinya kapi purlkanyalu pungkulayilku wantinyangka yirrala purlkanyalu kapurtunku wantiku. Palunyangka warnanpa wiyarrinyangka nyuuny-nyuunypa ngarrima.After there’s been a big rain, a big expanse of water heaps (the flood debris) up in one place and leaves it there. Then when the running water has stopped flowing the flood debris lies there.2foam, frothPuru tjiinya nyuuny-nyuunypa puru ngarala kapilu warnantu makatirrayinnyangka nyaku wirta pirntalpa. Tjiinya nyuuny-nyuunypa-latju tjapilpayi.Also foam is there when running water takes it along and you see white froth. You know, we call that foam.3soap powder, liquid washing detergentTjiinya-rni kutjupalu tjapilku warntu warrtjupungkukitjalu ngaapirinymankulalpi, ‘Nyuuny-nyuunypa-muntan wirta kanyira warrtjupungkutjaku?’Somebody wanting to wash some clothes might ask me like this, ‘Have you got any soap powder so that I can wash (my clothes)?’See alsowirtawirtanyuuny(pa)wirtaly-wirtaly(pa)sounds likenyuun-nyuun(pa)

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