wuuwarralkuintransitive verb1lift head to lookof animalsMarlulu wuuwarrara nyaku.A kangaroo lifts its head and looks.2rise upof fireMarlu-ya katiku tjunku tjararrpungku waru tililku. Nyangka-ya nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Marlu nyarra katinyangka waru wuuwarrarnu.’ Ngurrkarntanku-ya watjalku waru purlkanya kamparranyangka.They might bring a kangaroo and put it down, dig a hole and light a fire. Then when others see (the smoke) they’ll say, ‘The fire is rising up because they’ve brought a kangaro.’ They’ll recognise it and say that, because a big fire is burning.Tiwa tilirayinma yalatjatjanulu malikilu. Nyangka-ya nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Waru wuuwarrarnu kamparra.’A stranger (arriving) after a trip might light a fire some distance away. Then the others will see it and say, ‘Fire is rising up and burning.’See alsotilurnmanku

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