tjiiranytju1gifted in negative foresight or predictionby crackling of the nose or by yawning. Such a person knows that there will be a bad outcome.Watinyu nyarranya tjiiranytju tjaarlurringkupayi.They say that man always knows when there won’t be any, he always yawns.Tjiiranytju -- mulya-lu takarlmanu wiyaku.She knows when there won’t be any -- her nose crackled to indicate there would be none. (The woman knew there wouldn’t be any seed there.)Tjiiranytju: kukaku wati ngaanya yankunyangka nyakulalpi mulya takarlarralku. Tjiiranytju tjiinya mulya takarlarralku maralpa pitjatjaku.
T̲ji̲i̲r̲a̲n̲yt̲ju̲: (means) that when you see a certain man go hunting your nose crackles. Your nose crackles indicating that he’ll come without any meat.See alsolinpurumulya takarlarralku2can be relied on not to bring meatNintilu-ya kulilku, ‘Minyma palunyalu mularrtjulu kutipitjaku kuka pirni pungku katima.’ Ka ngayunya-rniya nintilu kulilku tjiinya-rna ngayulu tjiiranytju. Paluru katu-rna kukawanurtu pitjayirni.People knowingly think, ‘That woman can be relied on to go out and bring home lots of meat.’ But people know that I can’t be relied on (to get meat). I come along ineffectually walking right past on top of the game.Kutjupatjarra-ya tjiiranytju. Palunyalu-ya kulilku, ‘Maralpa-rna pitjaku.’ Ka kutjupatjarra-ya mularrtju. Kukatjarra pitjaku ngurraku.Some people can be relied on to never get any meat. Then they think, ‘I’ll come without anything.’ But others can be relied on. They come home with meat.
T̲ji̲i̲r̲a̲n̲yt̲ju̲: (means) that when you see a certain man go hunting your nose crackles. Your nose crackles indicating that he’ll come without any meat.See alsolinpurumulya takarlarralku2can be relied on not to bring meatNintilu-ya kulilku, ‘Minyma palunyalu mularrtjulu kutipitjaku kuka pirni pungku katima.’ Ka ngayunya-rniya nintilu kulilku tjiinya-rna ngayulu tjiiranytju. Paluru katu-rna kukawanurtu pitjayirni.People knowingly think, ‘That woman can be relied on to go out and bring home lots of meat.’ But people know that I can’t be relied on (to get meat). I come along ineffectually walking right past on top of the game.Kutjupatjarra-ya tjiiranytju. Palunyalu-ya kulilku, ‘Maralpa-rna pitjaku.’ Ka kutjupatjarra-ya mularrtju. Kukatjarra pitjaku ngurraku.Some people can be relied on to never get any meat. Then they think, ‘I’ll come without anything.’ But others can be relied on. They come home with meat.
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