ngapulkutransitive verbeat dry substancesuch as flourTjilku ngaalu parna ngapulpayi.This child always eats dry dirt.Tjiinyakurlu wangurnu rungkala. Nyangka wirrangka katuwanarri. Nyangkakurlu tjilkulu parltjatjirratjalu yurrara ngapunma. Nyangkakurlu watjala, ‘Ngapurnu-ngapurnun wiyarnu. Wanti kuwarripa purlkarringkutjaku.’It’s like when (a mother) grinds woollybutt seed and the bowl gets full. But a hungry child gathers it up and eats it dry. Then she says, ‘You’ve eaten up all the dry ground seed. Leave it for a while until there’s a big amount.’sounds likenyapulku

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