tjami-tjamifromtjamilkutame, mild, non-fighter, poor hunterPapa tjami-tjami, kuka patjaranytjamunu.It’s a quiet dog, it doesn’t kill kangaroos.Tjami-tjami ngurlunytju ngaparrtjika pungkulanytjamunu wiya.
T̲ja̲m̲i̲-t̲ja̲m̲i̲ means a person who’s afraid and doesn’t hit back.Wiya, wati nyarranya-kulila lalaputjumunu, tjami-tjami. Kukawanartu parrapitjaanku pitjama wiyartu.Oh, that man is a hopeless hunter, a poor hunter. He goes around right among the (kangaroos) and comes back with nothing.See alsowutja
T̲ja̲m̲i̲-t̲ja̲m̲i̲ means a person who’s afraid and doesn’t hit back.Wiya, wati nyarranya-kulila lalaputjumunu, tjami-tjami. Kukawanartu parrapitjaanku pitjama wiyartu.Oh, that man is a hopeless hunter, a poor hunter. He goes around right among the (kangaroos) and comes back with nothing.See alsowutja
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