ngarrapungku2transitive verb1put a spell on the footprints of a kangaroomethod of hunting used after rain when spears and woomera were too wet to useWatilu-ya marlu ngurlura wanalku kapilu pungkulayilku wantinyangka. Tjiinya marlu mapitjaku pupatiku palunyangka tjina pupaku wantinyangka kupulungka ngarrapungku. Tjiinya ngarrapungkula tjaka-tjakara. Palunyangkayi wala talypurriwa pitjarayila pupama. Nyangkaltayi puwa waarrpuwa.If men chase a kangaroo after it’s rained, then the kangaroo goes along and bends down. Then where the footprints are, (the man) puts a spell (by hitting the ground between the footprints) with a waddy. Putting a spell on it, he makes it exhausted. Then it gets tired and comes along and crouches down. Then the man can kill it quickly.2cut the thigh and hip portion togetherwhen cutting up a cooked joeyWiya, ngarrapuwa tjiinya kurlunypamarntu.No, cut the thigh and hip together because it’s small.

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