wiirr-wiirr(pa)adjective1having sparse leaves, hair, furYalatja-ya pitjayirnu kurlingka watjarnu, ‘Nyinakati warta palangka.’ Ka watjarnu, ‘Wiya wiirr-wiirrmaalpa, ngaatja pitja purlkurnkutu.’They came on a trip in the heat and said, ‘Sit down under that tree.’ But (the other person) said, ‘No, not that one with sparse leaves, come here to the one with dense foliage.’Warta wiirr-wiirrpa parrka punkarnu wiyarrinyangka.A tree has sparse leaves when (lots of) leaves have fallen off.Yutuwari wiirr-wiirrpa.The clouds are sparse.Minymaku mangka wiirr-wiirrpa.The woman’s hair is sparse.Purrmu wiirr-wiirrpa.The fur is sparse.2threadbare, worn thinPalurukarin yuun-yuunpa kanyira. Ka-latju wiirr-wiirrpa kanyira.You’re the only one with a warm (dress). But we’ve got thin (nylon) ones.See alsowunnyaMeans the same asyikirr-yikirr(pa)

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