marlarrkufrommarlarr(pa)adverb 11at the back of somethingTjilku pirninya-ya kutju-kutju tjarrparralpi marlarrku nyinakatingu.One by one all the children came in and sat in the back row.2behindMarlarrku-rni nyinati.Sit behind me.Pirnkunya pitjangu watjantjamaalpa marlarrku tirtu ngaralanytja.Without telling anyone, Pirnku came and stood behind everyone.3at the foot of the bed, at someone’s feetNyangkanyu papa palunyalu marlarrku ngarrirranytjalu yilkari yirranyakula wantirra tirtu ngarrirra nyakula kuliranytja.The dog, it’s said, lay at his feet and was watching the sky. It was looking up and still lying there watching and listening.Papa-ya mukurringkupayi marlarrku ngarrikitja.Dogs like to lie at someone’s feet.

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