ngalku-ngalkufromngalkutransitive verb1eat quickly, gobble something downTjuni paarnu wantirralpi nyinangu mantjiralpi nungkumunulu ngala-ngalangu wiyarnu.He put the stomach to cook and waited. Then he got it and hungrily gobbled it up.2sharp stabbing painWartalu wakalku. Nyangka purtu pakara nyinaku-nyinaku. Nyangka-ya watjalku, ‘Pakala ngunti paltjura ngara.’ Ka watjalku, ‘Wiya, pika purlkanya-rni ngalku-ngalkula ka-rna purtu pakara.’A piece of stick might go into (your foot). Then you won’t be able to get up and you’ll just sit there until they come and say, ‘Get up and try walking around.’ Then you’ll say, ‘No, it’s really painful. It’s a sharp stabbing pain and I can’t get up.’

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