putjurrarrikufromputjurr(pa)become numb, lose feeling, no longer hurtTjina putjurrarringu nyurti-nyurti nyinarranyangka.Her foot has gone numb after sitting curled up.Warritarrartu watjalku, ‘Wiya, warri-rni putjurrarringu-rna.’Being cold you might say, ‘Oh, I lost feeling because of the cold.’Yawarra lipitjanu ngaraku nyumpunyarriku puru putjurrarriku.A wound that’s been wide closes up and doesn’t hurt anymore.Means the same asmanarrarriku
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