yartamparrinoun1cross-bar, ridge pole of shelterYartamparri warta watitjunkutjaku wiltjangka.A ya̲r̲t̲a̲m̲pa̲r̲r̲i̲ is a pole to put across on a shelter.Tjawalku murrutjunku, tjawalku murrutjunku. Palunyalu yartamparri watingarritjunku. Nyalu tjirtapaana pirni tjunama.You dig and erect several poles. Then you lay the cross-piece in place. Then you put the pieces of iron (on top).Yartamparri kutjarra ngarrima. Ka tjarrpaku yartamparri palunyanya kantulku tjarrpaku marnmalku.Two poles placed across might be there. Then you’ll go down into (the hole), put your foot on the cross-pieces, then go in and scoop out the water.2logs put on a road as a sign not to go that wayYiwarrangka waru yurralku-yurralku watitjunku wantitjanya, yartamparri. Yangatjunku.You gather logs of firewood and put it across a road -- that’s a ya̲r̲t̲a̲m̲pa̲r̲r̲i̲. It blocks the way.3barrier between personsso to speakMinyma ngaalunku yurntalpa kanyilku. Ka palunyaku yurntaltu kurri tiwangkatja yarltiku. Ka purtu nyaku-nyaku kurrurnpa yulatjarrarriku watjalku, ‘Wiya, ngayuku yurntaltu pitjayirnu yartamparri watitjunkulalpi tirtu manyinarra.’A woman might have a daughter. Then her daughter will marry a man from a long way away. Then (the woman) will look in vain (for her daughter to come back) and with a sad spirit will say, ‘Oh, my daughter went away and after putting down a barrier she’s still staying away.’See alsotjukal(pa)yintirri

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