ngarrapungku1nounsemi-independent joeyTjiinya kutjulpirtu yarnangulu papangka yirritjunku. Palunyangka marlu purlkanya-tjinguru wantirralpi ngarrapungku patjalku. Tjiinya yini marlu nyurnta.Long ago people would set on (a kangaroo) with a dog. Then (the dog) might leave the big kangaroo and bite the semi-independent joey. You see, it’s the name for a joey.Tjiinya marlu yini ngarrapungku marlu wanangarta purlka-purlkarringu. Tjiinya ngunytjungka tirtu ngamuwana parrapitjalayinma.A kangaroo of the name n̲ga̲r̲r̲a̲pu̲n̲gk̲u̲ is middle-sized and has grown fairly big. It still goes around close to its mother.See alsonyurntamalta-maltawanangartaMeans the same asparrkapungku

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