tjarrpatjunkufromtjarrpakutransitive verb1put something in, insert somethingTjarrpatjurra kayi purtu pitja ngatjinma.Put (the money) inside. Then he’ll come and unsuccessfully ask me for it.2let someone inPalunyalu watjarnu, ‘Tjarrpatjurra-rniya.’Then he said, ‘Let me in.’3submerge someone or something, put someone or something under waterYutuwari nyakulalpi watjalku, ‘Purlkakuyarra-lanya ngaanya punkarayilku mungangka purlkanya kanyirayilku tjarrpatjunku.’Someone will see the clouds and say, ‘This heavy rain will keep falling during the night until it submerges us.’4put onclothesWarntu walykumunu mantjira kati tjarrpatjurra.Bring the good clothes and put them on him.5put someone into a group to go through a series of cermoniesKutjulpirtulpi-rniya tjitji tjulyarnu. Nyangka-rna watirrinyangka turlku kurangarrangka tjarrpatjunu.A long time ago when I was a boy they grabbed me to bring me to manhood. Then when I was a man I was put into the group to go through the ceremony known as k̲u̲r̲a̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲a̲.6bring someone right into a placeWalykumunun katiku, Alice Springsku katiku tjarrpatjunku.You’ll take them well, take them right into Alice Springs.Wamalu-tjananya katingu tjarrpatjunu.Alcohol has brought them right in (to town).seetililku tjarrpatjunkukampaku tjarrpatjunkukapingka tjarrpatjunkuSee alsotanpalkuMeans the same asyurrkuwarniku

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