kuwarritime adverb1todaywith past or future tenseKutjupalu parrapitjaku tjina mirturalpi watjalku, ‘Ngaa, kuwarri parrapitjangu kaaly-kaalypa.’Someone might come around, see footprints and say, ‘Here’s where someone came around today making fresh tracks.’Kuwarri-rna yanku nyiwurrtjarra Lavertonnga tjirntu kutjungka pampulkitja.I’ll go today, travelling quickly without stopping, so I can reach Laverton in one day.2now, at the momentYarnangu pirnilu-ya kuwarri mularrku kulira Mama Kuurrku wangka.At the moment all the people are truly believing in Father God’s word.3nowadays, these daysMarlangkatja-marlangkatja pirnilu-ya kuwarri kutjupa-kutjupa pirni yayirninytjulu palyara.The younger generation do a lot of amazing things these days.Watikutju-ya mara yarla nyinarranytja. Ka kuwarri minymatarrartu-ya mara yarlarringu.Only the men used to be able to heal supernaturally. But nowadays the women too can heal supernaturally.4right now, any minute nowKuwarri-rnanta murli purlkanyangka pakalku pungku.Any minute now I’ll get up and hit you with a solid piece of wood.5very soonPalunyangka-ya watjalpayi, ‘Nyuntunya-latju kuwarri pungku ngalku.’Then they’d always say, ‘We’ll kill and eat you very soon.’6recently, just nowPitjaku mirtulku tjina kuwarri kaalyu-kaalyu parrapitjanyangka.Someone might come along and see that something has come around there recently making fresh tracks.Means the same askuwarrinyawalykunya

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