ngurrpaadjective, adverb 21ignorant, don’t know, ignorantly, unskilledsubject matter takes the -k̲u̲ endingWalypala ngaanya wangka Ngaanyatjarraku ngurrpa.This white man doesn’t know the Ngaanyatjarra language.Kutipitjanku panytjinytjirri ngurrpalunta-ya mayura watjaranyangka. Nyuntulun mirri pungkulanytjamunu.Go and assert that you didn’t do it since they’re ignorantly lying about you. You didn’t kill anyone.Ngurrpalu kiiya ngirirrtjingara.Because he’s inexperienced, he’s clashing the gears.2no experience of, an abstainer fromsomethingNgaaku-pula ngurrpa. Warnirranytjamunu.Those two people don’t know anything about this. They’ve never dealt cards.3unaware, unintentionally, accidentallyNyangkanyu Tjilkamartalu watjarnu, ‘Munta. Ngurrpalu-rnanta.’Then the Spiny Anteater Woman said, ‘Sorry. I accidentally did it to you.’Nyangka-pula ngurrpartu pitjayirnu parrapitjangu wartangka-pula nyinangu mungarrinyangka kirnaratjarramunungka.Then they came along quite unaware (that a fire had started) and sat down under a tree because it was now night-time and there was no moon.4for the first time, unexpectedlyKuwarripatjarra-rna pitjangu ngurrpalu nyakulanytja tjiipu nanikuurrpa pirninya ngaralanyangka.The first time I came (here) I was looking at sheep and goats for the first time.Ngurrpalu-rna nyangu warntu katalarra ngarrirranytja.I unexpectedly saw a big heap of blankets lying there.5I don’t know how long, I don’t know how farWanarnu ngurrpa wanarayirnu maparntjura wankara-wanarayirnu.He followed for I don’t know how long, performing magic on it and reviving it as he followed it.See alsowatatjawatarrkunintimunusounds likenguurr(pa)

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