purtipurufrompurtiadverb 11in the dense scrubPurtipuru-latju nyinarranytja. Nyangka-yan wayirntalpa tjawarnu yanu.We were in behind the thick scrub. So you went past us.2out of contact, away from a placewhen relative diesTjiinya-tju ngankuku katja yiwarlakutu katiku-katiku. Palunyangka tjikilku-tjikilku kurranytjilpa ngaraku. Palunyangka-rna purtipuru nyinaku-nyinaku yulaku.(People) might keep taking my son to town. Then he’ll drink until he gets killed. Then I might be out of contact for a while and mourn (later).Tjiinyanku wati kutjulu katjapirti yurntalpa yukari nyuyuwarrartu kanyinma. Tjiinyamarntu kutjupartu tjarrarringkula yanku, palunyangka-ya mirripungku purtipuru.One man might keep the whole group of his sons, daughters, nieces and nephews together. Because if one separates and goes (by himself) they might kill him without that man knowing about it.

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