dim
Word Class:
verb intr
Meaning:
Sing.
Kurungurr Example:
Wirrike palamurri werri wirringgi dada.
The two of them are singing with clapsticks.
yenim
Word Class:
verb intr
Meaning:
Sing, be able to sing.
Kurungurr Example:
Minde nana ngaganim dada.
I can't sing.
dangim
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Crack nits, break nit eggs in someone's hair with a 'nit stick'.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngayi ngarin pidada aminbi manak.
I cracked his nit eggs.
daram
Word Class:
reflexive verb
Meaning:
Busy, be busy at doing something on your own.
Kurungurr Example:
Wunde yirre karan dada.
She's back there busy with herself.
webem
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Tap, chip away at something.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngeben dada ngirim, ngebi derri bang ngini.
I'm chipping away at it, to make a hole.
