Wumirri Headword: 
werrfe
Word Class: 
demonstrative
Meaning:
That one just over there.
Wumirri Headword: 
werrfeninggi
Word Class: 
place noun
Meaning:
This side of X. Contrasts with kinninggi by marking a place that is a little further away, but not a long way away.
Kurungurr Example:
Yerryeyi yifeninggi ya fityat.
Leave the other one a little this side of it.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngambara menytyigerrgirr nide pe, wamanggal nyin ngarrnguweri nyine wiri pe, nyinyi werrfeninggi, ngayi kinninggi ngana gulirr pe.
We'll circle around on it, so the wallaby will be between us, you go that side of him, and I'll circle around this side of him.
Word Class: 
place noun
Meaning:
Back there. In the place we were before.
Word Class: 
coverb
dinyinggin
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Recognise something, be able to distinguish something visually.
Kurungurr Example:
Nginyinggin ngirim, epe minde nginyinggin yilil!
I'm looking , but I can't make it out!
dangim
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Write something down, make a record of something.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngambi yilil ngini ngan'gi madewetimbi.
I'll write down a story from long ago.
weyim
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Tell stories about someone, discuss someone's behaviour.
dingin
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Tell a story.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngembi yilil ngini.
I'm going to tell you a story.
wudupun
Word Class:

verb intr

Meaning:
Look neat and tidy, be well groomed.
Kurungurr Example:
Ngudupun yilil.
I'm (all dressed up and) looking nice and neat.
diwen
Word Class:

reflexive verb

Meaning:
Talk about yourself.
Word Class: 
placename
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Paperbark forest.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Raw, uncooked, fresh.
Wumirri Headword: 
yika
Word Class: 
interjection
Meaning:
Take it!
Word Class: 
place noun
Meaning:
Inside.
Kurungurr Example:
Mirring wuni ngini yintyat .
We'll have that meeting inside.
Word Class: 
kinterm
Meaning:
'Aunty', father's sister, mother-in-law.
Word Class: 
kinterm
Meaning:
'Little aunty', name for an aunt who is a small child.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Soiled backside (of children).
Word Class: 
coverb + bodypart
mem
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Block off access to country, deny permission for someone to enter country.
Kurungurr Example:
Yiri ngim madi wirrde.
I blocked off access to my country from them.
Word Class: 
coverb + bodypart
mem
Word Class:

verb intr

Meaning:
Feel shame, be 'shamed', feel embarrassed, feel exposed.
Kurungurr Example:
Yiri ngim pi nide.
I'm embarrassed by him.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Toothache, sharp nerve pain in the teeth caused by eating something astringent (like tamarinds, or salty plums).
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Sweet tasting.
Word Class: 
adjectival noun
Meaning:
Sweet talker, someone who talks people into things.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Kidney.
Kurungurr Example:
Yirringgu wulek ngaganim.
My kidneys are crook.
Wumirri Headword: 
yirrimbin
Word Class: 
simple verb intr
Meaning:
Travel, go somewhere for a particular purpose.
Kurungurr Example:
Amungal pagu yirrini tye.
He travelled here via Adelaide River.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Slime, a kind of slimey green weed found in billabongs.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Turtle, Green sea turtle.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Ringworm.
Kurungurr Example:
Kene kinyi yirryirrmuy!
Who's this ringwormy one!
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Log cabin tobacco.
Kurungurr Example:
Tyen ngang'gi nawa nyinnin 'yity'?
What language does that word 'yity' come from?
Word Class: 
interjection
Meaning:
Yes, yeah.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Join in, participate, consent to something.
Kurungurr Example:
Felfi pirri ngini madiwirri tye, epe yu mem kinyi pirri ka!
Well I was (happily) playing here all by myself, but now everyone's gone and joined in!
Kurungurr Reduplication: 
yubuyubu
Word Class: 
nominal as coverb
dem
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Make something good, cure or fix something.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Song and dance style from the Kimberley region.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Stick for hitting geese.
Wumirri Headword: 
syiri marrawuk
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Cyclone.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Shotgun.
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Boxing, fistfighting.
Kurungurr Example:
Demewatypala ninggi yurideme ninggi werrmegu ngini
They're going to box.
Wumirri Headword: 
syirigarrityinmuy
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Boomerang.
Wumirri Headword: 
syirikufa
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Crowbar.
Wumirri Headword: 
syiriyawurr
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Fighting stick.
Wumirri Headword: 
syiriwanarr
Word Class: 
noun
Meaning:
Lightning.
Word Class: 
coverb
mem
Word Class:

verb tr

Meaning:
Use something.

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