wayim
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Burn hot.
Kurungurr Example:
Yenggi waying gerrgirr kana.
The fire's burning hot now.
webem
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Chop (eg. wood).
Kurungurr Example:
Yenggi ngebi gerrgirr ngagadi waweti ninggi.
I used to chop firewood when I was lad.
wudem
Word Class:
reflexive verb
Meaning:
Rub yourself against something.
Kurungurr Example:
Kuninytyin nide ngudem gerrgirr.
I rubbed myself against the bottle tree (to improve my health).
wudupun
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Rub someone or something against something else.
Kurungurr Example:
Membirr weti dengini wuni fityi nimbi, wuddini gerrgirr yewirr kunintyin nide e menewurru gengepurr yedi. Deme apirri nyinda wirrme waddi.
If a child was wasting away, they rubbed it against the trunk of the bottle tree, and from that it would put the weight back on the child. This is the way they used to do it.
wayim
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Hot, be burning, feel hot, have a temperature.
Kurungurr Example:
Waying ngi gerrgirr.
I'm burning, feverish.
wupun
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Cut something, slice (eg. meat off bone).
dangim
Word Class:
verb intr
Meaning:
Glow, stand out brightly.
Kurungurr Example:
Tyet nyinyi danging gerrgirr kidenapa.
Your shirt's really bright!
