dem
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Peel the skin or outer layer off something.
Kurungurr Example:
Migarrfuri kinyi ngemi tada ngini mimuy.
I'm going to peel the skin off these yams.
dangim
Word Class:
impersonal verb
Meaning:
Have a rash.
Kurungurr Example:
Dangim panmitada.
He's got a rash between his legs.
demen
Word Class:
reflexive verb
Meaning:
Shed your skin, peel your own skin off (eg. as a snake does).
Kurungurr Example:
Demeni tada tye dini.
It was shedding its skin.
wudupun
Word Class:
verb tr
Meaning:
Burn right through an area (eg. of a low temperature bushfire), clear up country by burning out all the kindling.
Kurungurr Example:
Kinyi wudupun tada!
It's burned right through here!
