Distance
ara���adverb. as far as, all the way to or from. Ngarrungmarrajpuning kapa ara Anjumu. ‘We walked as far as Anjumu.’ Category:�Distance.
itamuki���noun. shallow water, used in reference to turtle hunting. See:�warlwat�‘deep’. Ant:�palu. Category:�Movement of water, Landscape, Reptiles and amphibians, Distance, Amounts. Note: Measurement of depth of water.
palu���noun. deep water, a depth measurement. Anth: Used in reference to hunting turtle. Once in deep water the turtle can get away. In turtle hunting palu is in contrast to itamuki, about one fathom. Warlwat mira ta palu. ‘The palu is very deep.’ See:�warlwat�‘deep’. Ant:�itamuki. Category:�Movement of water, Distance, Amounts.
warlwat���noun. deep. Warlwat mira ta palu. ‘The palu is very deep.’ See:�itamuki�‘shallow’; palu�‘deep’. Category:�Movement of water, Distance.
wanyji���adverb. near, close by. Usage:�may be followed by oblique pronouns Kilangali wanyji tuka skurl. ‘He is standing near the school.’ Kimalkpaga wanyji. ‘(The boat) is coming closer.’ tuka wumawurr wanyji ngaw ‘near the creek’. See:�wurrkaj�‘nearly, about to’. Category:�Distance, Location and distance.
wanyji kap���working on meaning. Category:�Distance, Location and distance.
wanyji kap���working on meaning. Category:�Distance, Location and distance.
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