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Yawuru Language: Verbs
ngandira You go away (-ndira 'to go')
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yimirdibin He's running (-mirdibi- 'to run')
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walwan'ji You climb up! (-wan'ji 'to climb up')
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ngajalku You'll fall down! (-jalku 'to fall')
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yilurran Its burning. (-lurra 'to burn, cook')
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nganka wal'ju You speak! (ngan(a 'word, talk', -ju ' to say, sound')
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walaluka You cry! (-luka 'to cry, mourn')
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walakami You laugh! (-kami, 'to laugh')
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walabura You look it! (-bura/-bara 'to see, look')
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ngalikarra You listen! (-likarra 'to hear, listen')
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walaburnda You bite it! (-burnda 'to bite')
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walarli You eat it! (-rli 'to eat')
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walabilka You hit it! (-bilka 'to hit')
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widij wal'ju You dig! (widij 'digging', -ju 'to say, sound')
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walabali You cut it! (-bali 'to cut')
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walanya You take it! (-nya 'to take/catch)
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walangayu Give it to me. (-ngayu 'me'; The verb 'give' has no phonetic form)
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walangula You throw it! (-ngula 'to throw')
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walangari You leave it! (-ngari 'to leave it')
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   This list was compiled by K. Hosokawa with the help of Mrs Thelma Saddler of Broome in 1986. Based on K. Hale's core vocabulary list for Australian Languages.