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karta
to kick
kawenda
to crawl
kirritya
to cook on coals
kirrpa
to pull
nyengga
to sit
pakatya
to look around inquiringly
payika
to get up, to rise in flight, fly
perrəpa
to climb (trees)
pirrpa
to hop
pirrityana
to jump
pirrpula, pirripula
to go hopping along like a kangaroo
pulpa
to roll something on the ground, to heap up (stones or sticks)
pumbundila
to shake with cold
puthekila
to dive into the water, dive
puyika
to fall down
tarnda
to touch, to push lightly
tyerrika
to stand, to stand up
tyipa
to float up, to fly (dust)
wara
to walk, to come
wariwa
to go away
warəntya
to wade in water
wer(ə)ka
to carry
werkuwa
to carry something heavy a long way
werrka
to hurry
wilka
to turn round
wilkila
to twist and turn around continually
wirraka
to swim
wirrəka
to run, to hurry
wutha
to put down, to lower to the ground
yangga
to walk
yurrma
to slip, to stumble