MobTranslate Kuku Yalanji usage_examples


I came for just a little bit, have to get back to cook

Ngayu nganga kadan. Ngayu dungay baja mayika wayjul


He scared me, fooled me (told me there was a snake)


When I went to Brisbane, I got (gathered) toys and clothing for my younger brothers

ngayu Brisbane dungan, toy, kambi bangkal-bangkan yabaju-karragna


They emptied out (the bee's nest) into the bucket


Yala-yalaku jarramali kadan, nyulu ngakijin


Jana nyunguwunbu bayanba walan nyungungunbu ngambanga


That is child is crying for nothing, he's a sook


Nyulu yalkan-yalkan-yalkaji, jina bajiji


When you have your labour pains, go to the hospital


The young man and girl did wrong in the bush

Bulu maral and warru milka-daran duduymbu


My clothes got hooked on a barbed wire fence


They went real fast, the boat made a big splash (bow wave) (as it goes along fast)

Jana jinbalku dungan, buwunda bana minji-kangan


Danny went to the store, Carol also went.

Danny storengy dungan, Carol ngarra dungan


The man dropped the child because he was angry

Dingkarangka karrkay dakandin kuli-kadanymundu


Nyulu karrkay mambarrin schoolbu dunganka


Ngayu jananiin nyajin ngujurinya, ngayu mulkay-warrin


When the grasshopper sings, the wukay (type of yam) are ready


That man sneaked around to see if there was any meat


The school children come from down south, all the people welcomed them

Jana school children nakamun kadarin, bamangka wubulduku jananin yulmbarrin


Store nandajinjiku, yalanguwimburr dunday


Nyiku-nyiku bilngkumu walu karimanijinkuda


You will soon be surprised when I show you something

Yundu juma ngangkay, ngayu yunundu junjuy milbil


The child finished eating, then the mother burped him

Nyulu karrkaymayi kunban ngamungku kandarrda dakay-manin


The judge freed him (sent him back home)


She's swearing another woman (because she's wronged)


Grand mother is looking after her grandchild


Nyulu ngarrbal ngangkal-ngangkal baralka


The kids went down river (when a floor was running)


I scolded my child because he broke the cassette

Ngayu kangkal bajurr-bangkan, nyulu cassette dumbarrinya


The mother ate cassoway so the child is hunchback now

Ngamungku minya kurranji nukan karrkay muku-dukuda


He missed the fish. By this time we should have been eating (it)

Byulu minya nyundan. Ngana yalaymbu mukanyakuda


The house is too small for all the people (just can't fit in)


You became skinny from not having enough food


They are wailing because their older brother died


they went and went in the truck, then stopped by the creek

Jana truckmundu warrin warrin, warrin, jana yilkinga.


He is sitting with his hands holding his legs


Sea turtles dig holes and cover them again without eggs; they trick people

Ngawiyangka bubu bakal, diburr kariku nandal baja; jana duraymal bamanka


I want to go fishing to try the place out

ngayu baduriji dungaka, yinya bubu babanka


That man is angry at you. Watch out (for him)

Nyulu bama yununku kuliji. Yundu kilkiku bunday.


Nyulu dakil kadaban (Straight over from the English idiom)


Don't steal - he'll blame me (because you are my child)


The axe is very dull; sharpen it with a file

Axe dudu bajaku; jalngkun-bunga filemundu.


He came to find out where they got the grog from (didn't ask, just hinted to find out)

Nyulu nganjar-nganjar kadan, jana wanjamun kamukamu manin


The child didn't go with them, so is sulky now

Nyulu karrkay jananji kari dungan, nyambaymanda


The house is leaky, the water is coming in


He is going straight/he is going right, honestly, not sinning


That person is easy to get along with in working (If you ask him to do anything, he does it quickly)


They spread out a blanket for the children to sleep

Jana blanket ngaran kaykay-kaykay wunanka


You're talking this way and that (can't understand)


the fish wouldn't bite so I quit fishing

Kuyungku kari bajaku baykan, ngayu badu bawanda


You hang on to (your) work, don't pull out

yundu workmunbu kalkandijika, kari kulbajika


Jana carpenter-carpenterangka bayan ngaral-ngaral


Ngayu bikibiki kunin yamba nyulu kari daran


Yundu nganya milka-dalkay-mana wunkun moneyka


He's frightened because people are fighting


The grass is ready (cut) now, (you) gather (it up)


Marrkin wundi, nganganjirrka bikibiki kadanyamunku


My legs sank down in the mud, can't pull them up again

Ngarri kurndan kambalkambalba. Can't kulbaji baja.


He didn't give any food because of selfishness


They hung a blanket up because the cold might come in

Jana blanket walngkan-daman buluruku wadinji


I'm not strong enough, can't carry the load

Ngayu jadal-jadal, load can't jara-kulbal


They're fighting for no reason. Someone will have a baby.

Bula mulkal-mulkal; somebodyngka baby haveim-bungal


They're going together (because they're intereted in each other)


The child come to have some icecream (he didn't ask for it, just stayed to see if he would get some)

Nyulu karrkay nganjar kadan ice cream nukanka


They speared lots of different kinds of fish

Bula minya wali-yindu walu-yindu kalkabu mungkin


I couldn't see, the heavy fog oblterated (the view)

Ngayu kari nyajin, ngurrbalda yalbaynja kanbin


The man was angry and throwing things around


Bulimanangka nyungun jururr-jururr kunin


All of them went for good, the place is uninhabited now

Jana wubulku dunganyarrkuda, bubu jirrbu-jirrbuda


If a woman eats the joined bananas, she will get two children (twins)

Kaki jalbungku kajamar binana nukal, nyulu kangkal jambul manil


The young men sinned and stole food from the shop

Jana warruwarru milka-daran milka-daran mayi ngakinka shopmunmun


He's sitting quietly, (doesn't visit anyone or walk around)


Someone made mcdea sick with magic. The doctor took it out.

Bamangka nganya bambay-bungun, dikarrda. Doctorangka dikarr manin


You gut the crass (to get the grass ready), I'll throw it out later

Yundu jikan yanday-bunga ngayu juma yilbal


Nyulu bada wawu-juljalandamunbu wharfmunbu


They hit the snake again and again with stones

jana kuljubu jarba kunin baja, kunin baja


I'm jealous of that girl with a new dress

Ngayu yinya ngura-nyajin jalbu kambiji jirakalji


The birds were singing early in the morning


When you camp out, you should build your shelter on flat ground

Yundu balnhi wunay, bayan ngara bubunga balanbalanba


Jalbungku kulngkuldu minya kurranji nukan, nyungu kangkal muku-dukumal


Today is break-up day; school's finished now

Nyiku break-up day, kunbayn yundu school


That man is from Mossman, he's living secretly with his relation (so the Manager won't know)

Nyulu bama Mossmanmun, nyulu muwulku bundanday jawunyunji


He was feeling for his torch in the dark


The woman died, that's why they want to find her spirit

Nyulu jalbu wulan, yinyayanka jana nyungu dajay warrmba-bunganka


Sister gave me a shot (pricked with a needle)


I didn't get any meat, the fish didn't bite at all

Ngayu minya kari manin, kuyungku kari bajaku baykan


The woman hung the clothes up on the line


Try out the log (to see if it will hold you)


Put the clothes on the magical instrument


You went to soon (they're not ready yet)


The child is spoiled - always wanting to be held


You go straighten him out / tell him straight


That pig isn't afraid any more, is tame now

Nyulu bikibiki yinyilji karida, mindayda


The dead person remembered about his wife


The fire has a lot of flames shooting up


The knife is blunt, you should sharpen it


they are like that (this is their custom. That is the way they are.)


While I'm cooking the food I'll taste it for salt

ngayu mayi wayjul-wayjul, babal saltmunku


I don't want to go through the night; (I'm) frightened


Ngayu nyungun nguwimal nyajin, kala-kalbayku


Hank is wishing for a new outboard motor

Hankangka wawu yungal-yungal motorka jirakalka


He broke the cassette because he was angry


Yundu manu sugar buyim-bunga, lolly kari


Those carpenters, they work down (there) now

Yinyarrin carpenter jana bada-badada workmal


The old man made a fire with a fire stick to cook food


Bring all the meat home (don't cut it up and leave some)


The carpenter nailed the board on the house

Carperterangka yulal yurru-dudan bayanba


The children are standing in front of the school

Jana kaykay-kaykay janjanay jakalba school


Yundu kari wurrmay-bakamaka, ngukal-badiku


If you eat the finger cherry, you'll get blind when you get to be an old woman

Yundu kalbariji nukal, yundu wulbumanmal, yundu miyil-burramalda


The child went into the scrub and then got lost

Nyulu karrkay madjanga dungan, nubijinkuda


The taboo (thing) grabs you and holds you


He went too quickly, I didn't finish my letter

Nyulu ngankuku dungan ngayu letter kariku kunbay-manin


Don't sit on the edge of the boat, sit right

Yundu wurril kari bunday boatbu. Junkayku bunday.


You talk in the right way (not cheeky - talk as you should in a court case)


The carpenters got the house ready to build (leveled the foundations measured to see where the walls wouuld be etc)

Jana carpenter-carpenterangka bayan ngurangurangan


You should dry out your tent; it might get rotten


Kaykay-kaykay ngarngkuljiku jan jil-janjil


The younger brothers went to their older sister for food


the dogs were howling because their master left them


A truck can't go that way, the road is too narrow

Truck yarra kari dungay baral darra bajaku


He's got a block against snakes (doesn't want to touch them, doesn't like them)


The girl was charmed/fascinated by the man


The kids are maing too much noise; I'm tired of it

Kaykay-kaykay nurra baka; ngayu milka-burray


That person's skin is really shiny, he rubbed on a lot of oil

Nyulu bama jilu-jilu bajaku, oil jarray julngkan


We are ready to go walkabout, you are taking too long a time

Nganjin ready jilba dunganka, yundu juwaku bundanday


I'm fishing (sitting with hook and line)


They straighten the spear out in the fire


Nyulu wuyarr nbajaku nyajiji, kala-kalbay bajakunda


The meat is tough, I cooked it a short time


That man is always grunting (in his sleep)