-yiga=lharrma-

Word Class: VTrA3

to follow fires, to head for fires (often a sign of the presence of another group of Aboriginals in the bush)

Other information:

Notes: 16.11.1, 113.4.5, 166.20.3. Benef: -a-jiga=lharrma- to follow or track down (person or persons) by heading in the direction of fires (campfires or brushfires set by the other person(s)). 46.1.3. (Note: this may be done in tracking down an intended victim, or may simply be a way of meeting up with another group; a group approaching the territory inhabited by another may set brushfires in the distance to signal their arrival.) Recip. of this Benef. form: -a-jiga=lharrma-nyji- to follow (i.e., meet up with) each other by heading for each other s fires. 46.1.1. -yimuyn=dharrmi-'- or -yimun=dharrmi-'- VIntrI1 (Intr in form) to follow or track (object unspecified in verb) by sniffing trail. 16.11.lrdp, 162.22.4, 162.23.1.