NYAMPUJU WANGKANA-KURLC

WIRLINYI

WARLPIRI

NYAMPUJU WANGKANA KURLU WIRI.INYI

YIMI: M. Laughren NapaljarriKURUWARRI: P. Buschenhofen Jampijlnpa

YIRRARNU-PALA: P, Bartlett Japaljarrirli manu G. Jampijinpa Robertson.

© WARLPIRI LITERATURE PRODUCTION CENTRE INC.

ISBN 0 86751 023 4

PUKU KARDUMANU YURNTUMURLA

Produced by Warlpiri Literature Production Centre 1980

Yanurnalu wirlinyi Wangkana-kurra, Karnta-paturlulu nyangu ngulya kilkiki. Ngula-jangkaju parrkarnulpalurla kuyuku. Rdilypirr-panturna-palarla,

Pangirni kapalarla wardapiki, Napangardi-jarrarlu.

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Ngula-jangkaju ka wilypi-mani ngulya-kurra, ngirnti-ngirli-mani ka.Napangardi-karirli ka wardapi jinta kari wilypi-maniyijala.

Puly-mardarni ka wardapi wankaru wiyi pakarninjaku ngarntirli.

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Napangardirli ka wankaru mardarni wardapi,

Ngula-jangkaju junga-juku kapala pakarni karrparnu-kurra, karnta-jarrarlu.

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Napangardi-jarrarlu manu Napaljarrirli kalu waraly-mardarni wardapi palkalku,

Marnangka ka warru karri ngawurrupunju.

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"Nyampuju wardapi nyurru

karna mardarni. Waral"

Ngula-jangka jirrama kapala waraly-mardarni wardapi-jarra kapirdi-langurlu Napangardi-jarrarlu,

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Ngula-jangkaju lanilki warrkarnu yurdi-kirra,

Timana-patu kalu karrimirni wurnturu riwariwa,

Ngula-jangkarlipa pinarni yanu turaki-kirra wirlinyi-janka kuyu-kurlu,Wardapi karlipa mardarni jirrama-kari jirrama-kari.

Yapangku karla mani kuna wardapiki, purranjaku ngarntirli, jintangku.

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Ngula-jangka warlu-kurra-jana marnkurrpa-kari inarnkurrpa-kari julyurl-kujurnu.

Ngula-j angkaj u yipangku kajana jutu-mani, watiya-kurlurlu yirnmi-karda,

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Manulu warlu-jangkaju, yipa-jangka yirnmllki,

Yipa karla lurlurl-pinyi yungu pajirnl. Ngula-jangakaju ngarnilki kalu kurdu-kurdurlu kuya yarnunjukurlu, mirntangali.

Nakamarrarlula yungu Ngarlkirdi Napurrurlaku ngarninjaku,

Ngula-jangkaju pangirni kapalarla ngapaku karrungka, Yijardu-juku-pala palka-manu ngama-langurlu.

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Kurdungku karla mardarni lungkarda wirlinyi-jangkarlu,

ngati-nyanuku, wanka murnma purranja-wangurlu., ngurra-kurraku kanjaku yungu ngaka purrami ngurrangka.

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A HUNTING TRIP TO WANGKANA

1. We went hunting to Wangkana. Some women sawa fresh burrow. They started plunging their crowbars into the ground to find out where the goanna was.They felt the place.

2. Then the two Napangardis started digging for the goanna.

3. Then one of the women got hold of the goanna's tail and pulled It out of the burrow.

4. She has hold of the goanna which is still alive,

5. Then she hit it against her crowbar.

6. "This is a dead goanna which I am holding. Hurrah:"

7. Here the two Napangardis are holding a goanna each.

8. Two Napangardis and Napaljarri each have a goanna.

9. The Ngawurrupunju lizard is in the grass,

10. He climbed up into a tree because he was afraid.

11. Some horses were standing far off from us.

12. When we had finished hunting we went back to the truck with our catch. We have four goannas here.

13. One of the women is gutting a goanna ready for cooking.

14. Then the six goannas are thrown into the fire.

15. They are then covered over with hot ashes to

cook well.

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16. When they are cooked they are taken out of the ashes. The ashes are shaken off and the flesh is then torn apart. The hungry children eat up the meat for lunch.

17. Two of the women then dug for water in the creek bed. They successfully found water.

18. This little child has a blue tongue lizard which is still alive. He will take it home for his mother who will cook it at home.

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