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1 Nganarna ngaiuju? Warlpiri

KUJURNU OTTO JuNGARRAYIRLI (WARLPIRl) Cover Design by Michael

2 NGANARNA NGAJUJU? YIRRI-PURAJALU KUURLU-WARDINGKI-PATURLU TIJA-PATURLU KURUWARRI KUJURNU OTTO JuNGARRAYIRLI (WARLPIRl) Cover Design by Michael Klarenbeek Pipalu kardumanu Yurntumurla ^)warlpiri Literature Production Centre Inc ISBN ( 82/ 22)

3 Nganarna ngajuju? Wapami karna mungangka manu parrangka. Wirliya-wangu karna wapami. Ngari miyalu-mipa. Ngula kajulu rdipimi yapaf ngulaju karna parnkami wardapi- kirlangu-kurra laninji. Nganarna ngajuju ngula karna kuja wangkami: ssh, ssh..? Miyalu karna mardarni karalypa. 1

4 Ngajujurna WARNA 2

5 Ngaju yapangku kajulu mani muwawiyi. jimany-pinyi kaju watingki kurdijirla. Ngula-jangkaju M a m a manu marlukurlangu kuna kalu puyu-pinyi, ngula jarra pardilki karna yungurna-nyarra pulku-mani. Nganarna ngajuju? 3

6 Ngajujurna WARLU 4

7 Ngaju karna juurl-pinyi wurnturu-kari wumturu-kari manu kuja karna wangka kuja: juuwu, juuwu... Ngarni karna marna manu langa kirrirdi ngajuju. Nganarna ngajuju? Ngaju-nyangu kurdu karna kanjani pujangka. 5

8 Ngajujurna MARLU 6

9 Ngaju karna wapa wiri-jarlu. Puluku karna-jana turnu-mani warru manu wati ka warrkarni kalapirla. Ngaju karna wangka kuja-piya: muuwuu, muuwuu... Nganarna ngajuju? 7

10 Ngajujurna NANTUWU 8

11 Nganarna ngajuju? Ngajuju karna yuruturla parnkanjani. Yapa panu kalu nyinanjani purdangirli jakangka ngajulurlaju. Taya panu-kurlu karna yani wurnaju. Nganarna ngajuju? 9

12 Ngajujurna TURAKI 10

13 Nganarna ngajuju? Ngajuju karna kirrirdi nyina wama-piya. Ngajuju kajulu kuyu pinjarla ngarni. Ngulyangka k a m a mujunyku-kurlangurla nyinami. Jamana-wanguma ngajuju lawa. Nganarna ngajuju? 11

14 Ngajujuma YUENTURRKUNYU 1 2.

15 Nganarna ngajuju? Yamparruju, pardayi-mani-wiyi karna-nyarra. Ngulajangkaju milpirrilki k a m a kiji-kijimi, manu warlpa wiri karna yilyamimi kunarda-kurlu-langu manu pirriya. Ngulajangkaju, ngarni kankujulu purrakurlu. Nganarna ngajuju? 13

16 Ngajujuma NGAPA 14

17 Ngaju karna pardimirni kakarrara-ngurlu. Ngula-jangkaju, yapa-patu karna-jana purrami. Karlarra karna yukami. Nganarna ngajuju? 15

18 Ngajujurna WANTA 16

19 WHO AM I? English translation by Mary Laughren Who am I? I move around by night and day. I move around with no legs. Just on my belly. When I meet up with people I duck into a goanna's burrow out of fear. Who am I who says ssh, ssh, ssh... I have a smoothe belly. I am a snake. People pick me up when I am just a dead stick. Then a man starts rubbing me hard to and fro on a shield. They crush up dry spinifex and kangaroo droppings and then I burst into flame to make you all warm. Who am I? I am a fiie-stick. I jump very far in all directions and I say juuwu, juuwu... I eat grass and I have long ears. Who am. I? I carry my child in my pouch. I am a kangaroo. 17

I live in a rabbit s burrow. I don't have any legs. Who am I? I am a python. Who am I? First of all I make you very hot.

20 I am very big. I go around rounding up bullocks and men ride on my back. I say muuwu, muuwu... Who am I? I am a horsfe. Who am I? I go along on the road. Many people sit in my back. I travel with a lot of tyres. Who am I? I am a truck. Who am I? I am long like a snake. People kill me and eat me. I live in a rabbit s burrow. I don't have any legs. Who am I? I am a python. Who am I? First of all I make you very hot. Then I gather up all the rain-clouds and I send a big wind and hail and cold weather too. Then people drink me when they are thirsty. Who am I? I am water. I rise in the east, then I make the people hot. in the west. Who am I? I am the sun. I go down 18

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WARNA MANU WARDAPI WARLPIRI

WARNA MANU WARDAPI WARLPIRI WARNA MANU WARDAPI Yirrarnu Erica Napurrur1arlu (Warlpiri) Produced by the Warlpiri Literature Production Centre Inc. Yuendumu, N.T. 5751. W a rlpiri Literature Production Centre