Territory Stories

Wirliyajarrayi

Details:

Title

Wirliyajarrayi

Creator

Nakamarra, Janet

Illustrator

Nakamarra, Janet

Translator

Nangala, Connie

Collection

Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages Project; PublicationNT; E-Books

Date

1979

Location

Willowra

Abstract

A book about life at Willowra.

Provenance

This material was collected by the Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages Project between 2013 and 2021. The project was led by Charles Darwin University in partnership with the Australian National University and the Northern Territory Government and funded in part by the Australian Research Council.; Efforts have been made to identify and contact the person or people responsible for creating these materials to request permission to include them in this archive. If you have any concerns about materials being made public on this site, please contact us and we will remove the item from display until any concerns have been addressed.

Language

en; Warlpiri; Warlpiri language C15

Subject

Narrative; Jalanguwarnu; LAAL; Warlpiri; Bilingual education resources; Warlpiri people C15; Warlpiri language C15; Warlpiri; Lander Warlpiri; Ngalia; Walbiri; Walmalla; Walpiri; Waneiga; Warlmala; Walpiri; Alpira; Alpiri; Elpira; Ilpara; Ilpira; Ilpirra; Nambulatji; Njambalatji; Ulperra; Wailbri; Walbrai; Walbri; Waljbiri; Waljpiri; Walpari; Warrabri; Wolperi; Wolpirra; Walbiri; Waibry; Nambutj; Nambutju; Nambutj; Waibri; Walbiri; Albura; Boonara; Bunara; Buruwatung; Ipara; Jalpiri; Kolo; Kukuruba; Manggai; Munga; Nambuda; Nanbuda; Ngadi; Ngali; Ngaliya; Ngallea; Ngallia; Ngardi; Ngari; Ngarilia; Ngarliya; Warrmarla; Warnayaka; Ngardilypa; Yarlpiri; Njalia; Ooldean; Panara; Puruwantung; Waiangadi; Waiangara; Waingara; Wakirti Warlpiri; Walmala; Walmanba; Wanaeka; Wanajaga; Wanajaka; Wanajeka; Wanayaga; Warangari; Waringari; Warniaka; Warramulla; Wawilja; Wommana; Woneiga; Nam bulatji; Wal bri

Publisher name

Yuendumu School Press

Place of publication

Yuendumu

File type

application/pdf

Other identifier

cdu:42219; LAAL_ID:wa0474

ISBN

908099150

Use

Attribution-NonCommercial International 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Copyright owner

Yuendumu School Press

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/881330

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/881831

Page content

ad came back from hunting with a kangaroo and Mum came back with some bush potatoes, bush berries, goannas and witchetty grubs. My two sisters came back from hunting with some bush potatoes, bush berries, bush tucker, a pussycat and some goannas. Big rain was falling north. Some of the people got wet. My grandfather and grandmother went back in a big truck to Willowra. We made some humpies in the bu s h . We went hunting when the sun was setting. The rain was gone. My brother and father went hunting in a car for some kangaroos near the bore. My two sisters and my mother and brother went west. After hunting they came back to the camp. Dad and my brother came back with a kangaroo, bush turkey and pussycat from the hunt. My mother and two sisters and my brother came back home. After hunting they are sitting at the camp. Mv father and brother are cooking kangaroo, turkey and cat. My mother and two sisters are cooking bush potatoes and goannas. The next day we were getting ready to go back. We packed our things and swags in the car. We were on our way to Willowra Station. We came back with lots of meat.