Territory Stories

Ngurrju Maninja Kurlangu

Details:

Title

Ngurrju Maninja Kurlangu

Other title

Nyurnu Yapa Kurlangu; Bush Medicine

Creator

Spencer, Jilly Nakamarra; Jampijinpa, Darby; Henshall, Tom

Illustrator

Coulshed, Edith

Translator

Robertson, George Jampijinpa

Collection

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

Date

1980

Location

Yuendumu

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.

Notes

As above plus Peter Bartlett, Literacy Production Supervisor, Jennie Price, Typist

Language

English; Warlpiri; Warlpiri language C15

Subject

Instruction; bush medicine; 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

Warlpiri Literature Production Centre

Place of publication

Yuendumu

File type

application/pdf

Other identifier

cdu:62821; LAAL_ID:wa0572

ISBN

867510315

Use

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

Copyright owner

Warlpiri Literature Production Centre

License

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

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/881442

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/891113

Page content

PIRLIYI, PirliYi ngulaj u watiya wiri ka karri , ngulajangkaju kalalu pinti rdurru!yparrurnu manu kola Piniayanu lal voa-karda, kola pir rjirdi-karda ~injayanu. Ngulajangkaju kala-nyanu ,mrurnu yangka ku ja ko la mur ru-murru jarr ija purdurlu manu miyalu , Manu kala-nyanu wanarriJarra wa rurnu yangko oulyku murru-murru kuJaku . Yirdi nyananguju 9arnjaloa oint i, Acacia cuthbercsonii. A eying medi c ine 14 Pirliyi is a wattle with s tringy bark which peels reaa1~v in long tough ribbons. It is found around the base of roc~v ~i ll s, but is uncommon, so i s highly pr ized by the Aborigines . ,he bar k ribbons are not only wrapped tightly around the forhead for headaches , but also used as bandages. Non medicinal uses are as string for t ying and as a decoration around the head co look attractive .