<STRONG>Ngarrka YawulyuSTRONG>

by the Nungarrayi and Napaljarri, Lajamanu, 1995

translated from Warlpiri with Barbara Gibson Nakamarra (1995) and edited for the CD-ROM Dream trackers (UNESCO, 2000) by Barbara Glowczewski

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<STRONG>witingki nyinalulu wakalarang nyinaluluSTRONG>

They sat with their witi poles

<STRONG>waraji kunpulyur kunpulyur wanguru wayinyinyaSTRONG>

Waraji, the vine ngalyipi they tied up around their ankles (to hold the witi poles)

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<STRONG>wakalarang yunta wantija witiSTRONG>

The yunta wind-break (Kurlungalinpa hill) fell down from the sky

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<STRONG>ngalyipili pungu wakalarangina punguSTRONG>

They tied up the ngalypi vines

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<STRONG>Jalyirrpa wankanya rililman ngarrkakirlanguSTRONG>

The leaf belong Man made a noise from shaking

<STRONG>Yawajirri yarlkanya Purpalala yankanyaSTRONG>

Underneath they went to their home in Purpalala

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<STRONG>Kurlungalinpa kanganya wakalarang kanganyiSTRONG>

To Kurlungalinpa they came with their big wakalarang or witi poles

<STRONG>Kurlungalinpa yurujurkujurku WakalarangSTRONG>

They sat one mob in Kurlungalinpa

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<STRONG>Witingka manymany yurujurujururlaSTRONG>

They danced one mob with their witi poles