Jardiwanpa

Lajamanu men and women, 1988

 

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

 

At Miya Miya, the Wampana Wallabies held a Jardiwanpa, the fire ceremony for settling disputes, that belongs to the Jupurrurla and Jakamarra and to their sisters.

 

 

STORY 1 by Henry Cook Jakamarra, Lajamanu, 1998 

 

Yunparni Winparrku jangka kapurna yunparni pardija kuja wurna Wamparna from Winparrku Winparrkungulu kuja pardija ngulajuku.

I sing Winparrku, the place the Wallabies came from

 

Wurna yanpata wurna yanpati mirri

 

STORY 2

julurlu karrka laru julurlu karrka lanyi

 

nyampu yukuja julurlu karrija julurlu yangka pirri manulku. Yangka jujurlpa larrpakarnu pulapa pulapa nyampu now wuyangka Jardiwanpa yardalpa pardija

The Wallabies danced the Jardiwanpa Fire ceremony

 

SONG

parrnga nganangka yaka putija nganangka

 

STORY 3

ngurra ngakalpa ngunaja ngulalpa purda nyangu.

kakarra karlaru wardi murru

 

minti mintirla Watiji mantarnu kalkalaru murru 

 

nyampulpa yunparnu kari ngata nyampuju parrangkarlku karlipa nyina.

 

The Wampana wallabies were carrying on their heads Yarripiri Snake Dreaming. They were joined at Miya Miya by Wankilpa, the seed thrower who went 'wrong way' with a Nangala, his mother-in-law! There was also kalajirdi, the Spinifex Seed Dreaming, with two birds, kurlukuku Dove for the women and ngalamurrurru Pigeon for the men. All these came from Wingki, the waterhole that became salty after a big bush fire. 

 

Toby Martin Jangala/Jupurrurla tells his life story

Lajamanu 1988