<STRONG>JardiwanpaSTRONG>

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 

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

I sing Winparrku, the place the Wallabies came from

<STRONG>Wurna yanpata wurna yanpati mirriSTRONG>

STORY 2

<STRONG>julurlu karrka laru julurlu karrka lanyiSTRONG>

<STRONG>nyampu yukuja julurlu karrija julurlu yangka pirri manulku. Yangka jujurlpa larrpakarnu pulapa pulapa nyampu now wuyangka Jardiwanpa yardalpa pardijaSTRONG>

The Wallabies danced the Jardiwanpa Fire ceremony

SONG

<STRONG>parrnga nganangka yaka putija nganangkaSTRONG>

STORY 3

<STRONG>ngurra ngakalpa ngunaja ngulalpa purda nyangu.STRONG>

<STRONG>kakarra karlaru wardi murruSTRONG>

<STRONG>minti mintirla Watiji mantarnu kalkalaru murru STRONG>

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<STRONG>nyampulpa yunparnu kari ngata nyampuju parrangkarlku karlipa nyina.STRONG>

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