Wingki-jarra-kurlu

WINGKI-JARRA KURLU

NGARRURNU:

MILLY NANGALARLU

YIRRARNU:

JUDY LONG NAPALjARRIRLI

: KURU WARI -KUJURNU:

GRANT FOSTER JANGALARLU & JANET LONG

NAKAMARRARLU

JUNGARNI -M ANU:

CHRISTINE LONG NAKAMARRARLU

W I RL IY A J ARR A Y I RL A

1990

Nyurruwiyi nyinaja-lpalu yapa-patu yupujurla. Panu

kalalpalu nyinaja yirdi patuju Jangala, Japangardi,

Jampijinpa, Nakamarra, Napangardi, Nungarrayi,

Napurrurla, Jungarrayi manu Nangala.

Kalalpalu puta-yajarnu Japangardiji wirlinyi-kirraju

wati-paturluju. Ngulajangkaju kalalu yarnkajarra

wati-patuju yangarlulku . Japangardiji kala nyinaja-

karnta-patu-rla-juku.

Karnta-patulpalu nyinaja

Japangardi jin ta-ku rlu. Kalarla

wangkaja Nungarrayiji.

Japangardi-kiji, "Yanirli wirlinyi

kuyuku-purda ngalijarra

Wuraji-pala w irlinyi-jang ka

yanurnu n g u rra-k u rra

k u y u -k u rlu .y a rla -k u rlu manu

y a w a k iy i-k irli.

Ju k u rra pardinjarla wangkajarla

Nungarrayiji, "Yanirli Japangardi

w irlinyi."

Kala-pala yanu

kuja-purda-kari jarrardaju.

Tarnngalku-pala yanu.

Wuraji-wuraji-pala ngurra

ngurrju-manu kulkurru.

"Ngunamirna nyampurla."

Nungarrayijirla wangkaja

Japangardikiji.

Ngulajangkaju, wati-patu-julu

pina-yanurnu wirlinyi-jangka.

Wangkaja Jangalaju "Nyarrpara

Nungarrayiji yanu?" Payurnu-jana

karnta-patuju. Karnta-patujulu

wangkaja, "Yanu-pala Japangardi

manu Nungarrayi

Jangalajurla wangkaja Jampijinpa

kuju, "Yani karna-palangu

pirdangirli Japangardiki manu

Nungarrayiki wirliya karna-

palangu purami kuja-pala

Kurlarda, karli-nyanu manu

Nungarrayiki manu Japangardiki

jangkardu. Pirdangirli yanu-

palangu Nungarrayiki manu

Japangardi-ki.

Wirliya-juku-palangu puranjayanu

pirdangirli wana-rlu.

Yitaki-maninjarla palka-manu-

palangu manu rdarri-mardarnu

Nungarrayiji Jangalarlu.

Ngulajangka-palangu pakarnu

jirrama-juku Japangardi manu

Nungarrayi . Jangalarluju.

Piki-nyanu kangu Nungarrayi

manu Japangardi ngurra-kurra.

Kangurnu-palangu Jangalarlu,

Nungarrayi manu Japangardi

yarda pakarninjaku ngurra-kurra.

"Kapurnangku pakarni wingkipanu

Jungajuku, Jangaia-palangu pina

kangurnu ngu rra-ku rra wingki-

jarraju Nungarrayi manu

Japangardi.Nampijinparlu-palangu

pakarnu Nungarrayi manu

Japangardi wingki-jarrinja-warnu

manu Jangalarlu-palangu

Napangardi manu Nangala

ngarrurnu kulungku

Ngulajangkaju, Japangardi manu

Nungarrayi-lpapala jarnku-

nyinaja ngurrangka

wingki-wangulku.

The Two Wrong Skin Lovers

English tra nsl at io n b y Christine N a k a m a r r a Long

Long ago some pe op le w e r e living in the bush. T h e y w e r e Jan g al a , J a p a n g a r d i , J am pi ji n pa ,

N ak a m a rr a , Nap an g a rd i, N un g a rr ay i, N ap ur r ur la , J u n g a r r a y i and Nangala.

The men as ke d J a p a n g a r d i to go hunting w ith th em but J a p a n g a r d i s ta ye d beh in d with the w o m en . The men w e n t hun tin g w ith o ut Ja p a n g a r d i . All the w o m e n s t a y e d behind w i th nim.

N u n g a r r a y i said to Ja p a n g a r d i . "Lets go hu nting fo r meat, just y o u and me. We'll go this w a y . " So th e y went. In the a fte rno on t h e y ca m e back fro m hu nting w it h som e meat, bus h y a m s and b us h curr ants .

The nex t d a y N u n g a r r a y i said to J a p a n g a r d i , 'Ja p a n g a r d i let's go hunting."

T h e y w e n t in a d i ff e r e n t direction fr o m b ef o re . T h e y w e r e in lo ve with each other. T he y didn't ret urn. In the late a fte rno on hal f w a y , th ey w e r e m ak in g a w i n d b r e a k .

T i l sleep here.' N u n g a r r a y i said to Ja p a n g a r d i .

At the ca m p the men ca m e back fr o m hunting. J a n g a l a a sk e d the wo m en . "W h e re 's N u n g a r r a y i go ne? " The w o m e n said, J a p a n g a r d i and N u n g a r r a y i w e n t hunting, m a y b e th ey are lover s."

J a n g a l a said to Ja m p i j i n p a , "I am going afte r them I am going to chase those tw o w ro ng sk in lov ers." J a n g a l a got his s p ea r a nd b o o m er a n g to hit N u n g a r r a y i and J ap a n g ar di .

He w e n t afte r them. He fo llo w e d their tracks. He fo u n d them. Ja n g a l a g r a b b e d N un g ar ray i. He hit N u n g a rr a y i and Ja pa n gardi. He took them b ac k to camp. He took them h om e to hit th em some more.

T am going to hit y o u at h om e b ec au se yo u a re the w r o n g skins." So J an g al a took N u n g a r r a y i and J a p a n g a r d i b ac k to the camp.

N am pi jin pa hit N u n g a r r a y i and J ap a n g ar d i. J a n g a l a told N ap an g a rd i and Nanga la off b e c a u se th ey w e r e gr o w lin g at N ung ar ray i.

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