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ŋuɔɔt ɣok wiic athɛ̈ɛ̈k ye luoi aparääk puöl ye luoi riïc?

Rite of Passage

Mandy Nicholson, a traditional custodian of Naarm and founder of the Djirri Djirri Women's Dance Group, is reclaiming her culture's Murrum Turrukuruk coming of age ceremony. For young Japanese people, the Seijin no Hi holiday marks coming of age, and is often the only time young adults wear a kimono. Credit: Mandy Nicholson, Supplied

Bɛɛn ruun athɛ̈ɛ̈k aci rëël thiin ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ yiic ruun juääc tiim juëc ruun juëc. Kaam ci latuëŋ Australia, ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ ci rëël thin ke ci muökthin, jook wala ke ci piääc looi yam ke rɛ̈ɛ̈l thin ye lööm yiök ku yiök. Mɛnë ŋuɔɔt riëënythii ke wiic wɛ̈t nɔŋ dhɛl̈ path bi köök bi ya raandit?


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Bɛɛn ruun athɛ̈ɛ̈k aci rëël thiin ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ yiic ruun juääc tiim juëc ruun juëc. Kaam ci latuëŋ Australia, ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ ci rëël thin ke ci muökthin, jook wala ke ci piääc looi yam ke rɛ̈ɛ̈l thin ye lööm yiök ku yiök. Mɛnë ŋuɔɔt riëënythii ke wiic wɛ̈t nɔŋ dhɛl̈ path bi köök bi ya raandit?


Tɛ̈n kɔc juääc Australians, kädit cimën lɔɔr ye kɔc lɔ thiin, Mithpiööc puɔ̈c thook gäät wala ci piääc näŋ ruön 18 aye keek tïŋ ke latuëŋ ke diët.

Mɛ̈n tɛ cït tɛ cï yen luɛ̈ɛ̈l thin Dr Arne Rubinstein, raan ke yiök akutnhom Rites of Passage Institute, käk ci rot waar kääk acïe wɛt de yic bakbak yen nyin thöŋ bɛ̈i, ciöknhom wala akutnhom wën töŋ tɛ yen kɔc tëëk

thin ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ yic gam.

Ke rɛ̈ɛ̈l thin mɛ̈n, tɛ̈në Australia ɣok aa nɔŋ ... kajuëëc ye ku keek looi ke ci path bi raan ya raandit.
Dr Arne Rubinstein

"Keek aye kääk täk bi raan yiɛ̈ɛ̈t aköl dun ci yïn ruön 18th aköl dhiëët tuöm

wala bi yïn riëënythii dun muör ciök bï yin dhöŋ dhël wiëc yeen ba leu, wala ɣön kɔ̈k yiic ku ba dhiɛ̈l thɔɔr wala bi lɔ karakonic/ɣot," aci lueel.

Kɔc juëëc akutnhïïm abiköök aa ŋuɔt ke latuëŋ door yai bɛ̈n ruun tɛ ye luöi yeen tɛ̈në Australia, thööŋ nyiin piir yam ke lëëŋ ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ den ye kook ke lɔ tuëŋ rïïc yic.

Na cɔk aa lɔ̈n ye kä ye looi yen leu bik keek ya tïŋ ke tɛ̈ɛ̈k thook, kɔc wën wël wic thook acï lueel ee loon töŋ kënë yeen ye ka looi.

Jo Kingsman, raanpiööc ku ee wël wicthook ee Jama Tëët Queensland University of Technology, aci lueel apa raak puöl aa leŋ keden ye looi ke cïe laac yiök riëënythii ku bïk jääl piir aköl ci baak yic ku thööŋ ke ke nhïïm.

Keek ake leeŋ kaam cïk looi ku bïk wic yiic ye yi ŋa keek kɔc ye kek luɔ̈n den kiëët pïnynhom.
Dr Jo Kingsman

In this episode of SBS Examines, we ask: what is the role of rites of passage in Australia?

This episode is a collaboration with SBS Hebrew, with additional production by SBS Spanish and SBS Japanese.


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