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Lungkarda-kurlu

Centralian Blue Tongue Lizard

Blue Tongue Lizard in Central Australia Source: Moment RF / Getty Images

Nyampu kuja kalu yirri-pura Jukurrpa Lungkarda-kurlu ngulajulu ngurrju manu PAW Media, rlu manu Bilingual Resource Development unit, rli manu kalu share-i mani nyanungurra nyangu permission kirlirli.


Lungkarda Nungarrayilpa nyinaja muljungka ngulalparla yulaja yirraru Jangalaku.

Yunparnulpa kalya-kalya-ku.

“M, m, m, m”, yulaja-lpa.

Yulajalparla watiki yaliki Jangalaku.

Jangalarlu-jurlpa warluju yarda yarrpurnu kujalpa nyangu Nungarrayirliji.

Yanulpa, yanulpa kujalpa-rla jurnta palija warluju Nungarrayi-kiji.

Warlu-julpa jangkaja-juku wurnturu. Ngulalpa yulaja-juku Jangala-kuju.

Yanurla Jangala-kuju manurla purdangirli karrija wirlinyi-rlarni.

Jangala yanurnu ngurra-kurra ngula nyangu Nungarrayi-lki manurla wardinyi-jarrija karntakuju.

Jangala-jurla wangkaja,

“Yuwa nyiyakunpa yanurnu?”

Nungarrayiji wangkaja.

“Nyuntuku-rnangku yanurnu

warlu yanjarla yirraru manunpaju.

Yanu-pala wardinyilkimanu-pala nyinaja tarnnga

Karrinyarla ngapangka.

Kurdu-jarra-pala palkajarrija.

Ngulalu Lungkardajarrijalku

Lungkarda yangka kalu jalanguju nyinami milpa

palyalku ngulaju yulanjawarnu, yulanja-warnu.

Read-i manta english-rli nyampurla

Jukurrpa Yimi Kirli

Jukurrpa stories watiji kalu ngurrju mani PAW Media, rla yangka yapa kurlangu media organisation remote community Yuendumu, rla NT, rla. Yimi watiji kalu ngurrju mani Bilingual Resource Development Unit, rla Yuendumu, rla, ngalya karirlangu warlpiri yimi teaching resources wati kirli.

Voiced by Esau Japanangka Marshall

Recording and Sound Design: Esau Japanangka Marshall

Story: Ormay Gallagher Nangalarlu

Additional Translation: Theresa Napurrurla Ross

Podcast Tile Image: Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming), Jeanie Napangardi Lewis, Warlukurlangu Artists


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