Vitality and change in Warlpiri songs and ceremonies

Abstract

Milya-pinjaku warlaljaku kuruwarriki manu jukurrpaku ngulaju yangka yaninjaku juju (ceremonies)-kurra jukurrpaku nyanjaku manu milya-pinjaku. Yungurlupa mardarni jukurrpa tarnngangku-juku. Juju, yangka nganakurlangu warlalja (families)-ku. Yalumpu ngulakanpa nyina, kajikanpa kanginy-karri, yangka jujungka manu jukurrparla ngulakalu yirrarni.

To know our own kuruwarri and stories we must go to the ceremonies so we can learn about them. We must look after them and remember them. We can keep them for ourselves, for our own knowledge. How can we know who they belong to, to which families? You might not know who a design or a ceremony belongs to. But by attending these [ceremonies] you... Show more