nyaa nyangatja?
what is this?
shanghai
id:10020 order:594
Nyitayira tjuṯangkuya rawangku tjangaya palyalpai tjuḻpu aṯunytjikitjangku.
Boys are always making shanghais to fling (stones) at birds.
fighting club
id:10021 order:595
Kutjupa-aṟaya kuturutjara inmaku nyaṉpipai. Kutjupa-aṟayanku pikaringkupai.
Sometimes they (women) use a fighting club when they dance a ceremony. Sometimes they (use it when they) fight one another.
Minyma nyanga kutjarangku pulanku puṉungka pika punganyi.
These two women are fighting each other with a stick.
nosebone
id:10023 order:597
Iritiya tiluṉpakitjangku mulya aḻalpai minymangku watingku kuḻu.
Long ago men and women would make a hole in their nose bridge so they could have a nosebone.
hair brought forward, rolled up and tucked under at the forehead
id:10024 order:598
Minyma nyangatja mangka muli-muli nyinanyi.
This woman has her hair brought forward, rolled up and tucked under at the forehead (in traditional style).
nut from gumtree, umbrella bush or colony wattle shrub
id:10025 order:599
Minymangku tjinytjuḻu mangkangka wakaṟa kanyilpai wiṟu ngaṟanytjaku.
Women thread gumnuts in their hair to look nice.
