Babaru: StoriesAnnotation pending. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 6
Page 61
... marain . The monster could easily chase off the spirits and throw dust and dead leaves to mess up the pool . Without the spirits to come to life the whole country would turn into dust . " We began to mop up the country . Every lethal ...
... marain . The monster could easily chase off the spirits and throw dust and dead leaves to mess up the pool . Without the spirits to come to life the whole country would turn into dust . " We began to mop up the country . Every lethal ...
Page 73
... marain to all Reyun people . How happy I should be to see the friendly creatures in the Galpu country , but there are no mangrove or pandanus groves for them to hang in dur- ing the day and away from the sun , and there is no food . The ...
... marain to all Reyun people . How happy I should be to see the friendly creatures in the Galpu country , but there are no mangrove or pandanus groves for them to hang in dur- ing the day and away from the sun , and there is no food . The ...
Page 102
... marain - totem , sacred place margu - flying fox marin - cabbage palm marngit - medicine man mauwulan - walking stick munga - spirit world ( term used in Central Australia ) murlg - shelter , hut muwugu - sweet potato nadu , ngadu ...
... marain - totem , sacred place margu - flying fox marin - cabbage palm marngit - medicine man mauwulan - walking stick munga - spirit world ( term used in Central Australia ) murlg - shelter , hut muwugu - sweet potato nadu , ngadu ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
angry Anguban animals Baba babaru balandja barley sugar beast belly better billabong billycan bilma birds Boma boulder branches Bungawa bush bush tucker camp chant cliff cloud cockatoo crawl crocodile dark didjeridu dilly bag dingo Djangau dragged dreams dust Duwei eyes fellows fire flaps flock Galpu gather Gidja goanna gone ground hand hill hurry inside Jambawal keep leaves look mangrove marain Marngit Midinari Mother mountain Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Niyari Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa track trap tree tribal country tribal elders trunk tucker valley voice walk wallaby Warand Warngi water hole Wati Wawa white man's whole wonder Wongar Yirli yudu