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... Namanama , our tribal country . We cut a sapling in the bush and helped him stick the pole in the ground and place a cross on the top of it . Every tribes- man came to give a hand ; even Marngit , the medicine man , offered to help . My ...
... Namanama , our tribal country . We cut a sapling in the bush and helped him stick the pole in the ground and place a cross on the top of it . Every tribes- man came to give a hand ; even Marngit , the medicine man , offered to help . My ...
Page 11
... Namanama could count . He should not be angry with me , not any longer . When a man goes , you don't throw a spear after him . Wawa should have made sure my tribal brother was here , and a few other black faces to see all this and talk ...
... Namanama could count . He should not be angry with me , not any longer . When a man goes , you don't throw a spear after him . Wawa should have made sure my tribal brother was here , and a few other black faces to see all this and talk ...
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... Namanama , the cord on his bag broke and the lot poured down . Namanama became rocky ; no other country in the whole Reserve is so stony and hilly . Wawa wanted to make it into a better place , not for him but for us . He brought out a ...
... Namanama , the cord on his bag broke and the lot poured down . Namanama became rocky ; no other country in the whole Reserve is so stony and hilly . Wawa wanted to make it into a better place , not for him but for us . He brought out a ...
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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 Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Purelko Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa told 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