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| Gloss of Traditional Mythology Text |
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There are 42 sentences in the Traditional Mythology text. You can take shortcuts to and between sentences:
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Kapakurta |
mantharta |
mikalyaji |
paja |
yana-nyja |
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spotted nightjar.nom |
person.nom |
bat.nom |
angry.nom |
go-past |
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mantharta-wu. |
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person-dat |
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‘The nightjar and bat were angry with a man.’ |
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Yini |
pipijunkurru. |
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name |
Pipijunkurru |
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‘His name was Pipijunkurru.’ |
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Maatha |
ngunha |
mantharta-nyjarri-yi |
pipijunkurru. |
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boss |
that.nom |
person-pl-dat |
Pipijunkurru.nom |
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‘That Pipijunkurru was the boss of the people.’ |
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Warri |
nhuku-parnti |
nghuna |
paja |
yana-nyja. |
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not |
close-ablat2 |
that.nom |
angry.nom |
go-past |
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‘They didn’t go along angry from nearby.’ |
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5. |
Ngunha-kayi |
kajiriwari |
kampa-rninyjalu |
kajiri-yi |
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that-first |
Mt. Florrie.loc |
heat-perfSS |
sharp-pointed spear-dat |
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kampa-rninyja |
nghunhi-pa |
yirrara. |
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heat-past |
there.loc-spec |
top.loc |
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‘After they first heated (straightened) spears at Mt Florrie, they heated them there at the top.’ |
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Ngunha |
wirlka-manta |
ngurnta-inha. |
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that.nom |
gap.nom-still |
lie-pres |
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‘There is a gap there still.’ |
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Ngurnu-parnti-pa |
yana-nyja |
yarti-ngka |
yapurrari. |
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that.dat-ablat2-spec |
go-past |
river-loc |
north.allat |
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‘After that (they) went north in the (Ashburton) river.’ |
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Paja |
kutharra |
ngunhi-ra-pa. |
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angry |
two.nom |
there-dl.nom-spec |
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‘The two of them were angry.’ |
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Pakalya-purra-thu |
mantharta-purra-thu |
ngunha-purra |
ngurra |
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good-time-top |
person-time-top |
that-time |
place |
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pulara-la-purra. |
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soft-loc-time |
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‘That was the time of good men when the earth was soft.’ |
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Yana-nyja |
ngunhi-ra-pa |
parni-nthu-rru |
kampa-ru |
kajiri-yi. |
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go-past |
there-dl.nom-spec |
and then-again-now |
heat-purpSS |
sharp pointed spear-dat |
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‘They went again to straighten a spear.’ |
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Yarti-ngka |
wantha-la-rru |
ngunha. |
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river-loc |
where-loc-now |
that.nom |
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‘In the river, where was that now? |
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Ngunhi-pa |
juntalya-la |
yapurru |
kampa-rninyja |
ngula-pa. |
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there.loc-spec |
Juntalya-loc |
north.loc |
heat-past |
that.loc-spec |
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‘They straightened it there in the river north at Jundalya.’ |
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Julyu-nyjarri |
wangka-artu |
ngatha-la. |
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grey hair-pl.nom |
talk-usit |
I-loc |
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‘The old people used to tell me.’ |
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Ngurnu-parnti-pa |
yana-rarri |
ngunha-rru |
wurrumalu. |
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that.dat-ablat2-spec |
go-intent |
that.nom-now |
Wurrumalu.loc |
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‘After that they went to Globe Hill Station. |
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Ngula-pa |
kampa-rninyja |
kajiri. |
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that.loc-spec |
heat-past |
sharp-pointed spear.acc |
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‘There they straightened a spear.’ |
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Murlurru-mi-rninyja. |
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straight-causat-past |
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‘(They) straightened it.’ |
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Yana-rarringu |
ngarra-marri |
ngunha |
kumpa-iniya |
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go-intent |
behind-coll.nom |
that.nom |
sit-imperfDS |
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malu-ngka |
pipinyji-la |
pipijunkurru-thu. |
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shade-loc |
Pipinji-loc |
Pipijunkurru.nom-top |
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‘They walked along one behind another while that Pipijunkurru was lying in the shade at Pipinji.’ |
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Nhaa-rri-ngu |
ngunhi-ra-pa |
pajawu-rri-nyja. |
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what-inchoat-imperfSS |
there-dl.nom-spec |
angry-inchoat-past |
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‘I don’t know why they were angry.’ |
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Warri |
wantha-rninyjaparnti |
thurnti |
ngulu-pa |
maatha-lu. |
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not |
give-perfDS |
vegetable food.acc |
that.erg-spec |
boss-erg |
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‘The boss hadn’t given them food.’ |
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Yana-nyja-rni |
ngunhi-ra-pa |
ngarra-marri. |
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go-past-hence |
there-dl.nom-spec |
behind-coll.nom |
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‘They went along one behind the other.’ |
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Ngunha |
jina |
ngurnta-inha-manta |
marntangu-ra |
ngurnta-nhu |
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that.nom |
track.nom |
lie-pres-still |
flat rock-loc |
lie-imperfSS |
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kumpa-iniya |
nguwan-ma |
yirtijirr-a |
malu-ngka. |
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sit-imperfDS |
sleep.nom-phon |
bough shade-loc |
shade-loc |
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‘The tracks are still there on the flat rocks where he slept in the shade of a bough shade.’ |
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Pinya-nyja |
ngunha-pa |
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spear-past |
that.acc-spec |
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‘They speared him.’ |
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Kutharra-lu |
mikalyaji-lu-kayi |
kapakurta-lu |
pinya-nyja. |
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two-erg |
bat-erg-first |
spotted nightjar-erg |
spear-past |
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‘The two of them speared (him), bat first and then nightjar.’ |
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Kalya-rru |
pinya-nyja. |
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armpit.acc-now |
spear-past |
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‘(They) speared him in the armpit.’ |
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Wirntupinya-nyja-rru. |
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kill-past-now |
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‘(They) killed (him).’ |
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Piji |
wirripuka |
warnti-ja |
patha-rru |
ngunhi-ra-nha-pa. |
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many.nom |
many.nom |
get up-past |
pelt-purpSS |
there-dl-acc-spec |
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‘The mob got up to spear the two of them.’ |
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Kajiri-lu |
kurrjarta-lu |
pinya-nyja. |
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sharp-pointed spear-erg |
single-barbed spear-erg |
spear-past |
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‘(They) speared (them) with spears.’ |
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Nhaa-ma-lkarringu. |
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what-causat-intent |
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‘What will they do?’ |
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Ngurnu-pa-nthi |
kumpa-iniya |
warnti-ngu |
yarrpal-pa-nthi. |
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that.dat-spec-just |
sit-imperfDS |
get up-imperfSS |
reversed.nom-phon-just |
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‘After that (each time the mob threw a spear) they got up (ducked and came back) in reverse.’ |
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30. |
Ngurnu-pa-nthi |
winthi-kutharra |
ngunhi-ra-pa |
winthi |
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that.dat-spec-just |
murderer-dl.acc |
there-dl.acc-spec |
murderer.acc |
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wirripuka-lu |
pinya-nyja. |
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many-erg |
spear-past |
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‘After that (the mob) speared those two murderers.’ |
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Patha-rninyja |
kurriya-lu. |
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pelt-past |
boomerang-erg |
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‘(They) pelted (them) with boomerangs.’ |
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Thangka-rninyja |
purrarti-lu |
wana-ngku |
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hit-past |
woman-erg |
yamstick-erg |
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‘The women hit (them) with yamsticks.’ |
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Wangka-irarringu-rru |
ngunhi-ra-pa |
kapakurta-wu-ngarla |
mikalyaji-yi. |
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talk-intent-now |
there-dl.nom-spec |
spotted nightjar-dat-also |
bat-dat |
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‘Then (they) talked about nightjar and bat.’ |
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Ngathal-karra |
ngunhi-ra-pa-thu. |
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parallel cousin-kin.dl |
there-dl.nom-spec-top |
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‘They were (same-sex) parallel cousins.’ |
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Ngathal-karra |
mana-nyja |
ngunhi-ra-pa-nha |
wuluwa-lkarringu-rru. |
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parallel cousin-kin.dl.acc |
get-past |
there-dl-spec-acc |
break leg-intent-now |
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‘They got those two cousins and broke their legs.’ |
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Wurnta-rninyja |
ngarta. |
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cut-past |
leg.acc |
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‘(They) cut their legs.’ |
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Wuluwa-rninyja. |
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break leg-past |
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‘(They) broke their legs.’ |
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Kala-rru |
nhupalu |
kumpa-ma |
warri-rru |
minarl-arri-ngu |
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like-this-now |
2dl.nom |
sit-imper |
not-now |
walking-inchoat-imperfSS |
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yana-rarri. |
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go-intent |
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‘You two will live like this unable to walk.’ |
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Maranyjirri-rarringu. |
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land-intent |
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‘You can land.’ |
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Payitha-lkarringu |
nhupalu |
yalha-ngka |
ngurnta-yi. |
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land-intent |
2dl.nom |
ground-loc |
lie-purpSS |
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‘You can land on the ground to lie down.’ |
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Papa |
nhupalu-ru |
paja-lkarringu |
wakararri-ngu. |
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water.acc |
2dl-erg |
drink-intent |
fly-imperfSS |
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‘You will drink water while flying.’ |
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Janta-kurtharra |
nhupalu |
kumpa-ma. |
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lame-dl.nom |
2dl.nom |
sit-imper |
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‘You two will be lame.’ |
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