tingarrisong cycle depicting the route of dreamtime people who travelled from the sea near Roebourne and Pt Hedland to the northern part of the central desert. It also refers to the route and to the dreamtime people who followed that route.Tingarri-tjanampa turlku yinkapayi.
T̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ is the (northern people’s) song cycle that they always sing.Tingarringka-ya nyiwayi kurlunypa pirninya kumpitjunkupayi. Nyangka-ya nyinarrayira kirnara pirnitjanu pakalpayi tingarri palunyangka. Mantamarulawana, Karilwaralawana Warburtontawanatarrartu.They segregate young men who’ve not yet advanced far in the traditional ceremony in the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲. Then they stay there and after many months they come out in that t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲. It’s around Mantamaru, Karilwara and Warburton (that they do that).Tingarringka tjarrpatjunu.(The young men) were put into the group to go through the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ song cycle.Tingarri turlku pirninyartu-ya watipitjalanytja-ya tjina pirninya.All the songs of the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ song cycle are about the tracks of the dreamtime people going across the country.See alsomalikiMeans the same aslaka
T̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ is the (northern people’s) song cycle that they always sing.Tingarringka-ya nyiwayi kurlunypa pirninya kumpitjunkupayi. Nyangka-ya nyinarrayira kirnara pirnitjanu pakalpayi tingarri palunyangka. Mantamarulawana, Karilwaralawana Warburtontawanatarrartu.They segregate young men who’ve not yet advanced far in the traditional ceremony in the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲. Then they stay there and after many months they come out in that t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲. It’s around Mantamaru, Karilwara and Warburton (that they do that).Tingarringka tjarrpatjunu.(The young men) were put into the group to go through the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ song cycle.Tingarri turlku pirninyartu-ya watipitjalanytja-ya tjina pirninya.All the songs of the t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ song cycle are about the tracks of the dreamtime people going across the country.See alsomalikiMeans the same aslaka
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