pitjirl(pa)1nounfriendly spirit-beingsPitjirlpa wati. Wati ngarnmanytjanulu-ya ngarrirra nyakupayi.Friendly spirit-beings are men. The early days men would lie there and see them (at night).Wati ngarnmanytjanulu-ya ngarrirra nyakupayi wati pitjirltu-ya kutjuwarra-kutjuwarra tilira tjartutjuranyangka.The early days men would lie there and from time to time they would see the friendly spirit-beings hunting kangaroos by herding them together with fires.Pitjirltu-tjananya nintipungkupayi. Nyangka-ya mularrpa turlkuku nintirringkula yinkapayi.The friendly spirit-beings teach people. Then they really learn songs and sing them.

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