ngalya tjutufromngalya1ignorant, immatureKutjupalu-litju nyinarra tjuma watjanma. Nyangka-rni tjapilku kulilku ‘Tjuma nyarraku-muntan ninti?’ Nyangka-rna ngankulu watjalku, ‘Wiya ngankulu-rna tjuma nyarraku ngalya tjutu nyinarra. Tjuma nintimunu.’Another person and I might sit and tell stories. Then he’ll ask me, ‘Do you know that story?’ But I’ll say, ‘No, I’m ignorant of that story. I don’t know that story.’Tjiinya-ya yirna pirnilu watjalpayi, ‘Kurri wantima. Palunyalu ngalya yarlarriwa. Palunyalu kurri yarlti. Tjiinyan kurri yarltiku ngalya tjutulu. Palunyangkalta-ya yurngunkankulalpi pika purlkanya pungkulayilku tjunku wantiku.’The old men always say, ‘Have nothing to do with a wife. When you’re mature, then marry a wife. You see, if you marry a wife while you’re immature, then when they’ve put you through a further stage of the law they’ll give you a good hiding.’seetjutu2not having spiritually significant dreamsTjiinya-rna ngarrirra munga kutjarra munga kutjarra rawalu tjuma nyakulanytjamunu. Tjiinya-rna ngalya tjutu mularrpa nyinarra. Tjiinya-ya kutjupatjarra ngalya yarla ngarrirra nyakupayi kutjupa-kutjupa yutirringkulanyangka.Night after night for a long time I’ve been sleeping without seeing any dreams. Truly I don’t have spiritually significant dreams. Other people have dreams and when they sleep they see all kinds of different things appearing to them.seetjutu3not sensitive to supernatural power, not able to do things through supernatural powerTjiinya-ya wati kutjupatjarra ngalya wingarnpa. Tjiinya-ya maparntjura pika wiirrunkupayi mara yarla. Nyangka-ya wati kutjupatjarra ngalya tjutulu mirri pungku. Palunyalu-ya purtu tikaltjingalku wankalkitjalu wantiku. Tjiinyamarntu-ya ngalya tjutu. Ngarna-ya tjiinya ngalya yarla mara yarlalu mirri wankalku palunyangka yanku ngurrakutu.Some men are able to do things through supernatural power. By performing magic they heal supernaturally. But other men, not being able to heal supernaturally, might kill someone. Then they unsuccessfully try to revive that man magically and give up. You see, they can’t do things through supernatural power. It’s only those who can do things through supernatural power who can revive a dead person so that he can go home.seetjutuSee alsomara yarlamara tjutungalya yarla

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