malikinoun1strangerWatjarnu-latju, ‘Wiya, maliki pirnilu-lanyaya nyakula.’ Ka-latju wiltjangka kurnta tjarrpangu.We said, ‘All those strangers are looking at us.’ So because we were shy we went into the shelter.Wati malikilu-ya pitjaku pungku wantirra yanku.Men strangers could come and kill someone and then leave.Wantirra-rna nyakunytjamaaltu maliki. Kutjupa pirningkakutju nyinapayi.I don’t want to see her (she’s like a stranger to me), because she only stays with other people.2young men set apart to go through tingarri ceremoniesMalikingka-ya tjarrpangu.They’ve gone into a group with the young men to go through t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ ceremonies.Malikitjarra-latju nyinarra.We have young men segregated to go through t̲i̲n̲ga̲r̲r̲i̲ ceremonies (in our community).

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