Ngatijirri (Green Grass Parrot) - 2009, 2012, 2016
2009 Milpirri - Jurntu
Ngatijirri (Green Grass Parrot)
Dance Story
Little baby Ngatijirri are sitting in the hollows of the trees, looking around. They are crying for Mummy and Daddy because they are hungry. Mummy brings them a worm to eat.
Place
Yinapaka side
Belonging to Skin Groups
Japaljarri, Jungarrayi, Napaljarri and Nungarrayi (Yellow Group)
2012 Milpirri - Pulyarani
Ngatijirri (Green Grass Parrot)
Dance Story
Little baby Ngatijirri are sitting in the hollows of the trees, looking around. They are crying for Mummy and Daddy because they are hungry. Mummy brings them a worm to eat.
Belonging to Skin Groups
Japaljarri, Jungarrayi, Napaljarri and Nungarrayi (Yellow Group)
2016 Milpirri - Kurdiji
Ngatijirri (Green Grass Parrot)
Dance Story
Little baby Ngatijirri are sitting in the hollows of the trees, looking around. They are crying for Mummy and Daddy because they are hungry. Mummy brings them a worm to eat.
Place
Yinapaka side
Belonging to Skin Groups
Japaljarri, Jungarrayi, Napaljarri and Nungarrayi (Yellow Group)
Words of the Ngatijirri song
Transcription of the song items sung in Milpirri 2009.
Ngatijirri yulyparlila,
ngatijirri yulyparlila Jiwarnjiwarnpanga,
jiwarnjiwarnpanga
Birds, Yinapaka, always go straight away.
Budgerigars N/Jungarrayi and N/Japaljarri take off to meet N/Jupurrurla and N/Jakamarra.
Nyinalulu ngatijirri,
nyinalulu ngatijirri Nyinalu wantinja ngatijirri,
nyinalu wantinja ngatijirri
Ngatijirri, budgerigar, go further to the ground of the land
Source - Milpirri at Lajamanu as an intercultural locus of Warlpiri discourses with others. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of The Australian National University September 2015 Yukihiro Doi.
Ngatijirri (Budgerigar) Designs
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