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Mangarri Palyanutja

Making Damper

Mimala and the Big Girls' Class

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Written by Mimala
Written by Mimala
for the Girls' Class
Walungurru School
2004

Two girls collecting firewood

Kungka kutjarrangku waru mantjini.


Two girls collecting firewood.

mix the flour with water.

Mimalalu yumpi mantjira yulpukutu yinintini.


Mimala has got warm water, cold water and flour and she is starting to mix the flour with water.

flatten it.

Palulanguru paluru mangarri taltuu palyanu.


She is making a ball and trying to flatten it.

she put damper on the flour.

Mimalalu yulpu waninyi warukutu.


Mimala spread flour on the ashes and she put damper on the flour.

Mimala is covering the damper with ashes to cook.

Paluru mangarri warrungka tjarrpatjunanyi.


Mimala is covering the damper with ashes to cook.

"Tea time"

Mimalanya mirranyi kungka tjuta ngalyarra mangarriku.


The damper is cooked and Mimala is calling out "Tea time" for the girls.

"Yummy it's nice damper, Mimala"

'Yummy' mangarri palyalingku. Mimalalu palyanu.


"Yummy it's nice damper, Mimala" said Virginia and the girls. "You make good damper"

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