Wadeye Song Database

Songtext
Interlinear

Thanggirra tidha

(da) kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk

Thanggirra tidha

(da) kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk

015.A

Thanggirra tidha

#8 eeqeq_q

Thanggirra is a tidha (Yek Nangu ancestor)

Thanggirra

thanggirra

Woman's_name

PrName

tidha

spirit_of_Yek_Nangu_person

noun

015.B

(da) kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk kurlurndurduk

#8 (e) eqqe eqqe eqqe eqqe eqqeQ.Q

peaceful dove place

place/time

NomCl

kurlurndurduk

peaceful_dove

noun

kurlurndurduk

peaceful_dove

noun

kurlurndurduk

peaceful_dove

noun

kurlurndurduk

peaceful_dove

noun

kurlurndurduk

peaceful_dove

noun

Elicitation date: 2005-07-13

Annotation quality: Tick

Notes on annotation quality: The number of repetitions of 'kurlurndurduk' varies. Thanggirra is an important Nangu clan ancestor (and mi thanggirra 'waterlily seedpod' is a Nangu totem), while ku kurlurndurduk 'peaceful dove' is a Dimirnin clan totem and da kurlurndurkuk 'peaceful dove place' is Kura Kurlurduk, a site in Dimirnin country. This song is something to do with the relationship between Nangu and Dimirnin clans.

Annotated by: Linda Barwick and Joe Blythe

Annotator's note:

The number of repetitions of 'kurlurndurduk' varies, and sometimes 'da' is missing from the beginning of line B. Thanggirra is an important Nangu clan ancestor (and mi thanggirra 'waterlily seedpod' is a Nangu totem), while ku kurlurndurduk 'peaceful dove' is a Dimirnin clan totem and da kurlurndurkuk 'peaceful dove place' is Kura Kurlurduk, a site in Dimirnin country. This song is something to do with the relationship between Nangu and Dimirnin clans.