Kunred (places)
Kudjidmi

Hear the pronunciation, spoken by Ananais Jawulba

Kudjidmi is the main ornate burrowing frog sacred site. It belongs to Gurrgoni language people, who sing bunggurl songs about that frog. The frog speaks Gurrgoni, ‘gah gah’. The ornate burrowing frog is a Gurrgoni speaker. The ornate burrowing frog put that sacred place at that location. Kudjidmi is the main site and the one at Nangak is on the hill, near the Djinkarr Ranger Station. The two sites point at each other. Both sites are yirridjdja moiety. Those sites are for those people from Bulkay on the Tomkinson flood plain – people like Jack Adjdjarral of the Boburerri clan on top and people from the Darnkolo clan below.

Nakkan Kudjidmi nakkan kamdokme, Kurrkoni. Kurrkoni kawokdi ‘kah kah’ kayime. Yibba Kurrkoni. Yibengkan kabirriwayini nani name bungkurl kabirriwayini nawu yibba. Yibba kabiwon, njamed, kabenewidjurren yoh. Namekke Kudjidmi nakkan nakkan nambawan, nani Nangak, top karri, hill. Name … karri Bulkay, Adjdjarral, Alboburerri, Darnkolo, name bedda. Darnkolo kumekke Boburerri bidbom.

– John Mawurndjul, with translation by Murray Garde