Kunred (places)
Mankorlod

Hear the pronunciation, spoken by John Mawurndjul

There is a namorrorddo at Ngalng Djang at Mankorlod. This Djang belongs to the Kardbam clan, it is their Djang. I asked them, all the people from Mankorlod, the boss ones like Kay’s brother’s father, Hamish’s father, John Dalngadalnga. I asked them about using rarrk to make a painting of this, so it’s the right story from Ngalng Djang, at the crossing at Mankorlod. This [another painting] is Lumaluma and this is the cross-hatching [associated with the Mardayin ceremony] to show Lumaluma, there at Bilwoyinj, from the crossing at Mankorlod. They are yirridjdja moiety, two paintings: one for Bilwoyinj and one for Ngalng Djang.

Nakka namorrorddo from Ngalng Djang, Mankorlod. Djang bedda bedberre yiman Kardbam name bedberre djang. Wanjh ngabendjawam bedda nawu Mankorlod kunred bedberre. Yiman kayime kabirriworhnan Bangardi Hamish dja nakornkumo Bulanj John Dalngadalnga. Ngabendjawam kamak bu rarrk ngakurrme namekke Ngalng Djang kunred, mandjad kunwok, kure kabirridjowkke kumekke Mankorlod. Nani nungan yina Lumaluma nani Lumaluma nungan rarrk kayime. Kure kahdi bad name Bilwoyinj nane nawu… Crossing kure kabirridjowkke Mankorlod. Yirridjdja rowk, bokenh dolobbo, nakudji Bilwoyinj dja nabuyika Ngalng Djang.

– John Mawurndjul, with translation by Murray Garde