Milyarn yirnta (permanent waterhole) “Milyarn waterhole got a big mob of trees all around, we call them parrkaparrka (Desert Oak), good for shade and honey this one” (edible nectar from flowers). “This one got Jilji “(sandhills) all around represented by the four ovoid shapes in corners.
This is a big waterhole. Rain runs into the waterhole. This is good water. My people and my family lives in the desert for many years when rain season comes the waterholes use to be full by rain.And the jila waterholes nerver runs dry.And trees get green for the people Read more…
Paparta Jila That snake at Paparta left from here, he went a long way, travelling around, and then he came back again. While the snack was travelling, he created waterholes along the way.
tarpu living waterhole Tarpu is a big jila (waterhole, spring) in the Great Sandy Desert. Thats turtujarti country (desert walnut), them trees little ones turtujarti and the big ones turtujarti, them they’re yarun (bloodwood, trees with lighter trunks)”.
PARLPATA WATERHOLE “Parlpata Jila (springwater) not little one, big big one, and jilji (sandhill), out bush long way other side of Japirnka in the Great Sandy Desert. I been kill a big fat goanna here, I been dig him up from the ground. I bin also drink this water when Read more…
JAPIRNKA NYULNYUL WARNTI These waterholes are right out in my country. The top one is Warnti, Japirnka jila, Nyulnyul jila. My family walked this land looking for food hunting.
