Texts, mostly in Wik-Mungkan. Part One
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Texts, mostly in Wik-Mungkan. Part One
Collection: Ursula Hope McConnel
Series Identifier: AA 191/12
Texts, mostly in Wik-Mungkan. Apart from the first three (texts ##52, 24 and 19) which were clearly meant to be held together, the rest [Sutton] re-ordered from the state in which they were found to the order in which they appeared, in free translations only, in McConnel’s 1957 book Myths of the Mungkans. Myths ##2-41 are in this binder
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AA 191/12/01 -
Title: 'Part III Texts and Translations'. Three myths in Wik-Mungkan with literal translations and grammatical notes but no free translations.
AA 191/12/02 -
Half manila folder note hard to read but probably says: 'Literal translations for which free translations were made for Mirror of Life'.
AA 191/12/03 -
Cover sheet: 'Apledya. Complete'.
AA 191/12/04 -
Title: Story of the Moon (Kapa). By Bambegan.
AA 191/12/05 -
Title: 'Myth of the Oyster (Min Wara) and the Shark (Min Tei'aledyan). By 'Stephen''.
AA 191/12/06 -
Title: 'Min Wara the Oyster, Min Mi.intinta the Sea-Turtle and Min A.kama the Whale. By 'Stephen''.
AA 191/12/07 -
‘Myth of the Bonefish (Wolkol.an) By Bambegan’.
AA 191/12/08 -
‘Myth of Mai Umpia, the Blue Water-lily’ By Araman.
AA 191/12/09 -
Two texts represented, with incomplete overlap between original and literal translation in one case, and different titles in different versions.
AA 191/12/10 -
‘Myth of the Yam (Mai Wotiya, Mai Ku.ta) and the Bailer Shell (Wel’a, Yo.l’a). By Araman (Wiknatara).’
AA 191/12/11 -
Title: ‘Myth of Mai Ku.ta (Mai Wotiya) the Yam. Original language is Wik-Ngatharr (not identified by McConnel).
AA 191/12/12 -
‘Myth of Mai Ka.’era the Hard Yam and Mai Wi.ingka the Arrowroot’.
AA 191/12/13 -
‘Myth of Min A.ngka the Sardine-fish and Min Umpara the Stingaray-Woman [sic]’ ‘by Paul akumpu’. As is often the case the different myth versions here have different names assigned by McConnel.
AA 191/12/14 -
‘Myth of the Tiger-shark (Kungara) and the Small Shark (Min Tei’aledyan)’.
AA 191/12/15 -
‘The making of a bark canoe. By Lampas.’
AA 191/12/16 -
‘Myth of Min Wainkan, the Curlew. By Paul.’
AA 191/12/17 -
‘Myth of Tuma the Fire. By Kumita.’
AA 191/12/18 -
‘Myth of Kongkong the White Fish-hawk and the Fishing-net. By [blank].’
AA 191/12/19 -
‘Myth of Kongkong. The White Fish Hawk. By Ku’andambin.’
AA 191/12/20 -
Title: ‘Myth of the Dilly-bags (Wa.ngka).’
AA 191/12/21 -
‘Myth of Ti.tyarok.an the Willy-wag-tail and Iyebanya the Peewit.’
AA 191/12/22 -
‘Myth of Min Tempi the Swamp Duck and Min Mantaba the Plain Turkey. By ‘Henry’ and ‘Jimmy’.’
AA 191/12/23 -
Cover sheet: ‘Not yet translated. / Translation wanted & to correct.’ Text title: ‘22 Myth of Min Dyintana, the Nail-fish. By Kumama.’
AA 191/12/24 -
Cover sheet: ‘corrected. free translation wanted.’ Title: ‘Myth of Min Maityi the Bush Nut. By (Charlie Bann) Kumama’.
AA 191/12/25 -
‘Myth of Min Monti the Jabiru. By Kumita.’
AA 191/12/26 -
‘Myth of Min Kanmula (the Man) Cuss-cuss O’possum [sic] and Min Pokauwan (the Woman) Cuss-cuss O’possum. By Kumita.’
AA 191/12/27 -
Title: ‘Story of the Emu (Min Atyimba) and the Native Companion (Min Kora). By Bambegan.’
AA 191/12/28 -
Title: ‘Myth of Min Kekuyang the Porcupine. By Kukeka 'Henry Thompson'.’
AA 191/12/29 -
‘Myth of Min Kena and Pikuwa the Fresh and Salt-water Crocodiles. By Paul Teidyola.’
AA 191/12/30 -
Title: ‘Myth of Min Pikuwa, the Saltwater Crocodile. By Yalwintyamamana.’
AA 191/12/31 -
Title: ‘Myth of Pikuwa the Salt-water Crocodile. By Henry Thompson.’
AA 191/12/32 -
Title: ‘Myth of the Flying-fox (Min Wuka). By Kuworpita.’
AA 191/12/33 -
Title: ‘Myth of Min Wala, the Blue-tongued Lizard.’
AA 191/12/34 -
Title: ‘Myth of Min Taipan the Rainbow-snake.’
AA 191/12/35 -
Title: ‘Bull-roarers. 1. Myth of the Moiya and Pakapaka.’
AA 191/12/36 -
Title: ‘Bull-roarer. 2. Myth of the Moipaka and Cockatoos.’
AA 191/12/37 -
Title: ‘Myth of the White Snake Man Mun U.ka and the Black Snake Woman Min Tuktaiyan. By Lampas’