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Uti Kulintjaku: A compendium of words for talking about mental health

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Uti Kulintjaku

‘To think and understand clearly’ (Pitjantjatjara)

A compendium of words for talking about mental health

Uti Kulintjaku is a project of NPY Women’s Council’s Ngangkari Program

in partnership with the Central Australia Mental Health Service


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Contributors:

Maureen Baker Yanyi Bandicha Lyn Byers Judy Brumby Maringka Burton Nyunmiti Burton Maimie Butler Mark Butler Milyka (Alison) Carroll Margaret Dagg Clem Dalby

Lizzie Ellis Valerie Foster Amee Glass Patrick Hookey Imuna Kenta Rene Kulitja Pantjiti Lewis Angela Lynch Mildred Lyons Helen Martin Pantjiti McKenzie

Anawari Mitchell Theresa Nipper Linda Rive Dr Craig San Roque Margaret Smith Dr Marcus Tabart Emma Trenorden Penny Watson

**Thank you to Amee Glass for the Ngaanyatjarra corrections to this updated version of the compendium


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Uti Kulintjaku: a mental health literacy project

‘Uti Kulintjaku’ means ‘to think and understand clearly’ in Pitjantjatjara. The Uti Kulintjaku team includes Senior Anangu Consultants and Mental Health

Professionals who have been participating in a series of workshops around mental health. The aim is that by participating in these workshops together,

Anangu and mental health professionals can develop a shared understanding and language for talking about mental health. Furthermore, this shared

knowledge and language will be shared with others through a series of resources that will go out to mental health professionals and Anangu in the remote

communities that NPY Women’s Council services.

Who are we?

Senior Anangu Consultants

Anawari Mitchell, Helen Martin, Imuna Kenta, Ilawanti Ken, Judy Brumby, Mamie Butler, Margaret Smith, Maringka Burton, Milyka Carroll, Nyunmiti

Burton, Pantjiti Lewis, Pantjiti McKenzie, Rene Kulitja, Theresa Nipper, Tinpulya Mervyn, and Valerie Foster.

Mental Health Professionals

Lyn Byers – Nurse Practitioner, Aputula Primary Health Centre Manager

Dr Craig San Roque – Consulting Psychologist, Mark Sheldon Remote Mental Health Team

Dr Marcus Tabart – Clinical Director, Central Australian Mental Health Services

Project Support Staff

Linda Rive – Interpreter

Samantha Togni – Evaluation Consultant

Emma Trenorden – Uti Kulintaku Project Officer, NPY Women’s Council

Angela Lynch – Ngangkari Coordinator, NPY Women’s Council

For more information Contact Emma Trenorden or Angela Lynch at NPY Women’s Council T: (08) 8958 2345 E: [email protected] W: www.npywc.org.au/ngangkari

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.npywc.org.au/ngangkari


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Our word list has many different words to describe people’s mental and emotional states as well as their behaviour. Words are written in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjara and Ngaanyatjarra with a brief description of the meaning in English. Sometimes words can have different, multiple meanings so we recommend you cross-check with the relevant language dictionary.

To make it easier to find what you need, we have grouped words in the following ways:

1. Describing emotions and behaviours

1.1. Happiness, health, caring p.5

1.2. Sadness, disengagement p.7

1.3. Anger p.9

1.4. Fear, worry, depression p.10

1.5. Mixed-up thinking p.12

1.6. English words adapted p.14

2. Mental health treatment concepts

2.1. Treatment and assessment p.15

2.2. Predisposing factors p.19

2.3. Precipitating factors p.20

2.4. Perpetuating factors p.22

2.5. Protective factors p.23

2.6. Personality types p.24

2.7. Biological, Psychological, and Social factors p.27

2.8. Questions useful in assessment p.28

3. Statements to get help p.30

**This document is a work in progress. For any feedback please email [email protected]



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1.1 Happiness, health, caring

Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjara Ngaanyatjarra English

Ikari-ikari Yikarri-yikarri Full of laughter, giggling, bubbly

Ilpilypa Yipilypa In good health, feeling good, good mood, happy

Kalypa Kalypa Reconciled (after a fight), forgiving, kind

Kanany-kananypa Karnany-karnanypa Proud, full of pride, confident

Kulintja palya tjukaruru Kulira tjukarurrulu palyalpayi Purposefully doing things in the right way with good intentions

Kulintja wiru Kulintja walykumunu Thinking of good things

Kurunpa mulamula Kurrurnpa mula-mula Confident

--- Kutjupa-kutjupa pukurltu palyalpayi Doing lots of things well

Kuun-kuunpa Kuurn-kuurnpa Calm

Malaku palyaringkupai Ma-palyaringu

Marlaku palyarringkupayi Walykumunurringu

Recovery

Malaku pukularipai Marlaku palyarringkupayi Mapalyarringu

Recovering, returning to happiness

Mama, ngunytju, kami, tjamu kuta, kangkuru munu malanypa wangka kulilpai

Mama, ngunytju, kaparli, tjamu, kurntili, kamuru, kurta, tjurtu, marlanypa wangka kulilpayi

Cooperative and always listens to family (their father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, auntie, uncle, big brother, big sister, and younger siblings)

Miraly-miralypa Mirrarl-mirrarlpa Ecstatic. Can mean arrogant, proud, boastful.

Mukulya Mukulya, mukulanytju Loving and caring, kind, fond of

Ngaltunytju Ngarltunytju Sympathetic, caring

Ngayuku nguyurpa palyaringu Ngayuku wuyurrpa walykumunu ngarala I am feeling much better

Palyaringkula malaku ipilyaripai Marlaku palyarringkupayi Palyarringkula nyinapayi

Recovering

Pilunpa; Kanmarpa

Kanunypa Kanmarrpa nyinapayi

Quiet, peaceful, calm, content, self-organised

Pukul-pukulpa Pukurl-pukurlpa Optimistic

Pukulpa Pukurlpa Yungarralu walykumunu kulira Pukurlpa palya walykumunu

Feeling happy, content, satisfied


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Pukulpa mulapa Pukurlpa purlka mularrpa Ngarlpurrkura Pukurlpa nyinama

Really happy, full of energy

Pukulpa tjungu nyinanytja families

Yarnangu kutjupangka lurrtjurringkupayi Engaging happily with extended family

Pukulpa wangkanyi Sport inkanytja tjungu

Wangkarra yikarringkula nyinapayi Pukurlpa Ngarlpurrkura

Sociable, talking, friendly, laughing, engaged, playing sport, active

Rapa-rapa Rapa-rapa Brave, strong, confident

Tjanyalpa Tjanyarlpa Feeling good, bright and alert

Ungkunyangka pukularipai Yungkunyangka pukurlarripayi Appreciative, grateful

Unngu kakulyarani Respectable

Waakarinyi kulintja wiru ngarala Pukurlpa waarkarringkupayi Waarkawana puru kuurlta

Working well - at a job, at school etc.

Waltjangku palya kulilpai (kulini) Yungarralu palya kulira Walykumunu kulira nyinapayi

Feeling good in your self

Walytjapiti ngurkantananyi Yungarrapirti ngurrkarntankupayi Recognising your family and friends

Wanganara Wangarnarra Helpful, willing, responsive, agreeable, cooperative


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1.2 Sadness, disengagement


Iluru-Iluru Mirri-mirri Wuyurrpa palya wiya

Miserable, grieving

Ipilypa wiya Yipilypa wiya Not in a good mood

Kulintja Walytjangku kulintja

Wuyurrpa Feelings

--- Wuyurrpa wiya Without feeling, empty, no feeling to join in or engage with others

Nyakuntja wiya Patiringu

Kartakutjarra nyakupayi Kuru tjukarurrulu nyakupayi wiya

Not looking at you, ignoring (remembering cultural rules of not making eye contact) Shut down

Kulintja patiringu Kulintja kutjuparringu Shut down

Kulintja kutjupa Kulintja kutjupa In your own world - preoccupied

Kulintja kutjupatjara Kulira wantipai

--- Bad manners

--- Kurltjirr-kurltjirrpa Miserable, distressed

Kuru pinpantja wiyangku nyanganyi Kuru pinpanytjamaaltu tirtu nyakula Turned inwards, glazed over (could be from drugs) Staring without blinking

Kurunpa wiya Kurrurnpa wiya Without spirit, spirit is displaced

Kutju nyinapai Kutju nyinapayi Sitting by themselves, alone

Kutjutja Kutjutja kutjutja Tjutangka tjungu nyinanytja wiya

Kutjurnkura Isolated, lonely

Mungutja (tjitji mungutja) Antalkitja (no kinship, fatherless)

Mungutja; mungutja-mungutja Unwanted, no relatives, no kin [unwanted child]

Ngunti ulapai Ngiinytju Will cry about anything, no reason, sooky

Nyuuru-nyuuru Nyuurru-nyuurru Emotional exhaustion

Paku Paku Tired, weary

Pilu-pilu -- Drowsy, nodding off to sleep

Pina pati, kulintja wiyaringu, putu kulini Purtukulilarriku (inside the brains) Deaf, incommunicado


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Pukulpa wiya Pukurlpa wiya Not happy

Tiwilpa stiff, cramped, still

Tiwilpa stiff, motionless, unable to move

Stiff, not moving around, not moving fluidly, apathetic, lost their vitality, abnormal gait / movement. Brain damage that has caused the body to become stiff, stops motivation. From long term substance misuse – VSA and marijuana

Tjaanara wiya Tjaanarra wiya Not willing

--- Tjanyarlpa wiya Not feeling good

Tjituru-tjituru

Tjirturu-tjirturu Sad and lonely, grieving

Ulanti Yularnti Purtu wangkarra kulira kurrurnpa

Inconsolable (Nothing can be said to prevent the tears from falling)

Ulanyi Yularra Crying

Urakanyini ; wangka wiya nyinapai (tiwilpa ankupai wangka wiya nyinapai pukulpa wiya nyinapai) unmoving, stiff, no grace in their movements

Yurakanyira Yurakanyira Wangka wiyalu nyakupayi

Empty staring, blank, stare, nothing going on inside, staring into space Reptilian stare (psychotic?) like a snake – it is scary (predatory like a crocodile)

Wali unngu rawa nyinanpai, pakantja wiya. Putu ngura wantikatipai(?) Ungu nyinapai

Parrangarapayi wiya Kutjungurrangka nyinapayi

Not leaving the house

Wanganara wiya Wangarnarra wiya Not helpful

Watjil-watjilpa Watjil-watjilpa Homesick, feeling lost

Wuyuurpa wiya Wuyurrpa wiya No feeling, empty, disconnected, not joining in

Wuyurpa wiyaringanyi kuriku mukuringkunytja wiya (feeling for the spouse is gone)

Wuyurrpa wiyarringu Kurriku mukurripayi wiya

Loss of libido

Yunpa kutjuparipai wiya Kutjuparingkupai wiya Palurutu ngaranyi

Yurnpa kutjuparringkupayi wiya

Non reactive affect (poker face)


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1.3 Anger


Kaar-kaarpa Kaarr-kaarrpa Agressive. Bad tempered, doesn’t want anyone to tell them what to do. Not happy.

--- Kuwar-kuwarpa Frustrated

Liri waru Lirri waru Angry, lose your temper

Mapalku mirpanaripai Waarrpungkula mirrparnarringkupayi Tungun-tungunarringkupayi Cranky

Hot headed, not making sense, gets wild easily

--- Mikin-mikinpa Snappy, negative, disagreeable

Mirapai Mirrapayi Shouting, a cry for help (for example during violence)

Mirpan-mirpanpa Mirrparn-mirrparnpa Irritable, angry

Mirpanarinyi, pikati pulka, nganyiri pulka Mirrparntju – angry,furious Furious, very angry, sulky,

Mulyararinyi Mulyarrarripayi Sulky, moody, snobby

Ngaltjurmananyi Mirrarra watjalpayi Ngalytjurrmankupayi / mirrapayi

Threatening, disturbed shouting - so everyone can hear and everybody knows. “Cheeky” person.

Pikaringkupai Pika-pikarringkupayi Angry, Aggressive

Pikati, pikaringanyi Pikarti Pikaputju

Angry, violent, violence

Putu ngatjira mirpanaripai Mirpanaripai Pikaringkupai

Mirrparnarripayi Worked up, rage, flare up , extreme, fly off the handle, vengeful, directed at others

Rawa Mirpanpa Mirpanaripai Pulka mirpanaripai Mirpanpa pulka Titutjara mirpanpa

Tirtu mirrparnpa Titutjarra mirrparnpa

Angry all the time

Tungun-tungunpa Tungun-tungunpa Disobedient, not listening to grandparents or parents, a tough person

Warkinyi Warrkilya Swearing, growling, using serious words


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1.4 Fear, worry, depression


Kulintja pulka Pulkara kulilpai

Purlkara kulira Purlkara kulipayi

Worried, big worry, constant thoughts and worries, might be depressed

Kulintja pulkatjara Kulintja purlkarringkupayi

Thinking too much, paranoid

Kunkunpa wiya Putu kunkunarinyi

Kunkunarringkupayi wiya Not sleeping

Kuntantju Kurntanytju Shy, modest, embarrassed

Kuntaringanyi Kurntarringkula Shamed and embarrassed

Kutjutja mirpanarira pikaringkula ankupai wangkanyangka palku

Kutju mirrparnarrirra pikarringkupayi Someone getting really mad and upset because they mistakenly think someone else is talking about them

Miilaralpai Ngunti kulintja palunya wangkanyangka-palku Kutjutja mirpanarira pikaringkula ankupai wangkanyangka palku

Kunpu-kunpu mirrparnarripayi Kunpu-kunpu miirlarralpayi Kunpu-kunpu kulilpayi Ngayunya-rniya watjara yikarringkula kulilpayi palunyakukantja

Thinking someone is talking about you (mistaken feeling) leads to yelling (mirapai), ideas of reference, person mistakenly thinks others are talking about them [palku – mistakenly]

Ngukalpai Ngukalpayi Accusing somebody, mistrusting, blaming

Ngukara wangkapai Ngukara kulira wangkapai

Ngukara wangkarra Ngukara watjara Ngukara (suspicious)

suspicious Ngukara watjarlpayi

Ngulu-ngulu Ngurlu-ngurlu, ngurluny-ngurlunypa Terrified

Ngulu, Nguluringkupai

Ngurlurringkupayi Fearful

Ngulu-ngulu nyinanyi Ngulu-ngulu nyinantj Tjituru-tjituru

Kurltjirr-kurltjirrpa Distressed

Pulkara kulintja wiya! (command) Kutjupa kutjupa kulilpai

Kutjupa kutjupa kulilpayi Don’t worry or think about it too much!


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Putu ngalkuni Ngalkunytja wiya; ngalkulpai wiya Ngalkunytjaku mukuringkunytja wiya

Ngalkunytja wiya nyinarra Purtu ngalkupayi Ngalkunytja wiya

Not eating

Titutjarangku kulilpai Rawangku kulilpai

Tirtu kulilpayi

Thinking all the time; thinking too much

Tjulur-tjulurpa Tjulurr-tjulurrpa Body jerking, shaking, urulyarani from shock. Edgy, jumpy, nervous

Tjuni pika Tjuni pika Feeling sick in the stomach, could be from worry

Tjuni tjulpilyaripai Tjuni tjurlpilyarriku Worried, anxious, feeling it in the stomach

Uruly-urulypa (Pit) Tjulurarani (Yank)

Tjulurr-tjulurrpa Yurrul-yurrulpa

Nervous, edgy, jumpy, hyper-vigilant, always looking and watching for trouble or danger, shocked, traumatised

Waintara kulini [waintara = further; kulini = thinking

Rurrurulu kulilpayi Emotions, projecting into the future, worrying about something that may happen in the future – good or bad. In a world of one’s own.

Walytjangku wiyalpai (lit. ‘Ending oneself’) Yungarralu-wiyalpayi (lit. Ending oneself) Suicidal – the person wants to kill themselves


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1.5 Mixed up thinking


Karangki Karangki Not thinking clearly, behaving badly From English ‘cranky’

Kata kura mirapai Kata kurra mirrapayi The way a disturbed person shouts

Katangka wangkanyi kutjupa kutjupa Kutjupa-kutjupa katangka kulira Hearing strange scary noises in your head

Kata yultu (head no good) Kata ultu

Kata yurltu Empty-headed

Kawalinanyi kulintja

--- Disassociated thoughts

Kawaru-kawaru Kulintja tjukaruru wiya

Kulintja tjukarurru wiya Not thinking straight, muddle-headed

Kulintja kawa-kawa

Kuwar-kuwarpa

Mixed up thoughts

Kulila kawalinanyi --- Disjointed thoughts, might refer to dementia

Kulintja tjukutjuku Kulintja tjuku-tjukurringku Thoughts become small

Kunta wiya Kurnta wiya No shame at all

Kutju ikaringkunytja Kutju ikaringkupai

Kutju yikarringkupayi Kunpu-kunpu yikarringkupayi

Laughs at things that aren’t funny, laughing at nothing

Kutju mirapai Kutju mirrapayi Shouting by themselves

Kutju wangkapai Kutju wangkapayi Talking to oneself

Kutjupa-kutjupanyakupai

Kutjupa-kutjupa nyakupayi Seeing things that aren’t there

Mawal-mawalpa Mawal-mawalpa Not showing proper respect

Paluru kulintja kutjupa tjara Kulintja kutjupa tjara

Kulintja kutjupa tjarra He’s in another world Lost in [his] own world

Para kawarurinyi --- Going around in circles

Putu alatjitu kulilpai Putu mulapa kulilipai

Purtukulilpa Not being able to understand

Putu kulini wangkanyangka Purtu kulira watjaranyangka Purtu kulilpayi

Can’t understand what is being said to them


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Putu kulini (unable to think/decide/know what to do) “Options paralysis” Putu kulira kawaruringkupai

Purtu kulira Kuwar-kuwararripayi

Confused

Putu kulini wangkanyangka Putu kulini

Purtu kulira Confused, not making any sense

Rama kutu mula Putu kulilpai

Kurrarringkutja Puyutjanu Ramarringu

Someone getting really mentally ill

Rama-rama (be careful in using this word – it is harsh and requires discretion)

Rama-rama (be careful in using this word – it is harsh and requires discretion)

Brain not functioning properly, doesn’t think clearly

Rawa wangkapai Wangkala

Wangkarlaranypa Wangkarla

Can’t stop talking; incessant talking

Tjukaruru kulintja wiya Kulintja wiya Not thinking right

--- Tjukarurru wangkapayi wiya Yarla-yarla wangkapayi

Not talking straight – tangential thinking talking nonsense

Wangkala Rawa wangkanyi Kutju rawa wangkanyi

Tirtu wangkapayi purtu kuliltjaku kutju Kutju tirtu wangkapayi

Speech can’t be interrupted, talking constantly

Wangka wiya nyinapai Wangka wiya nyinapayi Not speaking

Wililyarani kulintja kawalinanyi (Wililyarani: scattering of birds/animals)

Wililyarrarnu

Dissociated thoughts

Yuku-yuku Yuku-yuku Alternative, more respectful, kinder way of saying ‘rama-rama’


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1.6 English words adapted

“Aboriginal English” Definition - adapted English meaning

Cheeky Hitting, violent, uncontrollable, back talk, running around with other man or woman, talk about other people

Cranky/ Karanki Rama, out of control, repeating same story, make up own story

Frightened Scared, terrified

Jealous / Jealousing Abusive, controlling, stopping you doing things, swearing can lead to fighting

Silly Aggressive, not cooperative, may be due to drugs and alcohol, not thinking straight, talking wrong way

Talking wrong way Abusive, not showing respect, talk like they know everything or like they’re important, not showing respect for elders

Teasing Bullying, victimising hurting, intimidating, frightening, threats, can be violence, slander, insulting, physical violence

Worry / worried Big problem, sitting down thinking hard, talking hard


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2.1 Treatment and assessment

English Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Ngaanyatjarra

Assessment Nyakula kulintjaku Nyakula kulira palyantjaku

Nyakula kulira palyantjaku Pika mirara tjakultjunkutjaku

Anxious, indecisive Putu kuli kulira Purtu kuli-kulira

Anxious – worried. Always asking for help from someone else. Indecisive.

Tjapira ngurilpai ramangku Purtu kuli-kulira

At the beginning. The first time. Onset.

Kuwaripatjara [modern language] Mulyarl-mulyarlpa (The old people used this word at Blackstone, a Ngaatjatjarra word) [old language]

At the onset, in the beginning, when sickness is detected – speak up straight away – in case things escalate and get worse.

Kuranyu-kuranyu. Kuranyu-kuranyu pika nyakula – mapalku wangka - pika pulkaringkunytjaku tawara.

Kurranyurtu pika nyakula Pika ngaralanyangka nintila purlkarringkutjakutarrartu

Being cruel, speaking about the person to their face, being too direct. For instance, calling someone a cripple

Anangitja Yarnangu nyakula watjalpayi

Blaming Ngukani Ngukara

Body; whole person Puntu-anangu uwankara Yarnangu kurrarringu

Calling somebody by their bodily description, ie, oneleg, dumb, scarface

Puntura wangkanyi Puntura yarnangu watjalpayi

Carefully Purkarari Yatatjurra

Counselling Purkara wangkara kulintjaku Purrkaralu wangkarra kuliltjaku

Daydreaming, in a world of one’s own. Can be good or bad thoughts

Uru kulini Rurrurulu kulilpayi

Delusional – fixed delusional, wrong, not part of that person’s culture

Ramaringu **use this word with care kaarangki

Ramarringu **use this word with care

Dementia Kawa kawa Rama rama

Kuwar-kuwarpa

Diagnosis Ngurkantankula palyantjaku Ngurrkarntaralpi palyalku

Disorder Pikatjara = sickness = disorder Pikatjarra = sickness = disorder


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Drug use, (alcohol) wama, (marijuana) ganja Wama tjikilpai, puuytja Tirtu ganja patjalpayi wama tjikilpayinya kata kurrarriku

Early intervention At the beginning. The first time. Onset.

Kuwaripatjara

Mulyangka (Still in use today at Tjukurla) Mulyarl-mulyarlpalpi pikarrinyangka

Eccentric, a different way of thinking Kulintja kutjupa Kulintja kutjupa

Fearful, avoidant Miru-miru Miru-miru

Feedback and evaluation Nintiringkunytjatjanungku kulira malakungku tjakultjunkunytjaku nintilpaingka.

Marlakulu wangka nintintja Marlakukutu wangka nintintja

Getting angry with the whole body. Angry to the point of wanting to do physical damage to someone else.

Kurunpa puntu winki pulkara mirpanarinyi. Yunytju warutjarra

Hallucination Kata kurangku ngunti nyanganyi Kata kurralu nyakula kutjupa-kutjupa yartakarringkulanyangka

He/she is always like that. Tjaka palatja Tjaka Tirtu palunyapirinypa

Highly aggressive Miraly-miralypa, pikati-pulka Mirrarl-mirrarlpa Nganyirri purlkanya

I jumped out of my skin (or my skin fell off) with shock.

Puntu winki aralytjaringu, I jumped out of my skin (or my skin fell off) with shock.

If someone has suffered trauma as a child they feel this inside all their lives, it grows with you.

Karmara Kaamarra

Impulsive, not natural for them to do those things, they’ve got no control

Mawal-mawalpa Mawal-mawalpa

Incongruent – when a person’s emotional reaction does not match up with what is being said, what happened or what you could expect

--- Purtu tjukarurrurtu kulilpayi

Jealousy Nyaranytju Kutjupa-kutjupa kurra (problem) Ngaparrku-ngaparrkulu warrkirra pika palunyapayi. Nyangka wangkarra kalypanma.

Judgement (how the mind makes decisions in any given situation)

Kulira tjukarurulypai Kulira tjukarurrulpayi


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Jumping with shock Urulyarani

Loss of memory and can’t hear anything (shutting down mind- the man in the blindfold)

Ngukunypa patiringanyi Kulintja wiyaringu

Kulintja wiyarripayi

Mixing it up, getting confused, especially if too much going on at once or too many people talking at the same time

Tjunyi-tjunyini kura-kurani Kawarn-kawarnarringu

My real biological mother Ngunytju, mula – mula, tjunkunytjaku [Yankunytjatjara]

Ngunytju/mama mularrtjarranya

Nervous, edgy, jumpy, hyper-vigilant, always looking and watching for trouble or danger

Uruly urulypa (Pit) Tjulurarani (Yank)

Tjulurr-tjulurrpa

Older words, not used now Wangka irititja

Only people with something wrong in the head can see things

Kata kurangku nyakunyangka kutjupa kutjupa utiringkupai

Kata kurralu nyakula kutjupa-kutjupa

Person with disability, “cripple” Nyumpu Nyumpu Wawanypa

Picturing somebody in the forehead, who has passed away. This leads to sorry business but is not necessarily traumatic.

Ruuru kulini Ruuru

Ruukulira kaamarrarringkula Ruu-ruu nyakula Rawalu kulilpayi

Psychosis – problems with thinking, disorder with thinking, effects on emotions and feelings and behaviours

Kawa kawa, yuku-yuku, rama rama

Kuwar- kuwarpa

Psychosis Rama mulapa, Karangki mulapa, Yuku -yuku

Rama mularrpa

Psychotic Kawa kawa, yuku-yuku, rama rama Kuwar-kuwararringu

Reputed to be highly aggressive Miraly-miralyapampa kunyu Yunytju walykutjarra

Risk Kura-kura kulilpai Kura kulilpai

Kurra kulilpayi

Sick inside, they don’t want to talk about it, they are moody, snappy, bad tempered.

Kar-karpa Kaarr-kaarrpa


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Shock (a colloquialism); had a big shock; my skin fell off my body and exposed all my nerves, jumping out of my skin, peeling out of my skin.

Pangki aralytjaringu

Shutting down mind Ngukunypa patiringanyi Patjaru

Shy (to the point shame all the time) Kuntanytju / Miru-miru Kurntanytju / mirru-mirru

Sulky, pissed off, no respect for old people mulyararinyi Mulyarra-mulyarra

Sulky, moody Kaarkaarpa Kaarr-kaarrpa

Symptoms Nyakula ngurkantananyi Nyakula ngurrkarntara ngurrkantankutjaku

Temporary Unytju ngarna

That person is very unresponsive Kuun-kuunpa nyangatja nyinanyi Kuurn-kuurnpa Nyuurru-nyuurru

They are normally happy. He/she is normally a happy person

Paluru pukulpa nyinapai Pukurlpa nyinapayi

Thing Nyaana? Nyaa? Nyaapa? Nyaapa?

Thoughts and pictures in the forehead, in the brains

Ruru kulintja Ruukulilpayi

To make it clear for others to understand Uti kulintjaku Yuti kuliltjaku

Trauma triggered by memory Ruru-kulira kamararingkupai Ruukulira Tirtu ruukulilpayi

Trauma (outside on the skin) Pintjanpa (physical scar) Yawarra (scar or wound)

Trauma inside Sick inside, they don’t want to talk about it, they are moody, snappy, bad tempered.

Mirpan mirpanpa Mirrparn-mirrparnpa

Traumatic memory Kulira kaar-kaarpa Milurr-milurrpa

Traumatic memory, hyper-vigilant Tulurarani (Yankunytjatjara) Uruly-urulypa (Pitjantjatjara)

Tjulurr-tjulurrpa

Treatments Nyakula kanyintjaku atunymankunytjaku Miranykanyira kanyiltjaku nyakula kanyiltjaku Medicinepa pika nyakula nintiltjaku

What are you doing sitting there sniffing me out for?

Nyaaku nyuntu nyinara ngayunya pantini? Tirturni ngayunya nyakula

When a person becomes ill take them to the Mental Health Doctor

Malpalkungku kuraringkunyangka katima doctor kutu

Yarnangu kutjupa mulyangka pikarringkunyangka katima Mental Health Doctorkutu.


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2.2 Predisposing factors


Body inheriting the grandfather’s genes, having a physical body just like the grandfather

Puntu ngaranyi tjamu-purunypa

Tjamu yarnangu kanyira

‘By way of’ - contextual, Predisposing - Predisposition

Ara wanu Yarawana ngarala

Character, always like that Palunya nguwanpa titutjara ngaranyi Tirtu palunyapirinypa

Genes, genetic, from your family line, in your body, inside you, your own way, since you were a child, typical, character, personality.

Tjamu nguru, kami nguru Yarawana ngarala Mamawana; mamanguru Tjamuwana; tjamunguru Ngunytjuwana; ngunytjunguru Kaparliwana; kaparlinguru

Going downhill, feelings plummeted, a predisposition

Kulintja tjaruringu Putu kulilpaiyiringu

Kulintja tjarurringu

Guided and taught to be that way Nintira tjungkarurunma Nintipungama

It’s there, it exists Ngaranyi Ngarala

Just like the grandfather was Tjamu-ngka arangka Tjaka tjamu purunypa

Tjamupirinypa (Yarnangu) spitting image of grandfather Tjamupirinypa

Maybe it will come out or happen Tjinguru ngula utiringkuku Tjinguru ngula yartakarriku?

Passed on – given attributes (When the baby is born the grandparent can put some of their best characteristics into the child by rubbing the child on their bare chest and saying “you can be like me!”)

Ngampa Waningu Ngampawarningu

You might get it Tjingurun mantjilku Tjingurun mantjilku

Your way of being, inherited from your family Tjamu – wanu (by way of the grandfather, typical, just like the grandfather was) Tjamu wanu, kami wanu, (genes=wanu) – wanu - by way of, through biological grandfather and grandmother

Tjamuwana, kaparliwana, Katjawana, Yurntalwana (family line)


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2.3 Precipitating factors


A violent response Miralmiralpapa kunyu Tjaalarrarnu Kutju nganyirri

Already triggered Kuranyulpi kuraringu Kurranyulpi kurrarringu

An explosive event that caused a similar explosive reaction

Kutjuparingu kutjuparringu

An event or words that burst out and cause a violent outburst

Wangka kura kulira pikaringkupai Wangka kurra kulira Ngalytjurraalpayi

An outburst that triggered a violent response Pika-pika wangkapai Pika-pika wangkarra

Balloon bursting, split out, pop out, burst, outburst, emotions or reactions, feelings and doings

Kutjutja miilaranu Pikati Ngaanyiri pulka

Tjaalarrarnu Kutju nganyirri

Changed? Kutjuparingu Kutjuparringun?

Explosion, bullet, precipitating factor Piltatjunu taanu

tjaalarrarnu

Pressure in the body that explodes out and causes a dramatic response (like suicide or drug taking)

Pulkara mirpanarira, katangka kanyira walytjangku iluntanyi

Tjaal-tjaalpa Mirrparntju Rawalu kulira-kulira Kutjupa-kutjupa palyalpayi

Something that blasted out Pika pikaringkupai Tjaalarrara; pika-pikarripayi

Something that triggers a continuous violent response

Titutjara miraly-miralypa taani Tjaalarrarnu Kutjunganyirri

Triggered, just happened suddenly kutjuparingu kutjuparringu

What caused that change in me? (somebody asking the question of themselves)

Nyaana kutjupankuku, ngayunya, Kutjupankunytjikitjangku?

Nyaatjanu kutjuparringu

What has happened to you? Nyaringun Nyaarringun? Nyaarringu?

What tips you over, what “pulls the trigger”, pushes over the edge, “the final straw”

Puuyu wiyaringyangka Mutkangka purnkantjatjarnu

Puyu wiyarrinyangka Mutukangka punkantjatjanu Kutjupa-kutjupa watjaralpi mularrmanku


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What thing? Nyaapa? Nyaapa-rna Nyaapa Nyaarringu

What’s on your mind? What have you heard? Nyaan kulinu? Nyaapan Kulirnu?


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2.4 Perpetuating factors


A problem that never goes away; never stops; a chronic problem

Anpalykarira ngarinyi titutjara alatjitu (Anpalykari is a very old word) Tjakatjunkula ngaringyi Tjakaringanyi

Tirtu ngarala wanarayinma Kulyarurru Tirtu ngarama

Chronic, always there Rawa, Titutjara ngaranyi Tjakaringu-tjakatjunu Nganytjanu

Kulyarurru Tirtu ngarama

Habitual, chronic Ampal, Tjakaringu Unuru

Tjaarr-tjaarrpa Tjakarringu

Stiff, cramped, still Tiwilpa Tiwilpa

What keeps this problem going on, going on and on forever?

Rawa ngarakatinytja? Titutjara ngarapai

Nyaanguru ngaanya tirtu ngarala wanarayirni?


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2.5 Protective factors


Fighting shield Kutitji Tjara

Good protection – shielding, “protective custody” Ngalkilpa wiru Miranykurru nyinapayi

Keep safe, save someone’s life Wankarunanyi Wankarura kanyini

Wankarunama

Protecting Atunymananyi Anga kanyini

Miranykurru nyinama

Secure Anga kanyini Miranykanyinma

Secure shielding, protecting like a shield or umbrella

Kutitji purunytju anga kanyini Tjaratjarra-pirinypa yangangarama

Shield Wankarunu Wankarnu Miranykurru Wankarura kanyira

What (or who) shields you, what (or who) protects and supports you? What keeps you going, what keeps you strong?

Palunya nyaangku kunpu kanyini? (What is keeping that person strong?)

Miranykurru nyinarratjaku


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2.6 Personality types


He’s like that all the time Paluru alatji titu nyinanyi, tjaka Tjaka palunyapirinypa

The way people are, that’s the way he/she is, their personality type, character

Tjaka Tirtu palunyapirinypa (character)

EXAMPLES OF PERSONALITY TYPES

Always happy Pukulpa Pukurlpa

Bad tempered, gets angry quickly Liri waru/pikati/nganyiri) Mirrparntju Mirrparnarripayi waarrpungkula

Bitter Karkarpa Mikintju

Bossy, domineering, top dog Mayatja-mayatja Walytja ngarapai

Mayatja-mayatja Katu-katurringu

Cheerful, generous Inytjanu pulka Yinytjanuwarlalpa

Disobedient, kids not listening to their mother Tunguntungunpa Tjitji tungun-tungunpa

Doesn’t want to join in, negative, unhappy inside, when you ask them to do something they won’t finish it or do it properly, not good energy

Tjituru-tjituru ungu ngaranyanagka putu palyalpai witu-witunyangka kutjupa kutjupa palyantjaku

Kurltjirr-kurltjirrpa

Easily upset, quick temper, sulky Mirpantju malpalku Mirrparntju

Easy to come when you call them, generous, easy to please you

Pakara

Paakarra

Generous Inytjanu pulka

Greedy for food Maiku manyu Ngayarrka

Greedy, selfish Manyu , Manyu, nyiinytju

Greedy, wanting more Ngayarka manyu Ngayarrka Ngaltja

Grizzly, fearful, mostly children but adults can be like this too

Tjalalypa/ulanti Mirpantju karkarpa

Kaarr-kaarrpa

Hard person, tough, stubborn, difficult, won’t negotiate

Witu-witu Tungun-tungunpa

Witu-witu Tungun-tungunpa

Happy Ikari-kari pukulpa

Yikarri-yikarri


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Helpful, considerate, this word is used every day in school, Anangu teachers ask children to be like this

Wanganara Wangarnarra

Impatient, irritable Karkarpa Mikin-Mikinpa,

Independent, isolated --- Nyantulypa

Jealous, envious Nyaaranytju Nyararringkula

Liar, making excuses Ngunti wangkapai Yarla-mayulpayi

Like a mouse, fiddling, going through your things, young people, young girls, nosy, really bad, not necessarily stealing

Nyairnyairpa (tjitji nyairnyairpa) Nyayirr-nyayirrpa lyilyikatipayi Lyilyikatingu

Love themselves Taltu (inflated =full of themselves?) Tarltu-tarltu

Loving mukulya Mukulyanytju

Not greedy, not needy Munytja Munytja

Not in a good mood, moody, fed up, impatient, irritable

Kaarkaarpa /Karkarpa Mulyaringkula

Kaarr-kaarrpa, Mirrparntju

People always around them, in groups Tjunguringanyi kutjutu Kata Kapurtu

Person who is always helping, kind, good hearted, obliging

Pukultju, mukulya Wangarnarra

Popular, famous --- Katangururrpa

Proud, movie star, think they are the best, narcissistic, slow to react, doesn’t care, -explore pride, egotistical

Kanany-kananypa Palurunku kutju kulilpai

Karnany-Karnanypa

Quiet, calm, placid, unruffled Aatanpa Kanunypa

Selfish Nyiinytju Nyiinytju Ngurrtju

Stealer, thief, stealing from the shop all the time, dishonest, sneaky

Kankalya Mulyatanytju

Sulky Mirpantju, anangungka wangkapai wiya, kutju nyinapai Ulanti, mulyariringkupai Tjalalypa

Yularnti Ngarilypa Tjalalypa kutju nyinapayi


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Surrounded by everyone, popular, famous Nguruntjura kanyilpai Ngururrtjura Kanyilpayi

Tantrum, little kids, oppositional Ulara tjinanpungkupai Tjuni kuratjara

Nyurri-nyurri Tjuni kurratjarra

Telling fibs --- Mayunytju

Wanting to attract people by making up stories, exaggerating and boasting

--- Mayunytju-mayunytju

Wanting things for herself Ngurtjuringkupai Ngurrtjurripayi ngurrturringkupayi


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2.7 Biological / Psychological / Social factors


BIOLOGICAL

A doctor will identify what is wrong with the body inside

Doctor-ngku nintingku, ngurkantanku, pika unngutja

Doctor-lu nintilu pika ngurrkarntankupayi

Body, living body, life Palumpa puntu Palunyaku Yarnangu Kutjupa-kutjuparringu

Body Puntu Yarnangu puntu

Whole body Anangu Puntu winki

Yarnangu

Whole lot – in terms of meat, whole body not carved up, human, person

Puntu winki Yarnangu pirninyartu nyaku

PSYCHOLOGICAL

Inside me my spirit is thinking Unngu kutju kuruntu kulintja Yungarralu kulintja

The way your mind works Nyuntumpa kulintja Kuwar-Kuwararringu

The way your spirit works, what you are thinking Nyuntu kutjupa-kutjupa katangka kanyini Kutjulu yungarralu

SOCIAL

All the people living together doing things together

Anangu tjuta tjungu nyinara tjungungku palyani Yarnangu pirni pukurlpa lurrtju nyinarra Kutjurtu palyalpayi

Everybody, the whole community, Companions together

Malparara malparara uwankara Tjarnturarra-tjarnturarra nyinarra

What is happening in the community group that is causing this problem

Nyaaringanyi ngurangka, walytja tjutangka, community?

Nyaarringkula? Yungarralu kutjupa-kutjupa palyara Kulira palyara Kurrarringkula


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2.8 Questions useful in assessment


Any problem? (Literally “Anything bad coming up?”

Kutjupa kutjupa kura utiringanyi? Kutjupa-kutjupa kurra yartakarrinyangka?

Are you suspicious more than usual? Ngukalpai ngukani (suspicious) Tirtu-muntan ngurlu-ngurlu nyinapayi?

Do you feel as though people are ‘out to get’ you? Ngulu-ngulun nyinapai? Ngurluny-ngurlunypa nyinapayi?

Do you ‘hear’ things? Kulinin kutjupa-kutjupa? Kulira-muntan kutjupa-kutjupa?

Do you see things/Can you see ‘something’? Kutjupa kutjupan nyanganyi? Nyakula-muntan kutjupa-kutjupa?

Have you noticed any changes in yourself? Nyuntu walytjangku kutjupa kutjuparingkunyangka kuliningi?

Kutjuparrinytja-muntankun kulira?

How are you feeling? Nyanguwanpan kulini? Yaaltji-yaaltjin nyinarra?

How shall I do...? What for? What? What? (Different things.)

Nyaana? Nyaaku? Nyaa? Nyaapa? (Kutjupa-Kutjupa.)

Nyaaku? Nyaapa? Wanytjapirinypa?

How would you describe your usual self? Yaaltji yaaltjingkun nyuntu walytjangku utira wangkaku?

Yaaltji-yaaltjilunkun nyuntulu watjalku

Is your head spinning? Is your head aching? Katanta lirpunganyi? Kata liirrpungkula Kata yurrirra

What is that person typically like? Nyaa purunypa mulapa Anangu nyaratja? Nyaa nguwanpa mulapa Anangu nyaratja? Yaaltji yaaltji Anangu nyaratja nyinapai?

Nyaapirinypa yarnangu nyarranya?

What’s the matter? Nyaaringun? Nyaarringun?

What is troubling you? Nyaaringun? Nyaarringun?

What is your problem? Nyaakun putu kulini? Nyaan? Nyaakun purtu kulira

What was he/she like before? Yaaltji yaaltji paluru kuranyu nyinangi? [different dialect of Pitjantjatjara.] Yaaltji yaaltji paluru nganmanypa nyinangi? [APY Lands dialect of Pitjantjatjara.]

Yaaltji-yaaltji kurranyulpi nyinarranytja?

What were you like before? Yaaltji yaaltjin nyinangi? Nya nguwanpa kuranyu nyinangi?

Yaaltji-yaaltjin nyuntulun nyinarranytja?

What was your [family member] like before? Yaaltji yaaltji nyuntumpa tjitji [child] nyinangi Yaaltji-yaaltji nyuntuku katja [son] nyinarranytja?


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Son Katja Katja

Daughter Untalpa Yurntalpa

Friend Malpa Yamatji

Wife / partner Miita, kuri, tjungutja Kurri

Husband / partner Miita, kuri, tjungutja Kurri

Mother Ngunytju Ngunytju

Father Mama Mama

Sister Kangkuru (older sister) malanypa (younger sister) Tjurtu

Brother Kuta (older brother) malanypa (younger brother) Kurta

Youngfella (young and initiated) Wati yangapala Nyiwayi

Young Girl Kungkawara Kungkawara

Who is my real mother? Who is my real father? [Related to genes, DNA, matching genes, blood type]

Ngunytju mula mula, mama mula, mula? Ngananyatju mama mularrpa? Ngananyatju ngunytju mularrpa?


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3.0 Statements to get help

Statements to get help


Emergency Wala-wala, warpuwa Waarrpuwa

Go to the clinic with a friend or grandmother for support.

--- Yamatji kati

I am worried it will cause trouble if people know I am speaking to you so it has to be confidential.

--- Pirnilu kuliltjakutarra

I have a really serious problem. Kutjupa kutjuparinguna Kutjupa-kutjuparringurna

I have a really urgent problem. Kuraringuna Kurrarringurna

I have a serious mental health problem, it is getting worse and worse and I am asking you for help.

Katani kuraringu kani wanyu alpamilala Katarni kurrarringu nyangkarnanta tjapira yirringkankutjaku

I have a very big problem, I need your help, it is a private matter.

--- Kutjupa-kutjuparnanta wangkakitja

I need help Alpamilalani Mukurringkularna yirringkankutjaku

I need to be able to trust you --- Kutjungkarnanta wangkakitja

I need to speak to you about a private matter Nyuntunya kutjunanta tjapilkitja Kutjungkarnanta wangkakitja Kutjungkarnanta wangkaku

I want some help but I’m frightened of what will happen if anyone finds out

--- Ngurlurringkularna pirniluya kuliltjakutarrartu

It is an emergency Mapalku palyala Kulira wantinytjamaaltu palyala

It is dangerous for me to talk about this. Kumpilparnanta wangkakitja

It is urgent Warpuwa, wala-walangku Waarrpuwa

Please help me! Alpamilalani Yirringkarrarni

Serious - immediately Mapalku palyala Waarrpuwa palyala

Something terrible will happen if we don’t get help.

Kutjupa kutjupana palyalku Kutjupa-kutjuparna palyalku Kutjupa-kutjuparriku

Straight away. Kuwaritu Kuwarrinyartu

This is a mental health emergency Katana kuraringu Katarna kurrarringu


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This is a very private, confidential and sensitive matter.

Kutjungkarnanta wangkakitja

Urgent Mapalkungku palyala Kulira wantinytjamaaltu

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