THE MPARNTWE PROJECT
Larapinta Primary School
CONTENTS
1 ALICE SPRINGS (MPARNTWE) STORIES
By Dillon, Simone, Nicole, Zac, Kelly, Dannielle, Latoyah, Oceania And Katelyn
2 EMILY GAP
By Zac, Nicole, Simone.
3 THE CATERPILLAR'S STORY
By Kelly, Katelyn
4 THE STORY OF TODD RIVER TREES
By Nicole, Latoyah, Kelly And Oceania
5 ABOUT EMILY GAP
By Simone
6 ANTHWERRKE (EMILY GAP)
By Dillon, Zac
7 STINKY BEETLES AT EMILY GAP
By Oceania
8 YEPERENYE FEDERATION FESTIVAL
By Kelly
9 TWO SISTERS
By Dannielle And Kelly
10 THE EMU BUSH GRUB (UTNERRENGATYE)
By Simone
11 UTNERRENGATYE, EMU BUSH GRUB
By Latoyah
12 TYAPE NTYARLKE (THE ELEPHANT GRUB)
By Nicole
13 TYAPE NTYARLKE (THE ELEPHANT GRUB)
By Kelly
14 AYEPE-ARENYE (TAR VINE CATERPILLAR)
By Zac
15 THE TAR VINE CATERPILLAR
By Dillon
16 GLOSSARY
By Oceania, Zac, Latoyah
17 TEACHER'S NOTES
GLOSSARY
By Oceania, Zac, Latoyah


Arrernte to English words.


Left: Yeperenye caterpillar sculpture by Dan Murphy in Araluen Park.
Anthwerrke: (Emily Gap) guts of a Caterpillar

Akeyulerre: Billy Goat Hill

Akngwelye Thirrewe: Dog Rock

Alhekulyele: (Mt Gillen) Curved rock

Akngwekye: (The puppies) Pups

Anthelke Ulpeye: (Charles river) Tree litter in desert river

Arrernte: The language of one of the central australian indigenous peoples.

Ayepe-arenye: Type of caterpillar that lives on the tar vine.

Irlperenye: Green stinky beetle

Atnelkentyarliweke: (Anzac hill) Huge drop down

Lhere Mpwarntwe: (Todd River) river, creek

Mpwarntwe:(Alice Springs) a sacred site in the Aice Springs area.

Ntaripe: Heavitree Gap

Ntyarlke: Elephant grub, a type of edible caterpillar.

Ntyarlkarle Tyaneme: Caterpillars

Tharrarltneme: (Annie Meyer Hill) Caterpillar's tail

Utnerrngatye: Type of edible grub found on weeping emu bush

Werrentelye: (Coolibah swamp) cool place to stay