Illness Is a Weapon: Indigenous Identity and Enduring Afflictions

Glossary

Glossary Warlpiri English jarnpa Sorcerers juju minyiminyi Plant used to clear nasal congestion (biological name: pterocaulon sphacelaturn) jukurrpa Dreaming; a time during which ancestral beings roamed the landscape kardiya Individuals of European descent; white people kardiya-kurlangu Belonging to white people kuku Spirits of deceased individuals that roam around communities kurruwalpa Spirit being that implants kuruwarri into women to cause conception kuruwarri Customary law; designs; life force kuyu Meat and meat foodstuffs milalpa Spirits of ancestors which reside in, and protect, a kin group’s country minta Bad cold or flu miyi Vegetable foods ngangkari Local healers capable of diagnosing and treating spiritual illness ngarlu Bush honey nguwa Healing power possessed by ngangkari pama Delicacy foods pirlirrpa Soul of living individuals warnayarra Rainbow serpent yapa Warlpiri, other Aboriginal, and Indigenous individuals yapa-kurlangu Belonging to yapa; Aboriginal way yarda Sharpened bone magically implanted to cause illness 177 ...