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Gamilaraay (sometimes spelled “Kamilaroi”) is an endangered language spoken by some Aboriginal people native to southeast Australia, including the Murri people. Many Gamilaraay words appear throughout The 7 Stages of Grieving.
Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi Quotes in The 7 Stages of Grieving
The The 7 Stages of Grieving quotes below are all either spoken by Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi or refer to Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Scene 3: Purification
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The Woman lights up a wad of eucalypt leaves and watches them burn. She blows out the flame and as the embers smoke she sings a song for the spirits of those that have gone before her and asks permission to tell the story of her grief.
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Scene 11: Murri Gets a Dress
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Thinking that tomorrow will be a better day, I go to bed. Kicking that sniffer dog out. Still with the sound of sirens in my head. Snuggling up to my doona and pillow. Morning comes, I wake up, looking in the mirror. Nice hair, beautiful black skin, white shiny teeth. I'M STILL BLACK! NUNNA!
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Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi Term Timeline in The 7 Stages of Grieving
The timeline below shows where the term Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi appears in The 7 Stages of Grieving. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Scene 3: Purification
...then blows out the flame. As the embers smoke, she sings a song in the Gamilaraay (sometimes spelled Kamilaroi) language for the spirits of those she has lost, asking for their...
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Scene 8: Black Skin Girl
...that the letter Z has appeared on her chest. The Woman sings a song in Gamilaraay, repeating the words “black skin girl” and a refrain which loosely translates to celebrating becoming...
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Scene 11: Murri Gets a Dress
...rejoices in the fact that she is still black. “NUNNA,” she shouts, which is the Gamilaraay word for “me.”
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