Preface Yara 9, is one of a series of graded reading booklets to be used in conjunction with the Pintupi primer series 'Wangka Walytja'. Yara 9 covers material taught in pages 1 - 26 of Wangka Walytja 2. These experimental materials were compiled by K.C. & L.E. Hansen under the auspicies of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Much of the reading material was composed by Mr. Ginger Tjakamara of Yayayi. The materials have been prepared for a children's bilingual programme to be conducted at Yayayi (25 miles west of Papunya) by the Department of Education. Watjaṉulinyatju Tjangalalu, "Pitjapula tali palaku, puyu nyakukitja!" Watjaṉulitjungku, "Yankulali puyutjunkunytja nyaku. Tjamu puyutjunkupayi." Yankulalitju talingka kalpangu puyu nyakukitja. "Puyu wiya." Kuliṉulitju, "Tjamu kayili nyinanyi kapingka." Yanulitju ngurraku, watjaṉulitjulu, "Wiyalitju puyu nyangu." Ngurrangka-litju wulu nyinangu. Watjaṉulinyatju Tjangalalu, "Pitjapula tali palaku, puyu nyakukitja!" Watjaṉulitjungku, "Yankulali puyutjunkunytja nyaku. Tjamu puyutjunkupayi." Yankulalitju talingka kalpangu puyu nyakukitja. "Puyu wiya." Kuliṉulitju, "Tjamu wulu nyinanyi kayili, kapingka." Yanulitju ngurraku, watjnaṉulitjulu "Wiyalitju puyu nyangu." Watjaṉu-linyatju, "Tjamu palunya puyutjunkula pitjangu, ngurra palangka nyinanyi. Yankulapula kuka tjalala!"