Preface
Yara 17, is one of a series of graded reading booklets to be used in conjunction with the Pintupi primer series''Wangka Walytja'. Yara 17 covers material taught in pages 1 - 22 of Wangka Walytja 4. 
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.

Yuuntangka nyinangu ngarringu pakara yanu nyangu tjakipirri, ngampungka puparranytja. Ngamurrira ngarama. Pakaṉulpi yanu yapurra. Yankula ngarama. Panykara ngamurrira wakaṉulpi.

Wakaṉuka paanma. Paaṉu pakara katingu kaṉpi tjukutjuku, yiḻara tjukutjuku tjunu yuuntangka. Palumpa kuṯalu pitjala nyangu yuuntangka ngarrirranytja. Paaṉu katingu kaṉpi tjukutjuku tjunu yuuntangka.

Nyanguka waḻkuṉu yatitju maḻanytju. Ngalangu pakara wanaṉu wanaṉu linytjingka puṯu kawalinuka. Kuṯa palumpa	ngalangu pakara	wanaṉu wanaṉu linytjingka puṯu kawalinuka.

Puṯu ngarala tjapinma, "Yaaltjipan kukaṉi pakala yuwa, walytjapan puḻkarrinytjalu, yarkatjura ngalkuṉin?" Puṯu parra tjawara ngurriṉu wantirra yanu. Yanu ngarringu tjiṉṯurringu pakara yanu kukaku. Wirrtjaṉu miṯura wanaṉu nyangu pitjalanytja. Mirru-ngkulmara munkarra kutjura wakaṉu.

Yara kutjupa.
Pupanyikutu miintatjarra yanu kaḻpakatingu yirrupulayingka miintatjarra. Yirrupulayi parrpakantjangka kutjupa piṉiya yularra waṉima. Miintatjarra yirrupulayingka kaḻpakatingu.

Katingu tawunukutu, nyiiṉka mirritjarra. Ngunti mirri pirinyarringu, tawunukitja, tawunungka parra ngarala nyinakitja. Kuunyi tawunukutu katingu. Ngunti mirri pirinyarringu.

Parra ngarangu tawunungka palyarira nyinangu. Karruwana nyinangu walytja piṉingka. Kuunyi manitjanampa wiyarrinytjangka nyiiṉka palunyalu puṯu kuliṉu. Mani puṯu kuliṉu, mayiwiyangka.

Mutukayingkalpi	maḻaku ngalya yanu, tuukumanu warkarringu. Tuukumanu warkarrira nyinapayi palyalpi mayitjarra. Puluka wanara pakirringu, pakirrira waṉingu. Nyiiṉka palunyanya palya warkarringu miintawiya, wulu mayitjarra.