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The Tiger Shark sings the cycad trees, the freshwater well, children playing, people gathering water, the river and many other things that can still be found at Manankurra today.
Notes
Editorial note: This song line of kujika belongs to the Rrumburriya clan; it is the first section of a song line that was put into the country by the Tiger Shark Dreaming. The Dreamings from the Saltwater Country (Narnu-Yuwa ki Anthaa) is the second section of the Tiger Shark Dreaming song line of kujika.
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First known date:2008
Language:Aboriginal YanyuwaAIATSIS ref. (N153) (NT SE53-04)
yCountry Lines ArchivesMonash Country Lines ArchiveMelbourne:Monash University,2008-Z18555142008website
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This story is the second part of the Tiger Shark Dreaming song line of kujika. Out on the open sea from the Wearyan River mouth, the Tiger Shark sing dolphins, dugongs, whales and other creatures that live in Yanyuwa country.