Appendix 5: Common Interview Questions Translated Into Indigenous Languages1


WARLPIRI

ARE YOU HAVING BAD THOUGHTS?

Punku mayi kanpa manngunyanyi?

ARE YOU SAD?

Wajampa mayinpa?

DO YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF?

Tarnngakurra mayinpa nyanu pakarni?

DO YOU HEAR STRANGE NOISES IN YOUR HEAD?

Linpa mayi kanpa jana purdanyanyi nyuntunyangu jurrungka?

DO YOU HEAR VOICES TALKING TO YOU THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR?

Linpa mayi kanpa jana purdanyanyi kuja kanpa nyuntulu mipa purdanyanyi, yapakariki purdanyanja wangu?

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING?

Ngurrju mayi kanpi jardaju ngunami?

HOW IS YOUR APPETITE?

Ngurrjungku mayi kanpa kuyu manu mangarriji ngurni?

DO YOU FEEL ANGRY?

Murlarrpa mayi kanpa nyanu purdanyanji?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE HURTING SOMEONE?

Purdanvanyi mayi kanpa nyanu yapakariki pakarninjaku? Manu murru-murru maninjaku

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS?

Yardaju ngarrika panu nyampu kurlu?

HOW IS YOUR CONCENTRATION?

Ngurrjungku mayi kanpa jana purdanyunij menu nyanyi warru?

HOW IS YOUR MEMORY?

Ngurrjungku mayi kanpa jana manngunvanyi?

DO YOU FEEL ANXIOUS?

Purdanyanyi mayi kanpa nyanu lawa nyinanja wangu yungunpa rirrinyki waparri warru?

ARE YOU WORRIED SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HURT YOU?

Lani jarrimi mayi kanpa nyanyu yapangku marda kaji kangki tarringa kurra pakarri?

DO YOU FEEL YOU BODY IS BEING CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE ELSE?

Purda nyanyi kanpa nyunki mayi kula ngarta yapa karrka nyina nyuntu-nyangk palkanyka?


ARRERNTE

ARE YOU HAVING BAD THOUGHTS?

Unte akurne akwerte iterreme?

ARE YOU SAD?

Unte alhwarrpe awelheme?

DO YOU WANT TO KILL. YOURSELF?

Unte tnyarnte atwelhetyeke ahentye?

DO YOU HEAR STRANGE NOISES IN YOUR HEAD?

Akaperte ngkwenhe unte akurne awelheme?

DO YOU HEAR VOICES TALKING TO YOU THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR?

Unte aweme angkentye arrpenhe angkerieke tyerrtye arrpenhe areyele arlke awetyeakenhe?

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING?

Ankwe mwerre intem ye?

HOW IS YOUR APPETITE?

Mwerre unte arlkweme?

DO YOU FEEL ANGRY?

Unte akwetethe ahe awelheme?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE HURTING SOMEONE?

Unte ahentye aneme tyerrtye arrpenhe atwetyeke?

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS?

Atyenge awethe ilaye nhenhe ikwere akerte?

HOW IS YOUR CONCENTRATION?

Unte atere awelheme?

HOW IS YOUR MEMORY?

Iterrentye nghwenhe mwerre?

DO YOU FEEL ANXIOUS?

Unte atheke anthurre irreme?

ARE YOU WORRIED SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HURT YOU?

Unte atereirreme arrpenhele ngenhe atweketye?

DO YOU FEEL YOUR BODY IS BEING CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE ELSE?

Unte awelheme ngenhe arle arrpenhele arntearnte areme arteke?

PITJANTJATJARA

  1. Nyuntu kutjupakutjupa kura kulini ?
  2. Nyuntu tjiturutjituru ? _ _
  3. Nyuntu mukuringanyi wal~jangku iiuntankuntjaku ?
  4. Nyuntu kutjupakutjupa tjuta kulilpai kata nyuntumpangka ?
  5. Nyuntu wangka kulini wangkanyangka nyuntulakutu panya anangu kutjupa tjutangku kulintja wiya ?
  6. Yaltjiyaltji nyuntu kunkunypa ngarinyi ?
  7. Yaltjiyaltji nyuntu munytja ngaranyi ?
  8. Nyuntu waltjangku kulini pikarinakuntjaku ?
  9. Nyuntu mukuringanyi kutjupa pungkuntjaku ?
  10. Ngayunya piruku wangka nyangapalunyatjara.
  11. Yaltjiyaltji nyuntumpa kulintja ngaranyi ?
  12. Yaltjiyaltji nyuntumpa kulintja ngaranyi?
  13. Nyuntu waltjangku ~ulini ngulungulu nguwanpa ?
  14. Nyuntu waltjangLu kulini kutjupangku nyuntu pungkupainka?
  15. Nyuntu kulini nyuntumpa puntu kutjupangLu katiringkunyangka?

1 Source: The Institute of Aboriginal Development
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