Appendix 5: Common Interview Questions Translated Into Indigenous Languages 1

Psychiatric Assessment in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Central Australia
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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