Wp/nys/Kaya Kwop Wiern
Kaya Kwop Wiern or Hello Good Spirits is a way to introduce yourself to the spirits wer ancestors when coming to a place in Noongar Boodjar for the first time.
Process of Ceremony[edit | edit source]
You rub sand or Boya (Rock) under your armpit, throw the sand or a boya into the beeliar (river) wer say "nguny kwel" (I am ) wer your name. When you leave you say "boordawhan wiern" (goodbye spirit).[1]
Ngiyan waarnk[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Garlett, B. (2016) St Hildas Dwellingup Camp