Ngayalu ini O'Livernya
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nangu nangatja O'Livernya. This is O'liver.
Palu nyuntumpa alu. O'liver is your liver.
Nyuntumpa alu ngarinyi tjuningka Anangu wakungka. Your liver is next to your stomach on the right side of your body. Alu nyuntumpa pulka mulapa. Anangu pulkangka alu tjanampa 1 & 1/2 kilograms ka pulka mula tjapu-tjapu purunynypa.
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It is one of the biggest organs inside your body. In a grown-up, O'liver can weigh one and a half kilograms and be as big as a football.
Colouring by Dawson, age 5
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O'Livernya waaka pulkatjara nyuntunya kunpu munu pika wiya nyinantjaku. O'liver does many important things that keep you fit and strong.
O'Livernya mai katantananyi anangu pulkaringkunytjaku munu waakaringkunytjaku. O'liver breaks down the food you eat and turns it into building blocks and energy your body needs to grow and work. O'Livernya ngapartji kilinamilani milkali kura, ini panya toxins. O'liver also cleans out the harmful things in your blood called toxins. 3
Colouring by Mervyn, age 5
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'Liver kanyini tjuka ini panya glycogen Anangu para-ngaranytjaku O'Liver stores a special type of sugar called glycogen which gives you a burst of energy.
Anangungku wirtjapakanytjaku. This helps you run really fast. O'livernya wiru mula ka pulka waakaringanyi nyuntunya wirura kanyintjaku. Nyuntu nyaa palyalku O'liver-anya pukul munu pika wiya nyinanytjaku? O'liver is special and works hard to keep you healthy. So what can you do to keep O'liver happy and healthy? 5
Colouring by Rhoda, age 5
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latji kanyitjaku O'livernya. Looking after O’liver is easy.
Kima inkanma munu tjapu-tjapu inkama walytjangka munu malpangka ka mai wiru tjuta ngalkunma. Exercise by playing games or sport with your friends. Eat healthy foods like fruit and vegetables.
Wama, chemical tjuta munu pika pulka tjuta hepatitis A, B munu C virus pikalku O'livernya. Nyuntumpa takatangku medicine ungkuku O'livernya atunymankunytjaku Hepatitis A munu B-nguru. Alcohol, some chemicals and some germs like hepatitis A, B and C viruses can harm O’liver very badly. You can get medicine from your doctor to protect O’liver from hepatitis A and B. 7
Colour: Zakeil, age 5
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ai kura tjuta O'livernya pikatananyi. Eating too many unhealthy foods can make O'liver sick.
O'liver pikatjara paluru putu waakaringanyi ka nyuntu pikatjararinganyi. A sick O'liver cannot work properly, and that makes you unwell.
Kulinma O'livernya wirura kanyinma! Mai wiru ngalkunma munu para-ngarama ka O'liver wirura waakaringanyi nyuntunya atunymankunytjaku! So take care of O'liver. Eat well and exercise and O'liver will work hard to make you healthy and strong. 9
Colour: Daniel, age 6
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AHCSA waakarinanyi Anangu tjutaku kunpu nyinanytjaku munu wama puyu wantinytjaku ka Ananguku health advisory committees South Australiangka munu National level-angka.
AHCSA is the peak body representing Aboriginal health and substance misuse services, and Aboriginal health advisory committees in South Australia at a state and national level.
Hepatitis SA-angku nintini, tjakultjunanyi, tjungungku atunymananyi Anangu tjuta pika nyangatjatjara – viral hepatitas. Nyiri nyangatja pakanu munu utiringngu tjungungka “love your liver� nintiringanyi Yalata Anangu Kuulangka.
Hepatitis SA provides education, information, support and referral to services on all aspects of viral hepatitis.
Nganana mukuringanyi tjantjumankunytjaku tjitju munu waaka tjuta Yalata Anangu Kuulangka tjungungku palyantja.
This booklet was produced as part of a number of love your liver education sessions at the Yalata Anangu School. We thank all the students at Yalata Anangu School for participating in the sessions.
Palya.
Thank You! Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia Tel: (08) 8273 7200 Fax: (08) 8273 7299 www.ahcsa.org.au
Pitjantjatjara Language: Karina Lester, Zane Gunter
Hepatitis SA Ph: 08 8362 8443 / 1300 437 222 (country callers) Fax: 08 8362 8559 www.hepatitissa.asn.au www.K3myliver.org.au
Thank you to Hepatitis Australia for funding this project.