red-winged parrot

Some Kuninjku speakers say the name djadberlhberlh is the duwa kunwalidjaw lect name for red-winged parrot. Other Kuninjku call this bird werleyh and some Kundedjnjenghmi speakers also use the name djadberlhberlh for the northern rosella which is called djaddokorddokord in Kuninjku. Kunwinjku people call the bird either weleyh or weleyhweleyh.

Red-winged parrot was once a man. He appears in the greedy emu story as one of the men who tries to take the cooked kangaroo out of the earth oven before it has cooled enough. This was done in order to stop greedy emu (an old lady) from coming back and eating all of the meat. In his attempt to lift up the whole burning hot kangaroo, red-winged parrot burns his shoulders which is why today red-winged parrot has such colour on his wings.

Yimarnek kuyinngorrmey wanjh manekke koybebmeng koybebwam, "Wa, wa
ngakoybebme, ngurrimray, ngakoybebme, ngakoybebme, ngurrimang."
He almost lifted it (the cooking kangaroo) but then he strained himself, "Wa, wa, I've strained myself, I'm burnt, come and get it for me."