BIRRIWUNGU GA DHAWULMURR'KU

BUNANA DHUDI-YARRAMAN'MIRRI

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BIRRIWUNGU GA DHAWULMURR'KU

BUNANA DHUDI-YARRAMAN'MIRRIG U P A P U Y Ŋ U

W U K I R R I W U YMättj a r r aw u ŋu

DHÄWUY ä n y b a w u ŋ u

W U Ŋ U U N Y ' T J AN y â r r a ŋ g u ŋ u

Printed at Milingimbi L ite ra tu re P rod u ction C e n tre 1983

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Ŋorr ana wa la la gana, djadaw'. "Ŋ a l i way, ŋap ip i ;

gämuruq'ku. Dhuwala limur r u dhu ga |uka, d ja r ra n y ' t jun

nhawiqura, Mir r in yu b i r r i , " ga b i t j a r r a waqana Birriwun. "Ŋ a l i waku!" ga b i t j a r r a ŋ ayi waŋana Dhawu|mur r .

Mar r t j i na w a la la gana, y a r r gupt hur runa wa la la , dhut nha, dj a r r a n y ' tjurrunana w a la la m arr t j ina dhonay mala; ga

waŋgany yo thu mandaqgu malthurruna.

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Djarrany ' t ju rruna wal a la m arr t j ina , ŋäkula wa la la |uku

yarraman'. Ŋayi nydja daba 'yurruna B i r r iw un, "Way.' Dhudi -yarraman'mi r r i dhuwala wandirr i ga ŋ a p ip i . "

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Ga Dhawu|murr waqana b i t j a r r a ŋu r ik i yothuwa, " Dhuwala

qarra nhuna dhu q apa-bi lkthun , gäthu ; r äkayyu. Ga

ŋor ra yäna nhe dhu ga. Yaka nhe dhu r ur ' y un, ga b i q g ip iŋ g i yun. Ŋorra yäna nhe dhu ga. Bäy dhu

qarrapina nhuqu buna, ga qunhiyina nhe dhu r ur ' y u n d ja , ”

ga b i t j a r r a nhanqu qayi bäpa' m irr iqu.

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Wandina gana balandanydj a, ga lk i th in a , yur ru mandanydj a

gana gäŋala ga r a malkarr, manda yo lŋuynydja manda;

mandanydj a mär rma’ , ga ŋayinydja ŋa y ip i waŋgany.

G a lk i th ina ma r r t j i n a , ba la mandaŋgu y a r r a r r a ' maraŋalana

märr iyaŋ , "Ga nhäŋu nhenydja, ŋap ip i ! Yaka nhe dhu yä t jku r ruyama wapthun, ga ŋula nhalt jan nhe dhu, yaka y äna. Nhäma yäna ŋ a l i dhu ŋanya m a r r t j i , nha lt jan ŋayi dhu y a l a l a ŋunhi wutthun l i t j a l a n h a . Ŋa l inyd ja

dhu nhanŋu ŋurrkanhamirr i, ga yur rkthun."

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Ŋay i ŋ ä t h i l i beŋuru ya r ra r r a ’ maraŋala gana, dey

b i t j a r r a d h i mandanha . Ga mandanydj a nhanŋu gana

ŋurrkanhamina, ga badat ju r r una ŋayi mandanha . Ga mandanydja muka yar ra r r a m a ra ŋ a la , ga r a r r ' b i t j a r r a ­dh i , ga bäyqu ; b i t j a r r a n a b i l i .

Ga maŋutj i mär r iyaŋ dhawar' yurruna ŋunhi balandawa

dhudi-yarraman' mirriwa. "Nhenydja dhu m a r r t j i qamath i r r i nhanŋu, ga wurrpan’ ŋuru, ga ŋar r anydja ga mokuyqur u warra|awarra|aquru . "

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Bunhamina wal al a ma r r t j i n a , yäna b i l i ga |upth u rruna

manda g a p u l i l i . Bala nhanŋunydja ŋunh i balandawanydja,

ga maŋut j i märriyaqnha dh awar' yurruna. Dhärrana qay i gana, mandanydj a m arr t j ina yaryurrunana.

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Ga duwatthurruna manda ŋunhala ba la g a l i 'ŋ u r a , ga

yothu manda ŋunhi mär raŋala ; ŋayinydja gana mandanha nhäŋala yäna. Ŋay inydja r i t h a r r bakmaraŋala waŋganydhu yo lquy, ba la d jugu '-nh äŋalana gana, dat j b i t j a r r a d h i ,

ga ŋurr u dharr adaŋura dharpuŋala yarraman’ nhanŋu .

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Ŋ u r r t j i ' yurruna qay i qunhi yarraman’ t j a , ba la wandina;

ŋayinydja m arr t j ina qurruquranydja ga w a r r t j a | ' yurrunana maŋguny'tja. Bala mandanydj a y o thu märraŋala, |arr 'nha ; w ä ŋ a l i l in a wa la la roŋ i y in a .

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