MR KENTISHNHAWALALANAYATHANALA

Djäwa

MR KENTISHNHAWALALANAYATHANALA

Dhäwunydja mala Djäwawuŋu

g?. naliny'tjs üayŋ'kuliv/uŋu

Dhäwu<D1979 Djäwa

Mali'©1979 Dayŋ'kuli

Produced with assistance from

ABORIGINAL ARTS BOARD

Hilingimbi Literature Production

Centre

Ci¾ffwu dhu rra dfiuäala lakarauia

snriŋüiwiiy, ourihi tihlyala mirlQu

biiriaiia; yurru tairiQULtydja ŋunihi

ijunana Gentian, beQuru lürrkunuru

ü¾ŋaŋuru. Sa oayinydja Djapantija

^¾l-¾arraktliui*riaj.a, nhakuiia guwal-

I I I liia wajrtburruria; ga b ill inaiida

iiMiuca GteraaiiKha anabaiaiuiJna,

Dja.ja.ori ha.

Ga rftanymak, ga ŋayinyüja 9 unfa i

m it jiyaŋ dusiurru m arrtjin a bala

Yir r k a l a l i l i , Qunfaiyinydja nhakuna

w alala m arrtjin a w ala la dhu ŋurru-

y ir r 'y u n d j f t a a ir s tr ip n h a .

¾uniiiyihydja m arrtjin a o ayi,

ounhawa la y in y d ja , ga b irrka 'yu rru n a

wâŋa; inärr ga dhu oayi ŋurruoura

d j u l u l ’yun army, ⅜unhaia Y ir r k a la .

Ga M i l w alala ounhi m arrtjin a

dhemaynha.

Ga oayi ounhi oarraku waŋana

b it ja r r a waŋgany dirramu, yurru

F ijia n ounhi dirramunydja;

"Nhenydja dhu Djüwa, o a l i ."

Ga oayinydja b it ja r r a

Mr Ellemorenydja "YakaI Yaka dhu

oayi Djäwa m a rrtji. Dhuwala

rniriŋumirri, yaka dhu oayi m a rrtji.

Ga manymak, bala walalawuynha

m arrtjina. Dhulmukurruna yüna

walala m arrtjina, ga ŋunhalana

b i l i walala walmananydja

Martjanbana; ŋunhi dhemaynydja, ga

oayi m arrtjina ounhi Bäpanydja

gorruoala Mr K en tish tja .

Ga manymak yäna ŋayl dhipu- ŋurunydja, ga dhawatthurruna, ga ŋunhana gämurru'na Martjanba gupa-görrina; ga ŋurruna ŋunha g a lk i Ylrrkalawuyguna, ŋayiny- dja bunanana Djapaodja. Yurru Djapaŋdja ŋunhiyl m arrtjina, ga dhudikurru nhanŋu ŋayi gupawa malthurruna m ltjiyaŋgu; ga ŋaylnydja djämamirrinydja, nhakuna guardtja, ga dharrwa m ir i t h ir r l .

Ga ŋaylnydja ŋunhiylnydja Djapaŋdja m arrtjina, nhakuna ŋunhiyina ŋayi gurthana, dhiliwurrknha ŋupara; ga b i l i ŋayi nhakuna ŋurrgu'yurruna ŋunhiwilina. Ga b u la ŋ g itj.

Ga ŋayinydja B⅜panydja m arrtjina

Mr K en tish tja gärrina dhirripi ;

0orrana m arrtjina, manda wlrlpu

yolou dhuwalaŋuwuy MiliQinbiwuy.

Ga ŋaylnydja beourunydja ounhi

wandinanydja, bala yäna ŋurrkaŋalana

bombnha ŋunhiwili dheinalilinyd j a ;

ga yorruna walala ganyim'thurruna,

ga dhemanydja ounhi bakthurrunana

warrpam'thurrunana, r itjk u th in a .

Bomb ourrkaŋala buku-waŋgany yäna.

Ga manymak, waŋgany ŋunhiyi b ilayindja Djapaŋgunydja bunana ŋunhilidhi; nhakuna seaplane balanday rjuli ga lakarama, ga b u la o g i t j .

Ga mandanydja Paddy, yolŋu M iliŋinbipuy; ga Mr Kentishtja wapthurrunana, ga b i l l manda märraŋala munguy bäpaŋ mala Dunhi bombbuy. Ga manymak, ga walala wirlpuwurru nhakuna bitjarradhi b i l l djarrawdjarraw- yurruna, ga mètrra 'marraoala b¾paŋ; bala walala waythurruna- na.

B¾ni * pan 1 n ana a a la la inarrtji na,

yurru oayinyuja ŋamathaŋalayi warjgany

nunhiyi bi laylnd ja ; ga yakadhi Qayi

balaŋu walalanha bunhanydja ounha

ga p u 1 i 1 i i i y u j a , n u r r• u ; sa n a f >ai * a Bä j a j i ha

ga niinhi yolnu 'yulrjunha. Ŋanydja

butthurruna Qayi gana, gu d h al ', ga

v'/arrwarr bur rjayt bunana, bala oa,l ’ —

maraŋalaüa walala Bäparihanydja

b ir i t jin an a.

Ga ounhi yolou'yulQunhanydja walala ganarrtharana, bäna walala marrtjina waythurruna; yurru lurrkun' manymak, ga waoganydja ounhi M il ga tpurr' - kuŋala, nhakuna märryaŋdhu maoutjly ŋayi hurakina.

Waythurruna walala marrtjlna-— a, ga ŋanyanhanydja walala

ounhi Bäpanhanydja djaw'yurru- nana ouruoiyi mala Djapaŋdhuna walalaŋgiyingalana wäoalili, ga walalanhanydja walala ganarr tharana.

B ilin a , djaw'yurrunana oanya

walala Bäpanhanydja yurru walalanydja

yolou'yulŋunydja manymak yäna m arrtjina

waythurruna, ga dhawatthurruna w alala;

Ounhi lurrkun' t ja gal'ŋ u , ga waogany-

dja ŋunhilina b ill dhawar'yurruna

gapuourana, ounhi gatpurrny' t j a .

Ga manymak, ga oanya Böpanhanydja

walala nhakuna ounhi, ga rnuŋbunuŋalana

djaw 'yurruna h ir it j in a n a ; ounhi

Djapaodhunydja mala. Ga walala nhakuna

m irithina guyaŋana ga warguyurruna

Ouriki Bäpawa, walala yolou'yulou ga

balanda mala.

Ga b u la ŋ g itj. Ga dhipuŋuru oayl dhäwu djuy'yurruna, nhakuna wanha'yurruna walala Bäpawa dhlpuŋuru Darwinŋuru.B itja rra walala, "Wanha d h iya li bäpa, yäku Mr Kentish? Dhiyala nhuma märrama, nhakuna m ata'- marama b ir i t j in a ."

Ga walalanydja bi tja rra beourunydja Djapaŋdja, "Wanha! Yaka napurru marŋgl," ga h itja rra walalanydja.

Ga walala dhipuŋuru b it ja r r a , "Yakai Dhikayi, ŋuli nhuma mata'marama. Lakarama nhuma dhu. Bäpa ŋunhi, m inister napurruogu."

Ga walalanydja Djapaŋdja mala waŋana b it ja r r a , "Yaka napurru marogi. Dhika bäy."

Ga 'lifflanyinak, ga bulu walala

ö lt ja rr a dhipuŋuru, ’’Yfficunydja oayi

dhuv/ali B¾panydja, ga Mr K entish!"

3a walalanydja gana b it ja r r a

b i l l yäha, ” Yaka napurru marŋgi, yol

dhuw all Mr Kentish ."

Manymalc, ga walala dhipuŋuru

b it ja r ra waŋana yutuŋgurr yindiŋuru,

"B u laŋ gitj, yurru djäga nhuinalaoguwuy

nhuma dhu dh iyalin yd ja; ŋunhi nhuma

bar pur u Bäpanha balanya m inisternha

buma, balaŋu nhmna ganha yäna oanya

yuwalktja b ir i t j in a oayathanhara, ga

yalalaouinirriy nhuma balaou oanya

roŋanmaranha, nhakuna dj.uy'yuna oanya

r ä l id h i . Ga dhuwalanydja napurru dhu

bombnha nhumalaŋgu ourrkama dhipalayi

.¾âiidina nay i otmhalci; iUJajxtŋ-

gala wffQiya, bala ŋayl oui'i⅜aŋBilaiia

bomlxl j a . J iri thiri-i outil⅜l buiil*lja

yirnli, wärja-julk»i;j.i- *i,h i jir r i .

Ja oalaiiya d : ¾tiVUn/d j a .

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