The original book was produced in collaboration with Sheperdson College and the Elcho Island Community. The story was shared by Senior Traditional Owner Djuŋatjuŋa Yunupiŋu and the translation done by Helen Rrikawuku Yunupiŋu. Additional thanks for assistance in editing go to Daisy Nywarranywarra Gondarra, Rhoda Goluŋ Dhurrkay, Helen Nuŋgalurr Bukulatjpi. The illustrations were made with children from Years 4 and S working with Liz Thompson.
Thanks go to all those senior community members consulted during the production of the book, particularly Dhangal Gurruwiwi, Rrikawuku Yunupiŋu, Djuŋatjuŋa Yunupiŋu, James Daymaŋu Bukulatjpi and Johnny Barrmula Burarrwaŋa.
Shepherdson College is grateful to Liz Thompson and Djuŋatjuŋa Yunupiŋu for granting permission to produce a Djambarrpuyŋu version of Djulpan for use at Shepherdson College.
This resource is not produced by the LPC - Shepherdson College and is not able to be accessed digitally. Please contact the LPC for copies of this book.
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Baman'birr, yindi wata bunan, ga marrtjinany ŋayi gan moṉukkurr gapukurr. Yurr ganydjarr-ḏumurr, boy'yurr ga buṯmaraŋal dharpa ga wäŋa mala.
Ga yothu miyapununy, dhawuṯmaraŋal bala djaw'yurr ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuwal barrkulil wäŋalil.
Ga dhäŋur beŋuryi wataŋur, ŋayi yothuny miyapunu ḏawa'-ḏawayurra, nhinan ḏilmay'mayŋura wäŋaŋur.
Long ago, a huge wind came from across the sea. It blew so strongly that it blew away trees and houses. A baby turtle was blown far away from her mother. After the storm, the baby turtle looked around her at the bush.
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Ga bäyŋun ŋayi nhäŋal ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny ga gapu moṉuktja. Bala ŋayi mirithinan barrarin.
Bala ŋayi marrtjinan bala…a ga nhäŋal mulkurun wäyin.
“Way! Wanha moṉuktja gapu?” bitjarr yothu miyapunu wäŋan.
“Barrkun birrnha moṉuktja gapu,” bitjarr weṯiy' lakaraŋal. "Nhaku muka?”
“Ŋarra djäl ŋarra dhu nhäma ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny ŋarraku.”
She couldn't see her mother or the sea. She was very frightened.
So she went along and then she saw a strange animal.
"Hey! Where is the sea?" asked the baby turtle.
"The sea is far away," the kangaroo told her. "Why do you want to know?"
"I want to see my mother."
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"Ma'. Ŋarra nhunany dhu gäma, wapthurr ŋarrakal bathilil.”
Wap, wap, wapthun. Ŋulatjar bala ṉinydjiyakurr wäŋakurr wapthurr.
Ŋunhan ṉinydjiyaŋur wäŋaŋur, ŋayi yothuny miyapunu wäŋan,
“Djutjtjutjnha Weṯi'”.
"Okay. I'll take you, jump into my pouch."
Hop, hop, hop. They hopped to the flood plain country.
At the flood plains, the baby turtle said, "Goodbye Kangaroo."
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Bala ŋayi marrtjinan bala…a ga nhäŋal mulkurun wäyin.
"Way! Wanha moṉuktja gapu?” bitjarr yothu miyapunu wäŋan.
“Barrkun birr moṉuktja gapu,” bitjarr wurrpaṉ'dhu wäŋan. "Nhaku muka?"
"Ŋarra djäl ŋarra dhu nhäma ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny ŋarraku.”
She went along and then she saw a strange animal.
"Hey! Where is the sea?" asked the baby turtle.
"The sea is far away," the emu told her. "Why do you want to know?"
"I want to see my mother."
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“Ma'. Ŋarra nhunany dhu gäma, wapthurr ŋarrakal ḏiltjilil.”
Waṉḏin, waṉḏin, waṉḏin. Ṉinydjiyakurr wäŋakurr gapukurr guḻunmirrikurr waṉḏin. Ŋunhal guḻunmirriŋur wäŋaŋur, ŋayi nyumukuṉiny' miyapunu wäŋan,
"Djutjtjutjnha Wurrpaṉ'.”
"Okay. I'll take you, jump onto my back."
Run, run, run. They ran across the flood plains and through the billabong country. At the billabong, the baby turtle said, "Goodbye Emu."
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Bala ŋayi marrtjinan bala…a ga nhäŋal, mulkurun wäyin, ŋayi guya marrtjin ḏiṯthurr gapuŋur.
“Way! Wanha moṉuktja gapu?” bitjarr yothu miyapunu waŋan.
“Barrkun birr moṉuktja gapu,” bitjarr gäḻumayyu lakaraŋal. “Nhaku muka?”
“Ŋarra djäl ŋarra dhu nhäma ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny ŋarraku.”
She went along and then she saw a strange animal; he was catching fish in the water.
"Hey! Where is the sea?" asked the baby turtle.
"The sea is far away," the pelican told her. "Why do you want to know?"
"I want to see my mother."
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“Ma'. Ŋarra nhunany dhu gäma, wapthurr ŋarrakal ḏiltjilil ŋali buṯthuna.”
Buṯ, buṯ, buṯthurr. Garrwarrkurr maṉḏa gapulil moṉuklil buṯthurr.Bala miyapunuytja nhäŋal ŋoynha gapun.
"Okay. I'll take you, jump onto my back and we'll fly."
Flap, flap, flap. They flew through the sky to the sea.
The baby turtle looked down at the sea.
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Bala yan mirithirra ŋoy-ŋamathirrnydja bala yan ŋurrkanhaminan garrwarŋur bala ŋoylil munathalila.
She was so excited that she jumped off.
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Dhur… thuryuna bala ŋarakan burakirr. Dhurthur… yurr… gut! Ḏaŋgalknha.
Down, down, bang! She jumped.
She hurt her back.
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Bala ŋayi nhumandja moṉuknha gapu, bala gaḻ'yuna marrtji ŋayi, ga gaḻ'yun, ga gaḻ'yun yan ḻinygu. Buluny ŋayi ga gulkurun gaḻ'yun.
She could smell the sea. She crawled and crawled and crawled, until she couldn't crawl anymore.
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Ga miyalknha marrtji, bala ŋayi nhäman miyapununy bala ḻaw'maraman, bala gäman moṉuklila gapulil.
Then a girl came along and saw the turtle, so she picked her up and carried her to the sea.
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Ŋunhi ŋayi dhäkay-ŋämany gapuny miyapunuytja, bala yan mirithirra ŋayi galŋa-djulŋithirr.
Bala ŋayi waythuna ḻarruman ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuwnha.
When she felt the salt water, the turtle was very happy. Then away she went to look for her mother.
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Ga ḻinygun dhuwal dhäwuny.
And that is the end of the story.
Clouds and Winds Wordlist
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Waŋganymirr waluy yurr wataynydja bärray walal bäpa, ŋama', wäwa, yapa ga yukuyuku ga nhina warraw'ŋur.
One day, father, mother, brother, sister, and little brother were sitting under a shelter.
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Beŋuryiny walal bukmakthu nhäma yindi watharr gäpaḻaḻ ŋayi ga dhärra barrku ŋula wanha!
They saw big, white clouds away in the distance.
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Ŋurruŋuny yapa waŋa bitjan, "Yäaa ….. yindi gäpaḻaḻ dhärra ga wulanŋur."
Beŋuriny wäwan waŋa bitjan gam', "Yäaa …. yindi maŋan ŋoy watamirr ga ŋoy waṉbanamirr. Dhärra ga dholmuŋur."
First sister said, "Ahh … Yes! There are big clouds over the ocean."
Brother said, "Ah … Yes! Over the ocean there are clouds and under it is the wind and rain."
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Buluny ŋaman' waŋa bitjan, "Yäaa-aa waŋupini dhärra ga galkin gumurrŋura wäŋaŋura dhiyakuŋ wurrkiwnha warrkarrwun, maranydjalkkun ga borumgun wäwuruwnha."
Mother replied, "When those clouds approach our place, we know it is the right time for flowers, edible fruit, animals and stingray."
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Yukuyukuny waŋa bitjan, "Yäaa-aaa!"
Ŋayiny bäpany waŋa bitjan, “Yo walal bilin dhuwal dhawalnydja wolmaynha bitjandja dhuwana räli waṉbanany galkin bala yan walalany dharyuna."
Bäpa, ŋama', wäwa, yapa ga yukuyukuny marrtjiny walal roŋiyirrnydja bala wäŋalilnydja rumbal djurruknha, moymirra ga dhiwk'thiwknha ḻupthundja walal, ŋathany walal ḻuka bala walal ŋorra-ŋurran.
Little brother agreed and said "Yes!"
Father said, "That thunder and those clouds are really close, it is now beginning to rain."
Father, mother, brother, sister, and little brother returned home. They were wet, sticky and dirty so they had a shower, ate some food and went to sleep.
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Ga balanya nhumalaŋ dhäwuny.
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Dhuwandja nyirnyir waltjaṉ marrtji dharyun.
This drizzling rain is pouring down.
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Dhuwandja nyika' waltjaṉ marrtji nyärryun ga watany ga biw'yun ga waŋalkanha.
There is light, misty rain and there is a windy breeze.
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Bärramirriynydja waluy napurruny ŋuli ga maykarraṉ'dhun buma bili yindin waltjaṉ napurr ŋuli ga märram.
During the west wind season, we have lightning strikes and heavy rain.
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Yindiny baḻkurrk ŋuli nyärryun ŋhuni ŋuli ga gumurryu gäma Bärray' watay.
The big rains start when the strong west winds begin to blow towards the shore.
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Dhukumulyu waltjaṉdhu ŋuli dharyun, ga wäŋgany ŋuli ga dhärra dhurruknha ga dhiwkthiwknha.
During constant and heavy rain, places get wet and dirty.
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Gapuny ŋuli ḏogumirriyirra ga gumurrlila wäŋalila ŋuli ŋal'yundja.
When it's the windy season, king tides come up the shore.
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Dhurrwaraŋur yindiŋur waltjaṉŋur gapuny ŋuli ga waṉḏirr djurrdjurrnha raŋii-ŋupandja balany moṉuklilnha.
After heavy rain, there is fresh, spring water everywhere.
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Dhuwal gäpaḻaḻ marrtji mana'manapanmirr waltjaṉgun.
Clouds are gathering to bring the rain.
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Bärramirriynydja waluy, gäpaḻaḻnydja ŋuli molthirrnha, ga ŋuriŋiyiny ŋuli maŋutji-ḻakaraman yindin waltjaṉ ga wata.
During the time of the west winds, clouds become black and it tells us that heavy rain and strong winds are coming.
Waŋganymirr waluy ḻurrkun' dhalimbu mala gan nhinan gapuŋur.
One day three clams were sitting in the water.
Ga yäkuny walal ŋunhi Ḏiŋ', Ḏaŋ' ga Ḏoŋ'.
Their names were Ḏiŋ', Ḏaŋ' and Ḏoŋ'.
“Buwa Ḏoŋ'!” bitjarr Ḏaŋ' waŋan.
“Hey you Ḏoŋ'!” said Ḏaŋ'.
“Nhä way, Ḏaŋ'?” bitjarr ŋayiny Ḏoŋ'tja.
“What, Ḏaŋ'?” said Ḏoŋ'.
“Bili nhe lakaraŋal Ḏiŋ'kal?” Ḏoŋ'thu dhä-birrka'yurr.
“Did you tell Ḏiŋ'?” asked Doŋ'.
“Bäyŋu! B yŋu ŋarra lakaranha Ḏiŋ'kal” bitjarr ŋayi Ḏaŋ'tja.
“No! No l didn’t tell Ḏiŋ'” said Ḏaŋ'.
Bala ŋayiny Ḏoŋ'tja waŋanan Ḏaŋ'kal, “Ŋali lakaraman Ḏiŋ'kal.”
Then Ḏoŋ' said to Ḏaŋ', “Let’s go and tell Ḏiŋ'.”
Bala maṉḏa Ḏaŋ' ga Ḏoŋ' wäthurra Ḏiŋ'kun. “BUWA WAY! ḎIŊ'!”
Then Ḏaŋ' and Ḏoŋ' were calling out to Ḏiŋ'. “HEY! “ḎIŊ'!”
“Nhä way maṉḏa? Nhä Ḏaŋ'? Nhä way Ḏoŋ'?”, bitjarr ŋayi Ḏiŋ'tja buku-roŋanmaraŋal.
“Why did you two call out? What Ḏaŋ'? What is it Ḏoŋ'?” said Ḏiŋ'.
“Nhä nhe dhuwal dhuḏi-djinagalil ga dhärrany?” Yan maṉḏa ŋanya warku'yurr.
“Are you upside down with your backside up?” They were just making fun of him.
Bala Ḏiŋ'tja bilyurra dhunupayinan, bala walal dhurrwarany ḏapthurra, Ḏiŋ'!, Ḏaŋ'! ga Ḏoŋ'! Bala walal marrtjin ŋorra'ŋurranan.
Then Ḏiŋ' turned around the right way, then they closed their mouths, Ḏiŋ'!, Ḏaŋ'! and Ḏoŋ'! And they all went to sleep.
First published in 1984 as the chapters 'Water', 'Artifacts - Fishing Tools', 'Boats and Parts of Boats', 'Sharks and Rays', 'Shellfish, Crabs, Mangrove Worms etc' in Dhuwal Djambarrpuyŋu Dh ruk Mala Ga Mayali' printed and published by Yirrkala Community School LPC.
Reprinted in 2021.
Illustrations by Margaret Muṯuwili, Kenisha Gadatharryurwuy and Andie Clements.
Wäŋany ŋarraku gapuŋur. Nhä ŋarrany dhuwal?
My home is in the sea. What am I?
Moṉuktja gapu dhuwal ḻukanhamiriw. Ŋunhiyiny gapu ŋuli ga bolyuna yan.
Yurr limurr dhu moṉukthuny gapuy bathan ŋarirri', miyapunu, ga dharrwa wiripu mala maypal ga warrakan'. Moṉuktja gapu limurr ŋuli yaka yan maḻŋ'maram raŋiŋur, wiripuny bawalamirriŋur.
Marakany limurr ŋuli maḻŋ'maram raŋanŋur dharpaŋur, yurr galki guḻu'-guḻunmirriŋur.
Marrtji limurr ŋuli ga ŋunhi limurr ŋuli buḻuŋun nhäŋu raŋanŋur dharpaŋur bala limurr ŋuli djatthurra ŋunhiyi buḻuŋundja ḏakulyun, bala ŋuli gapuny ḻarryuna beŋur dharpaŋurnydja yurr dhäkay-murrkthuna.
Guḻunŋurnydja nhe ŋuli maḻŋ'maraŋ raypiny, dhäkay-murrkthuna, ga moṉuk gapu.
Wiripuny ŋunhi manymak nyaŋ'thunaraw ga wiripuny yakan. Rarranhdharrmirriynydja guḻu'-guḻundja ŋuli baṉḏanydhirra. Ga gapuny ŋuli ga dhärra rarranhdharrmirriy yan.
Warraga' ḻupmaranhamirra ŋunhiny gapu.
Djurryurr'nydja gapu limurr ŋuli maḻŋ'maraŋ raŋiŋur, yurr waṉbanamirriy. Bala ŋuli gapuny ga ŋunhi waṉḏirr djurryurr'nydja raŋikurra.
Rarranhdharrmirriynydja ŋayi ŋuli djurryurr'nydja gapu baṉḏanydhirra.
Maŋutjiny-gapu ŋuli ga dhärra bitjana bili baṉḏanydhinyamiriwnha, rarranhdharrmirriynydja ŋayi ŋuli ŋunhi maŋutjiny-gapu bäyŋun baṉḏanydhirr.
Yolŋuynydja walal ŋuli marrtji ŋunhiyin gapu birrka'yun.
Dhuwandja maŋutji-gapu Dhuḏupuŋur.
Mayaŋŋurnydja gapu limurr ŋuli maḻŋ'maram raypiny ga wiripuny moṉuknha yan.
Dhuwandja gapu moṉuk. Wiripuny mayaŋŋur limurr ŋuli maḻŋ'maram raypinynha gapu. Dhuwandja mani ŋunhal Dhuḏupuŋur.
Riyalany gapu dhu ga waṉḏirr raypinynha dhika.
Ŋunhiyiny yaka moṉuk wo dhäkay-murrkthuna gapu, ŋunhiyiny raypinynha yan. Dhuwandja riyala ŋunhal Djoniŋur.
Wiripuny riyala gapu ŋuli ga waṉḏirr waṉbanapuy ga rarranhdharrmirriynydja ŋunhiyiny gapu ŋuli baṉḏanydhirra. Dhuwandja gapu riyala ŋunhal Djoniŋur. Waṉbanamirriy ŋuli ga dhuwandja riyala waṉḏirr.
Wiripuny riyala gapu nhakun dhuwal Guḻmanŋur. Dhuwandja gapu ŋuli ga bolyuna yan dhuŋgarra-ŋupana baṉḏanydhinyamiriwnha.
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Ŋurruŋuny nhuma ŋuli marrtji ga dharpuŋ miyapunu, bala nhuma ŋuli roŋiyin bala miyapununy raŋilil rulwaŋdhurr.
First you go and spear a turtle, then you bring it back and put the turtle on the beach.
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Beŋurnydja nhuma ŋuli gurthan ga guṉḏirrnha wapmaraŋ, bala dhaŋalkkuŋun gurthany ga
guṉḏirrnha ŋal'-ŋalmaraŋ gurthalilnydja. Bala dhuŋgur'yurra, bäy ŋuli gi gurtha nhäri.
Then you collect fire materials and termite mounds, then make the fire for cooking, and raise the termite mounds onto the fire. Then burn, until the fire is ready.
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Dhuwandja bawu mulmu, dhiyaŋ ŋuli dhäkaymirriyamany miyapununy.
This is the type of grass we use when cooking turtle, it makes the turtle more flavoursome.
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Bala nhuma ŋuli wutthurra miyapununy muḻkurrnydja ga mitthurra. Bala buḏurrutjtjurra bala gali'lila ŋurrkuŋ muḻkurrnydja.
Then you hit the turtle on the head and cut it. Then twist it and the head falls to the side.
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Bala nhuma ŋuli biyapiya, ḻirrarawu, djalpurr', gaḏayarrŋu ga biḏilan märraŋ miyapunuŋurnydja.
Then you take the intestines, stomach, oesophagus, peritoneum and liver from the turtle.
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Ga wiripuynydja yolŋuy walal ŋuli rurrwuyuna biyapiyany marrtji, moṉukŋura gapuŋur.
Someone else will go and wash the intestines in the salt water.
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Dhuwandja guḻun miyapunupuy yäku ḻirrarawu.
This is the turtle stomach, its name is ḻirrarawu.
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Dhuwana ŋunhi biḏilany napurr ŋuli bondi bathan, bala marrtji ḻukan.
This is the liver, we usually cook it quickly and then eat it.
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Ga dhuwal banikindhuny ga nhära ḻirra gäna ga bathan bili ḏamurruŋ, ga ḏoṯurrktja ŋunha ŋurrŋgitjŋura. Biḏilany ga nhära bondi napurr ŋuli ḻuka matha-yalwu.
This bucket is cooking the duodenum (part that joins stomach to the rest of intestine) separately because it is salty, and the heart is there on the coals. We cook the liver quickly because we crave to eat it.
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Bala nhuma ŋuli dhuḏi-nhirrpula miyapununy, ga gawatjark man'tjarr ŋuli galkan guḻunlil dhäkaymirriyanharaw miyapunulil.
Then you usually stand the turtle on its base and put leaves of the Grey Boxwood tree inside to flavour the turtle.
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Ga beŋuryiny nhuma ŋuli marrtji galkurr biyapiya ga djalpurr' miyapunulila, ga guṉḏirrnha manapul.
Then you put the intestines and oesophagus that you saved back into the turtle, and add termite mounds.
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Biyak nhakun dhuwal, ga yan bili ga dhawar'yun dhu.
Do it like this until the end.
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Bala wirwirmaraŋun dharpay ga bäy ŋayi dhu marrtji buŋbuŋdhun.
Then stir it with a stick until it boils.
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Bala gunguŋun bawuynha gulmaraŋ ŋawulul. Märr ŋayi dhu djinawa miyapunu ŋunha nhära.
Then create smoke by covering with grass. So that it will cook inside the turtle.
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Ga beŋuryiny ŋuli gumurr-waŋgapunuman miyapununy. Bala ŋuli miyapununy nhäran ga.
Then place chest-down on the fire. And cook the turtle.
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Ga dhuwana ŋunhi manipuynydja ŋanak miyapunu ga gaḏayarrŋuny.
This is the flesh around the turtle's neck and the peritoneum.
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Bala ŋuli warryuna gurthaŋurnydja bala guyŋarrkuman.
Then pull it from the fire and cool it down.
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Bala beŋuryiny waṉan ga ḻukuny ŋuli mitthuna.
Then cut the arms and legs.
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Gumurr ŋuli mitthun ŋanakkun.
Cut the chest away from the flesh.
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Dhuwal ŋuli mitthunnydja gumurrpuy ŋaraka ŋurruŋuny ŋanakkuny.
Here we are cutting the chest bone first away from the flesh.
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Ga bäy ŋuli warrpam'nha ŋanak maḻŋ'thun.
Until all the flesh appears.
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Ga bala dhu gaŋga guyŋarrthirr, ga yurrnha dhu mitthunnydja.
Then when it has become a little cooler, we will cut it.
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Ga dhiyak napurr ŋuli ga wanaŋirrtja djukurr'mirriw miyapunuwnydja.
We really like this part here, the fatty part of the turtle.
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Dhirrithirri gumurrpuy ŋanak maṉḏany ŋuli ŋurruŋuny mitthun.
Cut the two parts of the chest flesh first.
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Beŋuryiny baḻarra maṉḏany ŋuli mitthun.
Then cut the two parts of breast flesh.
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Ga dhuwandja ga mitthun gumurrpuy ŋanak ga wiripuny dhuwal yäku dhirrithirri.
This is cutting the chest flesh, which has the other name of dhirrithirri.
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Dhuwandja dhirrithirri ga ŋayatham bala dhu rulwaŋdhuna.
Here is the chest flesh we are taking and putting aside.
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Ga dhuwandja ḻoŋgun maṉḏany ga mitthun.
And here is cutting the two ḻoŋgu.
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Ga gumurrnydja ŋuli mitthun bala dhawar'yuna. Bala ŋuli bawuny wo gawatjark man'tjarr märram dhawaṯmaraman.
Cut the chest until it is finished. Then take out the grass or leaves.
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Bala biyapiyany marrtji ŋuli dhawaṯmaraman bala yolŋuny walal marrtji ŋuli gurrupanmirra.
Then take out the intestines and give them to people.
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Bala guṉḏirrnydja marrtji ŋuli djalkthun beŋur miyapunuwal ŋarakaŋur ŋurukun wiyikaw yenhuwnha.
Throw away the termite mound out of the turtle shell so that you can get the juice.
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Warrpam' yan, märr wiyika dhu ga bulyun, ga banba ŋuli mam'thun bala guṉḏirrlil.
Take them all out so that the juice is there floating, and the dark clumps in the soup stick to the termite mounds.
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Bala ŋuli yenhuny marrtji rarryu'-rarryuna rupa'lilnydja yolŋunydja walal.
Pour the turtle soup into a cup for people.
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Dhuwal mala ŋunhi ŋanaktja beŋurnydja miyapunuŋurnydja warrpam'nha.
This is all the flesh taken from the turtle.
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Ga buluny mundaka maṉḏany ŋuli mitthun.
Then cut the two fleshy parts from the base.
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Bala dhuriyuriŋun ŋuli mitthun.
Then cut the rectum.
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Ga djukurr' ŋuli mitthun ŋuruk dhiliŋinygu maṉḏaŋgalaŋaw.
The fatty part is cut from the two breasts.
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Beŋuriny ŋuli burrwutjnha ḻaw'maram. Ga dhawar'maramany ŋuli mitthun ŋäriŋun. Bala marrtji ŋuli gurrupanmirra miyapununy.
Then lift the lungs out. And finish cutting the part at the bottom. Then go and share out the turtle.
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Dhiyalnha ga dhawar'yundja miyapunupuynydja dhäwu nhä ŋuli yolŋuy walal märram ga nhä walal ŋuli gurrupan gurruṯumirriny walalany.
This is the end of the story about how yolŋu go and get turtle and what they share out with their family.
Baman' ŋäthil 1928-thu, Harold ga Ella Shepherdson gan marrtjin nhinanharaw yolŋuwal Miliŋinbilil. Yolŋunydja mala gurrupar maṉḏany yäku Bäpa Sheppy ga Ŋäṉḏi Ella.
A long time ago, in 1928, Harold and Ella Shepherdson came to live with Yolŋu at Milingimbi. Yolŋu called them Bäpa Sheppy and Ŋäṉḏi Ella.
Bala walal ŋurru-yirr'yurr djäma djatthurr dharpa yäku ḻanapu. Bala dhuḻ-yurr wäŋa ga buṉbu bukumirriyanharaw.
They all began to cut wood called cypress and built houses and a church.
Ga Bäpa Sheppy-y marŋgikuŋal ga dhäwu lakaraŋal Garraywalaŋawuy.
And Bäpa Sheppy was teaching and telling stories to everyone about God.
Bala waŋganymirr waluy, walalaŋ Miriŋuny bunanan Miliŋinbiny. Walal gan guyaŋan, “Limurr dhu marrtji ga maḻŋ'maram wiripu wäŋa.”
Then one day, the Japanese came to Milingimbi. Everyone thought, “Let’s go and look for a new place to live”.
Ŋurruŋuny walal bunan wäŋaŋur yäku Worralŋur, yurr galki Ḻaŋarra.
First they went to the Woolen River, close to Howard Island.
Bala walal marrtjinan ga-a-a-an ḻarruŋala wäŋaw. Bala walal dhawaṯthurra Guḻmanŋur dhiyal Galiwin'ku.Galiwin'kupuy Yolŋu mala waŋan Bäpa Sheppy-wal “Ma. Manymak nhe dhu djäma dhuwal mitjin Guḻmanlil.”
Then they travelled and searched and searched for a home. They found Guḻman (now known as Mission Beach) at Galiwin'ku. The Yolŋu at Galiwin'ku said to Bäpa Sheppy, “It is okay for you to bring the mission to Guḻman.”
Bala 1942-nydja, Bäpa Sheppy, Ŋäṉḏi Ella, Walalipa, Bataŋga ga gurruṯumirr mala marrtjin rälin Guḻmanlila marthaŋayyu yäkuy Ḻarrpandhu. Gäŋal walal ḻanapu, biḏurul ga wiripu mala.
So in 1942, Bäpa Sheppy, Ŋäṉḏi Ella, Walalipa (Wili), Bataŋga and their families came to Guḻman in the boat named Ḻarrpan. They brought timber, fuel and other things.
Ga dhiyaŋuny bala nhuma ga nhäma nhaltjarr walal djäma mitjin dhiyal Galiwin'ku.
So now you know the story of how the Mission began here at Galiwin'ku.
Long, long ago lived Wallaby and Cockroach. One day, they went to the bush for food. They collected yams, root foods and lots of other bush foods.
