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Warrakan' ga nhina dharpaŋur. Nyaŋ'thun ŋayi ga mewirri' yalu'ŋur. Ga djamarrkuḻi' mala ga ŋorra galkun nhanŋu.
A bird was sitting in the tree. She was eating worms in the nest. And the children were sleeping waiting for her.
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Bala waŋgany nhanŋu yothu rur'yurr ga waŋan ŋayi, "Ŋama', wanha ŋarraku ŋatha? Ŋarra dhuwal djaṉŋarrthin."
"Bulnha, bulnha. Gumurr-djararrk waku. Ŋarra dhu buṯthun bala retjalil ga buma nhuŋu dharrwa mewirri', ga wiripuny wäwaw maṉḏaŋ ga yapaw."
"Ma!" Biyak marrtjin yolŋuny. "Ŋarra marrtji dhuwal djaṉŋarrthirra."
Then one of her children woke up and said, "Mum, where is my food? I am hungry."
"Hold on, hold on. My poor child. I will fly over to the bush and get you lots of worms, and for your other two brothers and sister."
"Okay, hurry up mum!" he said. "I am becoming hungry."
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"Ya dhuwana ya' waku ŋarra dhu buṯthuna."
"Yes here I go child, I will fly."
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Buṯnha ŋayi ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny nhanŋu. Buṯthurr ŋayi…..i, djuḻkmaraŋal ŋayi guḻun gapu wäkwakmirr, ga djuḻkmaraŋal ŋayi yindi retja gulaka'mirr. Ŋunhiny ŋayi marrtjin buku-märraŋal ŋunhiyin wäŋa ŋatha dharrwamirra.
The mother flew away for him. She flew….., she passed the billabong water full of waterlilies, and she passed the thick scrub full of yams. There she noticed lots of food at that place.
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Ga bumar ŋayi mirithin dharrwa ŋatha mala nhanŋuwuy ga nhanukalaŋaw djamarrkuḻiw'.
And she collected lots of food for herself and for her children.
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Bala roŋiyinan buṯthurr balayin nhanukalaŋuwal djamarrkuḻi'walnha.
Then she flew back to her children.
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Ga ŋayiny nhäŋalnha ŋanya ŋuriŋiny yothuydja nhanukal ŋunhi ŋayi djuy'yurr ŋanya ŋathaw. Bala ŋayi bitjarra waŋan, "Walal rur'yurra walal, ŋamany' dhuwana ŋathaŋurnydja, ga dharrwa ŋatha mala ŋayi ga gäma limurruŋ!"
Bala walal rur'yurra bala walal gan galkurra nhanŋu.
The child who sent her off for food saw her again. Then he said like this, "Everyone, wake up everyone, mum is back from getting food, and she is carrying lots of food for us!"
Then everyone woke up and they waited for her.
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Buṯthurrnydja ŋayi gan ŋunhi ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny walalaŋ, dhal'nha nhinanan ŋayi yalu'ŋurnha.
The mother bird flew to them, then landed and sat in the nest.
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Bala ŋayi marrtjin gurru'-kurruparnha walalaŋ. Bala walal marrtjin nyaŋ'thurrnha ga maranhuyin.
Ga bilin dhuwal dhäwuny – warrakan'puy dhäwu.
Then she gave the food to them. Then they ate it and became full.
And that's the end of the story.
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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 any more.
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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.
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Ŋäthil baman' gan nhinan ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋu weṯi' ga yothu weṯi'.
Rrambaŋi maṉḏa ŋuli ganha marrtjinya mulmuw nyaŋ'thunaraw.
A long time ago, lived a mother and baby kangaroo.
They went to eat some grass together.
Waŋganymirriy waluy ŋayi gan wawun mulmu nyaŋ'thurr ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuynydja weṯiy',
One day, the mother kangaroo was off guard eating some grass.
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Bala ŋayi yothuny weṯi' balan bitjarr marrtjin, bala winya'yurra.
and the baby kangaroo went away, and become lost.
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Bala ŋayi ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny weṯi' mel-ḻarruŋal nhanukalaŋaw yothuwnydja. Marrtjin ŋayi ga waŋan wurrpaṉ'nha,
Then the mother kangaroo searched for her baby. She went and said to the emu,
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"Wäy wurrpaṉ', nhäŋal muka nhe ŋarraku yothunhany?"
"Hey emu, have you seen my baby?"
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Ga ŋayi wurrpaṉ'tja waŋan bitjarr,
And the emu said,
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"Bäyŋu."
"No, nothing."
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Waŋan ŋayi djandany,
"Nhäŋal muka nhe ŋarraku yothunhany?"
Ga ŋayi djandany waŋan nhanŋu bitjarr,
"Bäyŋu." Bitjarr.
She said to the goanna, "Have you seen my baby?"
And the goanna said to her like this, "No, nothing." Like that.
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Marrtjin ŋayi guŋaluŋ'kal ga waŋan ŋanya bitjarr,
"Buwa nhäŋal muka nhe ŋarraku yothunhany?"
Ŋayi guŋaluŋ'tja waŋan nhanŋu bitjarr,
She went to the blue-tongued lizard and said like this,
"Hey, have you seen my baby?"
The blue-tongued lizard said to her, like this,
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"Bäyŋu."
"No, nothing."
Page 14
Beŋuryiny ŋayi nhäŋal gataḻanhan ga waŋan ŋayi ŋanya bitjarr,
"Wanha balaŋ nhe nhänha ŋarraku yothuny?"
Ŋayi bitjarra nhanŋu waŋan gataḻany,
Then she saw the rock wallaby and said to her like this,
"Where have you seen my baby?"
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"Ŋe."
"Ŋunha ŋayi ŋorra ga djinawa mathirraŋur ŋarrakal."
"Yes."
"There she is sleeping inside my cave."
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Märraŋal ŋayi ŋanya, bala maṉḏa marrtjinan roŋiyinan wäŋalila.
She fetched her, then they went home.
Clouds and Winds Wordlist
Page 3
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 gapaḻaḻ 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 gapaḻaḻ 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.
Nyumukuṉiny Garkman
"The little frog"
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Waŋganymirr gan nhinan garkman, yurr nhanŋu bäyŋu ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny. Nhanŋu ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuny dhiŋgaŋal ŋunhi ŋayi nyumukuṉiny muka yan.
Once upon a time, there lived a little frog, but its mother passed away when it was just a little baby.
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Waŋganymirr ŋayi marrtjin bala nyiknyikkal wäŋalil, bal'yurr nhanŋu ŋayi ŋathaw. Nhanŋu ŋuriki nyiknyikkuny wäŋany gan dhärran bukuŋur. Ŋal'yurr ŋayi marrtjin ŋunhi nyumukuṉiny'tja garkman burnha ŋayi nhanŋu bunan. Wutthu'wutthurr ŋayi nhanŋu wäŋa dhurrwara, bala ŋayi dhawaṯthurra.
One day it went to a mouse's house to look for food. The house was on top of a hill. The little frog climbed up the hill and arrived at the mouse's house. It knocked on the door and out came the mouse.
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"Nha way buwa nhaku nhe dhuwal marrtjin ŋarrakal wäŋalil?" "Ŋathaw ŋarra dhuwal nhuŋu baḻ'yurr."
"Yol bili nhe dhuwal?", bitjarr ŋayi nyiknyik.
"Ŋarra dhuwal nyumukuṉiny garkman, yurr ŋarra dhuwal ŋäṉḏimiriw."
Ga ŋayiny nyiknyiktja waŋan, "Yaka dhuwal ŋarra nhunu marŋginy. Yurr bäydhin, mak nhe dhu gärrin dhipal ŋarrakal wäŋalil, bili nhe dhuwali djaṉŋarrthin."
"What's up mate, why have you come to my house?" asked the mouse.
"I want you to give me food," said the little frog. "I am a little frog and I have no mother".
"I don't know you but that doesn't matter, just come in because you are hungry."
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Bala ŋayi ŋunhi nyumukuṉiny'tja garkman gärrinan nhanukal wäŋalil, bala ŋayi gan ŋathan nyaŋ'thurr nyiknyikkuŋun.
The little frog went into the mouse's house and ate some of its food.
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Ga ŋunhi ŋayi dhawar'yurr ŋathaŋurnydja, ga ŋayi nyiknyik waŋan nhanukal bitjarr, "Way wäŋany marrtji dhuwal galki munhawuyirra ga nhaltjanna nheny dhu?""Yow, yakan ŋarra marŋgi."
Ga ŋayi ŋunhi nyiknyik waŋan bitjarr.
"Nhämirr nhe ŋuli ŋorri dhiyalnydja ŋarrakalnydja wäŋaŋur."
"Yo marrkapmirr biyakiyi ŋarraku ḻunduthi, bili ŋarra dhuwal ḻundumiriw."
Bala ŋayi gan ŋunhilin nhinan bitjarra ḻinygu ŋurikala nyiknyikkala ŋunhiyiny nyumukuṉiny'tja garkman.
When it finished eating the mouse said, "Hey, it's getting dark, what will you do now?"
"I don't know," answered the frog.
The mouse said, "Well, you can stay at my house."
"Thank you for that because I do not have a friend."
From then on, the frog lived with the mouse for the rest of its life.
