Waŋganydhu waluy, märrma' ḏirramu ga waŋgany yothu nhinan walal gan mathirraŋur.

One day, two men and one child were sitting in the cave.

Bala ŋayiny waŋganydja yolŋu waŋan bitjarr, “Way! Nhumany dhu dhiyal, ŋarra dhu bala

ŋarirriw' ga maranydjalkku.”

Then one man said to them, "Hey! Can you stay here, and i will go for fish and stingray."

Ga ŋayi waŋgany yolŋu ŋunhi ŋayi gan wäŋaŋur nhinan, ŋayiny marrtjin bala gapulil, ḏiṯthurr

ŋayi gan ŋunha guḻunŋur.

And that man who was sitting at the cave, he went away to look for water, he collected water at the billabong across the way.

Bala ŋayiny yothuny dhawaṯthurra beŋuryiny mathirraŋur, bala ŋayi marrtjin buḻ'yurra

retjakurra.

Then the child went out from the cave, he went and was playing in the bushes.

Bala maṉḏa rrambaŋin roŋiyinany, ŋayi ŋarirri'ŋur ga ŋayi beŋur gapuŋur ḏiṯthunaŋur.

Then the two men came back together, one man with some fish and the other with some water he had collected.

Bala maṉḏa dhä-birrka'yunmin, “Way! Nhäkurr yothuny marrtjin?”

“Yo....o yaka ŋarra marŋgi.”

“Way! Dhuwal ŋayi ḻukuny. Bulnha dhika nhä. Ŋäma nhe ga rirrakay?”

"Bäyŋun dhika ŋayi, winya'yurra gurrupuruŋu yothu.”

Then those two talked amongst themselves. "Hey! Where did that boy go?"

"Hmm, Im not sure."

"Hey! here are his footprints. Slow down, there's something. Can you hear a sound?"

"No, he's not here. He's lost, poor child."

Bala maṉḏa gurthan djäma ŋäthila walalaŋ, bili nhäŋal maṉḏa yindi waltjaṉ marrtjin molthin.

Then they made a fire first, because they saw heavy black rain coming towards them.

Bala yan maṉḏa marrtjinan ḻarruŋala nhanŋun yothuwnha, bala beŋuryiny yindin waltjaṉ

bunan bala walalany dharyurra.

They then went looking for that boy, and then a big rain came and rained on them.

Ga ŋayiny yothuny marrtjin guyŋarrthinan bala ŋayi nhinanan dhuḏiŋur warragaŋurnha.

The boy was getting very cold, and he sat under a cycad tree.

Ga bulu maṉḏa marrtjin bala bitjarr märr, bala maṉḏa nhäŋala yothunhany ŋayi gan nhinan

dhuḏiŋur warragaŋur.

They walked a bit further, then they saw the boy sitting under the cycad tree.

Bala märraŋalnydja ŋanya maṉḏa, bala walal roŋiyinan wäŋalila.

Then they got the boy, and they all returned home.

Ga ŋunhi walal bunan mathirraŋurnydja bala maṉḏa bathara ŋunhi märrma' ŋarirri' ga

waŋgany maranydjalk, bala ḻukanan walal. Ga ŋayiny bulu yindithin waltjaṉdja.

When they arrived at the cave, they cooked the two fish and one stingray and then ate them. Then the rain became bigger.

Bala beŋuryiny walal gapun ŋuḻkthurr, bala walalaŋ yakurrnha bunan ŋunhiliyi

mathirraŋurnydja, maranhun ga mulkan walal gan ŋorranany.

Then they all drank water and went to sleep in the cave, they all slept dry and with full stomachs.

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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." 

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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.