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Waŋganymirriy waluy, yolŋu yäku Ṉamurraŋaniŋ gan nhinan, yurr Wotjawuy ŋayi ŋunhi yolŋuny.
Once there was a man called Ṉamurraŋaniŋ. He was from a place called Wotjawuy.
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Ga waŋganymirriy waluy, ŋayi marrtjin bunharaw wäyingu. Bumar ŋayi marrtjin waṉ'kurra, biyay' ga djanda, yurr galki mayaŋ'kurr.
One day, he went hunting for animals. He went for bandicoot and goanna close to the river.
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Beŋuryiny ŋayi nhäŋal djalkirin. Ŋayi marrtjin dhärran yurr miyalknhan maṉḏany, yurr ŋunhi bäpurruny maṉḏa Wangurri. Bala ŋayi waŋanan bitjarra gam', “Way... dhuwandja ŋarraku miyalk maṉḏa yarrupthurr maypalwu,” bitjarr ŋayi waŋan.
Then he saw footprints. They led to two women of the Wangurri clan. He said to himself, "Hey… these are the footprints of two women for me, who have gone down to collect shellfish."
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Maṉḏany ŋunhi marrtjin maypalwu mayaŋ'lil ga bumar maṉḏa marrtjin maypal ga dhaŋaŋ. Bala ŋayi Ṉamurraŋaniŋdja djuḻuḻ'yurr mulmulila, bala ŋayi guykthurra bala yindin waltjaṉ bunan.
Those two went to the riverside to collect shellfish and they collected them until they had lots.
Ṉamurraŋaniŋ hid amongst the grass, then he put a curse on the sky to make big rains come.
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Bala ŋayi djuḻuḻ'yurra maṉḏaŋ yindilila dharpalil, bala ŋayi gan dhärranan.
Then he hid from them behind a big tree, and he stood there (watching).
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Maṉḏany marrtjin bumar ḏingu ga guku, bala maṉḏa marrtjin barkthurra ḏinguny. Bulu ŋayiny waŋan yapa'mirriŋuny, “Bala nhunu ŋarru ŋarra ga bulu guwatharam ḏingu mä guḻku.” Bala ŋayi marrtjinan balayin yindilila dharpalil. Ŋayiny Ṉamurraŋaniŋdja gan djuḻuḻ'yurr ŋunhiliyin dharpaŋur.
Those two went and collected cycad nuts and wild honey, then they pounded the cycad nuts. Then the older sister said, "You have to go and get more cycad nuts." She went to the big tree where Ṉamurraŋaniŋ was hiding. Ṉamurraŋaniŋ snatched her there at the tree.
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Ṉamurraŋaniŋdhuny ŋunhi miyalknhany djaw'yurra barrkulila wäŋalil wiripuŋulila. Bala maṉḏa marrtjin djäman wäŋan maṉḏaŋguwuy, ga yan bili ga dhawar'yurr. Bala maṉḏa djuḏupthurra wäŋalila.
Ṉamurraŋaniŋ took that woman to a different, far away place. Then they made themselves a shelter until it was finished. Then they went into the shelter.
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Bala ŋayi Ṉamurraŋaniŋdhuny dhaŋalkuŋala gurthan, bala marrtjin batharnha waṉ'kurrany, djandany ga weṯiny'. Ŋayiny marrtjin ŋawululnydja dharrwathinan ŋunhiliyi djinawany' wäŋaŋurnydja.
Then Ṉamurraŋaniŋ made a fire, and cooked bandicoot, goanna and wallaby. It became very smoky inside the shelter.
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Bala ŋayiny miyalktja djitjurra marrtjin bala waŋanan bitjarra, “Dhaŋuya nhunu ŋorrtja bulŋuyukuwa,” bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhi miyalktja waŋan.
It stung the woman, and she said, "Can you put out the fire."
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Bala maṉḏa marrtjin nyaŋ'thurra ŋunhi wäyindja dhawar'maraŋalnha. Bala maṉḏa ŋorranan.
They ate the meat until it was finished. Then they slept.
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Ga märr wiyin' maṉḏa nhinanany dhuŋgarra ga dhuŋgarra ŋupar. Ga yan ḻinygu ga djamarrkuḻi' maṉḏa mala-bumar. Bala maṉḏa yurrnha marrtjinany roŋiyinany yolŋu'-yulŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal. Ga bilin dhuwal dhäwuny.
They lived there for a fair while, as years followed. When they had many children, they returned to the woman's family. And that is the end of the story.
