BIRRIWUNGU GA DHAWULMURR'KU DHUDI-YARRAMAN'MIRRI

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1 BIRRIWUNGU GA DHAWULMURR'KU BUNANA DHUDI-YARRAMAN'MIRRI

2 We g ra te fu lly a c k n o w le d g e the fin a n c ia l a s s is ta n c e given by the fo llo w in g : The Aboriginal Arts Board Esso Australia Pty. Ltd. Minatome Australia Pty. Ltd. Uranerz Australia Pty. Ltd. Idemitsu Uranium Exploration Australia Pty. Ltd. Stockdale Prospecting Ltd. Alcoa of Australia Ltd. AAR Ltd.

3 BIRRIWUNGU GA DHAWULMURR'KU BUNANA DHUDI-YARRAMAN'MIRRI GUPAPUYŊU WUKIRRIWUY Mättj a rraw u ŋu DHÄWU Yänybawuŋu WUŊUUNY'TJA Nyârraŋguŋu Printed at Milingimbi Lite ra tu re P rod u ction C e n tre 1983

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5 2 Ŋorr ana walala gana, djadaw'. "Ŋali way, ŋapipi; gämu ruq'ku. Dhuwala limur r u dhu ga uka, djarrany' tjun nhawiqura, Mir rinyubir r i," ga b itja rra waqana Birriwun. "Ŋali waku!" ga b it ja r r a ŋ ayi waŋana Dhawu mur r. Mar r t j i na walala gana, yarr gupt hur runa walala, dhut nha, djarrany' tjurrunana walala marrtjina dhonay mala; ga waŋgany yo thu mandaqgu malthurruna.

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7 4 Djarrany' tjurruna wal ala marrtjina, ŋäkula walala uku yarraman'. Ŋayi nydja daba'yurruna Birriwun, "Way.' Dhudi -yarraman'mi rr i dhuwala wandirri ga ŋapipi."

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9 6 Ga Dhawu murr waqana b itja rra ŋuriki yothuwa, " Dhuwala qarra nhuna dhu q apa-bi lkthun, gäthu ; r äkayyu. Ga ŋorra yäna nhe dhu ga. Yak a nhe dh u rur 'y un, ga bi qgipiŋgi yun. Ŋorra yäna nhe dhu ga. Bäy dhu qarrapina nhuqu b una, ga qunhiyina nhe dhu rur'yundja, ga bi t jarra nhanqu qayi bäpa' mirriqu.

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11 8 Wandina gana balandanydj a, galkithina, yur ru mandanydj a gana gäŋala gar a malkarr, manda yo lŋuynydja manda; mandanydj a mär rma, ga ŋayinydja ŋ ayipi waŋgany. Galkith ina mar rtjin a, bala mandaŋ gu yarrarra'maraŋalana märriyaŋ, "Ga nhäŋu nhenydja, ŋapipi! Yaka nhe dhu yätjkur ruyama wapthun, ga ŋula nhaltjan nhe dhu, yaka yäna. Nhäma yäna ŋali dhu ŋanya marrtji, nhaltjan ŋayi dhu yalala ŋunhi wutthun litjalanha. Ŋalinydja dhu nhanŋu ŋurrkanhamirri, ga yur rkthun."

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13 10 Ŋayi ŋ äth ili beŋuru yarrar r a maraŋala gana, dey bitjarradh i mandanha. Ga mandanydja nhanŋu gana ŋurrkanhamina, ga badatjur r una ŋayi mandanha. Ga mandanydja muka yar rarramaraŋala, ga rarr' b itja rr a dhi, ga bäyqu ; bitjarrana b i l i. Ga maŋutji mär riyaŋ dhawar' yurruna ŋunhi balandawa dhudi-yarraman' mirriwa. "Nhenydja dhu marrtji qamathi r r i nhanŋu, ga wurrpan ŋuru, ga ŋarr anydja ga mokuyquru warra awarra aquru."

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15 12 Bunhamina wal al a ma rrtjina, yäna b i l i ga upth urruna manda ga pu lili. Bala nhanŋunydja ŋunh i balandawanydja, ga maŋut j i märriyaqnha dh awar'yurruna. Dhärrana qayi gana, mandanydj a marrtjina yaryurrunana.

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17 14 Ga duwatthurruna manda ŋunhala bala gali'ŋura, ga yothu manda ŋunhi mär raŋala; ŋayinydja gana mandanha nhäŋala yäna. Ŋayinydja ritharr bakmaraŋala waŋganydhu yolquy, bala djugu '-nhäŋalana gana, datj bitjarradhi, ga ŋurr u dharr adaŋura dharpuŋala yarraman nhanŋu.

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19 16 Ŋ u rrtji' yurruna qayi qunhi yarraman t j a, bala wandina; ŋayinydja marrtjina qurruquranydja ga w arrtja ' yurrunana maŋguny'tja. Bala mandanydj a yothu märraŋala, arr'nha; wäŋalilina walala roŋ iyina.

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