GURRMIRRIŊUWUYDHÄWU

DHUWALA DHÄWU GURRMIRRIŊUWUY YOLŊUWALAŊAWUY, ŊUNHI ŊAY I GANA

ŊÄTHI LI NHINANA GURRIBA.

YÄNYBAWUŊU.

MALINYTJA DHUWALA YOLŊUWUŊU BIDI'YUNAWUY,

ŊUNHI NÄKU'LILI WALALA ŊULI GANHA BIDI YUNA.

GUPAPUYŊU.

MILINGIMBI BI-LINGUAL CENTRE.

1974.

Ŋ ä t h i l i bamcm' ŋ u n h i y i w äŋ a yöku G u rr ib a g a n a d h ä rra n a g a n b a yo lŋ um iriw. Ŋ a y ip i g a n a n h in a n a G urrm irriŋu b a la n y a yolŋu y a , yurru yä k u n y d ja ŋ ayi ŋunhi M a r ra g a lb iy a n a . D huŋgur'yuna ŋ ayi ŋuli g a n h a ŋunhiliyi G u rrib a , g a w a la la n y d ja ŋuli n h ä n h a ra yo lŋ u'yu lŋuynydja dhipuŋuru M urru ŋ g a n u ru n yd ja . G a w a la la w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , "Ŋ u nh a ŋ a- n'. Ŋ ula n h aliy g a d h uŋgur'yun ŋ un h a G u r r ib a ? Limurru! M aku lim urru m arrtji nh äm a go!'' G a b itjan m in a w a la la , "G o ŋunha lim urru b a rrw a n gulkulkthun, naku lim urruŋguw uy lim urru, m ärr g a lim urru dhu bu dapthu n g a nhäm a ŋunhiliyi, ŋunhi yolthu g a d h u ŋgu r'yun ."

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Bala w a la la gu lkthu rru n a n a ŋunh i b a r rw a n d ja m a la ; gu lkth u rru n a w a la la g o ŋ -w a ŋ g a n y. M aŋ ym ak, b a la w a la la d jä m a n a. D jäm a w a la la -a , b ilin a g o ŋ -d h a w a r'yu rru n a , b a la ŋ a l'ŋ a lyu rru n a n a ŋunhiw ili b a rrw anlili m a la ŋ u lili, y ä n a bili-i d h a ŋ a ŋ d h in a , b a la Jaw 'yu rru n a n a b a la d h in a d h a k a ll il ina.

W a n d in a w a la la g a n a -a , d haw atth urrun a w a la la W u ym u g u rra . W uym u gurra w a la la w a lm a n a , n h irrp ara w a la la ŋu n hi naku ba rrw a n m ala b ay', b a la la w 'y u rru n a n a, Ja rru ŋ a la n a m arrtjina ŋu rik iy ina yo lŋ uw a, ŋunhi yolthu g a n a d h u ŋ g u r'yu rruna gu rtha. G a ŋ a y i w a ŋ g a n y yolŋu w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , "M aku lim urru d h u w a la nh äm a gum urr retja ŋ a n ?" G a ŋunhiy i bili w a la la n h ä rja la n y d ja W u ym u g u rra .

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M anym ak, b a la w a la la m arrtjina ja rru ŋ a la n a . D h arrn h a w a la la n h ä g a la , gayi g a n a nh in a n a ŋu n hi G u rrm irriŋ un yd ja. M anym ak, w a la la n y d ja m arrtjina yo lg u 'yu lg u n yd ja w a n d in a -a ,

b u n a n a w a la la ŋunh il iyi bill w äg a g u ra ,

rjunhi gäthili w a la la g a n a b u m ara w a la la n h a w irip uw urru n h a G urrm irrig u g h a m a ia ŋ u n h a ; yurru ŋ a n y a n y d ja w a la la g a n a m ogala g ir hi, bili g a y in y d ja

g a n a g ä rr in a g a rg g a ŋ u ra , bili g a rg g a n y d ja n h a n g i ŋunh i m ärrm a' d h u rrw a ra .

M an ym ak, b u m a ra ŋ a n ya w a la la g a n a , g a ŋ a y in y d ja g a n a w a la la n h a be g u ru n yd ja g a m unathay m aŋu‡ji y ä n a d h o lk u g ala .Bum ara ŋ a n ya w a la la , bat g u rrk a g a ia ; b ä n a g a n a rjo rrana.

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G a bulu w a la la w aŋ a n h a m in a b itjan m in a ,

"M aku lim urru ŋunha b a la dil‡ji nhäm a ŋ a n ?" g a b itjan m in a w a la la . G a dhu ŋa w a la la ŋuruki w ä ŋ a w a n y d ja lika 'lik a n g u . W a n d in a w a la ia m a rrt jin a -a , n h ä ŋ a la w a la la Y ä k a rra g a la , luŋgurrm a g a ŋorra. Bum ara w a la la g a n a -a , ŋ a y in yd ja w a la la n h a g a n a beŋ uru n yd ja m u nathay y ä n a b u m a ra , g a d ho lkuŋ ala g a n a w a la la n h a . Bum ara ŋ a n ya w a la la m a rrtjin a -a , bat ŋ u rrk a ŋ a la , b a y'n h a g a n y a ; b ä n a g a n a ŋorran a. G a m an ym ak, w aŋ a n h a m in a w a la la b itjan m in a, "G o , lim urru m a rrtjin a ." G a w irip u n yd ja w a la la g u n h arra'y u rru n a M a la w a rra ŋ u n h a w a lŋ a ; nu n h a la Ŋ än du w a w ä ŋ a ŋ u ra yä k u ŋ u ra g a n a n h in a n a. G a m ä rra ŋ a la w a la la yothu gurrm ulnha m a n d a n h a .

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M a n ym a k, m arrtjina w a la la , g a ŋ u n h a la , b a la w a la la d h ä - b irrka'yurrun a m a n d a n h a ŋuruki m a la ŋ u w a yä k u w a w ä ŋ a w a . G a m a n d a n y d ja m a rrtjina ja k a r a ŋ a la w a la la ŋ g a la . G a b itjarra w a la la w a ŋ a n a , " W a y , w an ha d h u w a la n y d ja w äŋ a y a k u ?" G a m a n d a n y d ja la k a ra ŋ a la b itja rra , " D h u w a la n y d ja W u ym u g u rra , ga d h u w a la G a r rb a 'ŋ u ra , g a d h u w a la W e la ŋ u ra , g a d h u w a la Y ä k a rra g a la , g a ŋunha G in y g m y g u rra , g a d h u w a la N ä ŋ g iŋ u ra , g a ŋunha B a la w a rrg a , g a ŋun ha D h u rp u ŋ a ." G a b itjarra m a n d a m arrtjina la k a ra ŋ a la n y d ja w a la la ŋ g a la . G a ŋ un hala B a la w a rrg a w a la la b u m a ra , g a D hu rp u ŋa. G a Ŋ än d u w a n yd ja w a la la g u n h a rra 'y u rru n a n a ; b ä yn h a g a n a n h in a 'n h in a n a . G a ŋ u n h a n yd ja m ala g a li' b ä rra 'ŋ u ra w âŋ a m ala yäku M elim irriŋ gu li, g a G a d a d a p u g u r r a , g a D jim b ililŋ u ra , g a Ŋ ä n d u w a /' B itjarra m a n d a m arrtjina la k a ra ŋ a la y o thuy m a n d a .

G a m iyalk w a la la m ä rra ŋ a la w a n g a n y yothum irri. M a rra ŋ a la w a la la , b a la w a la la m arrtjina M u rru ŋ g a lili, b a la w a la la g a n a n h in a n a n a . G a ŋ a y in y d ja b a y g a bulu d h u ŋgu r'yurrun a ŋ u n h a la . G a w a la la n y d ja w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , "Yol ŋunha w a y ? Ŋ ula maku g a bulu nhina y o lŋu b ä y ." G a m a n d a n y d ja beŋuru ŋunhi gurrm ul m a n d a w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , "B ä yŋ u n a . Ŋunhi napurruw uy ŋuli g a n h a n h in a n h a ra ŋun hili." G a w a la la n y d ja yolŋ u'yulŋ u nyd ja w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , "Lim urru go maku nh äm a m a rrt ji/'

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Larr'nha w a la la , w a n d in a n a w a la la g a n a -a , bur b u n a n a w a la la ŋ un hala b ili G u rr ib a . M a n ym a k, n h in a n a w a la la , larr'nh a w a la la m iya p u n u w a . (Ŋ ä th ilin yd ja be w a la la ŋuli g a n h a m arr‡jinya m a k a rryu m iyapunu bunha ra ŋ i-ŋ u p a n a , b a la n y a n h aku n a gu ya ŋuli m arr‡jinya w ä ŋ g a n h a .) Bum ara w a la la w urrg ulu m a, b a la g ä ŋ a la n a w a la la m arrtjina b a la w â ŋ a lilin a w a la la ŋ g a la , b a la gum urr b a th a ra n a w a la la g a n a . G a bulu w a la la m itm itthurrunana, b a la go th a ra g u n d irryu n a b o ru m g u ŋ a la n a . M a n ym a k, n h a ra n a g a n a , b ä y ŋ a yip i g a bo ru m d hin a, b a la w arrkth u rru n an a w a la la ŋunhi m iya p u n u n y d ja, b a la m arrtjina d h u rr'm a ra ŋ a la n a m in h d h a la lilin a .

G a ŋ a y in yd ja G u rrm irriŋ u y n h u m a ra n a b u ŋ g a n , b a la ŋayi w a ŋ a n a b itja rra , " M ä -ä ! W a ku y w a la la g a ŋunha m iyapunu b athan.M aku ŋ a rra m arrtji b a l'yu n n a ," g a b itjarra ŋ ayi. Larr'nha ŋayi beŋuru Ŋ än d u w aŋ u ru yäku M a la w a rra ŋ u . D jar tjar tja r tja r tja r t ja r t ja -r, bur b u n a n a ŋayi w a la la ŋ g u . G a w a la la n y d ja beŋuru w a ŋ a n a b itja rra ," G o ! G a d h u w ala w iripu lim urru m om a."

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" G o ! D h u w a la n a p u rru ," g a b itjarra w a la la w äthu rru na. M a n ym a k, b a la g a n y a w a la la m arrtjina g u rru p a ra n a m iya p u n u n a , g a g a y in y d ja g a n a g a ya m arrg u y ä n a gulkthurruna, y ä n a bili g a m a ra n h in a gayi. Bala g ayi ro giy ina m arrtjina w an d in a b a la y i n h a n u k iy in g a la g a rg g a lilin a .

M a n ym a k, w a la la n y d ja g a n a n h in a 'n h in a n a gun h iliyi b ili, g a w a g a n h a m in a w a la la b itja rra , "Lim urru dhu bum a g a n ya g a n ?" b itjarra w a la la beguru yo lg u 'yu lg un yd ja w a g a n h a m ina. G a w iripu m ala y u ra g a la ." 'E -e , b u m an a lim urru dhu g a n y a /' M an ym ak, b a la w a la la la w 'yu rru n a n a w ä g g a g a la n a . W a n d in a m a rrtjin a -a , g a lk ith in a gunhi w ag a g a rg g a nhangu m athirra guruki M a la w a rra g u w a , b a la liw 'm a ra g a la n a w a la la nhangu, b a la m arrtjina b a rrtju rru n a n a g a n y a -a , g u tjp a rr'n h a g a n y a raku n yn h a.

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M an ym ak, b a la m arrtjina g a p u n y d ja ŋunhi b u w a lb u w a lyu rru n a n a g a ŋ a l'y u rru n an a m arrtjina buku- lu p m a ra ŋ a la n a w a la la n h a , b il i ŋ u n h iy in yd ja w a ŋ a rr w a la la b u m a ra . G a ŋunhi yo lŋ u'yulŋ u nyd ja m a la m arrtjina ŋ al'yurrun a d h a rp a lilin a g a bu ku lilin a jiy a -w e y in lil ina, w äŋ a w utthurrunana w a la la m arrtjina, yä k u la k a ra ŋ a la w a la la m arrtjina d ilku rru w u rru n h a n a. Yurru ŋ a y in yd ja w a la la n h a g a jiy a -ju p m a ra ŋ a la ŋuruŋi g a p u y n y d ja , g a n d a rr ŋ a y a th a ŋ a la buku m ala g a retja g a d h a rp a m a la . G a b a la d h i g a p u n y d ja m arrtjina n y im dh urru na; b a n d a n y d h in a d h i ŋunhi w ä ŋ a n y d ja .

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M anym ak, b a la w a la la g a n a n h in a n a ŋ u n hiliy ina G u rr ib a n ha, g a g a rrm ura w a la la ŋuthu mu, g a b a tha ra n y d ja w a la la g a n a g a g a yp a}y u g u rth a yn yd ja . G a n h ä ra n a n yd ja g a n a gunhi ŋ a th a n yd ja w a th arr‡h in a y ä n a , ga lu kan a w a la la g a n a . G a ya k a b a la ŋ u m iku 'm irrin yd ja, ŋanyd ja w a‡h arr w a la la g a n a lu k a n a n y d ja . Y ak a g a n h a b itjana n h ä ra n h a n h a ku n a d h u w a la tja n guli m arrtji n h ä ra Räpum akurru; g a y in ydja g a n a d h ä rra n a , g a y ä n a w ath a rr‡h ina n h ä ra n a . Bala w a la la rirr ikthur r u n a n a guru giyi w atharryu guthum u y. G a k t h u n a n a w a la la g u li g a n a , g a g u p a w e y in d h ina gurigiyi guth umuy.

G a b a la n y a y in a w a la la guli m arrtjinya w a r ra ka n g u g a m iya p u nuwa g a g u y a w a , g a luk a n h a g a d h a w a r' g u nh ala b a n y d ji, g a gu lku run a w a la la guli m arrtji n y a n yd ja w a g a l i li; b ä yŋ u n a w a la la ŋ g u guli g ä g h a ra w ä ŋ a lil in y d ja , b i li ŋuruŋi re rr iy w a la la n h a w a n a rja g u rru p a ra .

G a b itja rra y i gu nh iy i G urrm irrigu m a la -b u n h a m ina w äg iya G u rr ib a m ärr g u rriri, b a la ŋ a y i d h a w a r'y u rru n a n a m a la n y d ja g a n d a rrg u ra .

G a b ilina d h uw ala d h ä w u n y d ja.

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