MIYAPUNUW NAPURR MARRTJI

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M1YAPUNUW NAPURR MARRTJ1L IYA Ŋ A W U M IR R

W U K I R R I W U YMatja rrawuŋ

D H Ä W UMinyipirr iwuywuŋ

W U Ŋ U jJN Y 'Nyarraŋguŋ

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Nhina napurr ga, ŋunhal Galawanŋur, bala linyuny gaŋgathirrnha walalaŋ Danyalany, "Limurr way, walal!" ’’Nhäkurra?" "Bala limurr dhu Ma|agawanlil, naku märram. Bilmaram limurr dhu räli. Bili dharrwany dhuwal miyapunu limurr quli ga nhäma, Gunduqur, Gajŋurruway, Gurrutjutjuqur, ga Wa|awurrŋur." "ŊalimurrJ" MYo way, manda. Nhumanydja dhu malthun ŋapipiwa mandaŋgu." bitjarr waŋan Marayala. ’’Limurr," bitjarr mandany.

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Napurr marrtjinany ŋarra, Dorrq, Danyala, Galiwirri, Gawulay, Yekiniwuy, Ganamu, ga Munurjgu. Dhuwalawurr napurr ŋunhi marrtjinany. Wandirr napurr marrtji, duwatthun napurr; bala napurr ga diltjikurrnha marrtji, ga yarrgupthundja napurr Mokabu'ŋurnha. Ga Mokabu'ŋurnydja napurr, ga Guyawatjwatjirrinan; Boliŋur, yän bili, ga Ganygarrŋurnydja, ga Marrawa|a- |äwuŋal; Marrawata-läwuŋalŋurnydja, ga Ma|agawannha.

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Bala napurr yarrgupthunna, gapu napurr dilrthun; bala garrurrun napurr garrpi'karrpin. Ga nakuny muka napurr warryun, banŋal; wandirra ga. Ŋayiny waŋa Galiwirriny, "Wäwa walal! Wanhami limurr dhu ŋorrany?" "Ŋunhalnha Dharramarrŋurnha." "Ga wanhami dhu ga nakuny dhärra? Dhukayan dhuwal." "Ŋunhal Damirriŋur ga dapmaram, ga Mirrinyubirriŋur, ŋayiny buran baralaŋur dhu ga dhärra, limurr dhu nhirrpan."

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Wandi gi, dhawat.’’Way, nhä limurr dhu |ukany?l! "Limurr marrtji maranydjalkku yaryu*yaryun," bitjan. Larr'nha. Yaryunna napurr marrtji maranydjalkkun, ga gi| dharpum gawukalaŋu, ga burrugu mala ga malmuŋu dämbumiriw, duwatnha.

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Djartjaryurr napurr, Djirrwinbin. Batha'pathanna napurr maranydjalktja mala, ga guyany, borumdhirr; ŋoman napurr maranydjalk ga guya napurr warrkthu' warrkthun, bala napurr gi |ukin.Ŋayiny wäŋany milmitjpa'yin. "Nhäkurra limurr dhu, way?" "Baladhi limurr dhu naku dholkum manymakkum yän. Wandirr napurr marrtji, ŋayiny ga ŋunhi barrkun nakuny dhärra; bili weyin ŋunhi dhawada, ga mirithi ŋayi dhukayi yu|ay noŋgurryu.

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Wandi napurr marrtji, ga bur buni; ga guyaŋi napurr gi, dhärri. "Limurr |aw'maram dhipuŋur, bala diltjilil." "Yaka! Dhukaya dhu qunhi djadaw’yurr godarr'. Yän limurr dhu luku dholkum, ga manymak dhu ga dhärra, ga djadaw’yun dhu." Ga |uku-dholkum napurr, bilin; bala napurr marrtjinan.

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Wandirr napurr marrtji, ga ŋunhal napurr wäŋayamany Beray’mirr; yurr noŋgurrŋur wäwuru’mirriŋur ŋunhi.Gurtha napurr dhaŋalkuŋal, ga dhoka napurr bitjarr |äy-ŋorran. Ŋäkul napurr .wuŋgannha mala, walal marrtjin nyoyurr.

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Ŋunhi muka barrkuny, buluny marrtjin galkithinan; yän bili, mak walalaq ŋunhi wakal bunan. Bala walal wandinan marrtjin. Bala walal |iw'maraŋalnha napurruŋgal dhärran, bala napurruny walal marrtjin warku' yurrnha."

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Waŋganydja wandin bala Galiwirriwal, ga waŋgany bala Ganamuwal. Mandany qunhiguyaŋan yanbi mokuynha, bala manda yatjurrnha. "Wä-- y! Dhuwandja mokuynhabäy limurruŋ bunan." Napurrnydja walalany ga buma dhäqa'mirriynha gurthay; buman napurr walalany ga. Walalnydja muka ga bili wandirr, ga bulu walal ga buku-roŋiyirr.Mandany Danyala, ga Galiwirriny ga ŋapa-ŋayathaman ŋuriki wuŋgangu, ŋayiny ga Danyalany djinagan ŋorra Galiwirriwuŋuny. Ga ŋayiny ga Galiwirriny, ga garrwarnha gorrum nhanukal; ŋayiny ga rur'yuna Danyalany, ga dadatjnha.

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Warku’yurr napurruny walal marrtji ŋunhi wuŋgandhuny mala, ga djadaw'yurr.Ga yakan balaŋ napurr ŋunhi djawaryurrnydja ga mäŋaŋayurrnydja. Yän napurr ŋunhi rur’yurrnydja, nhinan napurr märr gurriri, bala marrtjin miyapunuwnha.

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Larr'nha napurr Yekiniwuy, Danyala, ga ŋarra. Wirritjurr napurr marrtji, bala Guliny1parra, ga Guliny'parraqurnydja, Walkan.Yän bili, ga Guluŋurr1qurnha. Wirritjurrnha marrtji.

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Ŋayiny ŋunhi muka wirritjurr Yekiniwuyyuny, buluny yakurrnha nhanŋu bur. Ŋarrany waŋi, "Way! Yekiniwuy. Biyak rur'yurr’e! Yaka limurr dhuwal qorranharaw marrtjinya. Dhuwal limurr ga miyapunuw marrtji."

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Ŋayiny ŋunhi rur'yurr, bala marrtji nhinin. Ga yaw'yurr ŋayi gapu ŋunhi nakuŋur, biyakuny; dharr ŋarra nhäŋu garriwa.Warr'warryurr napurr, ga gijfc djawar'yurr. Ga buŋu napurr, ga qalmaraŋ nakulilnha.

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Waŋi rra, "Way! Yakan limurr dhu galkunydja, yän limurr dhu djarrarrayuna bala Barrdhabarrdha'yunamirrililnha."Napurrnydja gi wandi, ga Barrdhabarrdha'yunamirr, dhawat.

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"Nhä way?" biyak walal. "Garriwa limurruŋ!" "Gay’yi muka limurruŋ." Yurrdhuditj linyu gan ŋunhi |akaraŋalnydja, ŋayiny gi gundirrnydja, ga dhärrin ŋapa-ŋal’maranhawuynha.Dhuŋgur bitjandhi, bala |uŋ’ bitjarrdhi ŋunhiwurrr bili yawirriny. Law'maraŋalnapurr ŋunhi miyapununy, rulwaŋ; bala mitthurra marrtji linyu Danyalaynydja.

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Ga |uki napurr ŋunhi guwarrnydja mala, bala nhinin napurr gi galkurr quriki rumbalgun. Ga borumdhin ŋunhi miyapununy, ga gurrupanmin napurr, bala marrtjin. Ga walalnydja dhipuŋur bili Barrdhabarrdha'yunamirriqur |uka ŋunhi miyapunu, ga Munatha'|apandamirmydja, ga dhawar 1 yurrnha. Ŋunhi marrtji, ga ŋarrakuwuynha miyapunu ŋorri, ga walalaqguny bäyŋun. Waŋi rra, "Walal! Nhän nhuma dhu buypunumany?”

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"Nhaka bäyŋuna, bili napurru dhawar'maraŋala." ŋayiny biyak Yekiniwuynydja. "Nhaka yaka, ŋunhiny yindi!" "Ŋunhina bili." "Ma',M biyak ŋarrany walalaq. Duwatthurr napurr, |arr’ gukuwnydja muka. Ŋayiny muka ŋamathin gadaykay'wurrkiy. Ga yän napurr gan dhurr'maraŋal niwuda-- a, ga dhaŋaq. Yarrgupthurrnapurr, |uki napurr gi, munhaguyirr; ŋorra napurr, ga djadaw1. Larr'nha napurr godrr'nha, rakaŋay ŋuli ya'. Mirithi ŋayi dhukaya ŋorri, ga munathany' ma|q’thurr.

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Djarrarran napurr, ga ŋunhili bili ŋurruŋur, ga-- r , bitjarrdhi wirrwakunha.Git, ga baladhi napurr duwatthurr.Gothan napurr, ga borumdhirr; |uka napurr, |arr'nha; marrtjin napurr.Wandin napurr gan qurrithinyaraynha. Yän warray ,

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Dhulmu-dak, Galawanŋurnha dhawa|thun napurr. Nakuny napurr ŋunhi garrpin bay1, bala napurrnydja marrtjin. Wandirr napurr marrtji,' bur napurr MarayalawTthi bili."Way! Dhuwalana mala gurrupuruŋumirri, muka! Waku walala, ŋapipi, gäthu walala, ga galay. Wanhana?" bitjarr Marayala."Ŋunhayi wirrwakunha ŋorra ga, ŋanya yindi muka." "Gayiyi muka limurruŋgu." bitjarr.

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Law'|awmaraŋal walal ŋunhi miyapununy, ga gurrupanmin, bilin, Ga lipalipa ŋayiny gi djatthurr Marayalayny11 ja, yäku Giyapara, ŋanya la.tju' muka ba|awurrwurr. Bukmak napurr gan ŋunhili bili nhinan.

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