Bäruwalaŋuwuy

GUMATJ41

Bäruwalaŋuwuy Dhäwu(A story about a crocodile)

Supplementry Reader No 41 Language: Gumatj

Story by: Laklak Burarrwanga

Illustra tions by: Dj oki Yunupingu

Printed and produced by the Yi rrkala Literature Production Centre Y irrkala N. T. 5797 1982.

Waŋg a n y m irr i w a luyu, ŋ ä th ili b a m a n 'y u k u r ra n a n h in a n a m ä r rm a ' ḻu n d u '-m a n y d j i , D h a m iḻ iŋ u ' g a B ä ru .B a la ŋ a y i B ä ru n y d ja w a ŋ a n a n an hanuka la D ham iḻiŋu ' w a lanyd jab itja rra n n a , "G u l', ŋ a li m a rrtjin a d h ik a ŋ a t h a w u n a m a r r t j i n h ä m a 'n h a m aḏulpuwuna", bitjarra. Y o , m a r r t j i n a n y d ja m a ṉ ḏ a b a la - a - a - a ,y a n a l i n y g u w ä ŋ a m u l k a n a ŋatha- m ir r i g a n g u r i'm irr i re tja .

B u m a r a n a m a ṉ ḏ a m a r r t j in a , g a ra r r '-y u r r u n a , ŋ i l i ' - ŋ i l i t ja r a b a th i l i l i , g a b u lu m a r r t j in a , b u m a r a n a m a ṉ ḏ am a r r t j in a -a -a g a d h a ŋ a ŋ d h in a b a th i,g u ḻk u 'y in a . B a la m a ṉ ḏ a ro ŋ iy in a n aw ä ŋ a l i l in a , m a r r t j in a n a b a l - a - a - a ,d h u d k a y ŋ u r r ŋ g i t j l i l in a . Ŋ u l i -ŋ u ru n y d ja b a la m a ṉ ḏ a g u r th a n aba ṯthu rruna m uŋana ŋa thaw unaḻirrthana raw u .

B a ṯth u r ru n a m a ṉ ḏ a g u r th a n y d ja , g ab e ŋ g a ŋ a y i b iḻw a w y u rru n a n y d ja ,n h ä ra n a ŋ u n h i g u rth a n y d jaŋ a th a w u n y d ja ḻirr th a n a ra w u n y d ja ,g a n g u ri'w u n yd ja . G a lku rru n a n yd jam a ṉ ḏ a m ä r r g u r r ir i n h in a n a n y d jam u ŋ a n y d ja g o r r m u r 'k u ŋ a la , yana linygu.... ga gorrm ur'y inanaŋ a y i ŋ u n h i m u ŋ a n y d ja w ir rk in ag a l 'ŋ u .

Nhinananydja m a ṉ ḏ a b a la ŋ a y in y d jaB ä ru n y d ja w a ŋ a n a n a b it ja rra n n a ," Y o l th u y u r r u ŋ ä th i l in y d jaḻ i r r t h a n ? N h e , b a y ' y o l th u ?. . . . ŋ a r r a ? " Ŋ a y i d h a r p am ä r ra ŋ a la , g a ŋ a y i d h a rp am ä rra ŋ a la , ŋ u r ik in a ŋ a th a w u n aganguri'w una ḻirrtjanyd ja 'yunaraw u. Y o rram baŋina ŋa li yurru ḻirrth a n ŋ a th a n y d ja , " b i t ja r r a m a ṉ ḏ a w aŋanham inanyd ja , ŋunh i ŋ u n h i B ä r u n y d ja g a D h a m i ḻ iŋ u n y '- tja.Y o y u w a lk t h i , m ä r r ŋ g a ŋ a y ib i t ja r r a B ä r u y u n y d ja ḻ i r r th a r an h a n ŋ u w a y n y d ja ŋ a th a , m a rrt jin aD h a m iḻ iŋ u 'n a w a r r a y ḻ i r r t ja n y d ja '-y u r ru n n a g o ŋ w a r ra y .

Bala ŋ a y in y d ja D h a m iḻiŋ u '-y u n y d ja ŋ a n y a m u ḻk u r r w a rra yw u tth u rru n n a g u ṉ ḏ a yu w a rra y .Bunharam inana m aṉḏa, bunharam inana,ŋ u n h a la b ä y m a ŋ a th il i d h u ḏ iŋ u rag u r th a ŋ u ra , ŋ u l iŋ u ru n a ŋ u n h i ŋ a y iŋ a n y a B ä ru y u ḻ ir r t ja n y d ja 'y u r ru n n aŋ o p u r r D h a m iḻiŋ u 'n a , y a k a ŋ a y iŋ u l i b u ln h a ḻ i r r t ja n y d ja 'y u r r u n aŋ u l i y a ', y a n a b u k u - w a r r w a r r -y u r ru n a n a ḻ ir r th a ra ŋ a th a n y d ja .L inyguna, bunharam inana m aṉḏa-a-a ,y a n a l in y g u . . . . . g a ŋ a y i ŋ o p u r r -d h u m b u ḻ'y in a d h a m iḻiŋ u g a ŋ a y ib ä ru m u ḻk u r r -d h ir r k th ir r k th in aŋ u r iŋ i ŋ u n h i ŋ a n y a ŋ a y i w u t -th u r ru n n a d h a m iḻ iŋ u 'y u , b a ladh iyaŋunyd ja -w a la m aṉḏa yakanab u lu n y d ja ḻu n d u 'm a n y d ji.

Ŋ unh i m aṉḏa m ariŋu runyd jad ha w a r'yu rru n n a , b a la m a ṉ ḏ ab a r rk u w a tjth in a n a , l in y g uŋ a y in y d ja b ä ru n y d ja ŋ u n h im u ḻk u rr-d h irrk th ir rk n h a , n h a n u k u ŋ udhamiḻiŋu'wuŋuna guṉḏawuynhaw u t th u n a ra , g a ŋ a y i d h a m il iŋ u n y '-tja ŋ o p u rr-d h u m b u ḻ'n h a n h a n u ku ŋ ub ä ru w u ŋ u n a ḻir r t ja n y d ja 'y u n a ram uŋaw uynha. G a dhiyaŋunyd ja-w a lam a ṉ ḏ a y a k a n a b u lu n y d ja ḻu n d u '-m a n y d ji. Ŋ a y i b ä ru n y d ja g a p u -ŋ u r a n a y u k u r r a n h in a , g a ŋ a y id h a m iḻ iŋ u n y 't ja n h in a y u k u r raḏ i l t j iŋ u r a n a .

L in y g u ŋ a y in y d ja b ä ru n y d jam u ḻk u r r d h ir r k th ir r k n h a , g aŋ a y in y d ja d h a m iḻ iŋ u n y 't ja ŋ o p u r r -dhum buḻ'nha.

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