ABIRRINY-JIRRAPA JIN-NGARDAPA JOCHA

Burarra

A B IR R IN Y-JIR R APAJ IN -N G A R D A P A

J O C HA

Abirriny-jirrapa Jin-ngardapa Jocha The Three Mice

A Story in the Burarra (Gu-jarlabiya / Gu-jingarliya) languages of North Central Arnhem Land.

Story: Katie Fry

Illustrations: Terry Pascoe

This project was assisted by the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australian Council, the Federal Government's Arts Funding and Advisory Body.

Printed by Maningrida Literature Production Centre, November, 1993.

© Maningrida Literature Production Centre,P.M.B. 67 Winnellie,N.T. 0822.

ISBN: 0-86783-255-X

ABIRRINY-JIRRAPA

JIN-NGARDAPA JOCHA

Janguny: Katie Fry

Mun-mawunga: Terry Pascoe

Aburr-ninya aburr-wena achila mampa

burrwa, "Ama, bubu-bawuna,

nyiburr-boy barra." "Ngaw, bobo."

"Bobo, Ama." Lika aburr-bona.

Jin-guna jin-delipa jocha jiny-bona,

gorrngunya mu-menga jinyu-ni, lika

gu-gupuna jiny-jarl, jiny-barrngumurra,

wupa jinyu-ninya.

Rrapa jin-guna jin-nerranga jin-delipa

jocha jiny-bona, gun-jong gu-rrumurra

jinyu-ni. Lika gu-gupuna jiny-bona,

jiny-jarl, jiny-barrngumurra, wupa

jinyu-ni.

Rrapa jin-guna jocha jiny-bona,

morliya a-menga jinyu-ni, lika

gu-gupuna jiny-bona, jiny-barrngumurra,

lika jinyu-ninya wupa.

An-bachirra jarn.gich a-rrikarr a

a-bamuna, a-bena gorrngunya gu-maya

bala. A-wena, "Yama nguna-barrba

wupa gun-nginyipa bala ya ?"

"Ngika."

Wurra jarn.gich a-wena, "Minyja gala

ny-yinmiya nguna-barrba, ngaypa

ng-garlma barra, nginyipa ngiy-bay

barra."

Wurra jin-delipa jocha jiny-yurtchinga,

gun-jong gu-maya bala jiny-barrngumurra

achila wupa.

Barrwa jarn.gich a-rrikarra a-bamuna,

a-bena bala gun-jong gu-maya.

A-wena burrinyjula, "Yama

ngu-barrnguma wupa gu-bala."

"Ngika."

Wurra jarn.gich a-wena, "Minyja gala

nyirriny-yinmiya ngunabirriny-barrba,

ngaypa ng-garlma barra, ajirriny-bay

barra."

Lika abirriny-jirrapa jocha abirriny-yurtchinga, morliya gu-rrimanga bala abirriny-barrngumurra achila.

Nipa jarn.gich a-rrikarra a-bamuna,

a-bena morliya gu-rrimanga bala.

A-wena, "Yama nyibi-lapkujama, barra

ngu-barrnguma wupa ?"

"Ngika," aburr-yinagata aburr-wena

jocha.

An-gata jarn.gich a-wena, "Ngaypa

ngu-warrcha barra waykin, lika

arr-bay barra ngu-ni wupa."

Birripa gugu bol ngana gubu-wuna,

lika gu-rronga gu-bamuna.

/

Nipa an-gata jarn.gich a-warrchinga,

a-bamunapa, a-bungguna, bol

gu-guyinda a-rronga a-ni.

English Translation2. They sat and talked to their mother, "Mother we are going away.” "O.K., goodbye.” "Goodbye mother." And they went.

4. One little mouse went and got some grass, then she quickly built a house and sat down inside.

6. The next little mouse went and got some sticks and quickly built a house. Then she went inside and sat down.

8. And this little mouse went to get some ant-bed, then she built her house and went inside.

10. A poisonous snake was slithering around. He went to the grass house and said, "Will you let me inside your hot

12. "No." But the snake said, "If you don't let me in I'm going to get up and eat you."

14. But the little mouse ran to the her sister's house of sticks and went inside.

16. Again the snake slithered over to the house of sticks and said to the two of them, "Can I come inside your lwus

18. "No". But the snake said, "If you don't let me in I'm going to get up and eat you."

20. Then the two mice ran to their sister's ant bed house.

22. The snake slithered over to the ant-bed house and said, "Will you open up and let me in ?"

24. "No", said the mice.

26. The snake said, "I will climb up high and come in and eat you."

28. They quickly lit a fire and it was soon blazing.

30. The snake climbed up, moved along (the roof) and fell down into the fire and was all burnt up.

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