ŊÄṈUKPUY GA WIRIPU MALANHA DHÄWU

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Ŋäṉukpuy ga w iripu malanha dhäwu

( "Abou t ghos ts and o t h e r s t o r i e s ” )

Author: Wulŋaṉa Waṉambí 1.Ŋulwiḏ i Dhamarraṉḏj i 2.Bambutjmi Munuŋgurr 3.Dayŋawa Ŋurruwutthun 4.Mamulurru Yunupiŋu 5.Ŋulwiḏ i Dhamarraṉḏj i 6.Wuyuwa Yunupiŋu 7.Galuma Wi rrpanda 8.

I l lu s t ra te d by: Djoki Yunupiŋu

Published by the Y ir rka la L i te ra tu re Production Centre Y ir rka la N.T. 5791 1981.

Waŋganymirri waluyu, ŋarra m a r r t j i bala dhukarrkurru munhaku. M a rr t j in a ŋarra bala-a-a, bala ŋarraku be nhä wuŋi ḻ i 'y u n . Bala ŋarra b i t ja n a g uyaŋ ir r i ,

Dhuwalanydja ŋäṉukthu ŋarranha m ali- nhäŋala," b i t j a r r a . Märr ŋarra dhärranydja, ŋayinydja bulu ŋäṉuktja w u ŋ i ḻ i 'yun, bala ŋarranydja dhika bena w irrk ina w ilw i lyun, ga ba rra r ina . Ŋarranydja dhika ḏuŋ' ṯ uŋdhun, ga bu lkan y 't ja dhärra ' dharrana.

Waŋganymirri ŋarra m a r r t j i ḻ arruma wäyingu m a rr t j in a ba la-a-a, dharrway nhäma maṉḏa yukurra bunharamirri weṯ i ' maṉḏa yana.Bala ŋarranydja wapwapthuna, ga ŋurrwu'- yun d h a rp a l i l in a , bala ŋarra yukurra nhämana maṉḏa yukurra bunharamirri ḻ ukuyu ga goŋdhu. Bala ŋarra wutthuna maṉḏanha bulal'kumana yana, yurru waŋganydja w a lŋ a ttu rr in a , ga waŋganynha rakunydh irr inyd ja , w ir ipunydja walŋa th i r r in a .

Baman' w ir ipunyd ja ŋa rra ga yapa '- m i r r i ŋu ŋarraku ga w ir ip u -gu ḻ ku ' y o lŋu'yu lŋu m a r r t j i bala Bäniyalayum utika ' yu.

Ṉaŋ 'thuna ŋanapurru yukurra-a-a-a , yanaI i nygu wäŋa mulka Bäniyalawuy. Balaŋarranydj a warwuvuna l i l i n a Y i r r k a la -l i l i n a, "Way, ŋarranydja dhuwala warwuyurrunana ŋäṉḏiwuna ga gu rru ṯ u-mirriwuna wala laŋgu," b i t j a r r a . Bala ŋarraku yapa' m i r r i ŋunydja waŋa b i t j a r r ana, "Goḏarr 'nha ŋ i l im u r ru boŋgaŋu ro ŋ iy in y d j a ," bi t j a r r a .Bala ŋanapurru marr t t j i Y i r r k a l a l i l i n a

Ŋarra ga ŋarraku mukul'm irr iŋu maṉḏa m a r r t j i bala Baralmanayu guyawu ḻ uku- ranharawu. M a r r t j i ŋanapurru bala mayaŋ' ŋupan, nhäma ŋanapurru guḻ un' gapu, yurru walala ŋu l i y o lŋu ' yu lŋu- yunydja ḻ akarama be guya guḻ k u 'm i r r i .

Dhunupa ŋanapurru gunyaṉnha buma ga meṉḏuŋ ' nha, bala ŋanapurrunydja dhunupa ḻ ukuramana, ŋayi guyanydja wirwiryun yukurra dhaŋagnha dhika.

Waŋganymirri waluyu, ŋanapurru m a r r t j i bala Ḻo m l i l i maypalwu. Dhipuŋurunydja ŋanapurrunha gäma mutika'yu, wandi r r i n a ŋanapurru bala-a-a, ga Ḻomŋura, ḏupthun ŋanapurrunha, bala ŋanapurru yarruyarrup- thuna r a ŋ i l i l in a , ra r r 'yu n maryakalnydja bala d ju ḻ kthuna m a y p a ll i l in a . Ga w iṯ thuna ŋanapurru dhika maypalnydja, yana linygu walunydja g ä r r i , bala ŋanapurru m a r r t j i w äŋa li l ina .

Dhuwalanydja ḏa ŋ g u l t j i , Dhuwa, ga wirpunydja ŋayi yäku guḏurrku.Ga wäŋanydja nhanŋu nhinanharawunydja ṉinyd j iya gapuŋura g a lk i . Yurru bathala ŋayi ŋunhi yulŋunydja ŋu tu ' ŋanya malŋutj wäymdja, mayaŋ ' weyin' -

mi r r i . Ga ŋathanydja ŋayi ŋuI i ḻ uka räkay, ga guyi ta balanyara ya ' dhoḻ uwuy, balanyara, ŋayi ŋu l i ŋathanydja ḻ uka, ga guyanydja ŋayi ŋu l i yaka ḻ uka.

Yow, baman' be ŋ ä t h i l i yukurrana nhinana ḏarramu yäku G u r r u t ju r t ju r . Waŋgany- m ir r i waluyu, walala dhäykawurrunydja m arrt j ina bala r ä k a y l i l i , ga djamarrkuḻ - nhanydja walala nherrara yapa 'm irr iŋu - wala maṉḏakala. Yow, nhinananydja walala yukurrana bala nhäŋala G u rru t ju r- t ju r 'nhana ŋayi l i l i m a rr t j in a , m a r r t j in a n a l i l i dhudkay, bala walalaŋgu wapiṯ i 'n a weka'wikaŋala.

Waluyu Dja n d i, ŋanapurru m a r r t j i Baŋara, ga Bumiti ga ŋarra m a r r t j i bala G ärrir iyu . Bala ŋayi Baŋaranydja waŋana b it ja rra n e , "Ma' nhenydja ga Bum itinydja yurru m a rr t j i m a y p a ll i l in a d jinydjalma'wuna, ga ŋarranydja yurru nhina dh iya la ŋ u rrŋg i t j - ŋurana," b i t ja r r a . Bal a ŋi l in y u märrama rupa ga wäya bala marrt j in a m a yp a ll i l in a .

Ga ŋunhi ŋ i l in y u m arn tjinyd ja , bala ŋarra nhäma w a p it i 'n a bala ŋi l in y u buma w a p it in y 't ja wäyayuna bala gäma ŋama'wuna ŋ u rrŋg i t j l i l i n a .

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