DHÄWUMIRR DJORRA' Florence Ŋalawurrwuŋ. School of Australian Linguistics Batchelor, N.T. October 1979

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1 DHÄWUMIRR DJORRA' Florence Ŋalawurrwuŋ School of Australian Linguistics Batchelor, N.T. October 1979

2 DJAPU ŊARRAKUNY DHÄRUK Ŋarrany dhuwal Djapu, ga dhäruktja ŋarra ŋu li waŋa dhuwal'yun. Gal k i gal kiny dhäruk Djapuwalny, Djambarrpuyŋu, Marrakulu, Ḏäṯiwuy, ga Marraŋu. Wäŋany ŋarrak Waṉḏawuy. Miṯt j i n y ŋarra Dhuwa ga maḏa y in 'tja ŋarrak buḻ 'manydji. Ŋanya ŋul i ŋunhi barkparkthundja lakaramany yuṯ uŋgurrny wäŋany malan, ḻ undu ŋunhi ŋayi m arrtjin bokmar wäŋa malan. Ga yurrun beŋuryi nanapurrny yolŋ u'yulŋ u ny miṯ t j i. Djapuny qa wiripuny malan dhuwal'mirr y o lŋu 'y u lŋu ŋäth il yan b irr, qa dhiyaŋ bala ŋunha wäŋaŋur Yirrkala ḏäpthun m a rrtji. Dhuwal maṉḏan dhäruk ga l k i ga lk ith irrn y yukurra Djapu ga Djambarrpuyŋu: NHAKUN BALANYAR DHÄRUK Djapu Djambarrpuyŋu ŋ i n i ( ŋ a n i, G u p a p u y ŋ u ) wanhaŋuwurr nhakun wanhaka ŋin y 'tja wanhakurr nhakun wanha dhuwandja Waŋganykurr warray ŋanapurr ŋu li waŋany, dhuwal yundja yurru ḻ iyan barrkuw atjtja. Florence Ŋalawurrwuŋ

3 NHÄKU Ŋ A R R A 'B A T H E L O R 'L IL M A R R T J I Ŋarrany m arrtji 'Batchelor' l i l marŋgithinyaraw dhärukku. Märr ŋarra yurru w u k irri' ŋarrakuwuy ŋarra dhäruk dhunupa, ga rirrakay malan marŋg i t h i r r, ŋunhi nhä yukurra rirrakay w iripuŋu th irr wiripuŋur mathaŋur malaŋunur. Yalalaŋuw dhuwalny, märr yurru yala laŋumirrny dhäruk ga rirrakay malan ŋunhi ŋanapurr yukurra marŋg it h ir r ŋu li baḻ yurr d jo rra lila d jäma, y o lŋukurr dhärukkurr, goḻ wun dhuḏi' dhuḏiŋ uwnha djamarrkuḻ iw. Märr yurru walalny marŋg ith ir r yan dhärukku w ukirriw '. Yan ŋuli ŋanapurr gonhan ŋuli dhäruk y o lŋu membuŋ, bala ŋapaki'kurra dhärukkurr waŋi'w aŋi. Ga wiripuny ŋarra ga dhuwal walal w iripu-guḻku y o lŋu 'y u lŋu Gal iw in ' kuŋur ga Mil ingimbiŋ ur ga runu'puynu y o lŋu 'y u lŋu m a rrtji, märr ŋanapurr yurru marŋ g i t h i r r 'interpreting'gu ga tra n s la tin g'gu. Dhäruk ŋunhi nhatjan ŋuli djambi ŋa p a ki'ŋur bala y o lŋuwal wo yo lŋuŋur bala ŋa p a k i'lil. Mä r r yurru yalalam irr ŋunhi yolŋuy yurru djuḻkmaram w u k irrin y ', bala wark yurru märram ŋunha ' Court' ŋu r wo w a tjp ilŋur, 'in te rp re ting' d jäma. Ḻinygu, ' inte rpreters' kuny wark yukurra dhaŋan gandawun 'c o u rt'ŋurny ga w atjpi l ŋur bathalaŋurny, ga balanyar. Florence Ŋalawurr I came to Ba tc h e lo r to s tu d y lin g u is tic s, so th a t I can w r ite my language cor r e c tl y, and le a r n ab o u t d iff e r e n t sounds (p h o n o lo g y), and al so ab out the d iff e r e n t sounds found in d if f e r e n t d ia l e c ts. Then l ater on, th e sounds and words of our languages w ill be w ritte n down fo r our c h ild re n to rea d, so th a t th e y can le a r n to s peak pro p e rly and wr it e cor r e c tly. So th a t ju s t in case we lo s t our l anguage, and spoke o n ly E n g lis h, we woul d s ti l l have th e books as a re cor d. The reason why I and o th e rs fr om E lcho, M ilin g im b i, and th e Is la n d s came her e i s to s tu d y in te r pr e tin g and t r a n s la tin g. Tha t is, how to tr an sla te our language in to E n g lis h, and how to tra n s la te E n g lis h in to our language. So th a t when we become q u a lifie d, we can become in te r p r e t e r s ina Court, or h o s p ita l; because th e se p la ce s need in t e rp re te rs ver y much. T h a t's a ll.

4 Ŋ ä n itji' Ŋ ä n itjin y ' dhuwal yät j y o lŋuw, ŋunhi ŋayi yurru bitjandja bi l i ḻ uka dhuŋgarra ŋunandja. Ŋamakuli warray, ŋayi yurru yolŋuy gaŋgany ḻ uka, waŋga'waŋganymirrny, yurru yaka bi tjandja b ili. Ŋunhi nydhi nhakun ŋayi yurru y o lŋu mamburuŋ'buruŋnha ga burrwutjnha bunharamirr ŋanyapinyay ŋayi. Bala, ŋayi yurru yolŋu bawa'yuna, ga mari n d jäma wo wi ripuny ŋayi yurru wutthunmirra ŋanyapinyay ŋayi rakunykunhamirra. Ŋän itjiy n y ' ŋuli yolŋun gur'yun mariw, nhakun ŋayi yurru ḏarramuy ḻ uka ŋäni t j i w irrk i, bala ruŋiy i r r wäŋa liln y dhäykawalny, bala ŋathawnha maŋu t j i - ḻ arrum ga rrupiyawnha, wo wiripuny ŋayi yurru djawukirra birrka'yun dhaŋuny bala buman ŋuli dhaykanany ŋurrum iri wŋura mariŋur, yan ŋän itjiy 'n h a nhanŋu ŋuli ŋurruny ḻ akaram mari ny bala gur'yuna bunharawnha. Yaka ŋunhalny yan wäŋaŋurny, ŋayi yurru yo lŋuy mari d jäma, yurru bawal am irriŋur, wanhami ŋanya yurru ŋunhi ŋän it j i y ' mulka. Nhakun ŋänit ji'mirriŋ u r wäŋaŋur, wo re tja ŋur wo ḻ undu m irriŋ uwal wäŋaŋur, wo wiripuny d h a lith a lim irriŋu r. Ŋunhi ŋayi yurru ḏarramuy gaŋga warray ḻ uka wo wlripuny yakan yurru ŋayi ḻu ka ŋän it ji', ŋunhiyiny ŋamakulin warrpam'nha. Ŋayi wäŋany yurru wapurarrnha d jin garyun ga marimiriwnha ŋuli ŋayi yo lŋu ŋäni t j i' ḻ ukanhamirr, d jäkany nhanukalaŋuw ŋayi romquny, bawa' yunaŋurny ga mariŋurny. G a balanyar ŋarrakuŋuny, b ilin dhawar' yunan. Djapu dhäruk. Florence Ŋalawurrwun

5 MANAŊGAN Manaŋgandja yolŋu ŋaramurrmirra yätjnha. Ŋarrany yakan d jäl manaŋganguny y o lŋuw. Manaŋgannhany y o lŋun ŋuli gupuḏalnha ḏapmaraŋ. Ŋu n h i ŋuli yakany ḏapmaraŋ, ga marŋgikuŋ ŋanya, ŋayiny ŋu li biyakun ḻ i n ygu yukurri manaŋi. Ŋatha, gi r r i ', mutika, ga rru piya yolŋ u'yulŋ uw, bawalamirriw. Ŋarrany yaka d j ä l mananinyaraw, ŋarran ŋuli yätj lakaraŋun ga nyamir'yurra y o lŋu' y u lŋuynha. Florence Ŋalawurrwun A t h ie f is a p e r s o n t h a t d r iv e s yo u up th e w a ll. I d o n 't lik e th ie v e s. Thieves sh o u ld be lo c k e d up f o r good. If they d o n 't ge t lo c k e d up, th e y won t le a r n t h e ir le s s o n, and they w i l l go on s t e a lin g. Food, c lo t h in g, cars, o r money - anybody's -- a r e n 't s a fe. I j u s t don t lik e to take a n yth in g mys el f, becau se you g e t a bad name, and people would d is lik e you.

6 ŊAḺINDILIL? Yaka ŋarrany d jäl ŋarra ŋu li naḻ in d ilil m a rrtji. B ili barrkun ŋunhi ŋayi y o lŋuny benbala wuyupthuna yukurra. Ŋa rra ŋuli yakan gänany m a rrtji b i l i qapumiriwnha wäŋa qa dharpamiriwnha, guṉḏan waŋganynha ŋunhanydhi ŋa ḻ i ndiŋ urny. Barrkun wäŋa, ŋarra ŋuli biyaṉiṉ marrtjinyarawny. Ga warwuyurra ŋarra ŋu li w irrkin l i l i n wäŋal ila. Yakan ŋarra djäl ŋarra ŋuli m a rrtji ŋa ḻ i ndil i l ny. Florence Ŋalawurrwuŋ I woul d n o t lik e to go to t he moon. Because i t ' s far away and beyond reach. I w ould not go there on m y ow n because it has no w a te r a n d n o tre e s ; th e re a re o n ly ro c k s th e re. It's s o fa r away, I w o u ld b e a fra id to g o th e r e. I w o u ld b e h o m e s ic k a n d lonely. So that's why I wouldn't like to go to the moon.

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