kuhni bu kunkare birrihwarlbuni.mandem. benemey benebarlkeng, ngalkudji yimeng, "yimray...

K U H N I B U K U N K A R EBI RRI HWARLBUNI .

A n d r ew. g. M ANAGU

S.A.L

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KUHNI BU KUNKARE BIRRIHWARLBUNI .

Andrew G. Managu.

Nahni d ju r ra kamulewan;

Kornkumo d ja Beywurd. 2 & 3 .Yawkyawk benewam b e n e h k a n i w akk id j. 4 & 5 .Kunkare nga lk u d ji daluk bi bayeng 6& 7 . nabang n ay in .B in in j bokenh benedjangkang kunj 8 & 9 . manberrk.

Kohbakohbanj benewam mandem. 10&11.Nganabarru bibom nakudj i b in in j . 12&13.

Daluk bokenb benewarlbom 14&15.ngalm angiyi.

Nakudji b in in j yameng b u lik k i. 16&17.

KORNKUMO DJA BEYWURD.

Kornkumo d ja beywurd benehni kore k u d ju rle , bihbukkani mankole bu marnbuh- marnbuni. Wanjh nawu kornkumo bimarne- yimeng nuye beywurd, "Kanna ba kunubewu yidjordmen wanjh yimarnbun y in gan."

Wanjh nawu beywurd madmeng wanjh bihnani b inang k o led jo r rngmeng kolewirrkmeng mey ku n ya rl, nameng dan jb ik d ja la k k ira d j wanjh dukkang wernkih rayekwong rowk, kolhmibom bekkang kamak rowk.

Wanjh bimarneyimeng, "Ngarre d je n j, kannan ngarran jbun.” Wanjh benewam danjbom nakud ji nakimuk namarnkol, wanjh bonj yakm inj.

YAWKYAWK BENEWAM BENEHKANI WAKKIDJ.

Yawkyawk bokenh benekoluy benewam benemadj- kurrmeng kore kudjurle, wanjh benemey wakkidj benewam beneyerrkang kore kukadjid, wanjh benehburriweng rowk benengorrmey nawu d jen j.

Wanjh ngalkudji yimeng, "Baleh kunu ngarr- kin je?" Wanjh ngalbu ngalbuyika yimeng, "Ngarre kore kured kore kunrermg kah- re rrngyo."

Wanjh benebidbom kured kumekbe benekinjeng rowk, benemadbom korroko, wanjh benewayh- keng benenguneng dja yikahwi bindiwonowong kohbakohbanj .

KUNKARE__NGALKUDJI DALUK BIBAYENGNABANG__NAYIN.

Kunkare kohbakohbanj birriwam manberrk birrihyawani kunngobarn . Birriwam b i r r i - ngarrengimeng kore kunngobarn b ir r ib u r r - buni, wanjh b irribuy ika nawu b ir r i balwam birribalhmangi manbolhbuyi ka, wanjh ngalbu ngalkudji balwam kore nabang nayin yongohyoy.

Wanjh yimankek balwabmeng kumekbe ngarre- melmeng kumdolkang bibayeng, wanjh birribekkang bu kayhmeng yimeng, "Waw." Wanjh yimankek birrimlobmeng birrinang kahkukyo kore kungarre, wanjh birriwam bindimarneyimeng nawu kured b ir r ih n i, wanjh birrimwam birrikukmey birrikang kore kured.

BININJ BOKENH BENEDJANGKANG KUNJ MANBERRK.

Kunkare b in in j bokenh benewam korroko , wanjh benenang kahni kore k u d ju r le , wanjh n a ku d ji kuniwabmeng wanjh yameng kukkurrmeng. Wanjh nawu nabuyika kumwam kukngorrmey wanjh benewam kore mankabo, kumekbe benew ilkd i.

Benemadbom korroko wanjh benewayhkeng wanjh benedja lkd ja lkm ey benenguneng d ja y ikahw i benekang kured. Wanjh b in d i- wonowong dabborrabo lk nawu b i r r ih n ikured.

Wanjh yimankek baldungyibmeng mako b irr im e y d ja m anbirlm urrn g wanjh b i r r i - w ay in iye rrkang , b ir r im u lilm e y namekke nawu kunj.

KOHBAKOHBANJ BENEWAM MANDEM.

Benebokenh kohbakohbanj benewam benemangi mandem. Benemey benebarlkeng, ngalkudji yimeng, "yimray ngarrdokme ngabarlkeng ngayembu,". "Yoh, ngaye mak ngabarikeng ngarrbidbu."

Wanjh benebidbom benewam benenang mandjurlemak. Ngalkudji yimeng, "Kondah yimray ngarrni ngarrngun kore mandjurle- mak." "Yoh kumekbe nga rrn i.”

Ngalkudji wam re rrngmangi dja ngalkudji yingkihdjerdmi. Bu kumdurnd i beneworrh- meng wanjh benewilkdi, benehni djoleng- minj, benewayhkeng, benenguneng beneworrk- minj, wanjh benedurndi kured. Bonj.

Kuni kunkare nakudji b in in j wam kabbal, kani bokenh mankole dj a borndok. Wam nang kore kudjorlok kayo, kuniwabmeng darnkih kolhmibom yameng.

Wanjh kanjbekkarrinj nawu. nganabarru binang kahdi nawu b in in j, wanjh b ikadjuy wanjh yawoyhkolhmibom manbuyika, yameng kolebakmeng, bikadjuy darnkih bibom biwayhkeng kadum biburriweng.

Bimadbom yawoyhmankang nawu b in in j bikuk- marnmarnbom birrulubom kore kunwanj, biyawoyhburriweng kadum kumdurndi mankang ngolekdadjmeng kungolbeh wanjh doweng namekbe nawu. b in in j.

NGANABAHRU BIBOM NAKUDJI BININ J .

DALUK BOKENH BENEWARLBOM NGALMANGIY I .

Bamangarrani daluk bokenh benekoluy kabbal, benehyawani ngalmangiyi. Benewam benehbolkdulubuni wanjh benemey .kunkarrng- bakmeng, ngjalengman bokenh d ja m jalengman bokenh, wanjh benebidbom kore karrkad.

Wanjh kumekbe benererrn gmey, wanjh bene- worrhmeng benekinjeng, benenjammey rowk, benenguneng kunnjam. Dja benekin jeng nawu burrk, benemadbom d jo le ngm inj wanjh benewayhkeng. Benebebbenguneng nakud ji d ja nawu bokenh beneyi rrokmeng kured.

Kunkare b in in j b ir r ih y o y kore kuwarde, Kaluk bu kunkareni balanda b irr iku rrm e n g mankarre m in j b ir r iy a m e n in j nawu b u l ik k i . Wanjh b ir r ih y o y b irr id ja re d o w e n g- wanjh n a ku d ji yimeng, "Ngare ngayawan nganabarru ."

Wanjh wam y awam nawu nganabarru, kum- durn d i nang b u l ik k i kahdi kore k u d ju r le , kuniwabmeng yameng kukkurrmeng, kanjmey rowk, du rnd i kore kured. Wanjh b i r r i - ka n jk in je n g rowk b irr ik a n jn g u n e n g .

Wanjh ka luk n g a lk u d ji yimeng, "Nahni b u l ik k i ka rr ih k a n jn g u n ." Wanjh b i r r i - mulewam namekbe b in in j nawu yameng, wanjh kumwam nawu djamun b irrukkang b ikang Darwin, yolyolmeng yakwong, wanjh b o n j.

NAKUDJI BININJ YAMENG BULIKKI.

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The p ro d u c tio n o f th is book o f K unw in jku (Gunwinggu) h u n tin g s to r ie s is p a r t o f the O e n p e ll i L i t e r a r y P r o je c t a s s is te d by the A u s t r a l ia n C o u n c il f o r the A r ts .

C .M .S . OENPELLI. N .T . 1974.

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