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y im i y i r r a r n u : Janeh Nakamarrarlu

Y a y ir r i- y a y i r r i mama ngula kalu p a jir n i ngulaju m irntajangkaku.

P a jir n i kalu panu-nyayirni ngulawarnuju kalu kanyirni n gu rra-kurra.

Ngulawarnuju kalu mama y a y ir r i-y a y ir r i y ir ra r n i k artak u rla n gap a-parn tarla janka ka tarnnga wulpu manu manya karda manu k a ji yangka parntim i ngu rrju- n y a y irn i.

Ngulajangkaju kalu m an ilki w a rlu -n g u rlu ju manu kalu ju rup in yi ngaminpa-kurra manu kalu nyanu waj imani l k i . Ngurrju mani kajana m irn tajan gkaju y a y i r r i - y a y i r r i r l i j i .

N g a rlk ird i pa rla ngulaju k alu p a jir n i panu-nyayirni p a jir n in ja r la kalu kan yirn i ngu rra-kurra.

Ngulawarnuju kalu rdaku w i r i pangirni y ir r a r n i kalu warlu ji w ir r i k an in jarn i rdakungka tarnnga ka janka p i r i l y i karda.

Ngula ka p i r i l y i lk i ngunami rdakungka ngulajangkaju kalu y ir r a r n i n g a rlk ird i p a rla rdakungkaju.

Ngulawarnuju k a lu -ja n a ngamarlangu purrami jurngkungku tarnnga kapala nyinami kankarlarni ku n ju ru rla .

P i r r j i r d i karda kapala jankami jurngkungkaju. Ngulawarnu yinga p ala p i r r j i r d i l k i nyinami murru- murru-wangu.

W anakiji ngulaju karnalu m iyi p a jir n i ,p a j ir n i karnalu panu-nyayirni k artak u -ku rra .

K a la iu pajurnu panu p a rra ja-k u rra n y u r r u w iy iji. Miyi-wangu ngulaju k a la lu nyampu-piya wanaki j i ngarnu. Ngulaju k a la lu ngakurru-nyayirni pajurnu marna waj irrk i-w a n a .

Wanakij i j i k a la lu k ir lk a manu k a ja la r r a r lu k a la lu nyanu kangu k a ja la r r a ju w irlin y i-w a n a rlu w anakij i k i j i . Jalan guju karnalu n g a r n ijik i wanakij i j i .

Yulkardi ngulaju marlu-kurlangu ngarni kalu miyi marlungku.

Yapa kuja kalu yani wirlinyi wurnturu palka-mani kalu yulkardiji ngula-warnuju kalu-nyanu yirrarni jurrungka wanta-jangkarlu.

Walyka-mani kajana yulkardirliji.

Ngula-jangkaju kalu tarnnga wapa wirlinyiji walykalku yulkardi-jangkaju.

Jungarrayi-jungarrayiji ngulaju mirnta-jangkaku.

Kuja kalu yapa ngunami murru-murru mirnta-jangka ngulaju kalu pajirni Jungarrayi- jungarrayi wurnturu-nyayirni wirlinyi-wanarlu ngula-warnuju kalu pina kanyirni ngurra- kurra.

Jungarrayi-jungarrayiji kalu yirrarni kaninjarni rdungkungka ngulanya kajana parntimi jingi-jingi ngunanja-kurraku.

Manu kalu-nyanu yirrarni Jungarrayi-jungarrayi mulyu-kurra kaninjarra ngulanya yingalu parnti-nyanyi.

Mirnta-jangkaju kajana ngurrju-mani Jungarrayi-jungarrayirlijiki.

Nguyu-witangu ngulaju kalu pantirni pinti watiya-jangka pantirni kalu panu-nyayirni. Ngula-warnuju kalu warju-jarrangka yirrarni ngulaju ka maru karda tarnnga janka. Kuja ka maru karda janka ngulaju kalu mani warlu-ngurluju yirrarni kalu walyka karda.

Kuja walyka-jarrija ngulaju kalu yirrarni pirlingka manu kalu ngula-warnuju wulpu- mani wulpu karda.

Ngula-jangkaju kalu jira manu nguyu-witangu jinta-mani ngula-warnuju kalu-jana kurdu-kurdu w ita-w ita maparni wijini kuja kalu mardarni m ijiti-m ijitirla manu lirrangka,jurrungka,langangka.

Ngula-warnuju kajana ngurrju-mani.

Y a k a j i r r i j i n g u la ju k a lu m iy i p a j i r n i . P a j i r n i k a lu k a r t a k u - k u r r a manu p a r r a j a - k u r r a . K u ja k a lu p a j i r n i n g u la j u k a lu k a n y ir n i n g u r r a - k u r r a manu k a lu m ani p i r l i - j a r r a j i r r a m a n g u la -w a r n u ju k a lu p u y u -p in y i p i r l i - k i r r a p u y u - p i n y i l i w u lp u - k a r d a . N g u la k a lu w u lp u -m a n i n g u la - w a r n u ju k a lu n g a p a lk u w i n j i r n i y a k a j i r r i w u lp u k u ju . N g u 1 a - j a n g k a j u k a lu rd a k a n g k a w a r r i - k i r d i - k i r d i n g u r r j u - m a n i . N g u l a j u l u k ap u rd u k a r d a n g u r r j u - m a n i . K a p u rd u k a r i , k ap u rd u k a r i k a l a l u n g u r r ju -m a n u y a k a j i r r i j i . N g u la k a l a l u n g arn u k a p u r d u lk u .

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M i n g k i r r i j i n g u l a j u k a lu p a n t i r n i k u r u p a r lu k u ja k a lu y a n i w i r 1i n y i . P a n t i r n i n j a r 1 a k a l u k a n y i r n i p a n u - n y a y i r n i n g u r r a - k u r r a j u . N g u la - w a r n u ju k a l u m i n g k i r r i j i y i r r a r n i w a r lu - k u r r a ja n k a ka m aru k a r d a . K u j aka m a r u - j a r r i m i n g u la j u k a lu m a n i l k i w ar 1u - n g u r 1u ju y i r r a r n i k a lu w a ly k a k a r d a . K u ja w a l y k a - j a r r i j a n g u 1 a - j a n g k a j u k a l u k a r t a k u - k u r r a y i r r a r n i m i n g k i r r i j i ngu 1 a -w a r n u j u k a lu m ani w a t i y a w i r i manu k a l u w u lp u - m ani m i n g k i r r i j i k a r t a k u - k u r r a w u lpu k a r d a k a lu w u lp u -m a n i. K u ja ka wu 1p u - n y a y i r n i k a r r i m i k a r t a k u r l a n g u la j u k a l u l u r l a w i n j i r n i n gap a m i n g k i r r i k i j i k a r t a k u r l a . R d ak a n g k u k a l u n g u r r ju - m a n i m i n g k i r r i j i manu ngapangku k a r t a k u r l a . N g u la - w a r n u ju k a l u - j a n a k u r d u -k u r d u w i t a - w i t a p a r r a j a r l a k u ja k a lu ngunam i n g u la k a l u - j a n a m ap arn i mi n g k i r r i r 1i j i n g u la j u p i r r j i r d i m a n in ja k u y i n g a l u n g u la -w a r n u p i r r j i r d i l k i n y in a . N g u 1 a - j a 1 a k a l u - n y a n u n g a t i - n y a n u r 1u m a p a rn i p a lk a j i n g i - j i n g i k a lu -n y a n u m a p a rn i mi n g k i r r i r 1i j i .

M i n g k i r r i r l i k u ja k a p a 1 a - nyanu m a p a rn i n gam ar1a n g u r 1u n g u l a j u y in g a p a l a p i r r j i r d i l k i n y in a m i n g k i r r i - w a r n u . M i n g k i r r i j i k a l u n g a r n i n g ak a k u n j u r u - j a n g k a r 1u n g a r n i k a lu p i r r j i r d i k a r d a m iy a l u k a ja n a p i r r j i r d i - m a n i m i n g k i r r i k u ja k a l u n g a rn i . M i n g k i r r i k a p a la w a n g u - j a r r a r l u n g a r n i n g a m a r1a n g u r 1u . N g u la - w a r n u ju y i n g a - p a l a n g u r r j u n y in a m i m u r ru -m u rr u -w a n g u .

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M i j i l y p a j u n g u l a j u k a l u p a n t i r n i w i r r k a l i r l a p a n t i r n i k a l u panu k a r t a k u - k u r r a . N g u 1a - w a r n u j u k a l u - n y a n u ma p a r n i w i j i n i . W i j i n i r l a k a l u - n y a n u y i r r a r n i m i j i l y p a j u . Manu k a l u - j a n a k u r d u - k u r d u m a p ar n i w i j i n i k u j a k a i u m a r d a r n i . M i j i l y p a r l u k a j a n a w i j i n i j i p a l u - p i n y i k u j a k a l u m a r d a r n i k u r d u - k u r d u manu w i r i - w i r i r 1i . M i j i l y p a j u n g u l a j u n g u r r j u w i j i n i k i j i .

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Wardarrkaju kalu pajirni-wiyi panu-nyayirni ngula-warnuju kalu kanyirni ngurra-kurra. Rdaku kalu pangirni ngula-janglcju kalu warlulku yirrarni rdakungka.

Warlu ka janka pirilyi karda kujaka pirilyi-jarrim i ngula-warnuju kalu yirrarni wardarrkalku rdakungkaju.

Ngula-jangkaju kapala ngamarlangu nyinami kankarlarni rdakungka kunjururla. Kunjuru kapalangu jingi-jingi tuyu-karrimi ngamarlanguku,pirrjirdi mani kapalangu kunjururluju.

Ngulaju kapala taranga nyinami kaji warlu palimi rdakungka.

Wardarrkarluju kajana pirrjirdi mani kurdu-kurdu w ita-w ita manu ngati-nyanu ngati nyanu.

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