Ngirramini Ngini Kirijini Wuta Ngarra-amini
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Nguiu Nginingawila Literature Production Centre Nguiu, Bathurst Island. N.T.

Ngirramini Ngini Kirijini Wuta Ngarra-amini 
Jiyikirimi: Marguerita Kerinaiua
Jiyikiringirri yimanka: Marie Simplicia Tipuamantumirri 
ISBN 1 86363 092 9
© 1993 Nguiu Nginingawila Literature Production Centre 
YEAR 2

Awarra kirijini japuja yima kapi ngarra-ampi, wuta japuja pirima yinkitayi kapi makatinga.

Natinga wumunga ngarra wulimani yimi kapi ngarra-mawanyini, "Aya, ngiya nguwuja kularlaga yinkiti muwatuwu. Muwurliyi," yimi kirijini. Kiyi awarra kirijini yuwunga angitawa numwariyaka. Kiyi purruwuriyi kularlaga.

Kularlaga pirimi. Ninkiyi awarra kirijini juwunyayi purinjirringa angi yangamunga. Ninkiyi awarra wulimani yuwuriyi kapi awarra kirijini. "Kamini yilaruwu?" yimi awarra kirijini kapi ngarra-amini. "Marri wuninga yilaruwu," yimi awarra wulimani.

Ninkiyi awarra kirijini yipakilinga awinyirra purinjirringa. Kiyi yipipiti kangi yangamini.
"Kamini yilaruwu kapi yangamini." yimi awarra wulimani kapi awarra ngarra-mawanyini. Ninkiyi yipapirraya.

Ngarratuwu awarra wulimani yinipatinga walimani, yimajingimpa awinyirra purinjirringa, ninkiyi jipawurli awinyirra purinjirringa kangi yakuluwuni. Ninkiyi kutupi jiyimi awinyirra wuninga, kalikali jiyimi, api ngarratuwu awarra kirijini kalikali yimi. Ninkiyi juwunga awinyirra wuninga kangi tuwara, kiyi yipirni.

Ngarratuwu awarra wulimani ngarra kukunari. "Manga muwuja tangarima," yimi wulimani kapi awarra kirijini. "Manya awarra." yimi kirijini.

Kiyi pirripangurlimayi, papi pirimi japuja. Ninkiyi awinyirra yinjula jiyikirimi yikwanamini, ninkiyi jipawumi. Kiyi karri waya kiyana. ninkiyi. purruwapa awinyirra wuninga. Waya juwa.

English Translation: A Young Boy and his Grandfather
There was a young boy who lived with his grandparents and they camped close to a river.
One day the old man said to his grand-son, Hey! I'm going to hunt for food for the two of us."
We’ll both go," said the boy. The boy took hold of a spear and the two of them went searching around.
They searched and searched. Finally the little boy found a tree which had a hole in it. Then the old man went to the little boy. "What's inside it?" asked the old man. Then the little boy climbed down. The old man took an axe and began to chop the tree. It fell to the ground.
Then a possum jumped out of the hole and ran, so the little boy ran after it. He took it by the tail then killed it.
"Alright," he replied.
So they walked and arrived home. The old woman made a fire and cooked the possum. When it was cooked they all ate the possum.