Ŋayi marrtjina walukurru
® 1977, Science Research Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. “Adapted by the Department of Education with the permission of Science Research Associates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois”.

c 1979
Translation and text printed in the Gumatj language done by the Yirrkala Community School Literature Production Centre.

Dhiyakunydja ḏarramuwu ḏikarr' yätjina.
Bala ŋayi wapthurrunana ŋuIiŋurunydja munatha'lilina.


"Yaw, yaṯa ŋarra," bitjarra ŋayi waŋana ŋunhi ḏarramu.
Mak ŋarra ŋunhi galkina, bala ŋarra garathinana." 

"Ŋarra yurru ḻarruma guŋga'yunaramirri bay'," bitjarra ŋayi waŋana.
Bala ŋayi marrtjinana, marrtjina weyinha.


Ŋayi ŋunhi walunydja bena gorrmur' yina.
"Ye, waluna dhuwala wäŋanydja," bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhi ḏarramu waŋana.

"Ŋarra yurru marrtji guŋga'yunaramtrriwuna walalaŋgu."
Märr ŋayi bitjarra marrtjinanydja bala ŋayi galkina warray.


"Yakana ŋarra yurru weyindja marrtji bay'," bitjarra ŋayi ḏarrumunydja waŋana.

Yurru nhannu ŋunhi guŋga'yunaramirrinydja linygu bunana. Miyalkthu ŋanya ŋunhi nhäŋalanydja, bala nhanŋu gapuna wekaŋala.


"Ŋunha bala ŋarraku ḻundu'mirriŋunydja walala," bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhi ḻakaraŋala miyalkthu nhanŋu.
"Ŋanapurru nhuna yurru guŋga'yun," bitjarra ŋayi miyalkthunydja.

Maḻŋ 'maraŋa dhäruk buku-roŋiyinyamirri?
1	Nhäku warray ŋayi ḏarramunydja djälthina guŋga' yunarawu?
- Nhannu ḏikarr dhuryurruna.
- Ŋayi djälthina marrtji' marrtji-nyarawu.
- Ŋayi nhäŋala ḏarramunha.
2	Yolthu ŋanya ḏarramunha guŋga'yurru-nhanydja?
- ḏarramuyu 
- miyalkthu 
- wo wuŋgandhu