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NGIRRAMINI NGINI AWURRINI YIPIRNI TARTUWALI

Ngirramini ngini Awurrini Yipirni Tartuwali
Jiyikirimi Michelle Babui
Jiyikiringirri yimanka Ancilla Puruntatameri.
ISBN 0 949214 97 3
© 1991 Nguiu Nginingawila Literature Production Centre

Parlingarri awarra tini yimuwu kapi warta. Ngarra tangarima yinkitayi kapi tingata.

Api karri japinari awarra tini yuwatuwuriyi kularlaga yima yinkiti kapi warta.

Karri warnarringa jinipapurti, ngarra tini yuwatuwuriyi kapi tingata pili ngarra yikwanari, api yuwuriyi mwarliki kapi winga.

Kiyi awarra tartuwali yuwuriyi awungarruwu kapi awarra tini mwarliki yiwujingimani. Api ngarra tini yipakurluwunyi awarra tartuwali yunuwuja yinkitayi kapi awarra tini. Api awarra tini kutupi yimi.

Kiyi kalikali yimi kapi ngarra tangarima, yuwunga nginingatawa numwariyaka amintiya yinjara arlukwa. Kiyi kalikali yimi kapi awarra tartuwali, mwarliki yuwujingimani. Api awarra tini yuwunyawu numwariyaka, kiyi yipirni awarra tartuwali.

Ninkiyi awarra tini yuwunga tartuwali, kiyi yimarruwuriyi kangatawa tangarima. Kiyi yipawumi, yuwapa awarra tartuwali.

Karri yartijanga awarra tini yimajirripi kangatawa tangarima.

Ngarra tini yoyi yimi. tartuwali kapi tingata api tayikuwapi tiwi yoyi pirimi tartuwali.
Waya juwa.

English
A Man kills a shark
Long ago there was a man who was living in the bush. He made his home close to the beach.
So when it was morning he went into the bush looking around for food. When the sun was high he went to the beach because he was hot, so he went to have a swim in the sea.
Then a shark, went over there near where the man was swimming. The man saw the shark going towards him So the man jumped.
Then he ran to his camp, and took hold of his spear and two long fighting sticks. Then he ran to the shark where he was swimming around. So the man threw his spear then he killed that shark.
He took hold of the shark then he went to his camp. Then he cooked the shark and ate it.
When it was dark he went to sleep at his camp.
The man danced the shark dance on the beach just like many Tiwi dance shark today. The end.