Kurdu-yarnunjuku-kurlu.
WARLPIRI

Kurdu Yarnunjuku-kurlu.
Yimi yirrarnu Kay Ross Napaljarrirli. 
Kuruwarri kujurnu Grant Granites Japanangkarlu.
© Bilingual resources Development Unit, 
Yuendumu Community Education Centre, 1993.
Job No 5/94
ISBN 0 86751 298 9

Kurdu ka warru karrimi yamunjuku japu-wana. Yulami ka mangarriki-purda.

Kuja kakiyi-nyanu yanurnu, kurdu wangkaja, 
"Tala kanpa mardarni?"
"Lawa, wita-mipa ngajukuju payi-maninjaku ngukuku."

Ngula kurdu yarda yulaja mangarriki-purda.

Kuja yayilki yanurnu, kurdu wangkaja,
"Tala kanpa mardarni?"
"Lawa, wita-mipa majijiki payi-maninjaku."

Ngula kurdu yarda yulaja mangarriki-purda.

Kuja ngati-nyanulku yanurnu. Payurnu, 
"Nyiyaku kanpa yulami?"
"Yulami kama yarnunjuku. Tala kanpa mardarni?"
"Yuwayi, palka."

Kangulku kurdu japi-kirra ngula mangarri manu kuyu-pinki payi-manurla ngati-nyanurlu.

Manu kurdu yanu wardinyilki manyu-kurra.

English Translation
1. The hungry child is crying for food. He's standing around the shop.
3. Then her brother came along. The child asked, "Have you got any money?" Her brother said, "No, I only have a little bit to buy a drink."
5. Then the child cried for money.
7. Then her sister came along. The child asked, "Have you got any money?" Her sister said, "No I only have one dollar to buy an icy pole."
9. Then the child cried for money.
II. Then her mother came along, "Why are you crying?"
"I'm crying because I'm hungry. Have you got any money?"
Her mother said, "Yes I've got some money."
13. Then her mother took her into the shop and bought her some food.
15. Then the child went off happily to play.