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NGIRRAMINI NGINI KIRIJINI AMINTIYA PULAGUMWANI
Katrina Mungatopi juwakirimi
Flora Tipungwuti jiyikiringirra yimanka

Nguiu Nginingawila Literature Production Centre 
Nguiu, Bathurst Island, N.T. 1981

NGIRRAMINI NGINI KIRIJINI AMINTIYA PULAGUMWANI
Katrina Mungatopi juwakirimi
Flora Tipungwuti jiyikiringirra yimanka

Natinga wumunga awarra kirijini yipangurlimayi kapi tingata, Ninkiyi, yipakurluwunyi awarra kapala kangi winga yinkitayi kapi wuta tangarima.

Kalikali yimi awarra kirijini kangi mirriparinga, Ninkiyi papi yimi japuja.

Awarra kirijini yipajiyarri kangi wupunga, Ninkiyi yipakurluwunyi pulangumwani tulumiya yimi kapi awarra kirijini.

Kutakamini kutupi yimi awarra Pulangumwani, "Ayi;" yimi awarra alawura kapi ngarra-mantani.

"Yita wuta awungaruwu tangarima arikutumurnuwi, api tuwariyi awungarruwu.

Ninkiyi awarra kirijini kutupi yimi kapi wupunga, api awarra pulangumwani yipapunya kirijini.

Kapinaki arikutumurnuwi kularlaga pirima wuta Pulangumwani pili yipwatipa, ninkiyi awarra kirijini amintiya Pulangumwani pirripapirraya tingata.

Ninkiyi, mwarliki pirimi kangi makatinga, api awarra kirijini yuwunyayi yikwani marringarruwu
Waya juwa.

A Story about a little boy and a dog
One day a boy walked along the beach. He saw a boat in the sea close to his home. The boy was scared so he ran into the mangroves, and went home through the mangroves.
At home the boy hid in the long grass and saw a dog coming straight towards him with his master and his master's friend. The dog was jumping about. "Oh!" said the master to his friend. "Some people are living there. Go over there."
The boy jumped up from the grass, and the dog followed him.
The men searched for their dog which was lost. Meanwhile the boy and the dog went down to the beach. They swam across a stream, and found a fire on the other side.