DJABBARNBÓKKA KÚDJANA

Márdbalk
Yiliwan  
....Kumárda
Nkékkakakarnarrabiyina
Kuwárndo
Yiwúyaya Manakúkun
Ndjúdda
Kungárnba
Manayingkarírra

© Maningrida Literature Production Centre,
Maningrida, Via Darwin, N.T. 5791
Story by Joseph Mangkudja in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Central Arnhem Land.
Illustrations by Brett Westblade.
Printed March, 1982
Produced with the assistance of the Schools Commission and the Aboriginal Arts Board.
ISBN 0 86783 112 X

1. Bo-bo Márdbalk
Warábbana kayókaya wíba Mangkúryak

2. Marnúbbarr kóma ngána Yiliwan.
Ngábayarra djangórna ngabadjéna.

3. Makéddja karnayédjabba barrarána.

4. Kuwárnda djangórna karrówa kayóra


5. Búlanj, njindjabba manmarrímarla, njana ngáyabba ngadjúwa.
Kóma. Njíndjabba djábbarda djákama.   

6. Djabbarnbókka dúbidj kabbóna.


7. Nmódda ngayákara bakkándja
8. Waaaw!

10. YEY! Bárrabalayarra!

11. Djabbarnbókka njanabálayana.              
Búlkkidj, ya?

12. Ngaléwarakkanja?


13. Barramánga mandjáwak. Barranjíndjana barrabúyanayana 
14. Wédda ngawarramánga Yiwúyaya.                                
Bakkándja múnguy ngayákaya kábba.
Nja.
Kóma balánda.
Kóma mirridjin.

15. Ay! Djíya njéwana kandjina!


16. Ya? Kayawéla?                    
Ngayandakarlába.  kábba, kayakkamíya.          

17. Djíya karnmawa?   
Nalakárrbba ngabawála.

18. Ngáyabba rdórdbalk. Djíbba ngabay-úkana   
Odwódda djakadjáma kúdjangka.                                                     

19. Kabálko nanbiuibbándja nayúkana.
Njéyarra makéddja.   


20. Manakúkun ngábayarra. Djíya makéddja kóma.
Kábba karlakkalóddjarra ngabayúkaya ngána, Nkékkakakarnarrabiyína

22. Njírrabba djibba njayúkana. Néyarra yalába nakadjéna.

23. RDOW
Djéya ngaléwara?
Nganarárrma Kayl-Lidil

24. Bundubundu Kayl-Lidil bánbirriyana birriwarríwarra.

25. Ngabadjórrkka ngabawákka Márdbalk. Mirridjin bayúkawa.

26. Kuwárnda ngabakkóya.                           

27. Djíbba ngabakkóya kumárda. Malóya kayakkondjéya yaláwa ngábayarra.

28. Ngawarrabaladjórrkka djíya. Kanja múnguy ngabanarayína, yaláwa djawéla kayingkayína.      
Djíya kabalayirríya Fékasin drekda.
Ngána Márdbalk

29. Djidja yangadjína kéyarra banakúdjabba njana karnbilíbala nbarrábarra kayíya, Yaláwa rdórdbalk kómabba kayákana.
Yaláwa


28. Well we got him here, if we had taken any longer his foot would have got infected and he could have died.
Here comes the missionary tractor.
Back at Goulburn Is

29. The sisters said he should go to Darwin because he has lost a lot of blood, but he will be all right now.
The End.

24. Here comes Jockey and Kyle-Little, he is looking for a murderer.  

25. We will take him back to Goulburn and get some medicine.

26. Let's camp here at Kuwárnda.   

27. Looks like we will have to stay here at Kumárda until the rain goes.

20. Well let's go to Manakúkun. We can't get any turtles here
We can get fresh water at Nkékkakakarnarrabiyina

22. We will look after Joseph while you get some food.

23. BANG
What is that?
That is the white man Kyle-Little.

16. Is he dead?
No, this should bring him back from the dreamtime.

17. Hey ! What is going on?
We are going to stop at Haul Around Island.

18. I'm O.K. Let's stay here.
This hot water should help.

19. We will leave you on Entrance Island, while we try to catch a turtle.

13. They all cut their heads to cry for Joseph.

14. We have just passed Yiwuyaya.
I need some more water
Here
There were no balandas or medicine in this area.
15. Joseph has lost so much blood I think he has died.

10. HELP
11. A shark got me.
Are you hurt badly?
12. What happened?

7. One more fish should do.
8. Ahhhhhhhhhh!

5. Your turn. I'm feeling sick!
No you keep going.

6. weaker weaker weak

1. Bo-bo Goulburn Island.
On the first night they camped at Mangkuryak.
There were no geese at Yiliwan, but if we get some wind we might catch some fish.
They were able to catch two turtles.
Kuwárnda is always a good spot for fish.

© Maningrida Literature Production Centre,
Maningrida, Via Darwin, N.T. 5791
Story and illustrations by Brett Westblade based on the story told in Ndjébbana by Joseph Mangkudja to Grham McKay.
Printed March, 1981
Produced with the assistance of the Schools Commission and the Aboriginal Arts Board.
ISBN 0 86783 112 X

Goulburn Is
Joseph and the Shark
Yiliwan       
......................Kumárda
Nkékkakkakarnarrabiyina
Kuwárnda
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Junction Bay
Yiwúyaya Manakúkun
Kungárnba
King River
Ndjúdda[?]
Maningrida