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Garrbaali | bulaarr | Dhinawan |
shingleback lizard | two | emu | |
The Shingleback Lizard and the Emu |
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01 |
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Yilaalu |
garrbaali, |
dhinawan, |
guwaa-la-y-la-nhi. |
long.ago |
shingleback |
emu |
talk-each.other-continuous-Past |
Long ago the emu and shingleback were talking. |
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02 |
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Giirr |
nhama |
garrbaali |
bamba |
banaga-y-la-nhi. |
really |
that,the |
shingleback |
hard |
run-continuous-Past |
That shingleback lizard used to run fast then. |
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03 |
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Waal-bala |
nhama |
dhinawan |
banaga-y-la-nhi, |
no,not-contrast |
that,the |
emu |
run-continuous-Past |
yiyal |
yanaa-y-la-nhi. |
just,only |
walk-continuous-Past |
But the emu couldn't run, he used just walk around. |
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04 |
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Giirr |
dhinawan-du |
guwaa-y: |
really |
emu-doerto |
say-Past |
So the emu said: |
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05 |
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"Yaama |
ngali |
wunga-y, |
gambaay?" |
question |
we2 |
dive.swim-Future |
sweetheart |
"Will we go for a paddle, sweetheart?" |
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06 |
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"Ngaayaybaay." |
okay |
"Okay." |
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07 |
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Garrbaali-dju-bala |
guwaa-y. |
shingleback-doerto-contrast |
say-Past |
The shingleback said. |
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08 |
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"Giirr |
ngali-badhaay, |
ngali-nginda, |
yanaa-waa-y, |
really |
we2-might |
we2-you(1) |
come-moving-Future |
gungan-di |
wunga-y-gu." |
water-circumstance |
dive.swim-Future-to |
Yeah, we might go, me and you, to dive in the water. |
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09 |
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[Dhinawan-du |
guwaa-y.] |
emu-doerto |
say-Past |
[Emu said.] |
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10 |
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"Ngaayaybaay." |
okay |
"Okay." |
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11 |
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Garrbaali-dju-bala |
guwaa-y. |
shingleback-doerto-contrast |
say-Past |
Shingleback said. |
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12 |
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Giirr |
yanaa-nhi |
nhama |
bulaarr |
gungan-gu. |
really |
come-Past |
that,the |
two |
water-to |
So the two of them went to the water. |
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13 |
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Nginda |
waanda |
wunga-waa-ya," |
you[1] |
first |
dive.swim-moving-command |
Garrbaali-dju-bala |
guwaa-y. |
shingleback-doerto-contrast |
say-Past |
"You swim first," Shingleback said. |
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14 |
|
Giirr |
nhama |
dhinawan |
wunga-nhi, |
yilaa |
dhurra-y, |
really |
that,the |
emu |
dive.swim-Past |
directly |
come-Past |
ngiyama-nga |
wila-nhi, |
baga-ga. |
there-then |
sit-Past |
river bank-in,at,on |
So the emu dived around, then he came out and sat down on the river bank. |
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15 |
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Yilaa-bala |
Garrbaali |
dhunbil |
dhuwima-nhi, |
then-contrast |
shingleback |
sinew |
remove[own]-Past |
baga-ga |
wiima-y. |
river bank-in,at,on |
put.down-Past |
Then the shingleback took off his sinews and put them on the riverbank. |
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16 |
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Yilaa |
ngiyama-nga |
Garrbaali |
wunga-y-la-nhi. |
then |
there-then |
shingleback |
dive.swim-continuous-Past |
Shingleback was diving around there. |
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17 |
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Dhinawan-du-bala |
guwaa-lda-nhi: |
emu-doerto-contrast |
say-continuous-Past |
And emu kept on saying: |
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18 |
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"Ngadaa, |
ngadaa, |
ngadaa, |
ngadaa, |
gi-gi-la-ya" |
down |
down |
under |
down |
get-continuous-command |
"Down, go down, go under, down, stay down!." |
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19 |
|
Giirr |
nhama |
wunga-y-la-nhi |
ngiyarrma, |
really |
that,the |
dive.swim-continuous-Past |
there |
And he kept on diving down, |
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20 |
|
yilaa-bala |
barraay |
ngaama |
dhinawan |
ngarra-lda-nhi. |
then-contrast |
quickly |
that.the |
emu |
look-continuous-Past |
but quickly looking again at the emu. |
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21 |
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"Wunga-ya, |
wunga-ya, |
yaluu-badhaay |
wunga-ya." |
dive.swim-command |
dive.swim-command |
again-maybe |
dive.swim-command |
"Dive down, dive, how about you dive down again." |
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22 |
|
Dhinawan-du-bala |
guwaa-lda-nhi. |
emu-doerto-contrast |
say-continuous-Past |
The emu was saying. |
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23 |
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Yilaa-nga |
nguu |
wunga-nhi. |
then-now |
he/she |
dive.swim-Past |
So he dived again. |
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24 |
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Yalagiirrmawu-bala |
dhinawan-du |
nhama |
dhunbil |
then-contrast run-for.self-Past |
emu-doer.to |
that,the |
sinew |
dhiyama-y, |
banaga-ali-nyi. |
pick.up-Past |
run-for.self-Past |
Right away the emu picked up those sinews and ran away with them. |
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25 |
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Nham-bala |
nguu-nga |
gungan-di |
dhurra-y, |
garrbaali. |
that,the-contrast |
he/she-then |
water-from |
come-Past |
shingleback |
Then he came out of the water, that shingleback. |
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26 |
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Ngiyarrma |
nguu, |
yu-gi-la-nhi, |
garrbaali, |
there |
he/she |
cry, weep-continuous-Past |
shingleback |
dhunbil-nginda. |
sinew-wanting |
He was crying there for his sinews, the shingleback. |
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27 |
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Nham-bala |
dhinawan |
banaga-ali-nyi. |
that,the-contrast |
emu |
run-for.self-Past |
But the emu had run away with them. [So these days the emu runs fast, and the shingleback lizard crawls around slowly.] |
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