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STORY
8 Mirri
or Buruma/ The Dog
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Winangala!
Listen to the story continuously in Gamilaraay by clicking on the
loudspeaker symbol (left).
Note that the sound file is quite large (100Kb) and may take some
time to download.
Alternatively, listen to the story in parts by clicking the 'play'
button in the column below. Some Gamilaraay people use the word mirri
for dog, though others use buruma. You can hear the story
with either word by clicking the sound box M or B. |
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Like
to know more?
Visit Version
2 to see the story presented sentence by
sentence and translated into English. There
is also an 'interlinear' translation which
shows Gamilaraay word-building, verb tenses
and suffixes.
Go
to the Notes page to find
out the background to the story. |
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(M) |
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(B) |
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Yanawaanhi ngaya yuruunda.
Mirribala nganunda banagawaanhi. Mirridhu nganha gawaanhi, banaganhingabala
ngaya. Dhuludhi galiyanhi ngaya. |
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(M) |
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(B) |
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Gulaldanhinga nhama
mirridhu. Dhulu gamay ngaya, bumay ngaya dhulugu, mirri. Bumaynga
ngaya dhaygali. Giirr banaganhi nhama mirri. |
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Giirr bulilbulil nhama dhulu.
Giyal ngaya ginyi bundaangindaay ngaya. Baluwaa ngaya gaarriyaanhi
dhuludhi, bulilbulili dhuludhi. Gundhigu yananhi ngaya. |
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