Guwaabal 5 Gumbulgaban / The Bustard (plains turkey)

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00		Dhinawan bulaarr-nha Gumbulgaban emu two-that.there bustard The Emu and the Bustard
01		Dhinawan burrul dhigayaa gi-gi-la-nhi, emu big bird be-continuous-Past Emu was the big bird,
02		nhama-nha burrul dhuurranmay. that,the that.there big chief and the chief of all.
03		Gumbulgaban buul warra-nhi. bustard jealous stand Past Gumbulgaban [the turkey] was jealous.
04		Gumbulgaban ngambaa-dhi burrul buul warra-nhi bustard mother[?] big jealous stand Past dhinawan ngambaa-dhi. emu mother from That gumbulgaban mother was really jealous of the emu mother.
05		Baayan nguu ngarra-lda-ndaay soon he/she see-continuous-Rel.suff ganunga bara-y-la-ndaay they>2 fly-continuous-Rel.suff ngarribaa, barraay banaga-y-la-ndaay. up quickly run-continuous-Rel.suff When she saw them flying around overhead and running quickly.
06		Gumbulgaban-du winanga-y-la-nhi dhirra-wan.gaan-nha bustard doerto think continuous Past flash very that.there gi-gi-la-nhi, be continuous Past The Gumbulgaban thought that they were really flash,
07		dhinawan-du bungun nguungu biiwanma-lda-ndaay. emu doerto wing her/his show.off continuous Rel.suff those emus showing off their wings.
08		Gumbulgaban-du winanga-y-la-nhi: bustard doer.to think continuous Past Gumbulgaban was thinking:
09		"Gulaarr ngaya-nga guwaa-li dhinawan gimbi-la how? I now say Future emu do command "What will I say to the emu
10		waal nginda dhuurranmay gi-gi-la-y-gu." no,not you[1] chief be continuous Future purpose so that she won't be the chief any more."
11		Baayan nguu winanga-nhi bungun soon he/she think Past wing garra-y-gu, waal-nha bara-y-la-y-gu. be.cut Future purpose no,not that.there fly continuous Future purpose Then she thought to get the emu's wings cut, so she couldn't fly.
12		"Waal-badhaay ngaya burrul gi-gi-la-nha no,not might I big be continuous Present buma-li-gu-nha. hit Future purpose that.there "But I am not big enough to fight that emu.
13		Ngaya-badhaay-nga wagi guwaa-li, I might then lie tell Future What if I tell her a lie,
14		Maayrr ngay bungun gi-gi-la-ndaay." no.none my wing be continuous Rel.suffix that I have no wings?"
15		Yilaa nguu ngarra-y dhinawan 'naa-waa-ndaay. then he/she see Past emu come moving Rel.suff Then she saw the emu coming.
16		Gumbulgaban yilawa-nhi, bungun nguu wuu-nhi, bustard sit Past wing he/she go.into Past nguwalay baayan ngarra-nhi banya[?]-duul. here soon look Past stump?? little Gumbulgaban sat down and tucked her wings in. Now she looked as if she just had stumps of her wings.
17		Baayan bulaarr-nha guwaa-la-y-la-nhi: soon two that.there talk each.other continuous Past The two of them started talking.
18		Gumbulgaban-du guwaa-y: bustard doerto say Past Then Gumbulgaban said:
19		"Minya-gu nginda waal bungun-dhalibaa gi-gi-la-nha? what? purpose you[1] no,not wing without be continuous Present "How come you haven't got rid of your wings?
20		Ganunga dhigayaa bara-y-la-nha. they>2 bird fly continuous Present All the birds fly.
21		Waal bungun-nginda dhuurranmay. no,not wing wanting chief The chief doesn't need to have wings.
22		Maayrr ngay bungun gi-gi-la-nha. no.none my wing be continuous Present I've got no wings.
23		Ganugu nganha-laa dhuurranmay gimbi-li." they>2 me then chief do Future So now they will now make me the chief."
24		Dhinawan-du guwaa-y: "Giirr nginda bungun-biyaay." emu doerto say Past really you[1] wing with The emu said: "But you have got wings."
25		[Gumbulgaban:] "Waal." no,not [Bustard:] "No."
26		'Naa-nhi dhinawan nguungu gulii-ya. go Past emu her/his husband.wife to The emu went to her husband.
27		Baayan bulaarr-nha badha-nha gi-nyi. soon two that.there bitter that.there get Past Then the two of them were really upset.
28		"Bungun-badhaay ngali garra-y; waal gumbulgaban wing might we2 cut[self] Future no,not bustard dhuurranmay gi-gi." chief be Future "We might cut our wings, the Gumbulgaban will not be chief."
29		Dhinawan-du gunidja-yu guwaa-y guliirr nguungu emu doerto mother doerto tell Past husband.wife her/his bungun garra-li-gu gambu-gu. wing cut Future purpose axe with The emu mother told her husband to cut off her wings with an axe.
30		Baayan nguu gaya-dha nguungu bungun garra-y. soon he/she turn in,at,on her/his wing cut-Past Then he, in his turn, cut her wings.
31		> Baayan-nha banaga-w-uwi-nyi gumbulgaban-da. soon that.there run w back Past bustard to Then she ran back to the Gumbulgaban.
32		Dhinawan-du guwaa-y gumbulgaban-da: emu doerto say Past bustard to Then the Emu said to the Gumbulgaban:
33		"Bungun ngaya garra-y." wing I cut Past "I have cut the wings."
34		Gumbulgaban gindama-nhi, baa-nhi, banaga-nhi bustard laugh Past jump Past run Past dhirra gi-nyi nhama-nha. flash get Past that,the that.there The Gumbulgaban laughed, she hopped, she ran, she was really happy then.
35		Bungun biiwanma-y, baayan nguu guwaa-y dhinawan: wing show.off Past soon he/she tell Past emu She showed off her wings, then she told the emu:
36		> "Dhanggiwa-y nginunha ngaya; badjin-duul bungun. trick Past you[1] I small little wing "I have tricked you, stumpy wings.
37		Maayrr-buu ngaya ngay bungun garra-lda-nha; no.none all I my wing cut continuous Present I haven't cut my wings at all;
38		wamba nginda badjin-duul bungun." mad you[1] small little wing stumpy wings, you are mad."
39		Dhinawan banaga-nhi buma-li-gu gumbulgaban, emu run Past hit Future purpose bustard baayan gumbulgaban bara-nhi. soon bustard fly Past The emu ran to kill the Gumbulgaban, but the Gumbulgaban flew away.
40		Ngarragaa-dhuul, maayrrngay bungun. poor one none wing That sad creature with no wings.
41		Baayan dhinawan yiili-nha gi-nyi, yanaa-nhi. soon emu angry that.there get Past go Past The emu got really cranky, and went away.
42		"Yilaa ngaya-nga nginunha gulaarr-aa gimbi-li." then I then you[1] how? must do Future "I will do you in somehow."
43		Yilaala-nha nguu winanga-nhi. then that.there he/she think Past Then she thought.
44		Baayan nguu dhurrinba-y birralii-gal, soon he/she hide Past child plural bulaarr-yiyal ngadaa nguu wa-y. two just down he/she put.in Past Then she hid her children, and took only two down.
45		Burrulaa binamayaa-ga wa-y. many saltbush in,at,on put.in Past She put a lot in the saltbush.
46		Baayan-nga murrila-dhaay gaarrimay-gu nguungu soon then rocky ground/ridge to.here camp to her/his bulaarr nguu gaa-waa-nhi. two he/she take moving Past Then she went down from the ridge to her camp, taking only two children.
47		Baayan-nga wagi-gu 'naa-nhi. soon then plain to come Past She went down to the plain.
48		Gumbulgaban-du birralii-gal-gu wuu-dha-ndaay bustard doer.to child plural to give eating Rel.suff ganungu gaawil. to.them vomit The Gumbulgaban was feeding her children.
49		Baayan bulaarr-nga guwaa-la-nhi, soon two then talk each.other Past And again the two of them were talking,
50		Dhinawan-du guwaa-y gumbulgaban-da. emu doerto say Past bustard to and Emu said to Gumbulgaban:
51		"Minya-gu nginda burrulaa birralii-gal gaa-gi-la-nha? what? purpose you[1] many child plural carry continuous Present "What have you got so many kids for?
52		Waal nginda burrulaa-gu gaawil wuu-dha-y. no,not you[1] many to vomit give continuous Future You won't be able to feed so many.
53		Dhagil nginda bulaarr-yiyal gaa-gi-la-y; suppose you[1] two just carry continuous Future baayan bulaarr-nha burrul gi-gi; soon two that.there big be Future You should only have two, and the two of them will get big.
54		waal nginda burrulaa-gu gulunma-lda-y." no,not you[1] many to give.food[?] continuous Future You won't be trying to feed so many."
55		Gumbulgaban-badhaay winanga-nhi: bustard might think Past But the Gumbulgaban thought:
56		"Gulaarr ngaya ngay birralii-gal burrul how? I my child plural big yalagiirray dhinawan? just.like emu "How can my children be big like the emu's?
57		Bulaarr-yiyal ngay gi-gi-la-ndaay, yaama bulaarr-nha two just my be continuous Rel.suff question two that.there burrul gi-gi yalagiirray dhinawan." big be Future just.like emu If I only have two will those two be as big as the emu?"
58		Winanga-nhi nguu dhanggiwa-y. think Past he/she trick Past She remembered that she had tricked the emu.
59		Baayan nguu ngarra-y dhinawan, soon he/she see Past emu ngarra-y nguu burrul. see Past he/she big But then she saw the emus and saw how big they were.
60		Baayan nguu guwaa-y: soon he/she say Past Then she said:
61		"Buma-li ngaya ganunga, bulaarr-yiyal ngaya kill Future I they>2 two just I garrawa-lda-y. keep continuous Future "I will kill a lot, but keep only two.
62		Dhinawan waal dhuurranmay gi-gi-la-y wagi-gu. emu no,not chief going to continuous Future plain of The emu will not be the chief of the plain.
63		Gumbulgaban-yiyal gi-gi-la-y dhuurranmay. bustard just be continuous Future chief Only the Gumbulgaban will be chief.
64		Gumbulgaban burrul gi-gi yalagiirray dhinawan, bustard big be Future just.like emu bungun ganugu garrawa-lda-y. wing they>2 keep continuous Futurer The Gumbulgaban will be as big as the emu, and they will also have wings."
65		Baayan nguu buma-y ganunga birralii-gal, soon he/she kill Past they>2 child plural bulaarr-yiyal nguu garrawa-y. two just he/she keep Past So then she killed her children and kept only two.
66		Baayan-nga dharrawuluwi-nyi nhama-nga dhinawan-du soon then return Past that,the then emu doerto dha-lda-ndaay-gu. eat continuous Rel.suff to Then Gumbulgaban went back to where the emu was eating.
67		Dhinawan-du gaga-y: emu doerto call Past The emu called out:
68		"Minyaaya nginu birralii-gal?" where (at)? your(1) child plural "Where are your children?"
69		[Gumbulgaban:] "Ganunga ngaya buma-y. they>2 I kill Past "I killed them.
70		Bulaarr-yiyal gaa-gi-la-nha." two just have continuous Present I only kept two."
71		[Dhinawan:] "Walan-du yuul-u nginda buma-y. tough doer.to [??] you[1] hit Past "You hard mother, you killer.
72		Burrulaa ngay birralii-gal, gulunma-lda-nha many my child plural give.food[?] continuous that.there ngaya ganunga. I they>2 I've got lots of children, and I can feed them all.
73		Burrulaa ganunga. many they>2 All of them.
74		Ngarra-la ngawil dhuwa-yu buluba-nhi. look command emu bush food with be.covered Past Look at the emu bush, covered with food.
75		Ngarra-la bunbun. look command grasshopper Look at the grasshoppers.
76		Nhama ngaya bayama-lda-nha ngay birralii-gal-gu. that,the I catch continuous Present my child plural purpose I am catching them for my children.
77		Bulaarr-yiyal nginu birralii-gaali. two just your(1) child two You've only got two, a pair of children.
78		Burrulaa-bala ngay. many contrast my On the contrary, I have got a lot.
79		Ngaya dhaay gaa-gi nginunda ngarranma-li-gu." I to.here carry Future to.you[1] show Future purpose I will bring them here to show you."
80		Dhinawan banaga-nhi binamayaa-gu, emu run Past saltbush to The emu ran to the salt bush,
81		ngayrr nguu dhurrinba-ndaay-gu birralii-gal. there[?] he/she hide Rel.suff to child plural where she had hidden her children.
82		Baayan nhama-nha dharrawuluwi-nyi, soon that,the that.there return Past Then she came back,
83		dhirra-bil gi-nyi nguu bubudhala, flash with.lot be Past he/she emu tail guwaa-lda-ndaay "buum-buum". say-continuous-Rel.suff buum buum showing off and bouncing her tail around , and saying 'Boom, boom' [the way emus still do].
84		Birralii-gal nguungu banaga-y-la-ndaay, biwiirrir child plural her/his run continuous Rel.suff very.pretty[?] ngarra-waa-ndaay, look moving Rel.suff And as her children were running along looking really pretty,
85		wiiliirr wiila-waa-nhi, dhurra-ndaay, wiiliirr whistle moving Past come Rel.suff going 'wiiliirr' the way baby emus whistle,
86		baayan-nha yiili ngarra-nhi. soon that.there angry look Past the Emu looked really angry.
87		Baayan nguu guwaa-y. soon he/she say Past Then she said.
88		"Giirruu ngaya nginunha guwaa-y. very.truth I you[1] tell Past "I tell you the absolute truth.
89		Ganunga ngaya ngay birralii-gal garrawa-lda-nha. they>2 I my child plural keep continuous Present I still have all my children.
90		Ngarra-la nhama-nga. look command that,the now Look at them there.
91		Nginu ngarragaa birralii-gal. Buma-y your(1) poor child plural kill Past nginda nginu birralii-gal. you[1] your(1) child plural Your poor children. You killed your children.
92		Nginda nganha dhanggima-y. you[1] me deceive Past You fooled me.
93		Dhagil ngaya-laa yanaa-y-la-y ngaya suppose[?] I then go continuous Future I bungun-nginda, nginda-bala bulaarr-yiyal birralii-gaali wing wanting you[1] contrast two just child two gaa-gi-la-y. carry continuous Future And so I will live without my wings, but you will only have two children.
94		Garrawa-lda-y nginu bungun, ngaya-laa keep continuous Future your(1) wing I then giirruu garrawa-lda-y ngay birralii-gal." absolutely keep continuous Future my child plural You will keep your wings. But I will keep my children. [And ever since the emu has no wings and the Gumbulgaban only lays two eggs.]