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That mob were from Inverway.

ngu-lu kankulupal im murla-nginyi Pinanyi-nginyi ngumpit.

And they were also from old Limbunya Station - one Aboriginal worker called Boney Bream was gathering together men, well he was a murderer from the west.

an, Malapa-nginyi ngumpit, ngu-yina jiwarrp mani murlu-ngku Boney Bream-kulu ngu yani Boney Bream-ma nyila-ma parnkarrang karlayin.

He had speared another blackfella somewhere west of there.

ngu jarrwaj punya wan-bala ngumpit darrei karlarra.

So a war party was heading from the west - they were Gija.

an ngu-lu-rla waringarri na yani karlaniyin-ma Kurluwarrang-ma.

Boney Bream went and talked them to get help.

nyantu-ma yani ngu-yina marni.

He went and talked to the Limbunya and Inverway mob.

kankula-ma im Pinanyi-nginyi an Limbunya-nginyi ngu-yina marni ngumpit-ma.

Me, Billy Hamill, David Rankin and Rosie Nimarra were about 15 then.

ngantipa wi bin good-saiz-ta karrinya.

"Can you mob come with me west".

+" karlarra nyawa ngu-nta kangka.

"To the west side of Mistake Creek".

karlarra karlampal-a Mistake Creek.

"You mob can keep an eye on me when we're fighting," said Boney Bream.

+" warra kangka-yilu.

"I just want to bring you mob to watch out for me".

+" nyawa-ma-rnanyjurra kanya jupu.

"I want you to look out for me".

+"ngu-yi-nta warra karra ngu ngayu.

"Because a war party is coming from the west for me".

+" tumaj ngu-yilu nyawa-ma yanana, ngayiny-ma karlayin-nginyi-ma waringarri, kuya.

"Will you mob stand by me," asked Boney Bream.

+" yuu kula-ngkulu marntaj kutij karru murla-ngka-ma warra karru kutij-ju, kuya.

They might have been coming.

ngantawi ngu-lu yani?

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That mob now were travelling across the plain for that Boney Bream.

ah nyila-kata Kurluwarrang ngu-lu-rla yani na, yalu-wu-ma Boney Bream-ku-ma.

Who was a Jangari.

yalu-wu Boney Bream-ku Jangari-wu.

They came up to him.

ngu-lu-rla yani na.

He said to them, "OK, come and get me".

ngantipa ngu-yina marni, ngantipa ngu-yina marni +" marntaj.

He said to them, "was shy when the men bin come.

& xxx wal Boney Bream mapuwarra karra, ngu-rla marni.

"We came here to kill you because you killed one of our family," they said to him.

+" kuya-ny kayirrampa nyawa-ma pani ngantipa-ma ngumpit-ma kula-lu-rla marni kuya na.

He admitted to it to them.

nyantu-ma-yina marni +" marri.

The man went to the fighting ground.

ngu yani nyantu-ma partarti-yirri na marluka-ma nyila-ma.

They shooed all of us kids away because they were worried about the spears.

ngantipa ngu-ngantipangkulu yuwart pani karu-walija-ma yikili mirlarrang-kula, kuya.

All of us kids and women went a long way away to stay safe.

yuu kula yikili-ngurlu nyawa na ngantipa-ma kajijirri-lu.

Everyone threw a spear at him, loads of them were flying.

ngu-lu-rla wawukap la im wawukap la im wawukap la im na nomo nyantu-ma-rni.

But spears went right past him.

im-in onli led-im-gu-warla nyila-ma mirlarrang-ma.

He singing himself and spitting to either side to give himself powers.

bikos ngu-nyunyu yunparni yalu-ngku na parnkal-a jurru parnkal-a jurru karraku.

They tried their best to spear him but they couldn't hit him with their spears.

holot warlu-wariny-ma wililip-ma yuwani mirlarrang-ma na.

They couldn't spear Boney Bream.

lawara kula-lu pani nyila-ma ngumpit-ma.

He saw that three more men started hooking up their spears.

ngu-yina nyanya huk-im-ap-rni jirri-bala ngumpit garram mirlarrang na nyantu-rni im-in huk-im-ap.

That's when a man on the northside aimed north with his spear but threw it west.

ngu kuya-ngka-ma jut-im nyawa kayirnimpa nyawa karlarnimpa-nginyi ku.

He tricked him by pointing with his spear a different way from where he was going to throw it.

wiyit jayinya ngu-rla mirlarrang-kulu.

He was pretending to get ready to throw the spear from the east.

nyila-ma-warla wartpaj karrinya kaarnimpal-nginyi na.

Then he hit him in the chest, making him roll to the ground.

mangarli-la-ma binij somasault-im.

He had got him with the spear.

im-in juk-im mirlarrang-ma binij.

He threw another spear.

im-in juk-im mirlarrang binij.

They came up from the north.

dat-lot bin kam kayiliyin.

"Well I'll give you a spear thrower".

+" wal ai-l gib yu warlmayi.

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So the Kurluwarrang gave a spear thrower and a firestick to a Jangala.

warlmayi an whatsitname jangilany ngu-lu-rla jayinya, firestick yu nou.

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They were square now.

dei bin apologise na, binij.

Alright now Old Limbunya Jack - Jack Pingkiyarri - who is Hamill and Rankin's father.

alrait, ngantipa-ma kuya marluka blanganta Hamill an Rankin-ku father old man old Jack Limbunya Jack.

I know that old man.

ai nou dat marluka.

He said to his wife Lizzie Yanyjayiya Nanaku.

i bin tok la mibala i bin tok la olgaman Leah olgaman.

He said to her, "Come on - take all of the kids away from this fellow".

yalu-wu-ma ngu-rla marni +" kam-an kangka-yina na karu-walija nyawa-wu.

The kids asked the adults, "Did you see where they threw the spear".

+" wali-ma-n nyanya mirlarrang-jawung-pa-rni dat ngumpit-ma kayirnimpa kuya waninya, kuya.

They took all of us kids away so we couldn't see his body.

kangka-ngantipangkulu kuya-ngantipangkulu nyawa karu-walija ngu-ngantipangkulu murla-ngurlu kanya na.

She took us mob away.

ngu-nta kanya na.

The rest of us followed the river upstream to the old Limbunya Station and Inverway.

kankarra punpurru na ngu-rnalu yani nyampa-ma Malapa-ma xxx, kankapa Pinanyi.

We kept going up the river.

kankarra ngu-rnalu yani.

That's when we saw two men heading from the north maybe Kildurk.

wi bin luk kuya-ngka nyawa jeya kayiniyin ngumpit-kujarra.

"We have no gripe with you mob, you're welcome to come up".

+" lawara yanta-lu.

"Nothing wrong for you mob, you're welcome to come up.

ngu-nta nyurrulu-ma.

You mob are welcome because you're not bringing bringing trouble.

+" jupu ngu-nta yani nyurrulu-ma.

You mob aren't bringing any trouble.

kula-rnanyjurra nyurruluny-ma kuli karrinyani.

You mob can go back.

+" yanta-lu wart.

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We're teach you mob corroborree now, the waringarri were wanting to teach him them.

ngu-rnanyjurrungkulu pina jayingku nyawa.

Laka ceremony.

Laka, kuya.

Yes we were heading back north.

+" yuu ngu-rnalu ngu-rnalu kayirra wart-pa yanani.

North and north.

kayirra kayirra.

They all danced for us.

olabat bin warrkap la mibala.

They were all singing Laka.

Laka na ola-ran jing-im Laka yu nou.

They were apologising for the battle and dancing at the same time.

ngu-lu apologise na an jing-in-bat an dans-in la seim-taim.

They danced and danced.

ngu-lu warrkap na wanyjarni binij.

They said to us, "If you mob want to head back, you're right to go.

rait dei bin tok la mibala +" yu bin wanta gon ah yubala kan gu-bek eni-taim.

That's what we said to them.

kuya ngu-rnayinangkulu marni.

"You mob are welcome to head off now".

+" marntaj yanta-lu na.

"You can go back now - you'll have no trouble from us".

+" ngu-nta nyurrulu-ma lawara kula-nta trouble-jawung.

"You mob can return to your country".

+" yanta-lu marntaj ngurra-ngkurra kaarnirra wartwart.

We sent them back and then we were heading back east ourselves to old Limbunya Station.

ngu-rnayinangkulu jalak na yuwani kaarnirra, ngu-rnalu yanani wart ngantipa-ma.

To old Limbunya Station.

Malapa-yirri.

From Malapa we split up.

Malapa-ngurlu ngu-rnalu split-ap yani.

And the another mob headed south back to Inverway.

kurlarra nyawa ngu-lu yani Pinanyi-yirri wart.

We used to walk everywhere in those days.

futwok yala ngu-rnalu yanani.

We used to go by foot following the river up and down.

jamana-yawung ngu-rnalu yanani kankarra kanimparra karra.

That's how it was.

kuya.

These days they have cars.

nyawa-ma rarraj-kaji ngu-lu mani jalajala na.

This was the old days when we used to take them from place to place by foot.

irlidei, nyawa-ma kamparrijang-kulu ngu-rnayinangkulu kangani kamparrijang-kulu ngantipa-ma, kalu-rni ebri marru-kari marru-kari kuya.

This is what I'm letting you know about.

nyila na ngu-rnangku yurrk yuwarra-rla.

OK, that's language.

marntaj na nyila-ma jaru-ma, kuya.