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I will tell you their story man

na.fan.me math.ma tri.ka.si kwa ŋa.tri.kwə

about the brolga and cassowary, about them

kwras ʔa bä.ne yem na.fan.me.ma

the brolga and the cassowary were living there

kwras ʔa yem bä thwam.rə.nəm

at fiknzor

fik.nzo.ren

then some day

wa.tik nä kay.ʔə

then some day

wa.tik nä kay.ʔə

they went washing

ni.ma ʔe.ya.na mai.ka.sir

the name of that place is warbo ŋari

war.bo ŋa.ri.fo ʔa.ne kar yəf rä war.bo ŋa.ri

then

wa.tik

they started washing

krath.kä.fəth mai.ka.si

they were washing

kwamaiyuknmth

the brolga and the cassowary

kwras ʔa yem

the cassowary told her

ye.məf zrä.kor

told the brolga

kwras na- nag kra-

"we take the grass skirt off"

kra.fi.re

the cassowary got up and they took of their grass skirts off

wa.tik yem krär nag ŋa.fi.rak.nəth kwra.sər

they took them off and put them on the high ground

kra.fi.rəth tö.na thra.zi.nəth bo.bö.wä

there ... on the floating grass

ba.fen tüf war.fo

then

wa.ti

the brolga got up

kwras krär

the cassowary got up and told the brolga

bä.ne yem krär kwras zrä.kor

"you will go into the water and I will count for you"

bä kwa ŋa.brü.zər wa.tik nze.fə kwa naf.si.nzə

the brolga dived into the water

wa.ti kwras zreth.fär

the brolga dived into the water "splash"

kwras zreth.fär no bo.ku

he disappeared

ʔo.fe krär

the cassowary starts "I will count for you"

wa.ti yem kreth.käf kwa naf.si.nzə

the cassowary starts .... tep tep tep tep tep

ye.məf kreth.käf tep tep tep tep tep

it was counting like this for her

ʔa.ne zwaf.si.nzə.rəm

until the number came up to watchamacallit

kwot ʔe bo.bo.wä bä.ne ze.fa.fath

the counting finished

fə.si.si zäb.thath

then the cassowary got up and put on the brolga's grass skirt

wa.ti yem krär kwra.sa.ne nag ŋar.gwər

it put on the brolga's grass skirt and then

kwra.sa.ne nag krä.rəg wa.ti

the brolga appeared from the water

kwras fə.thə za.tho.ra no.fa

it saw the cassowary with the brolga's grass skirt

yem zre.mar kwra.sa.ne nag.kaf

then

wa.tik

the cassowary was doing this. "why did you put on my grass skirt?"

yem kränm- be.fə rar.nzo nzo.ne nag kwar.gwər

brolga started to cry

kwras kreth.käf ya

and the cassowary got up and from the it ran like this

yem krär yem fo.ba fə.thə za.ma.tha ni.ma ŋa.kwi.ra

there

bä.ne

it followed that creek until the old village

tət.fö.nzo wä.bra.gwa bo.bo.mər ʔe kar kwa.rək

krbu

krə.bu

from there it ran and ran this way

fo.ba ŋa.kwi.ra ŋa.kwi.ra ni.ma.nzo ʔa.ne fə.fə yem

the brolga tried to run and follow while crying

kwras kə.ma ŋa.kwi.ra kə.ma zu.bra.gwə.rəm ya.ka.rä

(it was) not (fast) enough, it turned this way ... the brolga ... the cassowary

ke.ke wa.tik.thə.me.nzo zän.kwə.the.fa kwra- bä.ne yem

ran. .... they were chasing each other until

ŋa.kwi.ra ŋam.ri.nath ʔe bä

to yarnzth over there

bä yar.nzəth

from there brolga returned this way

kwras fo.ba zän.bri.ma ni.ma.me

crying

ya.ka.rä

it returned and put on the cassowary's grass skirt

ŋan.bri.gwər ye.ma.ne.ma nag krä.rəg

then the brolga turned its back like this

wa.ti kwras kam krä.kwə.thef ni.ma

the brolga turned its back to that one

kwras ni.ma kam zä.kwə.the.fa bä.ne za.we

towards the high ground

tö.na za.we wa.ti

the brolga flew away

kwras ni.ma ŋath.fä.nza

to the clear swamp

fu.wä.fo

to the clear place

fath.fo

then

wa.tik

the cassowary went away for good and went into the forest

yem ma.ne re.ra ni.ma fə.fə re.ra.ko ni.ma fəz.fo za.zi.ka

well, this is what people believe today that the brolga is wearing this one's grass skirt

wa.ti yem ze.na ma.ne rä kwras ʔa.ne bä.ne.ka.rä rä na.fan.me be- bä.ne ni.ma ʔa.ne fof rä

this is the story

tri.ka.si

an ancestor's story. the cassowary's grass skirt is with the brolga

math.math.ma tri.ka.si ye.ma.ne nag bä.ne ʔe.rä kwra.sə.də.ben nag

okay

?o.kay

cassowary's (grass skirt)

ye.ma.ne.ma ʔe.rä

was taken by the brolga. and the brolga's grass skirt, the cassowary took it and she went this way

kwra.səf thä.tho.ra kwra.sa.ne ma.ne ʔe.rä.ra ye.məf thä.tho.ra wa.ti ni.ma.nzo re.ra.ko

and turned off in the forest

fəz.fo za.zi.ka

here the little story comes to an end

fo.bo ʔa.ne tri.ka.si ka.tan zway.thək

yes, in the forest

əm fə.zen

no, not over there at their (place)

ke.ke bo.ba na.fan.me

hm

əm

thank you

ʔe.so ʔa.ne fof

it is their story

na.fan.me tri.ka.si

hm

əm

no, the cassowary (does) not (fly)

yem ke.ke