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Recorded by Maïa Ponsonnet on 7th of June 2011 out of Weemol behind the landfill, with Maggie Tukumba working on Dalabon. Initial trancript by Maïa Ponsonnet June 2011.

We came back yesterday,

dabarngh ngarrah-dudjminj

we came back yesterday from the west.

ngarrah-dudjminj dabarngh karri-be

We saw the children,

wurdurd bulnu ngurrah-yawo-nang

they welcomed us, they were happy when we turned up.

ngol bulah-rok-duykanj

Bangarn Rashona,

Barngarn Rashona

Wamud,

Wamud

and Wamud, Kiffen,

Wamud mahkih Kiffen

Balang Reggie,

Balang Reggie

Balang Rumsey.

Balang Rumsey

We came back there,

ngarrah-lng-dudjminj kanihdjah

we turned up,

ngarrah--- ngarrah-burlhminj

we parked the car at my place.

murdika ngurrah-woh-namung wadda-ngan-kah

They welcomed us,

ngorr bulah-duykang

they welcomed us as we arrived.

ngorr bulah-ru-- rok-duykang

And the oldest Balang too he,

Balang wurrungu-no mah ngorr kah-dja---

he welcomed us.

ngorr kah-dja-rok-duykang

The oldest Balang also

Balang wurrungu-no kanh mahkih

his wife.

kirdikird-no

They greeted us,

ngorr bulah-duykang

they picked up our luggage.

ngorr bulah-madj-ye-manginj

They took our luggage out of the car.

kanidjah murdika-beh bula-h-madj-yerrk-ka-nj

They went and put my stuff in the house.

balah-bong dun-kah bulah-madj-yunj

And us, as we arrived then,

ngorr mahkih ngarrah-burlhminj nunh kanunh

we felt really...

ngarrah-kakku-yolh---

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good, we were really happy.

yolh-mon-minj ngarrah-kangu-yowyowminj

We were back home.

marrmo-- marrmo-njelng-kah yalah-dudjminj

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marruh mah djah-yinmiyan kardu laik longtam wi neba bin luk olabat wi bin misim olabat

Yes, at our place.

yow wadda-njelng-kah

I was staying there, west.

nahdah mahkih karri ngah-ninj

I was staying Westward, in Katherine.

karri nahdah ngah-ninj Kadjarran-kah

Two weeks, I staid there in Katherine.

du wik nahdah ngah-ninginj Kadjarran

Then when I came back,

kanh ngah-lng-dudjminj

I came back to my children,

wurdurd-ngan-kah bulnu ngah-marnu-dudjminj

?I nearly forgot them.?

ngah-borlan-bengkardubong

But then I came back to them, home.

bah bulnu nga-h-lng-mar-dudj-minj wadda-kah

And we'll stay here, in our own home.

yalah-lng-ningiyan wadda-njelng-kih-kah

I visited Balang in hospital.

Balang ngah-kurlkkanj wudjbidul-kah

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en kardu ola kids bin misimbat la yu du

Here it is.

bonj

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laik wan yu bn kambek yestedei

That's the story.

ngah-yininj

you came and they shouted "granny!" "granny!"

djah-bong bula-h-kayhkayh-m-inj nena! nena!

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They called to us.

ngorr bulah-kayhmi

They were happy.

balah-kangu-yowyowminj

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