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Recorded by Maïa Ponsonnet on 14th June 2011 in Beswick, near the billabong, with Lily Bennett, working on Dalabon. Initial transcript November 2011.

This is you, Maïa, looking over there.

nunda njing kanh Maïa nahdah dja-h-?kurnh-w-an?

Maybe the two of you are fighting.

kardu narra-h-du-rru-ninj

You're sulking, looks like(?).

dja-h-dje-bru-mu-wanj

In this one, you're holding on to your feet,

nunda wanj dja-h-dengu-yidjn-arru-n

and you're...

en dja-h---

you're doing what with your arm here.

dja-h-warnu-kanjhbi-mu djarra

(You're) holding your foot, right here,

dengu-mad-yidjn-arru-n nunda-ngu---

Maybe I'm a bit nervous.

matbi I'm lil bit nervous

your (foot?) here.

wow nunda-ngu

You're holding...

dja-h-yid--

You're sulking.

dja-h-dje-bruH

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Maybe he's (also) sulking.

ka-h-dje-bru kardu

And he over here, he's holding his knees.

yibung mah ka-h-bard-yidjnj-arru-n

He's not smiling.

mak ka-redjiredjing

He's also sulking, this one as well.

ka-h-dje-bru yibung-karn mahkih

He's not smiling, and he's sulking,

mak ka-redjing yibung-karn mah ka-h-dje-bruH

Or maybe he feels good.

o kardu nunda ka-h-mon

maybe (because) you two are fighting.

kardu narra-h-du-rru-ninj

Maybe he feels good, and you feel bad.

kardu nunda ka-h-mon njing ka-h-yolh-weh

Maybe (?) he's not smiling at all,

kardu ka-h-redjing kahke

he's not smiling, because he's sulking.

mak ka-redjing ka-h-dje-bruh mahkih

Maybe you two were fighting.

kardu narra-h-du-rru-ninj

But here you...

njing mah nahda

you're looking at him, but he...

da-h-kurnh-nahn-an yibung-karn mah

over here...

nadjarrerda

he's looking (over here).

ka-h-nahn-an

Maybe you were fighting.

kardu narra-h-du-rru-ninj

He's just holding his knees,

yibung-karn ka-h-dja-bard-yidjnj-arru-n

and you...

njing-karn

you're holding your feet, no, your shins.

dja-h-dengu-yidjnjanarrun ken karrû-yidjnj-arru-n

You've turned around to face

dja-h-lng-berr-bolerd-minj

him.

yibung-kah

He's also turned his face around to face (you) here.

yibung mahkih ka-h-lng-dje-bolerd-minj nunda

You turn around (to face him), and he's turned around (to face you).

njing dja-h-dje-bolerd yibung ka-h-dje-bolerd-minj

The two of you keep talking,

narra-h-lng-yenjyenjdju-ng

and you're laughing at him.

njing da-lng-rewo-n

Maybe he told you a (funny) story.

kardu djori dja-h-marnu-yi-ninj

Oh yeah, he felt sorry for you.

oh yeah dja-h-marrb-uninj

Maybe he feels sorry for you,

kardu dja-h-marrb-un

he felt sorry for you.

dja-h-marrb-uninj

Maybe he was crying (?).

kardu ka-h-yerrk-minj

So you're smiling.

dja-h-lng-redji

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kardu ka-h-yenjdju

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kardu ka-h-yenjdju ka-h-yi-ninj

Maïa looks over here (to me).

Maïa nahdjarrada ka-h-n-an

I'm not making you feel bad.

mak kuyin dja-h-yolh-weh-wo-y

Maybe (?) I'm making you feel good.

kardu-kun dja-h-yolh-mon-m-un

I'm not making you feeling bad,

ngey mak dja-yolh-weh-wo-y

he thinks maybe,

ka-h-yi-n kardu

the other one.

yibung-yih

And you over here, you've...turned (your head...your chest) around...

njing kanh mah dja-h--- da-h-- da-h-be-- da-h-marnu-berru-- yah-kodj-bolerd-minj

to face him.

yibung-kah

That's right!

ngalewoh

You feel sorry for him.

dja-h-marrb-un

You tell him,

da-h-marnu-yi-ninj

he feels sorry for you,

dja-h-marrb-un

so you smile.

dja-h-lng-redji

And so he also feels sorry, he then says,

yibung mah djori mahkih ka-h-lng-yi-ninj

he just feels sorry for you,

narra-h-- ka-h-dja-lng-marrb-un

The two of us are relieved... ?

yarra-h-kangu-yerrkminj kenbo yarra-h-marrbun

He feels sorry for you, and you for him.

yibung dja-h-marrbunj njing da-h-marrbun

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Mm, you were fighting,

mm narra-h-b-urru-n

but then you forgave each other.

narra-h-lng-kangu-yerrk-minj

Oh, they had feelings (for each other?).

oh kangu-yerrk-no had filings

Like you say, they had feelings (for each other?).

laik yu sei kangu-yerrk-no had filing

Are we looking at each other (saying this way or that way)?

yarra-h-koh-nahn-an o yarra-h-koh-narrun

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Yeah you two are looking at each other,

yeah yinbala-h-koh-n-arru-n

Maybe we're joking with each other.

kardu yarra-h-berr-manginj yarra-h-yang-berr

you're looking at him and he's looking at you.

da-h-koh-naHan yibung-yih dja-h-naHn-an

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You're joking with each other,

narra-h-berr-m-arr-inj

so you're smiling.

dja-h-lng-redji

This one you're sitting down (still).

nunda dja-h-nini

You're holding your feet, and he's holding his knees.

dja-h-dja-h-dengu-yidjnj-a?nji? yibung-karn ka-h-dja-bard-yidjn-arru-n

Maybe they're looking at someone.

kardu bulu nurra-h-nahn-an

Maybe they...

kardu bala-h--

maybe they were looking at something.

kardu keninjhbi-no nahn-an

Maybe they were looking at a picture.

kardu pitja nurra-h-nahn-an

Maybe...

kardu

Maybe they're looking (far) ahead,

kardu nurra-h-kurnh-naHn-an

at (some) water,

wah-kah

or they were watching television.

o delebidjen nurra-h-nahn-an

Maybe you were watching at a television here,

kardu delebijen nunda nurra-h-naHn-an

Maybe we're watching it together.

kardu yirra-h-djarrk-nahn-an

sitting a bit still, watching it.

narra-h-ngurd-karru-n-wurd nurra-h-naHn-an

You're watching it together.

nurra-h-djarrk-nahn-an

We're not sulking.

mak yarra-h-dje-bru

We're not doing anything special.

we just normal we're not doing anythying special

No, you two aren't sulking.

kahke mak narra-h-dje-bruh

You're not sulking,

mak narra-- na-- narra-dje-bru

We're simply sitting there, maybe.

munu yarra-h-nini kardu

you're just watching that over there, that's all.

munu nurra-h-dja-naHn-an kanh

Mmm yeah.

mmm

Well...(!)

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