NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY— ROTH. 99 



Translation. 



1 . The sister is giving her brother a big dilly-bag. 2. A father 

 will "ive his child a wommera. 3. The wommera is under the 

 dilly-bag (lit. the dilly-bag covers, etc.). 4. 1 will ask food from 

 the woman. 5. Divide the food : some for me, some for her, 



6. The fat man will be full-up (stomach). 7. The old-man will 

 catch an emu with the net. 8. An old-woman is hitting a crow 

 with a stone. 9. My sister gave me good wommeras. 10. Small 

 leaves rest on big branches. 



Example 20. 



1. ngantan ngonclu kadai yewaigo : godera barbi. 2. ngayu 

 godera barbi-nu : kadanu. 3. dingal-bau-aiga-me ngantan 

 dantchinu dadara. 4. bama dadai : dirainggur ngalgonbe diral 

 nangu mane. 5. peba ngato mayi pudaral, ngalgonbe ngayu 

 dadanu. 6. ngurgoigo ngayu dunggul kundai. 7. dabaigo-bada 

 ngayu dirainggur kundanu. 8. keda nobungo dirainggur-warra- 

 gur ngondu kadanu. 9'. ngando mamba-dir nulu goda dargai 

 nangu-me dabaigo mayi wutinu. 10. nulu purai-kandal-be maril. 



T ranslation. 



l.We all returned three days ago {lit. we came back here: 

 slept twice). 2. I will come back in three days time (lit. I will 

 sleep twice, etc.). 3. At sunrise, we will all go for a dive. 

 4. While the man went away, the old-man stole his wife. 5. When 

 my father is eating, I shall go away. 6. I hit a snake yesterday. 



7. The day after to-morrow I will strike the old-man. 8. The 

 wicked old men will come back in a month's time. 9. The fat 

 woman will to-niorrow give food to her thin dog. 



Example 21. 



1. ngando-we burnga woa : purai-kaka galmba. 2. ngando 

 burbur nulu daba-dir dudara. 3. bama nulu nanggor-ga ngondu 

 kadara : diral nangu galmba, 4. dirainggur nulu milbir-ngai 

 mandenu : kalka-ngai galmba. 5. kanal-to (mina) dunggul 

 pudaral : yaba-to galmba. 6. nayun bama ninggal : nangu kalka 

 kundo una. 7. nundu kalka kundo nangunga n»albi. 8. pitagur- 

 nanu-ngu : — nanu milbir-ngai ngayu wudinu. 9. bayen-ga ngatan 

 yirnganu. 10. dirainggur diral-ga ningganu. 



Translation. 



1. Give the woman a dilly-bag : and < , L , , (i.e., grog) 



I bad water 



also. 2. The strong woman is running with a yam-stick. 3. The 



