NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY — ROTH. 107 



Example 37. 



1. kabir nulu ngakul dumbediga, nulu nanggor-ga dudai. 

 2. nundu mayi pudaiga, wobuntchir-niati. 3. ugayu nina kun- 

 daiga : nundu dudai. 4. nundu ngani dabega ; ngayu batchi. 

 5. dirainggur kuman dumbetiga : nulu dakati. 6. ngando nulu 

 mangal wokedi : nulu bayen ngato-rne ngondu kadai. 7. dant- 

 chega : ngayu durnggatinu. 8. ngayu dadai-game nundu ngato 

 ganggal nawa. 9. marelin-ga : kamba-kamba nulu tamal nambal- 

 nda woketi. 10. bama nayun tindal-be kuman dumbeti. 



Translation. 



1. Having broken her arm, the girl ran up to the camp 

 2. After having had your food, you were full up. 3. Being 

 struck by me, you ran away. 4. 1 cried because you kicked me. 

 5. Having broken his leg, the old-man sat down. 6. The woman 

 came back to my place : she had cut her hand. 7. When I have 

 had a swim, I will grease myself. 8. Look after my child when I 

 am gone. 9. While swimming, the old-woman cut her foot with 

 a stone. 10. That fellow yonder broke his leg when running. 



Example 38. 



1. mina golan ngayu wogureu : ngakul dumbeti. 2. peba 

 nanu nina degai : nayun bobo wamila. 3. ugayu garko nanggor- 

 ga ngoddu kadara : nundu ngato gangga wudinu ? 4. nganm-to 

 ngantauun detchuren, nawaigo ngantan ningganu. 5. nulu 

 detchurenga : yura dadara. 6. ngamu nangu detchuren : nayun 

 nulu pudanu. 7. yerka ngurgoigo kadai : nangu ngayu mayi 

 wudi. 8. mayi pudaiga : bama nulu dudai. 9. yerka batchelt- 

 chil : yaba nangu-mun kundaiga. 10. kanabudo ' ngayu wauu- 

 bieni. 



Translation. 



1. While after opossums, I broke my arm. 2. Go to that 

 place your father told you. 3. Will you give me yams (when) I 

 come back to camp by-and-by 1 4. We shall stay (where) mother 

 told us. 5. You are going, as he told you. 6. He will eat what 

 his mother told him. 7. I gave food to the boy who came 

 yesterday. 8. Having had his dinner, the man ran away. 

 9. The boy is crying because his brother hit him. 10. Enough ! 

 that'll do ! I am tired. 



