Nginha Yiing Durrulgali

Anthony Bertini & Jennifer Goldsmith Translated by Elaine P Lomas & LETeTIA HARRIS Nginha Yiing Dirt Lane Press Inc. PO Box 876, Orange NSW Australia 2800. www.dirtlanepress.com Copyright © Dirt Lane Press Inc 2020. Text copyright © Anthony Bertini 2020. Illustrations copyright © Jennifer Goldsmith 2020. Durrulgali Translation by Elaine P Lomas and Letetia Harris 2020. Language copyright © A New Dictionary compiled by (Snr) Anthony Bertini & & Dr John Rudder, ENGLISH TO WIRADJURI, WIRADJURI TO ENGLISH published by Restoration House 2010, and copyright © A Grammar of Jennifer Goldsmith by Dr Stan Grant (AM) & Dr John Rudden, published by Restoration House 2014. Translated by Elaine P Lomas & Letetia Harris First published as an e-book 2020. The moral rights of the author, illustrator and translators have been asserted. All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER This translation is contextual as No part of this publication may be reproduced, Wiradyuri Language has many stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or differences from English. by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, DISCLAIMER recording or otherwise, without the prior written This translation is contextual as permission of the publisher. Wiradyuri Language has many ISBN: 978-0-6488847-5-0 differences to English. Cover and internal design by Hannah Janzen. Typesetting by Hannah Janzen. Photography by Scott Gilbank. Yiing durrulgali nyaandi-galang-ga bubay-dya. Gadyilbalun-dhu gidyubarra marrala-nhu. Balanggarang-galang wiilba-galang-ga. Ngumbaay gamalang. Muganha garrandarang. Wigigu nyaandi mayiny-gu biyambul-gu, Gugi nganbul dhangaan-dhuray ngayur-dhuray. Ngalan bubay nganha dumbanha nganhawal, Guwal-galang waganha. Garray ngayur nganha mamanha burrami-dya. Yulang-galang-ga nirin-dha. Marrumin-galang bunbanha malang-ga. Murrugay dhangaang Mulan. Wuba-galang ngayirr dhagun-dha. Yurung-gu gigirr. Bugawiiny-bu gurawiny-galam-bu ngaanha-ndhu birrang-gu. Gidyira durrulgarra durrany-dya. Wurrubaay-galang durrulgarra yarrangany-dya. Dhabugayi walang-galang. Ngaandi-galang gudharraa. Wargang-galang waganha dhawura-dha. Ngay namun magurrbil wiluray ginagi. Yirawari-galan-dhu durrulgarra yiray. Yurun-dhu dhalabanha miyangan bangal, mugarrmangidyal yanhanhi. Gurawiny-galang dulbamanhi Murruway-galang dhala bugi Gulaay-galang yarrarbagi Dhawura Ngumbubali Bila-galang guwunggan-dhuray Ngay yiing bala nyaandi-galang-ga bubay-dya, gaama-galang yanhalguwaan. Yuriyawi-galang ngulagi, Marrala marrala-dha, yulubirrngiin yamagi yurung.

For my children, Antia and Timothy, whom I have watched find happiness in small things — AB

For Scott, Harry and Freya, where happiness always lives — JG