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 Dagarnu badtlang iigaduim ngunguvain ? — where is the cloak I gave you r'

Ngaddu gulbarra widyiingolong — I know how, z.^., how to do it.

Ngiudu biniuaiig ngadualligunnaiina — you look all about.

"Wiraingaddu walluin gaddambirra yain ugindu — I cannot wash as well as you.

Ngaddii yannaan gulgunggu kalingngagigu, wirai kaling wirrinya — I went to the well to 6ec(k) water, but found none.

Bullockdu burruo kaling mannamannambil — the bullocks have made the water dirty.

"Warrangillaggabianna — stand looking at.

Dagandu din ine ngannadunu ngunne ? de wandu yama ? ngunne wandu ? — what have you done with the meat (which) I gave you ? did you eat it ? (or) did you give it away ?

Ngannalla yambul yalgunnannu gula udagu — the fellow speaks deceitfully to obtain information, or plays the spy.

Dinbinya udagu ngannalla — the fellow spies out information ; lit., listens to the ear.

"Wirai bamir ire ngingarimana, badanbul urruyawanna — the sun does not shine long, (but) goes down soon.

Minyangundu yuggu yanmian ? — what you come here for ?

Gane bagandu wirai ngubannu? — why not bring your wdfe ?

Maingalang birramalla gurrun gulaminya — the natives delay long in the bush.

Goddu ngeannigin ugaugarri miina ; yalabul ngabianna dagun ngarrangarang, main ; ngarrangarra yandulbu ngaru, ngu- rungga yandubule wirinya — God sees us all the day long ; He always is beholding the earth everywhere, (as well as all) the people ; even now He sees us, (whilst) we are lying down in the night.

N^gagguaiwalaman dagunbu maruanne, diranbu, buguinbu dagun- di buogarra, irebu, giwambu, gira lumbu wirai warranga; maddanbu, kalimbu, wallanbu, karraibu ; wimbu guyabu billaga warranna. Wirai ngeanni ngenga minyambul de, wirai ngannaiwalla wingidyal. Mandambial ngeannigin Goddu mniyam-minyambul ngunne. Yain ngeanni dalgunnagi murron widyai gunnagi — He who is above has made the earth and the mountains, the grass also, which sprmgs from the ground, and sun, and moon, and stars, which are fixed in the heavens; and trees, and water, and stones and sand; and the fire, and the fish which are in the river. We should not have anything to eat, w^ere it not for Him who dwells above. We are indeed thankful that God has given us everything. Thus we can eat and may live.

Gulbarragualdu yalu — I understand that full well.

Karia wannammindya ngannanduyan — do not break a promise.

Nfraddutrual wirai friarradu — neither am I afraid.

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