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"Inda thurra; yul yipalim". "Gilkonwor! Gilkonwor!"
You did: you lie. Grey head! Grey head!
glory; but the contrary>
"Inda oningalu inda yummum?"
Why do you blow me up?
"Biddi biddi wundar." "Ngutta nu dulli {baiigo}".
You're lightfingered. I'll come and beat you.
"puiya puiya bakul". "Dungun dungun daver."
bandy legs!
"goho! Ngutta nginna dukkira kaowogo."
Step a bit! I you with my knife will cut
"Ngatti inna Bundar ngarerum"
I, Bundar, will beat you. *
The next example is a Λ missionary's narration in
Kamilaroi of the visit of Jesus to the
house of Jairus, a story that has often been listened
to with {manifest?} interest and feeling by the aborigines on the Namoi and Barwan.
"Ngarageduli miedul wibil ginyi; Ngumba"
At one time a little girl sick became; the Mother
"Boiyoi wune; Kamil miedul murruba ginyi,"
Boiyoi gave; not the little girl well became;
"Murru ginye wibil, ngullimun baluni."
much the grew worse almost she died.