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Edition 37 2020
The Ochre Pit A story written in Wiradjuri by Yaliilan Windl Photography Alysha Menzel
Bidhi Mandaang Guwu to bagir-ngan Darren Waagan Gibir Forbes for translating Wiradjuri verse (referenced). Mandaang guwu to Mamaba Stan Grant Snr, who without, I would have the privilege of knowing Wiradjuri. Mandaang guwu to my teachers Aunt Iris Reid, Aunt Elizabeth (Beth) Wright, Uncle Lloyd Dolan, Mingaan Letetia Harris and Uncle Harry ‘Yarri’ Lambshead. Guwiiny darra-ng-garba-nha-galang birrabirra-bu giiny garraba-bu dhulubang guwiiny ngaa-nha malungan Mudyigaang-galang maradhal guwaali nginha-gu ngunhiyali ochre pit nganhi-guyliya-la maguwar yinggirra-galang. Guwiiny wun-di-rra-galang mulunma with dyindharr wa-rra, ngunhiyali birriwurang-bu ngarangara-y-ba-rra-bu-dha. Yuwarr of ochre gabiin-gidyalgalang gamarra ngunhungga. Ganda nganha-darrany guwiiny barra-ma-rra ngumbaay-marrang mugumnawa ngunhiyalimarra-galang dhalba-dam-bi-rra munguma with ngungungga marra-galang, guwiiny, Guwiiny mumarra-galang dhalba-dam-bi-rra ngunhungga ngulung ngunhungga marrla-galang ngunhungga darra-ng-bu ngunhungga bindydyi. Guwiiny bunha-rra nguwanda-bu birrang – nginha-laa-dha wirayguwalmaan-bu wirayngumbaay warruyarra-galang yandhul warrambirragalang mabinya. Guwiiny warrimirra mulunma wilima gulbanha budyaan guwiiny warrambirra, babirbambarra milandha ngunhiyali, dhawura gabin-gidyal gawimarra warrambirra. Guwiiny gulbanha ngama-nha ngunhiyali yiriny-bu ngama-ngama-rra -bu ngunhiyali giiny-bu dhulbang. Muguwarbang ngamanhanga ochre ngung-ga-nha-mambi-nya ngunhiyali Mudyigaang-galang maradhal wiray-birra muganydyal. Dhawura gawimarra nganha-wal guwiinywinha-ngarra dhawura ngunhiyali malungan Mudyigaang-galang maradhal birra-bina-birra ngunhiyali “ngiyanhi mabinya ngindhu buwa-garra yiran yangubi”. Guwiiny yingarragalang murradyang yingarra ngawum-bi-rra ngunhiyali winha-nga-rra ngunhiyali Mudyigaang-galang maradhal yabuny-galang. Dhawura balunha gulgangganha-bu biyambul-bu gudhiyarra. Ngunhiyali Mugii-nya ngunhyali garra dyilmang yanydybibul ngunhiyali. Guwiiny gulbanha guwiiny mirga-nha; ngunhiyali Mudyigaang-galang maradhal ngunhiyali. Guwiiny wun-di-rra, ngunhiyal bula-wa-rra baabaa, ngunhiyal garraba gurrugambirra ngunhiyali ngamanha-galang ngindi babirbambarra language ngunhyiali mayiny. Guwiiny maldhana galing birran-dhi ngunhiyali widyarra-gugi-bu wambuwanbunmarra ochre guyal ochre. Guwiiny marra yabuny-galang nyiiny ngunhiyali binydyi, marramarra yanhamarra birrabang dhala-ny, ngaabin-birra giyanda-dila-nha – yayalanha. Guwiiny yandhul darrabanha … Guwiiny gabiin-gidyal babirra,
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