From:Bruce Reyburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Warumungu translation and back translation
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 1999 18:19
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That last letter in c2o is the lowercase letter "Oh" and not the number
zero.
AND A SPECIAL TREAT TO RESTART US.
It seems like a good start for this new Songlines list to be able
to circulate a bi-lingual document of potentially great significance
in the life of Australia's First and Settler Peoples.
Here is a copy of the latest Warumungu translation of the draft
Declaration for Reconciliation. I am told that it made quite a hit
with the members of the Council for Reconciliation who were
in Tennant Creek on 18-19 September as part of the Desert Harmony
and reconciliation event.
Note also the latest backtranslation into English, which is a fascinating
way of working towards a basic English text.
Thanks to Rosemary Plummer and linguist Gwyneth Jones for providing
this matter via the Barkly Language Consultancy (see below for more
contact details).
Bruce Reyburn
28 September 1999
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This is the latest draft of the Warumungu translation of the
Reconciliation
document.
It is provided by Barkly Language Consultancy.
Contact Gwyneth Jones at: Ph: (08) 8962 1873Fx: (08) 8962 1031
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1. Yarntanpa Australia warinyi, mappu anyula wangki.
One mob from Australia, together we will talk.
Jungajunga anyula wangki kapi nyinini,
We speak the truth and keep on being,
kurnurlurl anyula respect-umurnuurnu, nyinini anyula piliyi,
we will keep having respect, we will keep living right,
nyinini yarnti jampa marnungku.
we are one mob.
2.Kuwartajja ankkula pinanta wumpurrarni ajjul manu warlji.
With listening we acknowledge you indigenous people are traditional
owners of this country.
3. Pinanta anyul wumpurrarni-kari mukku kapu respect-umunta.
We recognise Indigenous business and respect it.
4. Jina kurnurlurl ankkula manu
We will keep on looking after the country today and for the
future
kapi warlapunjjukku pinanjjikki wumpurrarni-karrijjikki makkukku
kapi ajurninginyi mukkurtukku.
and will try to understand the feeling Indigenous people have for
their
sacredness.
Respect-umurunu ajuninginyi mukku.
We will keep on respecting their business.
5. Kayirrmunta-ampal ankkul yankakurujju ankkul ngalanya manu jukunyu
(nganymunyu) kapi alampalalampal jukunta ankkul.
We are knowing that travellers, we took over this country and keep on
taking it over and over.
6. Karriny Australia-ngara kapi marlukka purluju wangkajjikki anyul
jungarnpa.
People of Australia and the government we will speak the truth.
Mapungku anyula jurrkurl nyirril wanguwangu mukku yurrmulalkki kapi
payinti-alkki.
We (incl) can put straight those bad things from long ago and today.
Mappu anyul nyinini kilimana jungakan manturlkangara.
Together we will be peaceful with truth from the heart.
7. Ngalanya ankkul wangkan.
This is what we say.
Kurlurrujanta ankkul yurrmulirti ngara.
We feel sorry for the past.
Wumpurrarni ajjul paninya wangkan "Kaminya-ampal, yama"
Indigenous people, you say this "OK, leave it"
8. Alangara ngini yarntanpa anyula nyinini.
From that, together we will be.
Mirlamirla jirnirni anyul mappu
We will keep on learning together
kapi warakk jirnirni anyul mappu
and we will keep working together
kapi kuwarta yarntanpa anyula kurnurlurl.
and we will keep listening together.
9. Ngalanya anyul kurnurlurl anyinginyi pikapikka
This we keep for our children
kapi ajurninginyi pikapikka.
and your children.
Mapungku ajurnu kurnurlurl ajurninginyi equal rights,
Together they keep their equal rights,
equal wirranjal kapi equal mukku munjjumana.
equal responsibilities and equal sharing (no greed).
10. Wangkinyi ankkul mappu anyula warakk-jirnirni jurrkurljurrkurl
We say we will continue working together to put everything straight
nyirriny-jjikki mukkukku kapi piliyi jangalkki nyinini.
and to live with good spirit.
Ankkul wumpurrarni-kari mukku respect-umunjal
We will respect Indigenous business
kapi ajjul kurtu wangkangki papulanji kupurtu.
and you will speak freely without whitefella.
11. Wilya anyul jani yarntanpa.
We will stand strong together.
Anyul Australian warinyi jina kurnurlurl anyinginyi manu
We Australians will look after our country
kapi wumpurrarni-kari mukku kapi kurtu nyinini munjjumana.
and Indigenous business and live freely without greed.
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