Nyungurrangu Payipulja Muwarrarrangu

Walangkarranguja Yajarnayarninyi Yakujun

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Nyungulu mirli-mirlilu kalkurnajaninyi muwarr marlu Payipulja. Miranu wantuluman palarranguku, wunyjurrulu walangkarrangu yajarnayarninyi.

Kurrngal yiji muwarr Payipulja. Nyungungungarra mirli-mirlingi jinta murlkurrangu wirrirniyirnijaninyi jukurrangu muwarr. Yijapa karrulunyurru muwarrku makunurranguku yirrilkulunyurru Payipulja.

Original postface information

The Nyangumarta title of this book is, “Nyungurrangu Payipulja Muwarrangu. Walangkarranguja Yajarnayarninyi Yakujun.” In English this title means, 'These are Stories From The Bible. From The Beginning They Followed Each Other In This Way'.

Nyangumarta is understood by approximately 1,000 Aborigines living in the eastern half of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.

This book was originally printed by Mission Publications of Australia (PO Box 21, Lawson NSW 2783) as a Ngaanyatjarra—English edition. The English text at the bottom of the pages was prepared by Amee Glass and Dorothy Hackett of the Ngaanyatjarra Bible Project, Alice Springs, and the equivalent Ngaanyatjarra text was then prepared in collaboration with Ngaanyatjarra speakers, and printed at the top of the pages.

Using that Ngaanyatjarra—English edition as a model, an expanded English text (not included here) was prepared by Brian and Helen Geytenbeek of Wycliffe Bible Translators. It was translated into Nyangumarta under their supervision, and the translation checked by several Nyangumarta speakers, and substituted for the Ngaanyatjarra text in this edition.

The illustrations are by Jack Finch of Mission Publications of Australia.

BIBLE OVERVIEW Inland Nyangumarta 18 Mar 1996.