NYIRTINGU MANYKA WANTHARNA NGURRAY

(THE YOUNGER SON LEAVES HOME)

based on a story told by Jesus in Luke 15: 11-32

Wycliffe Bible Translators 1983.

 

The story is written in the Yindjibarndi language which is spoken by about 500 aboriginal people living in and around Roebourne, Western Australia.

The story was translated by members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics with the help of the following Yindjibarndi people:- Alec Tucker, Alan Jacobs, Eve Adams.

The following people were also involved in checking the story:- Yilbi Warrie, Lilla Snowball, Woodley King, Gladys Walker, David Walker. We thank these people for their help.

The work was checked by the Translation Department of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Australian Aborigines Branch. This story was produced with a cassette, so that it can be used by non-readers, learners, and literate people alike.