# sentences

frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "wawu", "murruji", "burril", "balbi", "kilbal", "wujurr", "binal", "jilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wujurr-ba LOC(rr→ba); wungar-a LOC(r→a); know-your-heart
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
The old woman said: A person who cannot name their feelings is like a hunter lost in the dark striking out at shadows, but a person who knows their own heart walks in the light.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyulu nyungu wawu murruji kunjal yala balbibama kilbaji wujurrbu wujurr kunil, yambada bama nyulu nyungu wawu binal wungara jilbay.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyulu nyungu wawu murruji kunja-l yala balbi-bama kilba-ji wujurr-bu wujurr kuni-l, yambada bama nyulu nyungu wawu binal wungar-a jilba-y | old.woman said: person who his feeling unable name like hunter lost dark-LOC shadows strikes, but person who his heart knows light-LOC walks


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "wawu", "burri", "binal", "minya", "yinil", "buban"]
loans_used: []
evidence: naming-tames-fear; buban-ma-l 'grow small'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
The children learned the names of the feelings as they had learned the names of the animals, and just as with the animals, once a feeling was named its fear grew small.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka wawumu burri binalman yala jana minyamu burri binalmanmuny, yala minyaji, wawu kunjanmuny yinil buban-manda.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka wawu-mu burri binal-ma-ny yala jana minya-mu burri binal-ma-ny-muny, yala minya-ji, wawu kunja-ny-muny yinil buban-ma-ny-da | children feelings-POSS names learned as they animals-POSS names learned-ABL, as animals-COMIT, feeling named-ABL fear small-became


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "bubu", "yalbay", "yindu", "badabada", "wungar", "muyar", "jarramali", "janka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu bubu 'inner country'; janka 'calm'(attested)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman said the inner country was as wide and various as the outer country, with its own seasons and winds, its own storms and its own calm bright days.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: wawu bubu yala yalbay yindu-yindu bubu badabadamuny, nyungu wungar, nyungu muyar, nyungu jarramali, nyungu wungar janka balbajil.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: wawu bubu yala yalbay yindu-yindu bubu badabada-muny, nyungu wungar, nyungu muyar, nyungu jarramali, nyungu wungar janka balbaji-l | old.woman said: inner country like wide various country outer-ABL, its seasons, its winds, its storms, its days calm shining


frame: micro_narrative
loans_used: []
evidence: wujurr-muny 'afraid of dark'; bangkarr-a LOC(r→a)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
One night a young boy was afraid of the dark and could not sleep, and he lay stiff and cold with yinil crawling over his skin like ants.

kuku:
Nyubun kunarangkal karrkay buban wujurrmuny yinil janay, murruji warngku wunay, nyulu wunan junkurr kiway yinil bangkarra walanya yala minya.

analysis:
nyubun kunarangkal karrkay buban wujurr-muny yinil jana-y, murruji warngku wuna-y, nyulu wuna-ny junkurr kiway yinil bangkarr-a wala-nya yala minya | one night boy little dark-ABL afraid, unable sleep, he lay stiff cold fear body-LOC crawling-SUB like ants

words_used:
["kunarangkal", "karrkay", "wujurr", "yinil", "warngku", "wunay", "junkurr", "kiway", "bangkarr", "walal"]


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["mukul", "karrkay", "milkal", "bunday", "babaji", "wanyu", "yinil", "burril", "wujurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wanyu yinil 'afraid of what'; wujurr-ba LOC; burri IMP
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The old man heard the boy and came and sat beside him and asked gently: What is it you are afraid of? Name it to me, out loud, here in the dark.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka karrkay milka-janan, kadan, nyungu ngundu bundan, wunbu babajin: Yundu wanyu yinil janay? Ngayku burri, kuku yalbaybu, wujurrbu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka karrkay milka-jana-ny, kada-ny, nyungu ngundu bunda-ny, wunbu babaji-ny: yundu wanyu yinil jana-y? ngayku burri, kuku yalbay-bu, wujurr-bu | old man boy heard, came, his near sat, gently asked: you what afraid are? me name-IMP, voice loud-INST, dark-LOC


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["karrkay", "binal", "wujurr", "nandal", "yamba-kari", "nyulu-nyulu", "yinil", "yala"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wujurr yamba-kari 'dark is empty'; you-fill-it-yourself
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The boy said he did not know, only that the dark was full of shapes, and the old man said: The dark is empty; you are filling it yourself with the shapes of your own fear.

kuku:
Karrkayangka balkan nyulu murruji binal, wujurr nganga yala-yalaji nandan, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Wujurr yamba-kari; yundu nyulu-nyulu nandanay nyungu yinilmu yalabu.

analysis:
karrkay-angka balka-ny nyulu murruji binal, wujurr nganga yala-yala-ji nanda-ny, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: wujurr yamba-kari; yundu nyulu-nyulu nanda-nay nyungu yinil-mu yala-bu | boy said he unable know, dark only shapes-COMIT full, old man said: dark empty; you yourself fill your fear-POSS shapes-INST


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yinil", "baya", "wujurr", "nukal", "wungar", "yaral", "nyajil", "burril", "jilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wujurr-bu INST 'on dark'; four IMP cure-for-fear
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said fear feeds on the dark, so bring it into the light: look straight at the thing you fear, name it, walk toward it, and watch it grow small.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinil baya wujurrbu nukal, wungarka wundi: yamba yundu yinil janay yaral nyaji, burri, ngundu jilba, buban-manda nyaji.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinil baya wujurr-bu nuka-l, wungar-ka wundi: yamba yundu yinil jana-y yaral nyaji, burri, ngundu jilba, buban-ma-ny-da nyaji | old man said: fear fire dark-INST feeds, light-DAT bring: thing you afraid are straight look-IMP, name-IMP, near walk-IMP, small-become watch-IMP


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "ngaral", "yinil", "burril", "nyubun", "yajarril", "kanbal", "jambul", "buban"]
loans_used: []
evidence: burri-l-bu INST 'by naming'; buban-baja 'less'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
The boy did as he was told and named his fears one by one, and the old man laughed and named some of his own, and by the naming both of them grew smaller and less.

kuku:
Karrkayangka yala ngaran, nyungu yinil kunjan nyubun-nyubun, mukulungku dingkarangka yajarrin, nyungu yinil kanbal kunjan, kunjan jambulku buban-manda buban-baja.

analysis:
karrkay-angka yala ngara-ny, nyungu yinil kunja-ny nyubun-nyubun, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka yajarri-ny, nyungu yinil kanbal kunja-ny, kunja-ny jambul-ku buban-ma-ny-da buban-baja | boy did thus, his fears named one.by.one, old man laughed, his fears some named, naming-INST both small-became less


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "warngku", "wunay", "kunarangkal", "binal", "yinil", "kakawarri", "burril", "dajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinil-kari-ji 'with the unafraid'; daji-wa-y-ka RECIP
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The boy slept well that night and every night after, for he had learned the oldest cure for fear: to look at it, to name it, and to share it with someone who is not afraid.

kuku:
Karrkay ngulkurr warngku wunan yinya kunarangkal, kunarangkal wubulku baja, nyulu binalman yinilmu kakawarri ngadiku bajaku: nyajinka, kunjanka, bama yinil-kariji daji-wayka.

analysis:
karrkay ngulkurr warngku wuna-ny yinya kunarangkal, kunarangkal wubul-ku baja, nyulu binal-ma-ny yinil-mu kakawarri ngadiku bajaku: nyaji-nka, kunja-nka, bama yinil-kari-ji daji-wa-y-ka | boy well slept that night, nights all too, he learned fear-POSS cure oldest: look-DAT, name-DAT, person fear-without-COMIT share-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu-junkurr", "yinil", "kujil", "balkal", "warmbiji", "binal", "jambul", "nguba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinil-kari 'fearless'; nguba 'perhaps'(Patz); warmbiji-bama 'liar'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said courage is not the absence of fear but the mastery of it, and the person who says they have never been afraid is either a liar or a fool, and probably both.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: wawu-junkurr kari yinil-kari, yambada yinil kujil, bama nyulu balkal nyulu kari yinil yabarrka janan, nyulu warmbijibama binal-kari, jambulku baja nguba.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: wawu-junkurr kari yinil-kari, yambada yinil kuji-l, bama nyulu balka-l nyulu kari yinil yabarrka jana-ny, nyulu warmbiji-bama binal-kari, jambul-ku baja nguba | old man said: courage NEG fear-less, but fear masters, person who says he NEG afraid ever was, he liar fool, both too perhaps


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "binal", "wawu-junkurr", "yinil", "yamba", "yukil", "dandi", "ngulkurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dandi-baja 'harder'/ngulkurr-baja 'finer' ...-muny
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that being brave did not mean feeling no fear but doing the right thing while afraid, and that this was harder and finer than fearing nothing at all.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman wawu-junkurr kari yinil-kari, yambada yamba yukil ngaranka yinil jananya, yinya dandi-baja ngulkurr-baja yinil-karimuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny wawu-junkurr kari yinil-kari, yambada yamba yukil ngara-nka yinil jana-nya, yinya dandi-baja ngulkurr-baja yinil-kari-muny | children learned courage NEG fear-less, but thing right do-DAT afraid being-SUB, that harder finer fear-less-ABL


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["dingkar", "jambul", "kunil", "dukul-wuri", "wumbul", "junkurr", "baya", "jikan", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuni-wa-y RECIP; jikan-ba LOC(n→ba); anger-as-grassfire
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
Two men quarrelled over a hunting ground, and their anger grew hot and fast like a grass fire, and hard words passed between them that could not be unsaid.

kuku:
Dingkar jambul balbi-bubuka kuni-wan, jana dukul-wuri wumbulmanda junkurr yala baya jikanba, kuku junkurr jana ngundu dungan kari murnilnyjiku.

analysis:
dingkar jambul balbi-bubu-ka kuni-wa-ny, jana dukul-wuri wumbul-ma-ny-da junkurr yala baya jikan-ba, kuku junkurr jana ngundu dunga-ny kari murni-l-nyjiku | men two hunting.ground-DAT argued, their anger hot-became fast like fire grass-LOC, words hard them between passed NEG unsay-SUCC


frame: jussive_quote
loans_used: []
evidence: anger-as-guest; kari...bawa 'do not let'; maku-jana IMP wait
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man stepped between them and said: Anger is a guest who comes quickly and eats everything and burns the house, so do not let it speak for you; wait until it leaves.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka jana ngundu janay, balkan: Dukul-wuri bama yindu nyulu junkurr kadan, yamba wubulku nukal, bayan wajun, kari yundunka balkanka bawa; maku-jana nyulu dunganyjiku.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka jana ngundu jana-y, balka-ny: dukul-wuri bama yindu nyulu junkurr kada-ny, yamba wubul-ku nuka-l, bayan waju-l, kari yundu-nka balka-nka bawa; maku-jana nyulu dunga-nyjiku | old man them between stood, said: anger guest who fast comes, things all eats, house burns, NEG you-for speak-PURP let; wait it leave-SUCC

words_used:
["dukul-wuri", "bama", "yindu", "kaday", "nukal", "bayan", "wayjul", "balkal", "bawal", "maku-janay"]


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["dingkar", "wunbu", "kanbal", "dukul-wuri", "kiway", "ngunjil", "ngungul", "balkal", "daji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kiway-ma-l 'cool'; ngungul-ma-l 'grey'; daji-wa-nka PURP
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T14:30:07.111283+00:00
english:
The two men were silent a while, and slowly their anger cooled like coals going grey, and when they spoke again their words were quiet and they saw the ground could be shared.

kuku:
Dingkar jambul wunbu janay kanbalka, buban-buban jana dukul-wuri kiwaymanda yala ngunjil ngungulmanda, jana balkanda baja kuku wunbu, jana nyajin bubu daji-wa-nka.

analysis:
dingkar jambul wunbu jana-y kanbal-ka, buban-buban jana dukul-wuri kiway-ma-ny-da yala ngunjil ngungul-ma-ny-da, jana balka-ny-da baja kuku wunbu, jana nyaji-ny bubu daji-wa-nka | men two quiet stood while, slowly their anger cool-became like coals grey-became, they spoke-then again words quiet, they saw ground share-PURP


frame: jussive_quote
loans_used: []
evidence: dukul-wuri-nga LOC(i→nga); word-as-unrecallable-spear
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said: A word said in anger is a spear you cannot call back, so when the fire rises in you, close your mouth, open your ears, and wait for the cool to come.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kuku dukul-wuringa balkanmuny yala kalka yundu kari balka baja, baya yununda wandinya, ngandal nanda, milka yalbay-bunga, maku-jana kiway kadanyjiku.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kuku dukul-wuri-nga balka-ny-muny yala kalka yundu kari balka baja, baya yunu-nda wandi-nya, ngandal nanda, milka yalbay-bunga, maku-jana kiway kada-nyjiku | old man said: word anger-LOC said like spear you NEG call.back, fire you-LOC rising-SUB, mouth close-IMP, ears big-make-IMP, wait cool come-SUCC

words_used:
["kuku", "dukul-wuri", "balkal", "kalka", "baya", "yunu", "ngandal", "milka", "maku-janay", "kiway"]


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "dukul-wuri", "mumbu", "yukil", "junkurr", "dajil", "bawal", "wubul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: anger-not-bad-in-itself; ngulkurr-bunga-nka PURP 'fix'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children learned that anger was not bad in itself, for anger at a real wrong could give a person the strength to set it right, but anger let loose blindly only made more wrong.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman dukul-wuri kari mumbu nganga, dukul-wuri yamba mumbu yukilka bamaka junkurr dajil ngulkurr-bunganka, yambada dukul-wuri nganga bawanmuny mumbu wubul-baja ngaran.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny dukul-wuri kari mumbu nganga, dukul-wuri yamba mumbu yukil-ka bama-ka junkurr daji-l ngulkurr-bunga-nka, yambada dukul-wuri nganga bawa-ny-muny mumbu wubul-baja ngara-ny | children learned anger NEG bad itself, anger wrong real-DAT person-DAT strength gives fix-PURP, but anger blindly let.loose-ABL wrong more made


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "dukul-wuri", "yinil", "wawu", "kiway", "binal", "jambul", "bunday"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu kiway 'cold heart'; wisdom-between-extremes
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman said the person who never gets angry at cruelty has a cold heart, but the person who cannot cool their anger has a dangerous one, and wisdom lives between the two.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyulu kari dukul-wuri yamba yinilka nyungu wawu kiway, yambada bama nyulu murruji dukul-wuri kiwaymanil nyungu wawu yinil, binal jambulku ngundu bundanay.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyulu kari dukul-wuri yamba yinil-ka nyungu wawu kiway, yambada bama nyulu murruji dukul-wuri kiway-ma-ni-l nyungu wawu yinil, binal jambul-ku ngundu bunda-nay | old.woman said: person who NEG angry cruelty-DAT his heart cold, but person who unable anger cool his heart dangerous, wisdom two between lives


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["dingkar", "kunil", "yaba", "nyajil", "dukul-wuri", "kiway", "wunbu", "kajal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yaba-ma-l 'become friends'; wunbu-ma-l 'make peace'; yunu-nda LOC
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The two men who had quarrelled became friends after that, for they had seen each other's anger and each other's cooling, and a person you have quarrelled with and made peace with is bound to you.

kuku:
Dingkar jambul kuni-wanmuny yaba-manda baja, jana nyajin nyubun-nyubunmu dukul-wuri, nyubun-nyubunmu kiwaymandanya, bama nyulu yundu kuni-wan, wunbu-manda baja, yununda kajil.

analysis:
dingkar jambul kuni-wa-ny-muny yaba-ma-ny-da baja, jana nyaji-ny nyubun-nyubun-mu dukul-wuri, nyubun-nyubun-mu kiway-ma-ny-da-nya, bama nyulu yundu kuni-wa-ny, wunbu-ma-ny-da baja, yunu-nda kaji-l | men two argued-ABL friends-became, they saw each.other-POSS anger, each.other-POSS cooling-SUB, person who you argued, made.peace, you-LOC bound


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["junkurr", "yaba", "kilbal", "kuku", "kujil", "wawu-yalbay", "bawal", "wunbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: junkurr bajaku 'fastest'; kuku-nga junkurr-ma-l 'win argument'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:52:20.338279+00:00
english:
The old man said the fastest way to lose a friend is to win an argument with them, and the surest way to keep one is to let them keep their pride while you keep the peace.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yala junkurr bajaku yaba kilbanka yundu nyulu kukungu junkurrmanka, yala yukil bajaku yaba kujinka yundu nyungu wawu-yalbay bawal yundu wunbu kujil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yala junkurr bajaku yaba kilba-nka yundu nyulu kuku-nga junkurr-ma-nka, yala yukil bajaku yaba kuji-nka yundu nyungu wawu-yalbay bawa-l yundu wunbu kuji-l | old man said: way fastest friend lose-PURP you him argument-LOC win-PURP, way surest friend keep-PURP you his pride leave, you peace keep


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["yaba", "wulay", "nganga", "bunday", "kulur", "walu", "jirrbu", "jiba", "badil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: walu-jirrbu-jirrbu 'sad'(attested); kulur 'three'; wordless grief
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
When the old woman's sister died, she sat alone and did not eat or speak for three days, and her face was walu-jirrbu-jirrbu, the deep sadness that has no words.

kuku:
Wulbumanmu yaba wulanda, wulbuman nganga bundan, kari nukan, kari balkan, wungar kulur, nyungu walu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu, jiba-badi bada kuku-kari.

analysis:
wulbuman-mu yaba wula-ny-da, wulbuman nganga bunda-ny, kari nuka-ny, kari balka-ny, wungar kulur, nyungu walu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu, jiba-badiy bada kuku-kari | old.woman-POSS sister died-then, old.woman alone sat, NEG ate, NEG spoke, days three, her face sad, grief deep word-less


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bama", "jiba", "kudamundu", "manil", "bunday", "wunbu", "bana", "baya", "kujil", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wunbu-ngu LOC(u→ngu); sit-with-grief; let-it-run
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The people did not try to take her grief away, but sat with her in her silence, brought her water, kept her fire, and let the sadness run its course.

kuku:
Bayanmu bama kari nyungu jiba-badi kudamundu manin, yambada jana nyungu ngundu bundan wunbungu, bana wundin, baya kujin, jiba-badi nyungu yala dungay bawan.

analysis:
bayan-mu bama kari nyungu jiba-badiy kudamundu mani-ny, yambada jana nyungu ngundu bunda-ny wunbu-ngu, bana wundi-ny, baya kuji-ny, jiba-badiy nyungu yala dunga-y bawa-ny | camp-POSS people NEG her grief away took, but they her near sat silence-LOC, water brought, fire kept, grief its way go let


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jiba", "wawu", "jirray", "wanja-kari", "wubul", "dandi", "milka-murruji", "yalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: grief=love-with-nowhere-to-go; dandi-baja 'heavier'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said grief is love with nowhere to go, and the more you loved the heavier the grief, so a heavy grief is not a thing to be ashamed of but the measure of a great love.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jiba-badi wawu jirray wanja-kari, yundu wawu jirray wubul-baja, jiba-badi dandi-baja, jiba-badi dandi kari milka-murrujimu, yambada wawu jirray yalbaymu dandi.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jiba-badiy wawu jirray wanja-kari, yundu wawu jirray wubul-baja, jiba-badiy dandi-baja, jiba-badiy dandi kari milka-murruji-mu, yambada wawu jirray yalbay-mu dandi | old man said: grief love place-less, you love more, grief heavier, grief heavy NEG shame-POSS, but love great-POSS measure


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["wungar", "yindu", "wulbuman", "baya", "nukal", "kuku", "kanbal", "wunbu", "dungay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yindu-ngu LOC(u→ngu); gentle-welcome-back
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
On the fourth day the old woman came back to the fire, ate a little, and spoke a few words, and the people welcomed her back gently, without any fuss, as if she had only been away on a journey.

kuku:
Wungar yindungu wulbuman baya ngundu kadan baja, buban nukan, kuku kanbal balkan, bama nyulu wunbu ngulkurr manin baja, kari kuku wubulku, yala nyulu nganga dungay dunganmuny.

analysis:
wungar yindu-ngu wulbuman baya ngundu kada-ny baja, buban nuka-ny, kuku kanbal balka-ny, bama nyulu wunbu ngulkurr mani-ny baja, kari kuku wubul-ku, yala nyulu nganga dunga-y dunga-ny-muny | day fourth-LOC old.woman fire near came back, little ate, words few spoke, people her gently well took back, NEG words many, like she only journey went-ABL


frame: question_content
words_used: ["jiba", "kalbay", "yukil", "dungay", "murnil", "kaka", "junkurr", "buban", "wumbul", "binalku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: grief-changes-not-ends; kaka 'pain/ache'; binalku 'remembering'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children asked how long grief lasted, and the old woman said: It never fully ends, but it changes; sharp pain becomes a soft ache, and the soft ache becomes a warm remembering, and that you keep forever.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin jiba-badi yala kalbay janay, wulbumanangka balkan: Kari yukil dungay yabarrka, yambada murnil; kaka junkurr kaka bubanmanda, kaka buban wumbul binalku-manda, yinya yundu kujil yabarrka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny jiba-badiy yala kalbay jana-y, wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kari yukil dunga-y yabarrka, yambada murni-l; kaka junkurr kaka buban-ma-ny-da, kaka buban wumbul binalku-ma-ny-da, yinya yundu kuji-l yabarrka | children asked grief how long lasts, old.woman said: NEG fully ends ever, but changes; pain sharp ache soft-becomes, ache soft warm remembering-becomes, that you keep forever


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jiba", "mumbu", "yinil", "walu", "jirrbu", "warri", "wundil", "milkal", "bunday", "kaja"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jiba-badiy-mu yinil 'fear of grief'; warri E-017; kaja-kari 'free'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The old woman said the worst thing was not the grief but the fear of the grief, for people who run from their sadness carry it unfelt forever, but people who sit with it are set free by it in the end.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: yamba mumbu bajaku kari jiba-badi, yambada jiba-badimu yinil, bama nyulu nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbumuny warri yinya wundil milka-kari yabarrka, yambada bama nyulu ngundu bundanay yinyabu kaja-kari-manda ngadiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yamba mumbu bajaku kari jiba-badiy, yambada jiba-badiy-mu yinil, bama nyulu nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu-muny warri yinya wundi-l milka-kari yabarrka, yambada bama nyulu ngundu bunda-nay yinya-bu kaja-kari-ma-ny-da ngadiku | old.woman said: thing worst NEG grief, but grief-POSS fear, person who his sadness-ABL runs that carries NEG felt ever, but person who near sits it-INST free-becomes end


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "jiba", "wunbu", "kuku", "yukil", "janay", "nganga", "bunday", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wunbu-bunga-nka 'comfort'PURP; no-right-words; just-be-there
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children learned that to comfort a grieving person you do not need the right words, for there are no right words; you need only to be there, and to stay, and to let them not be alone.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bama jiba-badi wunbu-bunganka yundu murruji kuku yukil, kuku yukil kari janay; yundu ngundu janay nganga, bundanay, nyulu kari nganga janay bawal.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bama jiba-badiy wunbu-bunga-nka yundu murruji kuku yukil, kuku yukil kari jana-y; yundu ngundu jana-y nganga, bunda-nay, nyulu kari nganga jana-y bawa-l | children learned person grieving comfort-PURP you unable words right, words right NEG exist; you near stand only, stay, he NEG alone stand let


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["dajil", "yalbay", "jiba", "walu", "jirrbu", "wangkar", "manil", "bunday", "dandi"]
loans_used: []
evidence: share-the-weight; dandi daji-wa-y-ka 'share weight'PURP
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the greatest gift you can give a grieving person is not to try to lift their sadness away, but simply to sit down inside it with them and share the weight.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: dajil yalbay bajaku yundu bama jiba-badika daji, kari nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu wangkar maninka, yambada nyulu ngundu dukurr bundanka, dandi daji-wayka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: daji-l yalbay bajaku yundu bama jiba-badiy-ka daji, kari nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu wangkar mani-nka, yambada nyulu ngundu dukurr bunda-nka, dandi daji-wa-y-ka | old man said: gift greatest you person grieving give, NEG their sadness up lift-PURP, but him near inside sit-PURP, weight share-PURP


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "yaba", "kalka", "jirakal", "ngujan", "kurran", "wandul", "jibar", "dukul-wuri"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngujan 'jealous'(attested); jibar-a LOC(r→a); dukul-wuri-ma-l 'anger'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
A boy watched his cousin get a fine new spear and felt ngujan, jealousy, a fat grub turning in his belly, and it made him cross with his cousin for no reason at all.

kuku:
Karrkay nyungu yaba kalka jirakal ngulkurr manin nyajin, ngujan janay, kurran wandul jibara murninya, yinya nyulu dukul-wuri-manin nyungu yabaka nganga.

analysis:
karrkay nyungu yaba kalka jirakal ngulkurr mani-ny nyaji-ny, ngujan jana-y, kurran wandul jibar-a murni-nya, yinya nyulu dukul-wuri-ma-ni-ny nyungu yaba-ka nganga | boy his cousin spear new fine got saw, jealous was, grub fat belly-LOC turning-SUB, that him angry-made his cousin-DAT for.nothing


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngujan", "nyajil", "walu", "bama", "manil", "yamba", "kilbal", "yamba-kari"]
loans_used: []
evidence: walu-ngu LOC(u→ngu); ngujan-as-thief
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman saw the jealousy in the boy's face and said: Ngujan is a thief who robs you of what you have by making you stare at what you do not have.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka ngujan nyajin karrkaymu walungu, balkan: Ngujan bama nyulu manil, yundu nyungu yamba kilbamanil, yundu yamba-karika nyajinya nganga.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka ngujan nyaji-ny karrkay-mu walu-ngu, balka-ny: ngujan bama nyulu mani-l, yundu nyungu yamba kilba-ma-ni-l, yundu yamba-kari-ka nyaji-nya nganga | old.woman jealousy saw boy-POSS face-LOC, said: jealousy thief who takes, you your things loses, you not-having-DAT staring only


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "kalka", "mumbu", "nyubun", "ngadiku", "kilbal", "yukil", "milka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mumbu-ma-ni-l 'make worse'; milka-nga LOC(a→nga); loss-is-in-your-mind
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman said: Your cousin's spear does not make your own any worse; it is the same spear it was before you saw his, so the loss is not real — you made it yourself, in your own mind.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Yaba nyungu kalka yundu nyungu kalka kari mumbu-manil; nyubun kalka yala ngadiku yundu nyungumuny nyajinyjiku, yinya kilba kari yukil — yundu nyulu-nyulu ngaran, nyungu milkanga.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yaba nyungu kalka yundu nyungu kalka kari mumbu-ma-ni-l; nyubun kalka yala ngadiku yundu nyungu-muny nyaji-nyjiku, yinya kilba kari yukil — yundu nyulu-nyulu ngara-ny, nyungu milka-nga | old.woman said: cousin his spear you your spear NEG worse-makes; same spear as before you his-ABL see-SUCC, that loss NEG real — you yourself made, your mind-LOC


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kalka", "yalbay", "balbi", "ngulkurr", "minya", "dandi", "milbil", "wawu-mini", "nyubun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milbi-ji-bu 'by comparison'; wawu-mini 'happy'; nyubun-ba LOC(n→ba)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said there will always be a bigger spear and a better hunter and a finer catch, so the person who measures their worth by comparison will never be at peace, not even for a single day.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yabarrka kalka yalbay-baja janay, balbibama ngulkurr-baja, minya ngulkurr-baja, bama nyulu nyungu dandi milbijibu nyajil kari wawu-mini janay yabarrka, kari wungar nyubunba baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yabarrka kalka yalbay-baja jana-y, balbi-bama ngulkurr-baja, minya ngulkurr-baja, bama nyulu nyungu dandi milbi-ji-bu nyaji-l kari wawu-mini jana-y yabarrka, kari wungar nyubun-ba baja | old man said: always spear bigger exists, hunter better, catch finer, person who his worth comparison-INST looks NEG happy is ever, NEG day one-LOC even


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["ngujan", "kakawarri", "wandil", "milka", "miyil", "murnil", "yamba", "nyajil", "wunbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: cure-for-jealousy; miyil murni 'turn eyes'; wawu wunbu-ma-l 'want quiets'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman taught the cure for jealousy: when you feel ngujan rising, turn your eyes from what another has to what you have, and look at it slowly until the wanting quiets.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka milbin ngujanmu kakawarri: yundu ngujan wandinya milkanya, yundu miyil murni bama yindumu yambamuny yundu nyungu yambaka, nyaji buban-buban wawu wunbu-manyjiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka milbi-ny ngujan-mu kakawarri: yundu ngujan wandi-nya milka-nya, yundu miyil murni bama yindu-mu yamba-muny yundu nyungu yamba-ka, nyaji buban-buban wawu wunbu-ma-nyjiku | old.woman showed jealousy-POSS cure: you jealousy rising feeling-SUB, you eyes turn person other-POSS things-ABL your things-DAT, look slowly want quiet-become-SUCC


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["ngujan", "wawu-mini", "nyubun", "wawu", "wungar", "nandal", "wanja", "bangkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-ngu LOC(u→ngu); wungar-a LOC(r→a); can't-hold-both
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children learned that ngujan and wawu-mini could not live in the same heart at the same time, so filling your heart with gratitude leaves no room for envy to take root.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman ngujan wawu-mini murruji nyubun wawungu nyubun wungara bundanka, wawu wawu-minibu nandanmuny ngujan kari wanja janay bangkanka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny ngujan wawu-mini murruji nyubun wawu-ngu nyubun wungar-a bunda-nka, wawu wawu-mini-bu nanda-ny-muny ngujan kari wanja jana-y bangka-nka | children learned jealousy happiness unable one heart-LOC one time-LOC live, heart happiness-INST filled-ABL jealousy NEG room stands take.root-PURP


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "wawu-mini", "yamba", "wawu", "karrbal", "ngadiku", "binal", "yindu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-mini bajaku 'happiest'; want-what-you-have
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said the happiest people were not those who had everything they wanted but those who wanted what they already had, and this was a skill that could be learned like any other.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bama wawu-mini bajaku kari jana yamba wubulku wawumuny karrbal, yambada jana yamba nyungu ngadiku karrbal wawu, yinya yala binalka yala yamba yindu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bama wawu-mini bajaku kari jana yamba wubul-ku wawu-muny karrba-l, yambada jana yamba nyungu ngadiku karrba-l wawu, yinya yala binal-ka yala yamba yindu | old man said: people happiest NEG those things all want-ABL hold, but those things their already hold want, that skill learn-able like thing other


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "yaba", "kalka", "nyajil", "babaji", "yilbal", "bawal", "ngujan", "wawu-mini"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jealousy-cured-by-sharing; ngujan dungan 'jealousy gone'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The boy went to his cousin and asked to see the new spear up close, admired it honestly, and his cousin let him throw it once — and the ngujan was gone, replaced by a shared pleasure.

kuku:
Karrkay nyungu yabaka dungan, kalka jirakal ngundu nyajinka babajin, yukil ngulkurr balkan, nyungu yaba nyulu yilbanka bawan nyubun — ngujan dungan, wawu-mini daji-way kadan baja.

analysis:
karrkay nyungu yaba-ka dunga-ny, kalka jirakal ngundu nyaji-nka babaji-ny, yukil ngulkurr balka-ny, nyungu yaba nyulu yilba-nka bawa-ny nyubun — ngujan dunga-ny, wawu-mini daji-wa-y kada-ny baja | boy his cousin-DAT went, spear new near see-PURP asked, honestly well spoke(praised), his cousin him throw-PURP let once — jealousy gone, happiness shared came instead


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngujan", "kuku", "yukil", "kakawarri", "yamba", "manil", "wawu-mini", "jambul", "buban"]
loans_used: []
evidence: shared-joy-doubled; jambul-ma-ni-l 'doubles'/buban-ma-ni-l 'halves'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman said the strange truth about ngujan is that it is cured not by getting what the other has but by rejoicing that they have it — for a shared joy is doubled and a grudged one is halved.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: ngujanmu kuku yukil yinil: nyulu kakawarrimal kari yundu bama yindumu yamba manilmuny, yambada yundu wawu-mini janay nyulu karrbalmuny — wawu-mini daji-wanmuny jambulmanil, ngujanbu kujinmuny buban-manil.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngujan-mu kuku yukil yinil: nyulu kakawarri-ma-l kari yundu bama yindu-mu yamba mani-l-muny, yambada yundu wawu-mini jana-y nyulu karrba-l-muny — wawu-mini daji-wa-ny-muny jambul-ma-ni-l, ngujan-bu kuji-ny-muny buban-ma-ni-l | old.woman said: jealousy-POSS truth strange: it cured NEG you person other-POSS thing take-ABL, but you happy are he holds-ABL — joy shared-ABL doubles, jealousy-INST kept-ABL halves


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "bama", "ngulkurr", "wawu-mini", "nyajil", "ngujan", "nukal", "wubul", "karrbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-mini-nga LOC(i→nga); rejoice-in-others'-joy; wawu-mini-kari 'joyless'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children learned to be glad for others' good fortune, and they found that a person who can rejoice in another's joy has many joys, while a person eaten by ngujan has none, however much they own.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bama yindumu ngulkurrka wawu-mini janayka, jana nyajin bama nyulu bama yindumu wawu-mininga wawu-mini janay wawu-mini wubulji, bama ngujanbu nukanmuny wawu-mini-kari, nyulu yamba wubul karrbal baja.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bama yindu-mu ngulkurr-ka wawu-mini jana-y-ka, jana nyaji-ny bama nyulu bama yindu-mu wawu-mini-nga wawu-mini jana-y wawu-mini wubul-ji, bama ngujan-bu nuka-ny-muny wawu-mini-kari, nyulu yamba wubul karrba-l baja | children learned others-POSS fortune-DAT glad be-DAT, they saw person who others-POSS joy-LOC happy is joys many-COMIT, person jealousy-INST eaten-ABL joy-less, he things many holds too


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "wunbu", "kuku", "wawu", "daji", "milbil", "wawu-mini", "wunkuwingku", "jiba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: peaceful-heart-recipe; four IMP; milbi-ji REFL
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T14:30:07.111283+00:00
english:
The old man said the whole secret of a peaceful heart is this: want less, give more, compare never, and be grateful for the ordinary morning that a thousand grieving people would trade everything to have.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: wawu wunbumu kuku nyubun yala: buban wawu, wubul-baja daji, kari milbi-ji yabarrka, wawu-mini janay wunkuwingku nganga bama jiba-badi wubul yamba wubulku daji-wa-nka nyungumuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: wawu wunbu-mu kuku nyubun yala: buban wawu, wubul-baja daji, kari milbi-ji yabarrka, wawu-mini jana-y wunkuwingku nganga bama jiba-badiy wubul yamba wubul-ku daji-wa-nka nyungu-muny | old man said: heart peaceful-POSS secret one thus: little want-IMP, more give-IMP, NEG compare-REFL ever, grateful be-IMP ordinary.morning grieving.people many things all trade-PURP it-ABL


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["karrkay", "kuku", "wundil", "ngujan", "dukul-wuri", "yinil", "jiba", "milkal", "wawu", "wungar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: feelings-are-weather; kaki+NONPAST 'if you let'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The children carried these teachings, and though they still felt jealousy and anger and fear and grief all their lives, they had learned that feelings are weather, not climate: they pass, if you let them.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka yinya kuku wundin, jana ngujan dukul-wuri yinil jiba-badi milka-binalku wawu wubulku, yambada jana binalman wawu yala wungar, kari bubu: nyulu dungay, kaki yundu bawal.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka yinya kuku wundi-ny, jana ngujan dukul-wuri yinil jiba-badiy milka-binalku wawu wubul-ku, yambada jana binal-ma-ny wawu yala wungar, kari bubu: nyulu dunga-y, kaki yundu bawa-l | children these teachings carried, they jealousy anger fear grief felt life all, but they learned feelings like weather, NEG climate: they pass, if you let


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "bubu", "nyajil", "ngujan", "dukul-wuri", "jikan", "wawu-mini", "nganka", "bana", "kamba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: inner-life-as-garden; nyubun-ba LOC(n→ba); tend-daily
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said the inner life must be tended like a garden: pull the weeds of envy and anger while they are small, water the flowers of love and gratitude, and be patient, for nothing good grows overnight.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: wawu bubu nyajinka yala mayi-bubu: ngujan dukul-wuri yala jikan buban jananya wandi, wawu jirray wawu-mini yala nganka banabu daji, wunbu janay, yamba ngulkurr kari kunarangkal nyubunba kambal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: wawu bubu nyaji-nka yala mayi-bubu: ngujan dukul-wuri yala jikan buban jana-nya wandi, wawu jirray wawu-mini yala nganka bana-bu daji, wunbu jana-y, yamba ngulkurr kari kunarangkal nyubun-ba kamba-l | old.woman said: inner.life tend-DAT like garden: jealousy anger like weeds small being-SUB pull-IMP, love happiness like flowers water-INST give-IMP, patient be, thing good NEG night one-LOC grows


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["wawu", "bubu", "kujil", "dandi", "badabada", "minya", "jina", "milka", "wungar", "murnil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dandi-baja ...-muny 'harder than'; heart's-animals-leave-no-tracks
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children came to see that mastering the inner country was harder than mastering the outer, for the animals of the heart leave no tracks and the weather of the mind gives no warning before it turns.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka nyajin wawu bubu kujinka dandi-baja bubu badabada kujilmuny, wawumu minya kari jina bawal, milkamu wungar kari milbil murninyjiku.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka nyaji-ny wawu bubu kuji-nka dandi-baja bubu badabada kuji-l-muny, wawu-mu minya kari jina bawa-l, milka-mu wungar kari milbi-l murni-nyjiku | children saw inner.country master-DAT harder outer.country master-ABL, heart-POSS animals NEG tracks leave, mind-POSS weather NEG shows turn-SUCC(before)


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "kalbay", "binal", "dukurr", "bunday", "kujil", "kirraji", "bawal", "wulay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: lifelong-inner-work; trying-is-the-good-life
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old man said: You will spend your whole life learning to live inside your own heart and you will never fully master it, but the trying is itself the good life, and the person who stops trying is already half dead.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Yundu wawu kalbay wubulku binalmal nyungu wawu dukurr bundanka, yundu murruji yukil kujil, yambada kirrajil nyulu-nyulu wawu ngulkurr, bama nyulu kirrajil bawal wulay buban baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yundu wawu kalbay wubul-ku binal-ma-l nyungu wawu dukurr bunda-nka, yundu murruji yukil kuji-l, yambada kirraji-l nyulu-nyulu wawu ngulkurr, bama nyulu kirraji-l bawa-l wula-y buban baja | old man said: you life long all learn your heart inside live-PURP, you unable fully master, but trying itself life good, person who trying leaves dies half too


frame: question_polar
words_used: ["karrkay", "mukul", "wawu", "yukil", "kujil", "yajarril", "wungar", "binal", "kaba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: self-deprecating-wisdom; kaba nanda-nka 'keep rain off'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The children asked the old man if he had mastered his own heart, and he laughed his big laugh and said: No, but after so many seasons I have finally learned its weather well enough to keep the rain off.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka mukul dingkar babajin nyulu nyungu wawu yukil kujin, nyulu yajarrin yalbay, balkan: Kari, yambada wungar wubul kudamundu ngayu nyungu wungar binalman ngulkurr, kaba nandanka binal.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka mukul dingkar babaji-ny nyulu nyungu wawu yukil kuji-ny, nyulu yajarri-ny yalbay, balka-ny: kari, yambada wungar wubul kudamundu ngayu nyungu wungar binal-ma-ny ngulkurr, kaba nanda-nka binal | children old man asked he his heart fully mastered, he laughed big, said: no, but seasons many after I its weather learned well, rain keep.off-PURP know


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "yukil", "kamba", "milbil", "ngujan", "dukul-wuri", "yinil", "milkal", "wawu", "kujil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: feelings-as-guests-not-masters; kuji-bama 'master/keeper'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
The old woman said the mark of a person who has truly grown is not that they no longer feel jealousy or anger or fear, but that these feelings no longer own them: they are guests now, not masters.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyulu yukil kambanmuny nyungu milbil kari nyulu ngujan dukul-wuri yinil kari milkal, yambada yinya wawu kari nyulu kujil: jana nyiku bama yindu, kari kujibama.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyulu yukil kamba-ny-muny nyungu milbi-l kari nyulu ngujan dukul-wuri yinil kari milka-l, yambada yinya wawu kari nyulu kuji-l: jana nyiku bama yindu, kari kuji-bama | old.woman said: person who truly grown-ABL its mark NEG he jealousy anger fear NEG feels, but those feelings NEG him own: they now guests, NEG masters


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["karrkay", "binal", "milbil", "dandi", "bama", "wawu", "nyajil", "wunbu", "yinil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: you-are-not-your-feelings; nyaji-l-bama 'the watcher'; final lesson
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T04:59:40.437660+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:02:47.819076+00:00
english:
And so the children learned the last and hardest lesson of all: that a person is not their feelings but the quiet watcher behind them, and that this watcher, once found, can never be truly troubled again.

kuku:
Yalaku karrkay-karrkay binalman milbil ngadiku dandi bajaku wubulmuny: bama kari nyungu wawu, yambada nyajilbama wunbu kudamundu, yinya nyajilbama, nyajinmuny, kari yukil yinil-manda baja yabarrka.

analysis:
yala-ku karrkay-karrkay binal-ma-ny milbi-l ngadiku dandi bajaku wubul-muny: bama kari nyungu wawu, yambada nyaji-l-bama wunbu kudamundu, yinya nyaji-l-bama, nyaji-ny-muny, kari yukil yinil-ma-ny-da baja yabarrka | thus children learned lesson last hardest all-ABL: person NEG their feelings, but watcher quiet behind, that watcher, found-ABL, NEG truly troubled-becomes again ever


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mukul", "karrkay", "milbil", "ngunjil", "nulu", "nanda", "muyar", "kada", "baya", "jikan"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nanda-ngarr TEMP3(a); kada-nyji/dunga-nyji PRECAUT; jikan-ba LOC
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man taught the boy to cover the coals with ash before sleeping, lest a wind come in the night and the fire get into the dry grass.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka karrkay milbin: ngunjil nulubu nanda-ngarr, muyar kunarangkal kada-nyji, baya jikanba dunga-nyji.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka karrkay milbi-ny: ngunjil nulu-bu nanda-ngarr, muyar kunarangkal kada-nyji, baya jikan-ba dunga-nyji | old man boy taught: coals ash-INST cover-first, wind night come-PRECAUT, fire grass-LOC go-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baya", "nganga", "bawal", "kariku", "wulay", "karrkay", "jikan", "wandil", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: three -nyji PRECAUT; kariku 'not yet'; jikan-ba LOC
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
He said never leave a living fire alone, lest it wander off like a child and rise into the dry grass and make trouble for everyone.

kuku:
Nyulu balkan: kari yundu baya nganga bawa nyulu kariku wula, baya karrkay yala dunga-nyji, jikanba wanda-nyji, bama wubulku mumbu-manyji.

analysis:
nyulu balka-ny: kari yundu baya nganga bawa nyulu kariku wula, baya karrkay yala dunga-nyji, jikan-ba wanda-nyji, bama wubul-ku mumbu-ma-nyji | he said: NEG you fire alone leave it not.yet dies, fire child like go-PRECAUT, grass-LOC rise-PRECAUT, people all bad-become-PRECAUT


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["juku", "kaykay", "marral", "bangkal", "yalbay", "dandi", "baya", "bungal", "kamba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bangka-ngarr TEMP3; kaykay 'small'; marral 'dry'; sequencing
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
First gather the small dry twigs, then the bigger sticks, then the heavy logs, for a fire built the other way round dies before it grows.

kuku:
Ngadiku juku kaykay marral bangka-ngarr, yindu juku yalbay-baja, yindu juku dandi, baya yala-yindubu bunganmuny kariku kambal wula.

analysis:
ngadiku juku kaykay marral bangka-ngarr, yindu juku yalbay-baja, yindu juku dandi, baya yala-yindu-bu bunga-ny-muny kariku kamba-l wula | first sticks small dry gather-first, then sticks bigger, then logs heavy, fire way-other-INST made-ABL not.yet grows dies


english: Wake the coals gently first, not hard, lest you scatter the ash and put the fire out altogether.
kuku: Ngunjil buban-buban wandi-mani-ngarr, kari junkurr, nulu jarra-nyji, baya wula-manyji nganga.
frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngunjil", "buban", "wandil", "junkurr", "nulu", "jarral", "baya", "wulay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wandi-mani-ngarr TEMP3; jarra-nyji/wula-ma-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
analysis:
ngunjil buban-buban wandi-mani-ngarr, kari junkurr, nulu jarra-nyji, baya wula-ma-nyji nganga | coals gently wake-CAUS-first, NEG hard, ash scatter-PRECAUT, fire die-make-PRECAUT altogether


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "bana", "baya", "kujil", "wandil", "jikan", "kamba", "kalakalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wanda-nyji/kamba-nyji PRECAUT; kalakalbay 'far'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The boy learned to keep water always near the fire, in case a spark should jump and the grass catch, so that he could put it out before it spread far.

kuku:
Karrkayangka binalman bana yabarrka baya ngundu kujinka, baya wanda-nyji, jikan kamba-nyji, nyulu wula-manka ngadiku kalakalbay dunganyjiku.

analysis:
karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bana yabarrka baya ngundu kuji-nka, baya wanda-nyji, jikan kamba-nyji, nyulu wula-ma-nka ngadiku kalakalbay dunga-nyjiku | boy learned water always fire near keep-DAT, spark rise-PRECAUT, grass catch-PRECAUT, he die-make-PURP first far go-before


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bana", "bubu", "juku", "kunil", "yala", "kulur", "binal", "maku-janay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kulur 'three'; maku-janay 'wait'; binal-ma-l-nya SUB
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
He said: Water, then earth, then beating with a stick — know all three ways first before you ever need them, for a fire will not wait while you learn.

kuku:
Nyulu balkan: bana ngadiku, bubu yindu, jukubu kunil yindu, yala kulur ngadiku binal wawunmuny, baya kari maku-janay yundu binalmalnya.

analysis:
nyulu balka-ny: bana ngadiku, bubu yindu, juku-bu kuni-l yindu, yala kulur ngadiku binal wawu-ny-muny, baya kari maku-jana-y yundu binal-ma-l-nya | he said: water first, earth then, stick-INST beat then, ways three first know need-ABL, fire NEG waits you learning-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baya", "bayan", "wundil", "juku", "yaral", "karrbal", "muyar", "mara", "ngunjil", "jujum"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mara-nga LOC(a); jujum-ba LOC(m); two -nyji
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
When you carry fire from one camp to another, hold the stick low and steady, lest the wind reach your hand or a coal fall on your dilly bag.

kuku:
Yundu baya bayanmuny bayanka wundinya, baya juku bada yaral karrba, muyar maranga wanda-nyji, ngunjil baljinga wanda-nyji.

analysis:
yundu baya bayan-muny bayan-ka wundi-nya, baya juku bada yaral karrba, muyar mara-nga wanda-nyji, ngunjil balji-nga wanda-nyji | you fire camp-ABL camp-DAT carrying-SUB, fire stick low steady hold-IMP, wind hand-LOC rise-PRECAUT, coal dilly.bag-LOC fall-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baya", "kirraji", "ngulkurr", "kujil", "mumbu", "milka-wulay", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuji-bama 'keeper/master'; milka-wula-nya SUB 'forget'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said fire is the best of servants and the worst of masters, so be its keeper every moment, for the moment you forget it, it stops serving and starts to rule.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: baya kirrajibama ngulkurr bajaku, kujibama mumbu bajaku, yundu nyungu kujibama yabarrka, yundu milka-wulanya nyulu kirrajil bawal, kujibama-manda.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: baya kirraji-bama ngulkurr bajaku, kuji-bama mumbu bajaku, yundu nyungu kuji-bama yabarrka, yundu milka-wula-nya nyulu kirraji-l bawa-l, kuji-bama-ma-ny-da | old man said: fire servant best, master worst, you its keeper always, you forgetting-SUB it serving leaves, master-becomes


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["kalbay", "dungay", "ngaral", "bana", "nanda", "jina", "nyajil", "wanjabu", "wanjawanja"]
loans_used: []
evidence: three TEMP3 -ngarr; wanjabu 'where'/wanjawanja 'when'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Before a long journey, the old woman said, do three things first: fill your water, check your feet, and tell someone where you are going and when you will return.

kuku:
Kalbay dunganyjiku ngadiku, wulbumanangka balkan, yamba kulur ngara-ngarr: bana nanda-ngarr, jina nyaji-ngarr, bama wanjabu yundu dungay wanjawanja kadan balka.

analysis:
kalbay dunga-nyjiku ngadiku, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, yamba kulur ngara-ngarr: bana nanda-ngarr, jina nyaji-ngarr, bama wanjabu yundu dunga-y wanjawanja kada-ny balka | long journey before, old.woman said, things three do-first: water fill-first, feet look-first, person where you go when come.back tell-IMP


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bana", "wubul", "wawu", "kalbay", "jana", "binal", "wungar", "marral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wubul-baja ...-muny 'more than'; jana-nyji/marral-ma-nyji PRECAUT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
Take more water than you think you need, in case the journey is longer than you planned or a waterhole you counted on has dried up in the heat.

kuku:
Bana wubul-baja mani yundu wawumuny, kalbay kalbay-baja karra, bana yundu binalmuny wungarbu marral-manyji.

analysis:
bana wubul-baja mani yundu wawu-muny, kalbay kalbay-baja jana-nyji, bana yundu binal-muny wungar-bu marral-ma-nyji | water more take-IMP you think-ABL, journey longer be-PRECAUT, water you knew-ABL heat-INST dry-become-PRECAUT


frame: micro_narrative
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-ngarr TEMP3; kaka 'sore'; small-ignored-grows-big
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Check your feet before you set out and again at every rest, for a small blister ignored in the morning becomes a crippling wound by nightfall.

kuku:
Jina nyaji-ngarr dunganyjiku, nyaji baja yundu maku-jananya wubulku, jina kaka buban wunkuwingku milka-wulanmuny yalbay-manda kunarangkalka.

analysis:
jina nyaji-ngarr dunga-nyjiku, nyaji baja yundu maku-jana-nya wubul-ku, jina kaka buban wunkuwingku milka-wula-ny-muny yalbay-ma-ny-da kunarangkal-ka | feet look-first set.out-before, look again you resting-SUB all, foot sore small morning forgotten-ABL big-became night-DAT

words_used:
["jina", "nyajil", "maku-janay", "kaka", "buban", "wunkuwingku", "milka-wulay", "yalbay", "kunarangkal"]


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kalbay", "baya", "ngaral", "jina", "milka", "baykal", "yinil", "burril", "binal", "bayan"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jina-nga LOC(a); bayka-ngarr TEMP3; plan-at-the-fire
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old woman said a journey is planned at the fire, not on the path: think through the whole way first, name the dangers, and decide what to do at each, before your feet ever leave the camp.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kalbay baya ngundu ngaran, kari jinanga, yabarrka wubulku milka-bu bayka-ngarr, yamba yinil burri, wanya yundu ngaral wubulku binal, jina bayanmuny dunganyjiku ngadiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kalbay baya ngundu ngara-ny, kari jina-nga, yabarrka wubul-ku milka-bu bayka-ngarr, yamba yinil burri, wanya yundu ngara-l wubul-ku binal, jina bayan-muny dunga-nyjiku ngadiku | old.woman said: journey fire near planned, NEG path-LOC, way whole mind-INST think-first, thing dangerous name-IMP, what you do all decide, feet camp-ABL leave-before first


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["muduwajuny", "dungay", "wungar", "dukurr", "bubu", "yalbay", "kanga", "wangkarwangkar", "kiway"]
loans_used: []
evidence: muduwajuny 'daybreak'; dunga-ngarr TEMP3; kanga-nyji PRECAUT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
Set out at first light, not at midday, lest the heat catch you in the open with the sun straight overhead and no cool place to be found.

kuku:
Muduwajuny dunga-ngarr, kari wungar dukurr, wungarbu yundu bubu yalbay-mba kanga-nyji, wungar wangkarwangkar, kari bubu kiway.

analysis:
muduwajuny dunga-ngarr, kari wungar dukurr, wungar-bu yundu bubu yalbay-mba kanga-nyji, wungar wangkarwangkar, kari bubu kiway | at.daybreak go-first, NEG sun middle, sun-INST you country open-LOC catch-PRECAUT, sun overhead, NEG place cool


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "ngulkurr", "ngaral", "bayan", "kariku", "kilba", "kalbay", "buban"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kilba 'lost'; kalbay buban 'however short'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said the person who prepares well is halfway home before they start, but the person who sets out unready is already lost, however short the journey.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bama nyulu ngulkurr ngaranmuny yaba ngundu bayanka kariku dunganmuny, yambada bama nyulu kariku ngaran dungan nyulu kilba nyiku, kalbay buban baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bama nyulu ngulkurr ngara-ny-muny yaba ngundu bayan-ka kariku dunga-ny-muny, yambada bama nyulu kariku ngara-ny dunga-ny nyulu kilba nyiku, kalbay buban baja | old man said: person who well prepared-ABL half near home-DAT not.yet set.out-ABL, but person who not.yet prepared went he lost now, journey short too


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["bama", "balkal", "wanjabu", "dungay", "wanjawanja", "kaday", "binal", "nyajil", "bubu", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki+NONPAST 'if you don't come back'; nyaji-nyji PRECAUT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
Tell someone where you are going and when you will return, so that if you do not come back they will know where to look, and will not search the wrong country for days.

kuku:
Bama balka wanjabu yundu dungay, wanjawanja kadan, kaki yundu kari kada jana binal wanjabu nyajinka, jana bubu mumbungu nyaji-nyji wungar wubulka.

analysis:
bama balka wanjabu yundu dunga-y, wanjawanja kada-ny, kaki yundu kari kada jana binal wanjabu nyaji-nka, jana bubu mumbu-nga nyaji-nyji wungar wubul-ka | person tell-IMP where you go, when come.back, if you NEG come.back they know where look-DAT, they country wrong-LOC search-PRECAUT days many-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "yamba", "wubul", "buban", "jujum", "dandi", "wundil", "milka", "nanda"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-ngarr 'foresight'(derived); jujum-ba LOC(m); fill-mind-first
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said foresight is the cheapest of all provisions and weighs nothing in the pack, so fill your mind before you fill your bag.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: nyaji-ngarr yamba wubulmuny buban bajaku, baljinga kari dandi wundinka, milka nanda-ngarr balji nandanyjiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: nyaji-ngarr yamba wubul-muny buban bajaku, balji-nga kari dandi wundi-nka, milka nanda-ngarr balji nanda-nyjiku | old.woman said: foresight things all-ABL cheapest, bag-LOC NEG heavy carry-DAT, mind fill-first bag fill-before


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kalka", "nyurrbal", "kunarangkal", "balbi", "wunkun", "junkurr", "yungal", "kilba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); yungal 'send'; dunga-nyji/kilba-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Sharpen your spear the night before the hunt, not on the morning of it, lest you go out with a dull point and lose the one big animal you were sent for.

kuku:
Kalka nyurrbal ngadiku kunarangkal balbinyjiku, kari wunkun wungara, kari yundu kalka kari junkurrji dunga-nyji, minya yalbay nyubun yundu yungalmuny kilba-nyji.

analysis:
kalka nyurrba-l ngadiku kunarangkal balbi-nyjiku, kari wunkun wungar-a, kari yundu kalka kari junkurr-ji dunga-nyji, minya yalbay nyubun yundu yungal-muny kilba-nyji | spear sharpen first night hunt-before, NEG tomorrow day-LOC, NEG you spear NEG hard-COMIT go-PRECAUT, animal big one you sent-ABL lose-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["juku", "yilbal", "murru", "karrbal", "mara", "murnil", "kalka", "kalakalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bajaku-nga LOC(a); mara-nga LOC(a); murni-nyji/dunga-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Hold the throwing-stick firmly at the very end, lest it twist in your hand at the moment of the throw and send the spear wide of the mark.

kuku:
Juku yilbalmu murru bajakungu junkurr karrba, yilbanya maranga murni-nyji, kalka kalakalbay dunga-nyji.

analysis:
juku yilba-l-mu murru bajaku-ngu junkurr karrba, yilba-nya mara-nga murni-nyji, kalka kalakalbay dunga-nyji | stick throw-POSS end very-LOC firm hold-IMP, throwing-SUB hand-LOC twist-PRECAUT, spear wide go-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "kujil", "juku", "nyajil", "murru", "kaji", "jujum", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: three TEMP3 -ngarr; kaji 'bind'; mumbu-ma-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said: A tool is only as good as its keeping, so check the wood first, bind the head first, check the bag first, lest a thing go bad on you beforehand.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yamba nyungu kujilbu nganga ngulkurr, juku nyaji-ngarr, murru kaji-ngarr, balji nyaji-ngarr, yamba mumbu-manyji ngadiku.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yamba nyungu kuji-l-bu nganga ngulkurr, juku nyaji-ngarr, murru kaji-ngarr, balji nyaji-ngarr, yamba mumbu-ma-nyji ngadiku | old man said: tool its keeping-INST only good, wood look-first, head bind-first, bag look-first, thing bad-become-PRECAUT beforehand


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kalka", "bama", "yindu", "murni", "mara", "murru", "junkurr", "binal", "milbil", "jiba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yindu-ngu LOC(u); three -nyji PRECAUT; junkurr-baja ...-muny
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
Never point a spear at another person even in play, lest your hand slip or the point be sharper than you knew, and a game become a grief that can never be mended.

kuku:
Kari yundu kalka bama yindungu yurri milbi-wanya nganga, mara murni-nyji, murru junkurr-baja yundu binalmuny karra, milbi-way jiba-badi-manyji kari murnilnyjiku yabarrka.

analysis:
kari yundu kalka bama yindu-ngu yurri milbi-wa-nya nganga, mara murni-nyji, murru junkurr-baja yundu binal-muny jana-nyji, milbi-way jiba-badi-ma-nyji kari murni-l-nyjiku yabarrka | NEG you spear person other-LOC point playing-SUB even, hand slip-PRECAUT, point sharper you knew-ABL be-PRECAUT, game grief-become-PRECAUT NEG mend-SUCC ever


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "kulur", "nyajil", "yilbal", "jina", "muyar", "kudamundu", "kalka", "kilba", "kunil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yilba-nyjiku 'before throw'; kuni-nyji PRECAUT; check-three-things
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to check three things before every throw: their footing, the wind, and what lay behind the target, lest a stray spear find something they never meant to strike.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman yamba kulur nyajinka yilbanyjiku ngadiku: jina, muyar, yamba wanya kudamundu janay, kalka kilba yamba yindu nyajil kari jana wawumuny kuni-nyji.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny yamba kulur nyaji-nka yilba-nyjiku ngadiku: jina, muyar, yamba wanya kudamundu jana-y, kalka kilba yamba yindu nyaji-l kari jana wawu-muny kuni-nyji | children learned things three check-DAT throw-before: footing, wind, thing what behind stands, spear stray thing other find NEG they meant-ABL strike-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mala-kalka", "milbil", "junkurr", "yilbal", "karrbal", "kalka", "bawal", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mala-kalka 'spear-expert'(mala- prefix); word-is-a-spear
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the mark of a spear-master is not how hard they can throw but how well they can hold back, for a spear once loosed obeys no one, and a word once spoken is a spear.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: mala-kalkamu milbil kari nyulu junkurr yilbanka, yambada nyulu ngulkurr karrbanka, kalka bawanmuny kari bamanka ngaral, kuku balkanmuny kalka janay.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: mala-kalka-mu milbi-l kari nyulu junkurr yilba-nka, yambada nyulu ngulkurr karrba-nka, kalka bawa-ny-muny kari bama-nka ngara-l, kuku balka-ny-muny kalka jana-y | old man said: spear.expert-POSS mark NEG he hard throw-DAT, but he well hold.back-DAT, spear loosed-ABL NEG anyone-for obeys, word spoken-ABL spear is


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kulji", "murru", "juku", "kaji", "kariku", "marral", "kilba", "mumbu", "yilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: juku-ngu LOC(u); mumbu-ngu LOC(u); marral-ma-nka PURP; two -nyji
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Bind the stone head to the shaft while the sinew is still wet, so it dries tight, for a head bound dry will come loose at the worst moment and fly off when you throw.

kuku:
Kulji murru jukungu kaji nyulu kariku marral, nyulu marral-manka junkurr, murru marralbu kajinmuny kilba-nyji yamba mumbungu, yilbanya dunga-nyji.

analysis:
kulji murru juku-ngu kaji nyulu kariku marral, nyulu marral-ma-nka junkurr, murru marral-bu kaji-ny-muny kilba-nyji yamba mumbu-ngu, yilba-nya dunga-nyji | stone head shaft-LOC bind-IMP it not.yet dry, it dry-become-PURP tight, head dry-INST bound-ABL come.loose-PRECAUT moment worst-LOC, throwing-SUB fly-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["binal", "wungar", "karrkay", "kirraji", "buban", "janka", "yinil", "wanja"]
loans_used: []
evidence: janka-nga LOC(a); yinil-ba LOC(l); binal jana-nyji PRECAUT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old woman said every skill has its season for learning, and the child who will not practice the small dull tasks in the calm will not have the skill in the crisis, when there is no time to learn.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: binal wubulku nyungu wungar binalka, karrkay nyulu kari kirraji buban jankanga ngaral kari nyulu binal karra yinilba, wanja kari wungar binalka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: binal wubul-ku nyungu wungar binal-ka, karrkay nyulu kari kirraji buban janka-nga ngara-l kari nyulu binal jana-nyji yinil-ba, wanja kari wungar binal-ka | old.woman said: skills all their season learn-DAT, child who NEG task small calm-LOC do NEG he skilled be-PRECAUT danger-LOC, when NEG time learn-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mayi", "nanda", "warngku", "kaya", "nukal", "minya", "nyajil", "wundal", "nyubun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nanda-ngarr TEMP3; three -nyji PRECAUT; minya 'ants' here
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Cover the food well before you sleep, lest the dogs get at it in the night or the ants find it by morning and carry the whole meal away grain by grain.

kuku:
Mayi ngulkurr nanda-ngarr warngku wunanyjiku, kaya kunarangkal nuka-nyji, minya wunkuwingku nyaji-nyji, mayi wubulku wundal dunga-nyji nyubun-nyubun.

analysis:
mayi ngulkurr nanda-ngarr warngku wuna-nyjiku, kaya kunarangkal nuka-nyji, minya wunkuwingku nyaji-nyji, mayi wubul-ku wundal dunga-nyji nyubun-nyubun | food well cover-first sleep-before, dogs night eat-PRECAUT, ants morning find-PRECAUT, food whole carrying go-PRECAUT one.by.one


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["minya", "juku", "wangkar", "kaji", "kaya", "wandil", "kunarangkal", "jina", "jibar", "warngku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: juku-ngu LOC(u); wawu-janka-nga LOC(i); nyaji-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Hang the meat high in the tree, so a dog cannot reach it, lest you wake to find the night's catch gone and nothing but tracks and a full-bellied dog asleep in the cool.

kuku:
Minya jukungu wangkar kaji, kaya kari wandanyjiku, yundu wandinya minya kunarangkalmu dungan nyaji-nyji, jina nganga, kaya jibar-mabu wawu-jankanga warngku wunay.

analysis:
minya juku-ngu wangkar kaji, kaya kari wanda-nyjiku, yundu wandi-nya minya kunarangkal-mu dunga-ny nyaji-nyji, jina nganga, kaya jibar-ma-bu wawu-janka-nga warngku wuna-y | meat tree-LOC high hang-IMP, dog NEG reach-SUCC, you waking meat night-POSS gone see-PRECAUT, tracks only, dog belly-full cool-LOC sleeps


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "juku", "junkurr", "kaji", "jalun", "wangkar", "bana", "wandil", "wundal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: juku-ngu LOC(u); jalun yalbay-nga LOC(a); two -nyji PRECAUT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
Tie your things firmly to a tree well above the tide line, lest the water rise higher than you judged in the night and carry your only way home out to the open sea.

kuku:
Yamba wubulku jukungu junkurr kaji jalun wangkar-baja, bana kunarangkal wangkar-baja wanda-nyji yundu binalmuny, yamba wubulku jalun yalbay-mba wundal dunga-nyji.

analysis:
yamba wubul-ku juku-ngu junkurr kaji jalun wangkar-baja, bana kunarangkal wangkar-baja wanda-nyji yundu binal-muny, yamba wubul-ku jalun yalbay-mba wundal dunga-nyji | things all tree-LOC firm tie tide above, water night higher rise-PRECAUT you judged-ABL, things all sea open-LOC carrying go-PRECAUT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bayan", "daki-daki", "kaya", "nukal", "ngawiya", "dakwuy", "nyajil", "warngku", "kirraji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daki-daki 'careless'; nyaji-nyaji 'careful'; careless-vs-careful-camp
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old woman said the careless camp feeds the dogs and the ants and the rats and goes hungry itself, while the careful camp eats well and sleeps sound, for the difference is only an hour's work before nightfall.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bayan daki-daki kaya minya nukamanil, minya baja, ngawiya baja, nyulu-nyulu dakwuy janay, yambada bayan nyaji-nyaji ngulkurr nukan warngku ngulkurr wunay, jambulku murni nganga kirraji nyubun kunarangkal ngadiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bayan daki-daki kaya minya nuka-mani-l, minya baja, ngawiya baja, nyulu-nyulu dakwuy jana-y, yambada bayan nyaji-nyaji ngulkurr nuka-ny warngku ngulkurr wuna-y, jambul-ku murni nganga kirraji nyubun kunarangkal ngadiku | old.woman said: camp careless dogs meat feeds, ants too, rats too, itself hungry is, but camp careful well ate sleep well sleeps, both.of.them difference only work one night before


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bayan", "nyajil", "warngku", "baya", "nanda", "mayi", "kaji", "bana", "kalka", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-ngarr TEMP3; mumbu-ngu LOC(u); wake-to-order
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Check the whole camp before you sleep: the fire banked, the food hung, the water covered, the spears stood upright, so that you wake to order and not to ruin.

kuku:
Bayan wubulku nyaji-ngarr warngku wunanyjiku: baya nanda, mayi kaji, bana nanda, kalka wangkar janay, yundu wandinya yamba yukilka wandi, kari mumbungu.

analysis:
bayan wubul-ku nyaji-ngarr warngku wuna-nyjiku: baya nanda, mayi kaji, bana nanda, kalka wangkar jana-y, yundu wandi-nya yamba yukil-ka wandi, kari mumbu-ngu | camp whole check-first sleep-before: fire covered, food hung, water covered, spears upright stand, you waking thing right-DAT rise, NEG ruin-LOC


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["nyajil", "buban", "kunarangkal", "wunkuwingku", "mumbu", "kujil", "balbi", "kilba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mumbu-kari 'trouble-free'; kilba-ma-nyji PRECAUT
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said a little care at night keeps the morning free of trouble, and an hour of trouble in the morning can cost you the whole day's hunt.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: nyaji buban kunarangkal wunkuwingku mumbu-kari kujil, wungar mumbu wunkuwingku balbi wungar wubulku kilba-manyji.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: nyaji buban kunarangkal wunkuwingku mumbu-kari kuji-l, wungar mumbu wunkuwingku balbi wungar wubul-ku kilba-ma-nyji | old man said: care little night morning trouble-free keeps, hour trouble morning hunt day whole lose-PRECAUT


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "yinil", "binal", "baya", "nanda", "yukil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-ngarr 'precaution'; precaution-is-knowing-not-fear
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The children learned that precaution is not fear but knowing: you do not cover the fire because you are afraid of it, but because you understand it, and understanding is the truest safety there is.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman nyaji-ngarr kari yinil, yambada binal: yundu baya kari nanda yundu yinilmuny, yambada yundu binalmuny, binal yinil-kari bajaku yukil.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny nyaji-ngarr kari yinil, yambada binal: yundu baya kari nanda yundu yinil-muny, yambada yundu binal-muny, binal yinil-kari bajaku yukil | children learned precaution NEG fear, but knowing: you fire NEG cover you fear-ABL, but you understand-ABL, understanding safety truest is


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "mumbu", "ngaral", "walu", "binal", "kaja", "wawu-mini", "kada", "wunbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kada-nyji PRECAUT 'whatever may come'; wawu-mini 'happy'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old woman said the person who prepares for the worst is not gloomy but wise, for they alone are free to enjoy the best, having already made peace with whatever may come.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyulu yamba mumbu bajakuka ngaranmuny kari walu-jirrbu-jirrbu, yambada binal, nyulu nganga kaja-kari wawu-mini janayka yamba ngulkurrji, nyulu yamba wanya kadanyji wunbu-mandanya.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyulu yamba mumbu bajaku-ka ngara-ny-muny kari walu-jirrbu-jirrbu, yambada binal, nyulu nganga kaja-kari wawu-mini jana-y-ka yamba ngulkurr-ji, nyulu yamba wanya kada-nyji wunbu-ma-ny-da-nya | old.woman said: person who thing worst-DAT prepared-ABL NEG gloomy, but wise, he only free happy be-DAT thing best-COMIT, he thing whatever come-PRECAUT made.peace-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
loans_used: []
evidence: jarramali-wungar-a LOC(r); ngungul 'dark'; kaba 'rain'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Watch the sky in the wet season, for the big storms build first, and a person who starts for home when the first dark appears will beat the rain, but one who waits will not.

kuku:
Jiri nyaji jarramali-wungara, jarramali yalbay yinya kambal ngadiku, bama nyulu ngungul ngadiku wandinya bayanka dunganmuny kaba yaral-manil, yambada bama nyulu maku-janay kari.

analysis:
jiri nyaji jarramali-wungar-a, jarramali yalbay yinya kamba-l ngadiku, bama nyulu ngungul ngadiku wandi-nya bayan-ka dunga-ny-muny kaba yaral-ma-ni-l, yambada bama nyulu maku-jana-y kari | sky watch storm-season-LOC, storms big there grow first, person who dark first appearing home-DAT set.out-ABL rain gets.ahead, but person who waits NEG

words_used:
["jiri", "jarramali", "wungar", "yalbay", "kambal", "ngungul", "wandil", "bayan", "kaba", "maku-janay"]


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jarramali", "kuku", "kulur", "muyar", "wungar", "ngungul", "minya", "wunbu", "milka", "kanga"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jarramali-bu ERG; muyar-kari 'windless'; three-warnings
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said: The storm gives three warnings — the windless air, the dim light, and the silence of the animals — heed the first and you are safe, heed the third and the storm already has you.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jarramalibu kuku kulur milbil, muyar-kari, wungar ngungul, minya wunbu, ngadiku milka, yundu yukil, kulur milka, jarramalibu yundu kanga.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jarramali-bu kuku kulur milbi-l, muyar-kari, wungar ngungul, minya wunbu, ngadiku milka, yundu yukil, kulur milka, jarramali-bu yundu kanga | old man said: storm-INST warnings three shows, wind-less, light dim, animals silent, first heed, you safe, third heed, storm-INST you catches


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bayan", "kaday", "kuku", "jarramali", "dukul-wuri", "jiri", "ngungul", "wawu", "murni"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kada-ngarr TEMP3(a); ngungul-ma-nya SUB; come-home-first
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
Come home first, argue later — the old woman's rule for weather and for anger both: when the sky darkens or the blood rises, get to safety first, and settle the rest when the storm has passed.

kuku:
Bayanka kada-ngarr, kuku yindu, wulbumanmu kuku jarramalika dukul-wurika baja: jiri ngungul-manya, wawu wandinya, yukilka kada-ngarr, yamba yindu murni jarramali dunganyjiku.

analysis:
bayan-ka kada-ngarr, kuku yindu, wulbuman-mu kuku jarramali-ka dukul-wuri-ka baja: jiri ngungul-ma-nya, wawu wandi-nya, yukil-ka kada-ngarr, yamba yindu murni jarramali dunga-nyjiku | home-DAT come-first, words later, old.woman-POSS rule storm-DAT anger-DAT too: sky dark-becoming-SUB, blood rising-SUB, safety-DAT come-first, thing rest settle storm pass-SUCC


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["karrkay", "bana", "nyajil", "dungay", "ngungul", "junkurr", "bada", "bundal", "murruji", "kilba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: two kaki+NONPAST; bundal 'bottom'; bada-baja 'deeper'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to read the water before going in: if it is dark and fast it is deeper than it looks; if you cannot see the bottom you cannot know the depth, and a crossing misjudged is a life lost.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bana nyajinka bana dunganyjiku ngadiku: kaki bana ngungul junkurr nyulu bada-baja nyajilmuny; kaki yundu bundal murruji nyajil, yundu bada binal murruji, bana mumbunmuny wawu kilba.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bana nyaji-nka bana dunga-nyjiku ngadiku: kaki bana ngungul junkurr nyulu bada-baja nyaji-l-muny; kaki yundu bundal murruji nyaji-l, yundu bada binal murruji, bana mumbu-ny-muny wawu kilba | children learned water read-DAT water enter-before: if water dark fast it deeper looks-ABL; if you bottom unable see, you depth know unable, water misjudged-ABL life lost


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bana", "maku-janay", "wungar", "dungay", "wawu", "dajil", "binal", "kudamundu", "wunkun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: binal-kari-nya SUB 'when in doubt'; river-gives-no-life-back
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said the river is patient and always gives you another day to cross, but it never gives back a life, so when in doubt, wait — the far bank will still be there tomorrow.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bana maku-janay, yabarrka yundu wungar yindu bana dunganka dajil, yambada wawu kari dajil baja, yundu binal-karinya, maku-jana, bana kudamundu wunkun janay baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bana maku-jana-y, yabarrka yundu wungar yindu bana dunga-nka daji-l, yambada wawu kari daji-l baja, yundu binal-kari-nya, maku-jana, bana kudamundu wunkun jana-y baja | old man said: river waits, always you day other water cross-PURP gives, but life NEG gives back, you uncertain-SUB, wait-IMP, river far.bank tomorrow stands too


frame: micro_narrative
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-murruji 'shame'; bravest-is-to-turn-back
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that the bravest thing is often to turn back, and that there is no shame in a journey abandoned to save a life, for the country will still be there, and so, because you turned back, will you.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman wawu-junkurr bajaku yabarrka kudamundu murninka, kari milka-murruji kalbay bawanmuny wawu kujinka, bubu kudamundu janay baja, yundu, yundu murninmuny, janay baja.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny wawu-junkurr bajaku yabarrka kudamundu murni-nka, kari milka-murruji kalbay bawa-ny-muny wawu kuji-nka, bubu kudamundu jana-y baja, yundu, yundu murni-ny-muny, jana-y baja | children learned bravest thing often turn.back-DAT, NEG shame journey abandoned-ABL life save-DAT, country still stands too, you, you turned.back-ABL, stand too

words_used:
["karrkay", "wawu-junkurr", "kudamundu", "murnil", "milka-murruji", "kalbay", "bawal", "bubu", "kujil"]


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["manjal", "kirraji", "yindu", "wawu", "nyubun", "ngulkurr", "wundil", "bayan", "kaday"]
loans_used: []
evidence: manjal 'mountain'; one-life-many-attempts
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said: The mountain will always be there for another attempt, but you have only one life to spend attempting it, so spend it wisely, come home, and try again.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: manjal yabarrka janay baja kirraji yinduka, yambada yundu wawu nyubun nganga kirrajinka, ngulkurr wundi, bayanka kada, kirraji baja.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: manjal yabarrka jana-y baja kirraji yindu-ka, yambada yundu wawu nyubun nganga kirraji-nka, ngulkurr wundi, bayan-ka kada, kirraji baja | old.woman said: mountain always stands too attempt other-DAT, but you life one only spend-DAT, wisely spend-IMP, home-DAT come-IMP, attempt again


frame: question_content
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "yinil", "binal", "babaji", "yamba", "yukil", "jambul", "wungar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinil-bama 'coward'; caution-vs-cowardice
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The children asked how you tell healthy caution from cowardice, and the old man said: Caution asks what is the wise thing; cowardice asks what is the safe thing; and the two give the same answer only about half the time.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin yala yundu nyaji-ngarr yinil-bamamuny binal, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: nyaji-ngarrbu babajil wanya yamba binal, yinil-bamabu babajil wanya yamba yukil, jambulku kuku nyubun dajil wungar buban nganga.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny yala yundu nyaji-ngarr yinil-bama-muny binal, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: nyaji-ngarr-bu babaji-l wanya yamba binal, yinil-bama-bu babaji-l wanya yamba yukil, jambul-ku kuku nyubun daji-l wungar buban nganga | children asked how you caution cowardice-ABL tell, old man said: caution-INST asks what thing wise, coward-INST asks what thing safe, both.of.them answer same give time half only


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yinil", "nyaji-ngarr", "balkal", "kariku", "karrbal", "jina", "yukil", "murni", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinil-bu/nyaji-ngarr-bu ERG-INST; fear-vs-caution
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said fear says 'do not', and caution says 'not yet, and not this way' — the first holds you forever, the second only until you have found the safe path, and knowing the difference is half of wisdom.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinilbu balkal kari, nyaji-ngarrbu balkal kariku, kari yala yinya, ngadiku yundu karrbal yabarrka, yindu nganga yundu jina yukil nyajinyjiku, jambulku murni binal wungar buban nganga.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinil-bu balka-l kari, nyaji-ngarr-bu balka-l kariku, kari yala yinya, ngadiku yundu karrba-l yabarrka, yindu nganga yundu jina yukil nyaji-nyjiku, jambul-ku murni binal wungar buban nganga | old man said: fear-INST says no, caution-INST says not.yet, NEG way this, first you holds forever, second only you path safe find-SUCC, difference-of-both know wisdom half only


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "manil", "milka-badil", "bawal", "yamba", "jambul", "dajil", "kaja", "yinil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-badil 'worry'; take-precaution-then-let-worry-go
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to take the precaution and then let the worry go, for worry after precaution is a debt paid twice, and the whole point of preparing is to be free to act without fear.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman nyaji-ngarr maninka, milka-badil yindu bawanka, milka-badil nyaji-ngarrmuny yala yamba jambul dajil, nyaji-ngarrmu yala nganga kaja-kari yinil-kari ngaranka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny nyaji-ngarr mani-nka, milka-badil yindu bawa-nka, milka-badil nyaji-ngarr-muny yala yamba jambul daji-l, nyaji-ngarr-mu yala nganga kaja-kari yinil-kari ngara-nka | children learned precaution take-DAT, worry then let-DAT, worry precaution-after like thing twice pays, precaution-POSS point only free fearless act-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "wunkun", "yinil", "bunday", "yukil", "nyiku", "kaja"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinil-ba LOC(l); yinil-kari 'fearless'; prepared-live-in-present
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old woman said the goal of all foresight is not to live in fear of the future but to be so ready for it that you can live entirely in the present, unafraid.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: nyaji-ngarr wubulmu yala kari wunkun yinilba bundanka, yambada wunkunka yukil bajaku janayka yundu nyiku nganga bunday, yinil-kari.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: nyaji-ngarr wubul-mu yala kari wunkun yinil-ba bunda-nka, yambada wunkun-ka yukil bajaku jana-y-ka yundu nyiku nganga bunda-y, yinil-kari | old.woman said: foresight all-POSS goal NEG future fear-LOC live-PURP, but future-DAT ready most be-DAT you now only live, fearless


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kuku", "ngadiku", "wundil", "kirraji", "mumbu", "ngaral", "wawu-mini", "kaba", "jilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngara-ngarr TEMP3(a); wungar-a LOC(r); prepare-then-live-free
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The children carried this last of the old ones' teachings, and it served them all their lives: prepare like a pessimist, then live like an optimist, for the one who has prepared for rain can walk in the sun without a care.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka yinya kuku ngadikumu ngadiku wundin, nyulu jana kirrajin wawu wubulku: yamba mumbuka ngara-ngarr, yalada wawu-mini bunda, bama nyulu kabaka ngaranmuny wungara nyulu jilbay milka-kari.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka yinya kuku ngadiku-mu ngadiku wundi-ny, nyulu jana kirraji-ny wawu wubul-ku: yamba mumbu-ka ngara-ngarr, yala-da wawu-mini bunda, bama nyulu kaba-ka ngara-ny-muny wungar-a nyulu jilba-y milka-kari | children this teaching elders-POSS last carried, it them served life all: thing worst-DAT prepare-first, then happy live-IMP, person who rain-DAT prepared-ABL sun-LOC he walks care-less


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kalbay", "wawu", "bunday", "bubu", "dandi", "yaba", "wulay", "wawu-junkurr", "nyaji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu dandi-nga LOC(i); nyaji-nyaji 'careful'; survivor's-testimony
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old man said: I have lived a long life in a hard country, and I have seen friends die who were braver and stronger than me, and the only reason I am still here is that I was careful when it counted.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Ngayu kalbay wawu bundan bubu dandinga, ngayu yaba wulan nyajin jana wawu-junkurr-baja ngayamuny, junkurr-baja ngayamuny, ngayu nyiku nganga janay nyubun kuku nganga: ngayu nyaji-nyaji wanja yamba dandi.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngayu kalbay wawu bunda-ny bubu dandi-nga, ngayu yaba wula-ny nyaji-ny jana wawu-junkurr-baja ngaya-muny, junkurr-baja ngaya-muny, ngayu nyiku nganga jana-y nyubun kuku nganga: ngayu nyaji-nyaji wanja yamba dandi | old man said: I long life lived country hard-LOC, I friends died saw who braver me-ABL, stronger me-ABL, I now only stand one reason only: I careful when thing counted


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "mukul", "milka-badil", "bama", "kariku", "balkal", "wulay", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-badil 'fussing'; wisdom-of-those-who-died
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The children came to understand that all his rules and cautions were not the fussing of an old man but the distilled wisdom of everyone who had not lived to pass it on, spoken by the one who had.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman nyungu kuku nyaji-ngarr wubulku kari mukul dingkarmu milka-badil, yambada bama wubulku jana kariku nyiku janay balkanka wulanmuny binal, bama nyulu janaymuny balkan.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny nyungu kuku nyaji-ngarr wubul-ku kari mukul dingkar-mu milka-badil, yambada bama wubul-ku jana kariku nyiku jana-y balka-nka wula-ny-muny binal, bama nyulu jana-y-muny balka-ny | children understood his rules caution all NEG old man-POSS fussing, but people all who not.yet now stand tell-PURP died-ABL wisdom, person who survived-ABL spoke


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mukul", "yinil", "kudamundu", "binal", "warru", "milka", "kaka", "milbil", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yinilmu kudamundu janan 'dangers survived'; kaka-bu 'with pain'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The old woman said every safe old person is a store of dangers survived, and the young who will not listen must write, in their own pain, the lessons the old already knew.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: mukul wubulku yinilmu kudamundu jananmuny binal, warru jana kari milka jana nyungu kakabu milbil kuku mukulbu ngadiku binalmuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: mukul wubul-ku yinil-mu kudamundu jana-ny-muny binal, warru jana kari milka jana nyungu kaka-bu milbi-l kuku mukul-bu ngadiku binal-muny | old.woman said: old.people all dangers behind stood-ABL wise, young who NEG listen their pain-INST write lessons old-INST already knew-ABL


frame: question_content
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "nyubun", "dandi", "baykal", "kalbay", "yamba", "wawu", "milka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dandi bajaku wubulmuny 'most important of all'; want-blinds-to-cost
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:18:58.495896+00:00
english:
The children asked the old man what was the single most important precaution of all, and he thought a long time and said: Never let your want for a thing blind you to the cost of getting it.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka mukul dingkar babajin wanya nyaji-ngarr nyubun dandi bajaku wubulmuny, nyulu milka-bu baykan kalbay, balkan: Kari yundu yamba wawubu yundu yamba-nka dandika milka-kari-mani.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka mukul dingkar babaji-ny wanya nyaji-ngarr nyubun dandi bajaku wubul-muny, nyulu milka-bu bayka-ny kalbay, balka-ny: kari yundu yamba wawu-bu yundu yamba-nka dandi-ka milka-kari-mani | children old man asked which precaution one important most all-ABL, he thought long, said: NEG you thing want-INST you thing-DAT cost-DAT blind-make


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["manil", "dandi", "jina", "mani-nyjiku", "jambul", "milka", "jilbal", "milka-badil", "wundil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-nga LOC(a); jina kari maninmuny 'road not taken'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the cost of every choice is the road not taken, so before you choose, walk both roads in your mind to the very end, and only then decide which regret you would rather carry.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yamba wubulku manilmu dandi jina kari maninmuny, yundu maninyjiku ngadiku, jina jambul milkanga murru bajakuka jilba, yalada nganga binal wanya milka-badil yundu wundinka wawu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yamba wubul-ku mani-l-mu dandi jina kari mani-ny-muny, yundu mani-nyjiku ngadiku, jina jambul milka-nga murru bajaku-ka jilba, yala-da nganga binal wanya milka-badil yundu wundi-nka wawu | old man said: choice every-POSS cost road NEG taken-ABL, you choose-before, roads two mind-LOC end very-DAT walk-IMP, then only decide which regret you carry-DAT want


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["nyaji-ngarr", "yaral", "nyajil", "kamba", "ngaral", "dandi", "nyulu-nyulu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-ngarr bada bajaku 'deepest precaution'; hardest-to-face-is-yourself
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:16:32.579287+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
And that, said the old man, is the last and deepest precaution of all: to look clearly, before you act, at who you will have become when the acting is done — for of all the things you must prepare for, the hardest to face is yourself.

kuku:
Yinya, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, nyaji-ngarr ngadiku bada bajaku wubulmuny: yaral nyaji, ngaranyjiku ngadiku, wanya yundu kambanya ngaran dunganyjiku, yamba wubulmuny yundu ngaranka, dandi bajaku nyajinka yundu nyulu-nyulu.

analysis:
yinya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, nyaji-ngarr ngadiku bada bajaku wubul-muny: yaral nyaji, ngara-nyjiku ngadiku, wanya yundu kamba-nya ngara-ny dunga-nyjiku, yamba wubul-muny yundu ngara-nka, dandi bajaku nyaji-nka yundu nyulu-nyulu | that, old man said, precaution last deepest all-ABL: clearly look-IMP, act-before, who you become act done-SUCC, thing all-ABL you prepare-PURP, hardest face-DAT you yourself


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["babi", "jija", "bunday", "jawun", "burri", "milbil", "nyubun", "kalakalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: babi grandmother; jija grandchild; jawun-karra 'relatives'(kin-plural)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old grandmother sat the little grandchild beside her and began to teach the names of all their relatives, one by one, starting with the nearest and working outward.

kuku:
Babi mukul jija buban nyungu ngundu bundaman, nyungu jawun-karra wubulku burri milbin, nyubun-nyubun, ngundu bajakumuny kalakalbayka.

analysis:
babi mukul jija buban nyungu ngundu bunda-ma-ny, nyungu jawun-karra wubul-ku burri milbi-ny, nyubun-nyubun, ngundu bajaku-muny kalakalbay-ka | grandmother old grandchild little her beside sat-CAUS, their relatives all names taught, one.by.one, nearest-ABL outward-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngamu", "balkal", "wundil", "nukal", "nganjan", "balbi", "bubu", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngamu 'mother'; nganjan 'father'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
This is your mother, she said, ngamu, the one who carried you and fed you; and this is your father, nganjan, the one who hunts for you and will teach you the country.

kuku:
Yinya yundu ngamu, nyulu balkan, ngamu, nyulu yundu wundinmuny nukamaninmuny; yinya yundu nganjan, nganjan, nyulu yunduka balbil, bubu yundu milbil.

analysis:
yinya yundu ngamu, nyulu balka-ny, ngamu, nyulu yundu wundi-ny-muny nuka-mani-ny-muny; yinya yundu nganjan, nganjan, nyulu yundu-ka balbi-l, bubu yundu milbi-l | this your mother, she said, mother, who you carried fed; this your father, father, who you-for hunts, country you teaches


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "jilbal", "jina", "yukil", "yabaju", "kudamundu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yaba 'elder brother'; yabaju 'younger brother'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
This is your older brother, yaba, who walks before you and clears the path; and this your younger brother, yabaju, who walks behind and for whom you must clear the path in turn.

kuku:
Yinya yundu yaba, nyulu yundu ngundu jilbay jina yukil-manil; yinya yundu yabaju, nyulu kudamundu jilbay, yundu nyungunka jina yukil-manil baja.

analysis:
yinya yundu yaba, nyulu yundu ngundu jilba-y jina yukil-ma-ni-l; yinya yundu yabaju, nyulu kudamundu jilba-y, yundu nyungu-nka jina yukil-ma-ni-l baja | this your elder.brother, who you before walks path clears; this your younger.brother, who behind walks, you him-for path clear too


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["babarr", "jinkurr", "jambul", "yaba", "mara-daji-way", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: babarr 'elder sister'; jinkurr 'younger sister'; mara-daji-way RECIP
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
This is your older sister, babarr, and this your younger sister, jinkurr, and among the four of you — two brothers and two sisters — you will hold each other up all your lives.

kuku:
Yinya yundu babarr, yinya yundu jinkurr, yurra jambul-jambul, yaba jambul babarr jambul, yurra nyubun-nyubunji mara-daji-way wawu wubulku.

analysis:
yinya yundu babarr, yinya yundu jinkurr, yurra jambul-jambul, yaba jambul babarr jambul, yurra nyubun-nyubun-ji mara-daji-way wawu wubul-ku | this your elder.sister, this your younger.sister, you.PL four, brothers two sisters two, you.PL each.other help.each.other life all


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngaji", "ngamu", "nganjan", "wulbuman", "babi", "jawun", "bana", "manjal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngaji 'mother's father'; ngamu-mu 'mother's'(POSS); line-flows-like-water
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
This old man is your grandfather, your mother's father, ngaji, and this old woman your grandmother, and from these two the whole of your mother's line flows down to you like water down a hill.

kuku:
Yinya mukul dingkar yundu ngaji, yundu ngamumu nganjan, yinya wulbuman yundu babi, jambulmuny yundu ngamumu jawun-karra wubulku yundunka badaka bana yala manjalmuny.

analysis:
yinya mukul dingkar yundu ngaji, yundu ngamu-mu nganjan, yinya wulbuman yundu babi, jambul-muny yundu ngamu-mu jawun-karra wubul-ku yundu-nka bada-ka bana yala manjal-muny | this old man your grandfather, your mother-POSS father, this old.woman your grandmother, two-ABL your mother-POSS relatives all you-DAT down-DAT water like hill-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "jawun", "murruji", "binal", "juku", "bubu", "muyar", "yalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: babi-ngka ERG; know-your-kin-like-roots
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said: A person who does not know their kin is like a tree that does not know its own ground — it may stand for a while, but the first big wind will take it down.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: bama nyulu nyungu jawun-karra murruji binal yala juku nyulu nyungu bubu murruji binal, nyulu janay kanbalka, yambada muyar yalbay ngadiku nyulu badaka manil.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: bama nyulu nyungu jawun-karra murruji binal yala juku nyulu nyungu bubu murruji binal, nyulu jana-y kanbal-ka, yambada muyar yalbay ngadiku nyulu bada-ka mani-l | grandmother said: person who his relatives unable know like tree which its ground unable knows, it stands while, but wind big first it down-DAT takes


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jawun", "kulur", "wangkar", "wawu-yukil", "nyajil", "daji-way", "bada", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kulur 'three'; wawu-yukil 'respect'; three-kinds-of-kin
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said your relatives are of three kinds: those above you whom you must respect and care for, those beside you whom you share everything with, and those below you whom you must teach and protect.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: yundu jawun-karra kulur yala: jana wangkar yundunka yundu wawu-yukil nyaji, jana ngundu yundunka yundu yamba wubulku daji-way, jana bada yundunka yundu milbil kujil.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: yundu jawun-karra kulur yala: jana wangkar yundu-nka yundu wawu-yukil nyaji, jana ngundu yundu-nka yundu yamba wubul-ku daji-way, jana bada yundu-nka yundu milbi-l kuji-l | grandmother said: your relatives three kinds: those above you-for you respect care, those beside you-for you things all share, those below you-for you teach protect


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["milbil", "dandi", "nyubun", "bama", "kalbay", "wawu", "murru", "manil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: you-are-the-living-end-of-a-line; jana yundu-bu manil
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
This is the most important lesson of all, the grandmother said: you are never a single person alone; you are the living end of a long line of people, and every choice you make, they make through you.

kuku:
Yinya milbil dandi bajaku wubulmuny, babingka balkan: yundu kari nyubun bama nganga; yundu bama kalbaymu wawu murru, yundu yamba wubulku manilnya, jana yundubu manil.

analysis:
yinya milbi-l dandi bajaku wubul-muny, babi-ngka balka-ny: yundu kari nyubun bama nganga; yundu bama kalbay-mu wawu murru, yundu yamba wubul-ku mani-l-nya, jana yundu-bu mani-l | this lesson most important all-ABL, grandmother said: you NEG one person alone; you people long-POSS living end, you choice all make-SUB, they you-INST make


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jawun", "bangkal", "mayi", "wungar", "kaday", "wanjabu", "burril", "wangkar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); wangkar-a LOC(r); family-gathering
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
When the whole family gathered for the season of plenty, they came from every direction, and the grandmother named each group as they came over the ridge.

kuku:
Jawun-karra wubulku bangkanda mayi wubulmu wungara, jana kadan wanjabu wubulmuny, babingka wubulku kunjan jana wangkara kadanya.

analysis:
jawun-karra wubul-ku bangka-ny-da mayi wubul-mu wungar-a, jana kada-ny wanjabu wubul-muny, babi-ngka wubul-ku kunja-ny jana wangkar-a kada-nya | relatives all gathered-then plenty season-LOC, they came where all-ABL, grandmother all named them ridge-LOC coming-SUB


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["ngamu", "karrkay", "mirrimar", "wundil", "nganjan", "kalka", "wawu-yalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngamu-manda/nganjan-manda DYAD(-manda); mirrimar-a LOC(r)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
First came the mother-and-child pairs, the ngamu-manda, the little ones riding on hips; then the father-and-son pairs, the nganjan-manda, the boys carrying their first small spears with pride.

kuku:
Ngadiku kadan ngamu-manda, karrkay buban mirrimara wundin; yindu nganjan-manda, karrkay-karrkay nyungu kalka buban ngadiku wundin wawu-yalbayji.

analysis:
ngadiku kada-ny ngamu-manda, karrkay buban mirrimar-a wundi-ny; yindu nganjan-manda, karrkay-karrkay nyungu kalka buban ngadiku wundi-ny wawu-yalbay-ji | first came mother-child.pairs, children little hip-LOC carried; then father-son.pairs, boys their spears small first carried pride-COMIT


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["yaba", "jarral", "warru", "buban", "babarr", "balji", "dandi", "mayi"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yaba-karra 'brothers'/babarr-karra 'sisters'(kin-plural); balji 'dilly bag'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
Then the brothers came together, the yaba-karra, walking in a line from oldest to youngest, and behind them the sisters, the babarr-karra, carrying dilly bags heavy with the season's food.

kuku:
Yindu yaba-karra nyubun kadan, jarran warru bajakumuny buban bajakuka, kudamundu babarr-karra, balji dandi mayi wungarmu wundin.

analysis:
yindu yaba-karra nyubun kada-ny, jarra-ny warru bajaku-muny buban bajaku-ka, kudamundu babarr-karra, balji dandi mayi wungar-mu wundi-ny | then brothers together came, lined oldest-ABL youngest-DAT, behind sisters, dilly.bags heavy food season-POSS carried


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jawun", "bangkal", "bama", "bubu", "bayan", "nyajil", "murni", "kaji", "miyil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bayan-ba LOC(n); miyil-ba LOC(l); living-map-of-the-people
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The grandmother said a family gathering is a living map of the whole people: in one camp you see every kind of kin, every age, every relation, the whole web that holds a people together laid out for your eyes to see.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: jawun-karra bangkanmuny bama wubulmu bubu wawu: nyubun bayanba yundu jawun-karra wubulku nyajil, wungar wubulku, murni wubulku, kaji wubulku bama nyubun-manilmu yundu miyilba nyajinka.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: jawun-karra bangka-ny-muny bama wubul-mu bubu wawu: nyubun bayan-ba yundu jawun-karra wubul-ku nyaji-l, wungar wubul-ku, murni wubul-ku, kaji wubul-ku bama nyubun-ma-ni-l-mu yundu miyil-ba nyaji-nka | grandmother said: family gathering people whole-POSS map living: one camp-LOC you relatives all see, ages all, relations all, ties all people join-POSS your eyes-LOC see-DAT


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "jilbal", "jina", "dukul-wuri", "bama", "kalnga", "bimay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jina-nga LOC(a); kalnga 'uncle'(MB); bimay 'aunt'(FZ)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children ran between the legs of the grownups, and no one minded, for at a gathering every adult is an uncle or an aunt to every child, and every child belongs to everyone.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkay jilbay bama yalbay jinanga, kari bama dukul-wuri, bangkanmuny bama yalbay wubulku karrkay wubulmu kalnga bimay, karrkay wubulku bama wubulkunka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay jilba-y bama yalbay jina-nga, kari bama dukul-wuri, bangka-ny-muny bama yalbay wubul-ku karrkay wubul-mu kalnga bimay, karrkay wubul-ku bama wubul-ku-nka | children ran big.people legs-LOC, NEG people angry, at.gathering people big all children all-POSS uncle aunt, children all people all-belong


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["murni", "yalbay", "ngana", "karrkay", "kamba", "bayan", "bubu", "wubul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bayan-ba LOC(n); bubu wubul-ba LOC(l); raise-a-child-with-a-hundred
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said this is the great difference between our way and the lonely way of the newcomers: they raise a child in a single house with two people, but we raise a child in a whole country with a hundred.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinya murni yalbay nganamu yala yindu bamamu nganga yala baja: jana karrkay kambaman nyubun bayanba bama jambulji, ngana karrkay kambaman bubu wubulba bama wubulji.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinya murni yalbay ngana-mu yala yindu bama-mu nganga yala baja: jana karrkay kamba-ma-ny nyubun bayan-ba bama jambul-ji, ngana karrkay kamba-ma-ny bubu wubul-ba bama wubul-ji | old man said: this difference big our way other people-POSS alone way too: they child raise one house-LOC people two-COMIT, we child raise country whole-LOC people many-COMIT


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["wungar", "jawun", "bayan", "karrkay", "buban", "wunkuwingku", "milkal", "wumbul", "karrbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bayan-ba LOC(n); held-by-a-warm-net-of-people
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
By the end of the day the grandmother had named every relation in the camp for the child, and the child, who had felt small and alone that morning, now felt held on every side by a great warm net of people.

kuku:
Wungar dungaymuny babingka jawun-karra wubulku bayanba karrkayka kunjan, karrkay nyulu buban nganga wunkuwingku milkabu baykanmuny, nyiku nyulu milkabu baykal wanya wubulku ngundu bama wumbul yalbaybu karrbal.

analysis:
wungar dunga-y-muny babi-ngka jawun-karra wubul-ku bayan-ba karrkay-ka kunja-ny, karrkay nyulu buban nganga wunkuwingku milka-bu bayka-ny-muny, nyiku nyulu milka-bu bayka-l wanya wubul-ku ngundu bama wumbul yalbay-bu karrba-l | day end-ABL grandmother relatives all camp-LOC child-for named, child who small alone morning felt-ABL, now he felt sides all near people warm big-INST held


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["karrkay", "jawun", "binal", "kamba", "yamba-kari", "bama", "wubul", "jirray"]
loans_used: []
evidence: binal-ji 'knowing'(COMIT); loved-by-many-cannot-feel-worthless
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman said no child raised knowing a hundred relatives ever truly believes themselves worthless, for a person who is loved by many cannot easily be persuaded that they are nothing.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: karrkay nyulu jawun-karra wubul binalji kambanmuny kari yabarrka nyulu-nyulu yamba-kari binal, bama nyulu wubulbu wawu jirray janay kari junkurr binal-manil nyulu yamba-kari.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: karrkay nyulu jawun-karra wubul binal-ji kamba-ny-muny kari yabarrka nyulu-nyulu yamba-kari binal, bama nyulu wubul-bu wawu jirray jana-y kari junkurr binal-ma-ni-l nyulu yamba-kari | old.woman said: child who relatives many knowing raised-ABL NEG ever himself worthless knows, person whom many love NEG easily persuaded he nothing


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "yabaju", "kaji", "bubu", "jilbal", "kujil", "wawu-yukil", "yalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu-ngu LOC(u); brother-bond-is-the-model
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said the bond between an older and younger brother is the model for all bonds in the world: the older leads and protects, the younger follows and honors, and each becomes, in the other, more than they could be alone.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yaba yabaju jambulku kaji yala kaji wubulku bubungu: yaba ngundu jilbay kujil, yabaju kudamundu jilbay wawu-yukil, jambulku nyubun-nyubunba yalbay-manda nyubun jananmuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yaba yabaju jambul-ku kaji yala kaji wubul-ku bubu-ngu: yaba ngundu jilba-y kuji-l, yabaju kudamundu jilba-y wawu-yukil, jambul-ku nyubun-nyubun-nga yalbay-ma-ny-da nyubun jana-ny-muny | old man said: elder.brother younger.brother bond like bonds all world-LOC: elder before walks protects, younger behind walks honors, both each.other-LOC bigger-became one stood-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "kunil", "jawun", "kunarangkal", "kilba", "kaji", "bada"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kin-runs-deeper-than-choosing; kaji bada-baja 'deeper bond'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
Two brothers who quarrel, the old man said, are still brothers when the quarrel ends, but two friends who quarrel may not be friends by nightfall, so a brother is a friend you can never lose — and that is why kin runs deeper than choosing.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yaba jambul kuni-wanmuny kariku yaba kuni-way dungaymuny, yambada jawun jambul kuni-wanmuny kari jawun kunarangkalka, yaba jawun yundu kari kilbal yabarrka, yinyamu kaji bada-baja manilmuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yaba jambul kuni-wa-ny-muny kariku yaba kuni-way dunga-y-muny, yambada jawun jambul kuni-wa-ny-muny kari jawun kunarangkal-ka, yaba jawun yundu kari kilba-l yabarrka, yinya-mu kaji bada-baja mani-l-muny | old man said: brothers two argued-ABL still brothers argument end-ABL, but friends two argued-ABL NEG friends nightfall-DAT, brother friend you NEG lose ever, that-POSS bond deeper choosing-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["babarr", "jinkurr", "kaji", "daji-way", "ngamu", "kangkal", "jalbu", "kirraji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalbu-mu kirraji 'women's work'; kari kaka 'unbroken'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman said sisters share a different bond: an older sister is a second mother, and a younger sister a first daughter, and between them passes down the whole knowledge of the women's work, mother to daughter to sister to daughter, unbroken.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: babarr jinkurr yindu kaji daji-way: babarr ngamu jambulku, jinkurr kangkal nyubunku, jambulku ngundu jalbumu kirraji wubulku badaka dungay, ngamumuny kangkalka babarrka kangkalka, kari kaka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: babarr jinkurr yindu kaji daji-way: babarr ngamu jambul-ku, jinkurr kangkal nyubun-ku, jambul-ku ngundu jalbu-mu kirraji wubul-ku bada-ka dunga-y, ngamu-muny kangkal-ka babarr-ka kangkal-ka, kari kaka | old.woman said: elder.sister younger.sister different bond share: elder.sister mother second, younger.sister child first, between women-POSS work all down-DAT passes, mother-ABL child-DAT sister-DAT child-DAT, NEG broken


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "mumbu", "yaba", "babarr", "kudamundu", "murnil", "kaji", "kilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaka-ma-ni-l 'break bond'; betray-blood-trusted-by-none
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The grandmother said the worst thing a person can do is turn against their own brother or sister, for it breaks the bond that holds them both, and a person who will betray their own blood can be trusted by no one.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: yamba mumbu bajaku bamamu nyulu nyungu yaba babarr kudamundu murninka, yinya kaji jambulku karrbal kaka-manil, bama nyulu nyungu jawun-karra kilbamanil kari bamabu manu-baja-bunganka.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: yamba mumbu bajaku bama-mu nyulu nyungu yaba babarr kudamundu murni-nka, yinya kaji jambul-ku karrba-l kaka-ma-ni-l, bama nyulu nyungu jawun-karra kilba-ma-ni-l kari bama-bu manu-baja-bunga-nka | grandmother said: thing worst person-POSS he his brother sister against turn-DAT, that bond both holds breaks, person who his kin betrays NEG person-INST trust-PURP


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "mumbu", "ngulkurr", "murni", "milka-wula", "binal", "kaji", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-wula 'forgive'(let-mind-die); never-cut-the-cord
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children asked what to do when a brother is unkind, and the old man said: A brother is not always kind, but he is always your brother; correct him when you must, forgive him when you can, but never, ever cut the cord.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin wanya ngaranka yaba mumbunya, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Yaba kari yabarrka ngulkurr, yambada yabarrka yundu yaba; murni nyungu yundu wawunya, milka-wula nyungu yundu binalnya, yambada kari, kari yabarrka, kaji kudamundu bawa.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny wanya ngara-nka yaba mumbu-nya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yaba kari yabarrka ngulkurr, yambada yabarrka yundu yaba; murni nyungu yundu wawu-nya, milka-wula nyungu yundu binal-nya, yambada kari, kari yabarrka, kaji kudamundu bawa | children asked what do-DAT brother unkind-SUB, old man said: brother NEG always kind, but always your brother; correct him you must-SUB, forgive him you can-SUB, but NEG, NEG ever, bond behind leave


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["milka-wulay", "jawun", "junkurr", "wawu-yalbay", "nukal", "kangkal", "murruji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jawun-karra-nga LOC(a); junkurr-kari 'weakness'; milka-wula-ji REFL
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said forgiveness within a family is not weakness but strength, for it takes a strong person to swallow their pride for the sake of the whole, and a family that cannot forgive itself will not survive to its grandchildren.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: milka-wulay jawun-karranga kari junkurr-kari, yambada junkurr, bama junkurr nyungu wawu-yalbay nukanka jawun-karra wubulmu, jawun-karra nyulu murruji milka-wula-ji kari janay kangkalmu kangkalka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: milka-wula-y jawun-karra-nga kari junkurr-kari, yambada junkurr, bama junkurr nyungu wawu-yalbay nuka-nka jawun-karra wubul-mu, jawun-karra nyulu murruji milka-wula-ji kari jana-y kangkal-mu kangkal-ka | old.woman said: forgiveness family-LOC NEG weakness, but strength, person strong his pride swallow-DAT family whole-POSS, family which unable forgive-REFL NEG survives child-POSS child-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yaba", "jambul", "babarr", "kulur", "ngana", "kunil", "kaji", "kilba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jambul-jambul 'four'; kulur 'three'; kaji kari kaka 'unbreakable bond'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said: I have four brothers and three sisters, and though we have quarreled a thousand times over eighty years, not once has any of us walked away for good, and that unbreakable holding is the richest thing I own.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Ngayku yaba jambul-jambul, babarr kulur, ngana kuni-wan wubul wungar wubulmuny, yambada nyubun kari nganamuny kudamundu dungan yabarrka, yinya kaji kari kaka ngayku yamba ngulkurr bajaku.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngayku yaba jambul-jambul, babarr kulur, ngana kuni-wa-ny wubul wungar wubul-muny, yambada nyubun kari ngana-muny kudamundu dunga-ny yabarrka, yinya kaji kari kaka ngayku yamba ngulkurr bajaku | old man said: my brothers four, sisters three, we argued many times many-ABL, but one NEG us-ABL away went ever, that bond NEG broken my thing best


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["yaba", "babarr", "kaji", "kirraji", "bubu", "jawun", "kuban", "kangkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kirraji-bubu 'practice-ground'; kuban 'partner/wife'; kangkal 'own child'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children learned that the sibling bond is the first practice-ground for every relationship they will ever have: how you treat your brother is how you will treat your friend, your partner, your own children, and the world.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman yaba-babarr kaji ngadiku kirraji-bubu kaji wubulmu jana yabarrka manilmu: yala yundu yaba ngaral, yala yundu jawun ngaral, kuban ngaral, nyungu kangkal ngaral, bubu wubulku ngaral.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny yaba-babarr kaji ngadiku kirraji-bubu kaji wubul-mu jana yabarrka mani-l-mu: yala yundu yaba ngara-l, yala yundu jawun ngara-l, kuban ngara-l, nyungu kangkal ngara-l, bubu wubul-ku ngara-l | children learned sibling bond first practice-ground bonds all-POSS they ever have-POSS: how you brother treat, how you friend treat, partner treat, your children treat, world all treat


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bama", "jambul", "bubu", "bayan", "kangkal", "ngawa", "jirakal", "murni", "wungar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bayan-ba LOC(n); four-generations; kangkal-mu kangkal 'grandchildren'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said there are four living generations in the camp: herself and the old man, their children now grown, their children's children, and the newest babies, and she had watched the pattern turn four times like the seasons.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: bama jambul-jambul bubu wawu bayanba: nyulu-nyulu mukul dingkar baja, nyungu kangkal nyiku yalbay, nyungu kangkalmu kangkal, ngawa jirakal, nyulu nyajin murni jambul-jambul murninya yala wungar.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: bama jambul-jambul bubu wawu bayan-ba: nyulu-nyulu mukul dingkar baja, nyungu kangkal nyiku yalbay, nyungu kangkal-mu kangkal, ngawa jirakal, nyulu nyaji-ny murni jambul-jambul murni-nya yala wungar | grandmother said: people four living camp-LOC: herself old man too, her children now grown, her children-POSS children, babies new, she saw pattern four turn-SUB like seasons


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kirraji", "jambul", "karrbal", "wangkar", "mukul", "nyajil", "warru", "kamba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); two-duties-up-and-down
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
She said each generation carries two duties: one upward, to care for the old who cared for them, and one downward, to raise the young who will one day care for them, and a life well lived pays both in full.

kuku:
Nyulu balkan: bama wungar wubulku kirraji jambul karrbal: nyubun wangkarka, mukul nyaji jana ngadiku nyajinmuny, nyubun badaka, warru kamba-mani jana nyubun wungara nyajilnya, wawu ngulkurr bundanmuny jambulku yukil dajil.

analysis:
nyulu balka-ny: bama wungar wubul-ku kirraji jambul karrba-l: nyubun wangkar-ka, mukul nyaji jana ngadiku nyaji-ny-muny, nyubun bada-ka, warru kamba-mani jana nyubun wungar-a nyaji-l-nya, wawu ngulkurr bunda-ny-muny jambul-ku yukil daji-l | she said: generation each duties two carries: one upward, old care.for who before cared-ABL, one downward, young raise who one day care-SUB, life well lived-ABL both fully pays


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["warru", "milka", "mukul", "kudamundu", "nyajil", "yaral", "wunkun", "kalakalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kalakalbay-baja ...-muny 'farther than'; old-look-forward
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said the young think the old are looking backward, but the old are really looking forward — further forward than the young can see — for the old have watched the same story play out many times and know how it ends.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: warru milka mukul kudamundu nyajil, yambada mukul yaral wunkunka nyajil, kalakalbay-baja warru nyajilmuny, mukul milbi nyubun wubul nyajinmuny, binal yala dungay.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: warru milka mukul kudamundu nyaji-l, yambada mukul yaral wunkun-ka nyaji-l, kalakalbay-baja warru nyaji-l-muny, mukul milbi nyubun wubul nyaji-ny-muny, binal yala dunga-y | old man said: young think old backward look, but old ahead future-DAT look, farther young see-ABL, old story same many seen-ABL, know how ends


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["dajil", "yalbay", "mukul", "warru", "babaji", "milbi", "binal", "jirray"]
loans_used: []
evidence: gift-is-questions-not-answers; they-are-loved
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The grandmother said the greatest gift the old can give the young is not answers but questions, not the memory of how things were but the wisdom to see how things are, and above all the knowledge that they are loved.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: dajil yalbay bajaku mukulmu warruka kari kuku-yukil, yambada babajil, kari milbi yala yamba ngadiku janan, yambada binal yala yamba nyiku janay nyajinka, wangkar bajaku binal jana wawu jirray janay.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: daji-l yalbay bajaku mukul-mu warru-ka kari kuku-yukil, yambada babaji-l, kari milbi yala yamba ngadiku jana-ny, yambada binal yala yamba nyiku jana-y nyaji-nka, wangkar bajaku binal jana wawu jirray jana-y | grandmother said: gift greatest old-POSS young-for NEG answers, but questions, NEG memory how things before stood, but wisdom how things now stand see-DAT, above all knowledge they loved are


frame: question_content
words_used: ["mukul", "buban", "milka-wulay", "balji", "wawu", "kalbay", "bunga", "bangkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka balji yala 'mind is a dilly bag'; gathered-more-than-we-carry
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children asked why the old grow slow and forgetful, and the grandmother said: The mind is a dilly bag; when it is full of a whole long life, you must set some things down to pick up others, and we have simply gathered more than we can carry.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin wanya mukul buban-buban janay milka-wulay baja, babingka balkan: Milka balji yala; nyulu wawu kalbay wubulji nandanya, yundu yamba kanbal bada bunga yindu maninka, ngana wubul-baja bangkan ngana wundilmuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny wanya mukul buban-buban jana-y milka-wula-y baja, babi-ngka balka-ny: milka balji yala; nyulu wawu kalbay wubul-ji nanda-nya, yundu yamba kanbal bada bunga yindu mani-nka, ngana wubul-baja bangka-ny ngana wundi-l-muny | children asked why old slow become forgetful too, grandmother said: mind dilly.bag like; it life long much-COMIT full-SUB, you things few down put other take-DAT, we more gathered we carry-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mukul", "dukul-kulnkul", "ngujan", "murru-murru", "wungar", "kudamundu", "bingaji", "kalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukul-kulnkul 'pity'; ngujan 'envy'; envy-the-old-not-pity
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said do not pity the old for what they have lost, but envy them for what they have had, for every wrinkle is a summer survived and every grey hair a winter come through, and a very old person is simply someone who has been very lucky for a very long time.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kari mukul dukul-kulnkul jana yamba kilbanmuny, yambada ngujan jana yamba karrbanmuny, murru-murru wubulku wungar nyubun kudamundu janan, bingaji wubulku wungar nyubun kudamundu janan, mukul bajaku bama nyulu ngulkurr yabarrka kalbay wungarmuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kari mukul dukul-kulnkul jana yamba kilba-ny-muny, yambada ngujan jana yamba karrba-ny-muny, murru-murru wubul-ku wungar nyubun kudamundu jana-ny, bingaji wubul-ku wungar nyubun kudamundu jana-ny, mukul bajaku bama nyulu ngulkurr yabarrka kalbay wungar-muny | old man said: NEG old pity them thing lost-ABL, but envy them thing had-ABL, wrinkles all summer one survived, grey all winter one survived, old most person who lucky always long time-ABL


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["wulay", "mukul", "yinil", "kirraji", "diburr", "jiba", "juku", "dubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki+NONPAST(bunday); dubu 'spirit of dead'; seed-becomes-tree
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said death is not the enemy of the old but the completion of their work: the seed does not mourn when it becomes the tree, and the old, if they have lived well, do not mourn to become the spirits who watch over the young.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: wulay kari mukulmu yamba yinil, yambada nyungu kirraji dungaymu: diburr kari jiba-badil nyulu juku-mandanya, mukul, kaki jana ngulkurr bunday, kari jiba-badil dubu-mandanya jana warru wangkar nyajil.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: wula-y kari mukul-mu yamba yinil, yambada nyungu kirraji dunga-y-mu: diburr kari jiba-badi-l nyulu juku-ma-ny-da-nya, mukul, kaki jana ngulkurr bunda-y, kari jiba-badi-l dubu-ma-ny-da-nya jana warru wangkar nyaji-l | grandmother said: death NEG old-POSS thing dangerous, but their work completion-POSS: seed NEG grieves it tree-becoming-SUB, old, if they well live, NEG grieve spirit-becoming-SUB they young over watch


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "binal", "warru", "binalku", "walu", "janka", "mukul", "yinil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: walu janka 'calm face'; wungar-a LOC(r); understood-only-when-old
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children did not fully understand, being young, but they remembered the grandmother's calm face as she spoke of it, and later, when they were old themselves, they finally understood, and were not afraid.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkay kari yukil binalman, warru janaymuny, yambada jana binalku babingkamu walu janka nyulu yinya balkanya, yindu wungara, jana mukul-mandanya nyulu-nyulu, jana yukil binalman, kari yinil janay.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay kari yukil binal-ma-ny, warru jana-y-muny, yambada jana binalku babi-ngka-mu walu janka nyulu yinya balka-nya, yindu wungar-a, jana mukul-ma-ny-da-nya nyulu-nyulu, jana yukil binal-ma-ny, kari yinil jana-y | children NEG fully understood, young being-ABL, but they remembered grandmother-POSS face calm she it speaking-SUB, later day-LOC, they old-becoming-SUB themselves, they fully understood, NEG afraid were


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngawa", "jirakal", "babi", "miyil", "nganjan", "ngandal", "yajarril", "kalnga", "dubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: family-resemblance; dubu kari dungan 'the dead not gone'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman looked at the new baby and said: This one has her grandmother's eyes and her father's mouth and the laugh of an uncle who died before she was born — the dead are not gone; they are shared out again.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka ngawa jirakal nyajin, balkan: Yinya nyulu nyungu babimu miyil, nyungu nganjanmu ngandal, yajarril kalngamu nyulu wulanmuny nyulu kambanmuny ngadiku, dubu kari dungan; jana yindu-yindumandan.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka ngawa jirakal nyaji-ny, balka-ny: yinya nyulu nyungu babi-mu miyil, nyungu nganjan-mu ngandal, yajarri-l kalnga-mu nyulu wula-ny-muny nyulu kamba-ny-muny ngadiku, dubu kari dunga-ny; jana yindu-yindu-ma-ny-da-ny | old.woman baby new saw, said: this one her grandmother-POSS eyes, her father-POSS mouth, laugh uncle-POSS who died she born-ABL before, dead NEG gone; they shared.out.again


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["karrkay", "yamba", "jirakal", "yijarril", "murru", "jawun", "dukul-wuri", "juway", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: juway 'great-grandfather'; child-is-a-new-arrangement
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said a child is a new arrangement of old pieces: the nose comes from one line, the temper from another, the gift for song from a great-grandfather nobody now remembers, and yet there it is, singing again.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: karrkay yamba ngadikumu jirakal yijarril: murru nyubun jawun-karramuny kadan, dukul-wuri yindumuny, kuku ngulkurr juwaymu nyulu bama kari nyiku binalku, yambada yinya janay, kuku ngulkurr baja.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: karrkay yamba ngadiku-mu jirakal yijarri-l, murru nyubun jawun-karra-muny kada-ny, dukul-wuri yindu-muny, kuku ngulkurr juway-mu nyulu bama kari nyiku binalku, yambada yinya jana-y, kuku ngulkurr baja | grandmother said: child pieces old-POSS new arrangement, nose one line-ABL came, temper other-ABL, song fine great-grandfather-POSS whom people NEG now remember, but there is, song fine again


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jawun", "ngadiku", "binal", "wawu-yukil", "kuku", "burril", "yungal", "wunkun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jawun-karra ngadiku 'ancestors'; you-are-a-letter-still-being-read
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
The old man said this is why you must know your ancestors: not to worship them, but to understand yourself, for you are a letter they wrote and sent forward into a future they would never see, and you are still being read.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinyamu yundu jawun-karra ngadiku binal: kari jana wawu-yukilka, yambada yundu nyulu-nyulu binalka, yundu kuku jana kunjanmuny yungalmuny wunkunka jana kari nyajilnya, yundu kariku milbil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinya-mu yundu jawun-karra ngadiku binal: kari jana wawu-yukil-ka, yambada yundu nyulu-nyulu binal-ka, yundu kuku jana kunja-ny-muny yungal-muny wunkun-ka jana kari nyaji-l-nya, yundu kariku milbi-l | old man said: that-POSS you ancestors before know: NEG them worship-DAT, but you yourself know-DAT, you letter they wrote sent future-DAT they NEG see-SUB, you not.yet read


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jawun", "milka-murruji", "milka", "bama", "wubul", "bawal", "binalku", "wunkun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milka-murruji 'shame'; you-carry-the-future-of-the-unborn
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said: When you are tempted to shame the family, think of the hundred who made you; and when you are tempted to give up, remember that you carry the future of a hundred more who are not yet born.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: Yundu jawun-karra milka-murruji-manka wawunya, milka bama wubul yundu bunganmuny; yundu bawanka wawunya, binalku yundu wunkun karrbal bama wubul-baja jana kariku kambanmuny.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: yundu jawun-karra milka-murruji-ma-nka wawu-nya, milka bama wubul yundu bunga-ny-muny; yundu bawa-nka wawu-nya, binalku yundu wunkun karrba-l bama wubul-baja jana kariku kamba-ny-muny | grandmother said: you family shame-make-PURP want-SUB, think people many you made-ABL; you give.up-PURP want-SUB, remember you future carry people more who not.yet born-ABL


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["jawun", "bubu", "karrkay", "binal", "wumbul", "marral", "yukil", "nyajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki+stative; bubu-ngu LOC(u); family-is-the-first-country
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said the family is the first country a child knows, and if that country is warm and safe and just, the child will look for warmth and safety and justice in the wider world, and will know them when they find them.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jawun-karra bubu ngadiku karrkay binal, kaki yinya bubu wumbul marral yukil, karrkay wumbul marral yukil bubungu yalbay nyajil, binal jana nyajinya.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jawun-karra bubu ngadiku karrkay binal, kaki yinya bubu wumbul marral yukil, karrkay wumbul marral yukil bubu-ngu yalbay nyaji-l, binal jana nyaji-nya | old man said: family country first child knows, if that country warm safe just, child warmth safety justice country-LOC big seeks, knows them find-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kirraji", "yalbay", "bama", "bubu", "bayan", "karrkay", "kamba", "bunga"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu-ngu LOC(u); bayan-ba LOC(n); raising-a-child-is-the-greatest-work
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The grandmother said that is why the greatest work a person ever does is not out in the world at all, but at home, in the raising of children, for a person who raises one good child has done more for the world than one who builds a hundred houses.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: yinyamu kirraji yalbay bajaku bama yabarrka ngaran kari bubungu yalbay, yambada bayanba, karrkay kamba-manilka, bama nyulu karrkay nyubun ngulkurr kamba-manilmuny wubul-baja bubuka ngaran bama nyulu bayan wubul bunganmuny.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: yinya-mu kirraji yalbay bajaku bama yabarrka ngara-ny kari bubu-ngu yalbay, yambada bayan-ba, karrkay kamba-mani-nka, bama nyulu karrkay nyubun ngulkurr kamba-mani-l-muny wubul-baja bubu-ka ngara-ny bama nyulu bayan wubul bunga-ny-muny | grandmother said: that-POSS work greatest person ever does NEG country-LOC big, but home-LOC, children raising-DAT, person who child one good raised-ABL more world-for did person who houses many built-ABL


frame: question_content
words_used: ["jawun", "wawu", "jirray", "yajarril", "babaji", "mara", "karrbal", "nyubun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: loved-most; a-hand-is-not-a-hand-missing-one
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children asked the old man which of all his relatives he had loved the most, and he smiled and said: That is like asking which of my fingers I would keep — I need them all, and each one differently, and a hand is not a hand without every one.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka mukul dingkar babajin wanya nyungu jawun-karramuny nyulu wawu jirray bajaku, nyulu yajarrin, balkan: Yinya yala babajil wanya ngayku maramuny ngayu karrbal, ngayu wubulku wawu, wubulku yindu-yindu, mara kari mara nyubun-karimuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka mukul dingkar babaji-ny wanya nyungu jawun-karra-muny nyulu wawu jirray bajaku, nyulu yajarri-ny, balka-ny: yinya yala babaji-l wanya ngayku mara-muny ngayu karrba-l, ngayu wubul-ku wawu, wubul-ku yindu-yindu, mara kari mara nyubun-kari-muny | children old man asked which his relatives-ABL he loved most, he smiled, said: that like asks which my fingers-ABL I keep, I all want, all differently, hand NEG hand one-without-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mula", "jawun", "manil", "yukil", "dajil", "yukil-baja"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mula 'blood'; kin-given-family-earned
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman said blood makes you kin but it does not make you family — kin is given, family is earned, and there are relatives you share no blood with who are more truly your family than the ones you do.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: mula yundu jawun-karra manil, yambada kari jawun-karra yukil manil: jawun-karra dajin, jawun-karra yukil manin, jawun-karra mula-kari yundunji jana jawun-karra yukil-baja jana yundu mulaji.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: mula yundu jawun-karra mani-l, yambada kari jawun-karra yukil mani-l: jawun-karra daji-ny, jawun-karra yukil mani-ny, jawun-karra mula-kari yundu-nji jana jawun-karra yukil-baja jana yundu mula-ji | old.woman said: blood you kin makes, but NEG family true makes: kin given, family earned, relatives blood-without you-COMIT they family truer they you blood-COMIT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jawun", "nyajil", "karrbal", "kangkal", "bangunji", "kamba", "juku", "wandil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bangunji 'cousin'; jawun-karra-ma-l 'become family'; family-tree
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The grandmother said choose your friends with care, for the friends you keep for life become family, and their children and yours will grow up as cousins, and the choosing you do now will shape a family tree you will never see the top of.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: jawun nyaji-nyaji mani, jawun yundu wawu wubulku karrbal jawun-karra-manda, nyungu kangkal yundu kangkal bangunji yala kamba-mani, yundu nyiku manilbu jawun-karra juku yundu murru bajaku kari nyajilnya wandi-manil.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: jawun nyaji-nyaji mani, jawun yundu wawu wubul-ku karrba-l jawun-karra-ma-ny-da, nyungu kangkal yundu kangkal bangunji yala kamba-mani, yundu nyiku mani-l-bu jawun-karra juku yundu murru bajaku kari nyaji-l-nya wandi-ma-ni-l | grandmother said: friends carefully choose-IMP, friends you life all keep family-become, their children your children cousins as grow, you now choosing-INST family tree you top very NEG see-SUB build


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jawun", "yamba", "dajil", "karrbal", "baya", "nyajil", "wulay", "nukal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: family-is-a-fire-you-must-tend; dies-when-all-assume
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children learned that the family is not a thing you are given once and have forever, but a fire you must tend every day, that dies the moment everyone assumes someone else is feeding it.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman jawun-karra kari yamba yundu nyubun dajinmuny yabarrka karrbal, yambada baya yundu wungar wubulku nyaji, nyulu wula bama wubulku milka bama yindu nyulu nukamanilnya.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny jawun-karra kari yamba yundu nyubun daji-ny-muny yabarrka karrba-l, yambada baya yundu wungar wubul-ku nyaji, nyulu wula bama wubul-ku milka bama yindu nyulu nuka-mani-l-nya | children learned family NEG thing you once given-ABL forever hold, but fire you day all tend, it dies people all think person other it feeds-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mukul", "ngamu", "nganjan", "kangkal", "bawal", "binalku", "kujil", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngamu nganjan 'parents'; you-become-keeper-of-their-memory
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said: I am an old man now, and my own parents are long dead, but I am still their son; you do not stop being a child when your parents die, you simply become the keeper of their memory and the teller of their story.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Ngayu mukul dingkar nyiku, ngayku ngamu nganjan ngadiku wulan, yambada ngayu kariku nyungu kangkal; yundu kari kangkal bawal nyungu ngamu-nganjan wulanya, yundu nganga nyungu binalkumu kujibama-manda, nyungu milbimu balkabama.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngayu mukul dingkar nyiku, ngayku ngamu nganjan ngadiku wula-ny, yambada ngayu kariku nyungu kangkal; yundu kari kangkal bawa-l nyungu ngamu-nganjan wula-nya, yundu nganga nyungu binalku-mu kuji-bama-ma-ny-da, nyungu milbi-mu balka-bama | old man said: I old man now, my mother father long.ago died, but I still their child; you NEG child leave your parents dying-SUB, you just their memory-POSS keeper-become, their story-POSS teller


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["babi", "milbil", "wundil", "kami", "jija", "bunday", "jawun", "burri"]
loans_used: []
evidence: babi kami 'grandparents'; jija 'grandchildren'; closing-the-circle
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children carried the grandmother's teaching all their lives, and when they in turn became grandparents, they sat their own grandchildren beside them and taught the names of all their relatives, one by one, exactly as it had always been done.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babingkamu milbil wundin wawu wubulku, jana baja babi kami-mandanya, jana nyungu jija nyungu ngundu bundaman, nyungu jawun-karra wubulku burri milbin, nyubun-nyubun, yala yabarrka ngaranmuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babi-ngka-mu milbi-l wundi-ny wawu wubul-ku, jana baja babi kami-ma-ny-da-nya, jana nyungu jija nyungu ngundu bunda-ma-ny, nyungu jawun-karra wubul-ku burri milbi-ny, nyubun-nyubun, yala yabarrka ngara-ny-muny | children grandmother-POSS teaching carried life all, they too grandmother grandfather-becoming-SUB, they their grandchildren their beside sat, their relatives all names taught, one.by.one, as always done-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "dandi", "wawu", "jirray", "karrkay", "dajil", "kalakalbay", "wunkun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: love-flows-onward-unbroken; babi-mu wawu jirray
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman said this is the deepest magic there is: that love, given to a child, does not disappear but flows onward through them into children not yet born, so that a grandmother's love reaches, unbroken, into a future she will never live to see.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: yinya yamba dandi bajaku wubulmuny: wawu jirray, karrkayka dajinmuny, kari dungay, yambada nyulubu badaka dungay karrkay kariku kambanmuny, babimu wawu jirray kalakalbay dungay, kari kaka, wunkunka nyulu kari nyajilnya.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yinya yamba dandi bajaku wubul-muny: wawu jirray, karrkay-ka daji-ny-muny, kari dunga-y, yambada nyulu-bu bada-ka dunga-y karrkay kariku kamba-ny-muny, babi-mu wawu jirray kalakalbay dunga-y, kari kaka, wunkun-ka nyulu kari nyaji-l-nya | old.woman said: this thing deepest all-ABL: love, child-DAT given-ABL, NEG disappears, but it-INST down-DAT flows children not.yet born-ABL, grandmother-POSS love far flows, NEG broken, future-DAT she NEG see-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngana", "kangkal", "karrbal", "manil", "jilbal", "jina", "kamba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: we-only-borrow-our-children; they-walk-on-without-us
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old man said: We do not own our children; we are only allowed to borrow them for a while, to walk beside them for a stretch of the road, and then they walk on without us, as we walked on without those who raised us.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Ngana kari nyungu kangkal karrbal; ngana nganga nyungu kangkal manil kanbalka, jana ngundu jilbanka jinamu kanbalka, yalada jana jilbay nganakari, yala ngana jilban jana nganaka ngadiku kambanmunykari.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngana kari nyungu kangkal karrba-l; ngana nganga nyungu kangkal mani-l kanbal-ka, jana ngundu jilba-nka jina-mu kanbal-ka, yala-da jana jilba-y ngana-kari, yala ngana jilba-ny jana ngana-ka ngadiku kamba-ny-muny-kari | old man said: we NEG our children own; we only our children borrow while, them beside walk-PURP road-POSS while, then they walk us-without, as we walked those us-DAT before raised-ABL-without


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "jirray", "binalku", "dandi", "karrbal", "dajil", "warru", "burri"]
loans_used: []
evidence: measure-of-love-is-how-you-love; remembered-for-what-you-gave
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The grandmother said the measure of how you were loved is how you love, and the measure of how you will be remembered is not what you kept but what you gave away, above all to those too young to thank you and those not yet born to know your name.

kuku:
Babingka balkan: yala yundu wawu jirray jananmuny dandi yala yundu wawu jirray, yala yundu binalku karra dandi kari yundu yamba karrbanmuny, yambada yamba dajinmuny, wangkar bajaku warru jana buban-baja yundu wawu-mini balkanka, jana kariku kamba yundu burri binalka.

analysis:
babi-ngka balka-ny: yala yundu wawu jirray jana-ny-muny dandi yala yundu wawu jirray, yala yundu binalku jana-nyji dandi kari yundu yamba karrba-ny-muny, yambada yamba daji-ny-muny, wangkar bajaku warru jana buban-baja yundu wawu-mini balka-nka, jana kariku kamba yundu burri binal-ka | grandmother said: how you loved-ABL measure how you love, how you remembered be-PRECAUT measure NEG you thing kept-ABL, but thing given-ABL, above all young who too.little you thank speak-DAT, those not.yet born your name know-DAT


frame: question_content
words_used: ["jawun", "bama", "kuku", "binalku", "wulay", "wunbu", "milbil", "kaday"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kada-nyji PRECAUT 'so that day never comes'; last-rememberer
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The children asked what happens to the family when the last person who remembers the old ways dies, and the old man was quiet a long time and then said: That is why I am teaching you — so that day never comes.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin wanya jawun-karra janay bama bajaku nyulu kuku ngadiku binalku wulanya, mukulungku dingkarangka wunbu janay kalbay, balkan: Yinyamu ngayu yurra milbil, yinya wungar kari kadanyji yabarrka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny wanya jawun-karra jana-y bama bajaku nyulu kuku ngadiku binalku wula-nya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka wunbu jana-y kalbay, balka-ny: yinya-mu ngayu yurra milbi-l, yinya wungar kari kada-nyji yabarrka | children asked what family happens person last who ways old remembers dies-SUB, old man quiet was long, said: that-POSS I you.PL teach, that day NEG come-PRECAUT ever


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yundu", "binalku", "yamba", "junkurr", "bama", "wawu-mini", "yinil", "bayan"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bayan-ba LOC(n); remembered-for-how-you-made-people-feel
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
The old woman said: When you are gone, you will not be remembered for your possessions or your victories, but for how you made people feel, and above all for whether the children were glad, or afraid, when you walked into the camp.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Yundu dunganya, jana kari yundu binalku yundu yambamu junkurr-manilmu, yambada yala yundu bama wawu-manilmu, wangkar bajaku karrkay wawu-mini, yinil baja, yundu bayanba wandinya.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yundu dunga-nya, jana kari yundu binalku yundu yamba-mu junkurr-ma-ni-l-mu, yambada yala yundu bama wawu-ma-ni-l-mu, wangkar bajaku karrkay wawu-mini, yinil baja, yundu bayan-ba wandi-nya | old.woman said: you gone-SUB, they NEG you remember your things victories-POSS, but how you people feel-made-POSS, above all children happy, afraid too, you camp-LOC entering-SUB


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["babi", "bawal", "karrkay", "karrbal", "binal", "bama", "wanjabu", "ngana", "wawu", "milka-wula"]
loans_used: []
evidence: you-are-one-of-us-we-are-many-we-love-you; final blessing
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:32:01.024219+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:35:08.649556+00:00
english:
And so the grandmother finished, and she held the child's head and said: Now you know your people. Wherever you go and whatever happens, you are never alone, and you are never nothing, for you are one of us, and we are many, and we love you. Never forget it.

kuku:
Yalaku babingka bawan, nyulu karrkaymu walu-wangkar karrban, balkan: Nyiku yundu binal yundu bama. Wanjabu yundu dungay wanya kadanya, yundu kari nyubun nganga, yundu kari yamba-kari, yundu ngana nyubun, ngana wubul, ngana yundu wawu jirray. Kari yabarrka milka-wula.

analysis:
yala-ku babi-ngka bawa-ny, nyulu karrkay-mu walu-wangkar karrba-ny, balka-ny: nyiku yundu binal yundu bama. wanjabu yundu dunga-y wanya kada-nya, yundu kari nyubun nganga, yundu kari yamba-kari, yundu ngana nyubun, ngana wubul, ngana yundu wawu jirray. kari yabarrka milka-wula | thus grandmother finished, she child-POSS head held, said: now you know your people. wherever you go whatever happens, you NEG one alone, you NEG nothing, you us one, we many, we you love. NEG ever forget


frame: reciprocal
words_used: ["jawun", "bana", "nyaji-way", "kunja-way", "wawu-mini", "kudamundu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wanda RECIP(ABS subj); kunja-way; bana-nga LOC(a)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
When the two family groups met at the river for the first time in a year, they saw each other from across the water and called out to each other with joy.

kuku:
Jawun-karra jambul bananga nyaji-wanda wungar nyubunmuny ngadiku, jana nyaji-wan bana kudamundumuny, jana kunja-wan wawu-minibu.

analysis:
jawun-karra jambul bana-nga nyaji-wa-ny-da wungar nyubun-muny ngadiku, jana nyaji-wa-ny bana kudamundu-muny, jana kunja-wa-ny wawu-mini-bu | family.groups two river-LOC met-then year one-ABL first, they saw.each.other water across-ABL, they called.to.each.other joy-INST


frame: reciprocal
words_used: ["mukul", "karrkay", "karrba-way", "badi-way", "milkal", "nyaji-way", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: karrba-wan/badi-wan RECIP; wawu nyubun-nga LOC(a)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The two old men who had been boys together sixty years before embraced each other and wept together, for they had thought never to see each other again in this life.

kuku:
Mukul dingkar jambul jana karrkay nyubun ngadiku bajaku wawu wubulmuny, jana karrba-wan badi-wan, jana milkabu baykan kari nyaji-way baja wawu nyubunba.

analysis:
mukul dingkar jambul jana karrkay nyubun ngadiku bajaku wawu wubul-muny, jana karrba-wa-ny badi-wa-ny, jana milka-bu bayka-ny kari nyaji-way baja wawu nyubun-nga | old men two who children together long.ago very life many-ABL, they embraced.each.other wept.together, they thought NEG see.each.other again life one-LOC


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jawun", "karrkay", "milka-murruji", "nyaji-way", "jilbal", "mayi", "dajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-way RECIP; a-shared-fruit-makes-friends
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children of the two groups were shy at first and stood apart watching each other, until one small boy walked across and gave another small boy a piece of fruit, and after that they were all friends.

kuku:
Jawun-karra jambulmu karrkay-karrkay ngadiku milka-murruji kanbal janay, jana nyaji-way, nyubun karrkay buban jilban ngundu, karrkay buban yindu mayi daji, yindumuny jana wubulku jawun janay.

analysis:
jawun-karra jambul-mu karrkay-karrkay ngadiku milka-murruji kanbal jana-y, jana nyaji-way, nyubun karrkay buban jilba-ny ngundu, karrkay buban yindu mayi daji-ny, yindu-muny jana wubul-ku jawun jana-y | family.groups two-POSS children first shy apart stood, they see.each.other, one child little walked near, child little other fruit gave, after they all friends were


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "yindu", "nyaji-way", "nyajil", "wawu", "yukil", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wanya RECIP SUB; ngadiku-nga LOC(a); character-shown-in-relation
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said: When strangers meet, watch how they treat each other in the first hour, for people show their true nature not in how they act alone but in how they act toward one another.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama yindu-yindu nyaji-wanya, nyaji yala jana nyubun-nyubun ngaral wungar ngadikungu, bama nyungu wawu yukil milbil kari jana nganga ngaralba, yambada jana nyubun-nyubunji ngaralba.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama yindu-yindu nyaji-wa-nya, nyaji yala jana nyubun-nyubun ngara-l wungar ngadiku-nga, bama nyungu wawu yukil milbi-l kari jana nganga ngara-l-nga, yambada jana nyubun-nyubun-ji ngara-l-nga | old.woman said: strangers meet-SUB, watch how they each.other treat hour first-LOC, people their nature true show NEG they alone acting-LOC, but they each.other-COMIT acting-LOC


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["mala-bama", "yaral", "bunday", "balka-way", "nyaji-way", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: balka-wan/nyaji-nyaji-way RECIP; understand-before-trusting
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The two leaders sat down facing each other and talked together for a long time, watching each other with careful words, each trying to understand the other before deciding whether to trust.

kuku:
Mala-bama jambul nyubun-nyubun yaral bundan, balka-wan kalbay, jana nyubun-nyubun nyaji-nyaji-way kuku nyaji-nyajiji, wubulku yindu binalka manu-baja-bunganka ngadiku.

analysis:
mala-bama jambul nyubun-nyubun yaral bunda-ny, balka-wa-ny kalbay, jana nyubun-nyubun nyaji-nyaji-way kuku nyaji-nyaji-ji, wubul-ku yindu binal-ka manu-baja-bunga-nka ngadiku | leaders two each.other facing sat, talked.together long, they each.other watched.each.other words careful-COMIT, both other understand-DAT trust-PURP first


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["balka-way", "bama", "nyajil", "wujurr", "kalbay", "bubu", "daji-way", "bungal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: balka-wanya RECIP SUB; wujurr-ba LOC(rr); bubu-nga LOC(a)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:14:04.733658+00:00
english:
The old man said talking is how people find each other in the dark: two people who talk long enough will always discover the ground they share, and standing on that shared ground, they can build anything.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: balka-way yala bama nyubun-nyubun nyajil wujurrbu: bama jambul jana kalbay balka-wanya jana yabarrka bubu jana daji-way nyajil, yinya bubungu janay, jana yamba wubulku bungal.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: balka-way yala bama nyubun-nyubun nyaji-l wujurr-bu: bama jambul jana kalbay balka-wa-nya jana yabarrka bubu jana daji-way nyaji-l, yinya bubu-nga jana-y, jana yamba wubul-ku bunga-l | old man said: talking how people each.other find dark-LOC: people two who long talk-SUB they always ground they share find, that ground-LOC stand, they thing all build


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["bama", "yindu", "nyajil", "miyil", "burri", "babaji", "jawun", "daji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: miyil-ba LOC(l); jawun daji-way 'shared relative'; kaki+NONPAST
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to greet a stranger properly: look them in the eye, say your name and your people, ask their name and their people, and find the relative you share, for everyone shares a relative if you look far enough.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bama yindu ngulkurr nyajinka: miyilba nyaji, nyungu burri nyungu bama balka, nyungu burri nyungu bama babaji, jawun yundu daji-way nyaji, bama wubulku jawun daji-way kaki yundu kalakalbay nyajil.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bama yindu ngulkurr nyaji-nka: miyil-ba nyaji, nyungu burri nyungu bama balka, nyungu burri nyungu bama babaji, jawun yundu daji-way nyaji, bama wubul-ku jawun daji-way kaki yundu kalakalbay nyaji-l | children learned stranger well greet-DAT: eye-LOC look, your name your people say, their name their people ask, relative you share find, people all relative share if you far look


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "bama", "binal", "kuku", "wawu", "jirray", "burril", "balka-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyubun-nyubun-mu 'each other's'; balka-way-ka RECIP DAT
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:35:59.623571+00:00
english:
The old woman said the first thing two peoples must learn is each other's language, for you cannot love what you cannot understand, and you cannot understand what you cannot name, and naming begins with the willingness to sit and talk together.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: yamba ngadiku bama jambul binalka nyubun-nyubunmu kuku, yundu murruji wawu jirray yamba yundu murruji binalmuny, yundu murruji binal yamba yundu murruji kunjalmuny, kunjal bundanka balka-wayka wawubu wandin.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yamba ngadiku bama jambul binal-ka nyubun-nyubun-mu kuku, yundu murruji wawu jirray yamba yundu murruji binal-muny, yundu murruji binal yamba yundu murruji kunja-l-muny, kunja-l bunda-nka balka-way-ka wawu-bu wandi-ny | old.woman said: thing first peoples two learn-DAT each.other-POSS language, you unable love thing you unable understand-ABL, you unable understand thing you unable name-ABL, naming sit-PURP talk-DAT willingness-INST begins


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["dingkar", "kirraji", "juku", "madja", "jarrakulbal", "kunja-way", "nyubun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kunja-wan RECIP; madja 'forest'; together-move-what-one-cannot
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The men worked together to drag the great log from the forest, ten of them pulling as one, calling to each other to keep the rhythm, and what no one could move alone they moved easily together.

kuku:
Dingkar-dingkar nyubun kirrajin juku yalbay madjamuny jarrakulbanka, jana wubul nyubunku jarrakulban, jana kunja-wan nyubun-nyubunji yala nyubun, yamba nyubun bama murruji manil jana nyubun buban-buban manin.

analysis:
dingkar-dingkar nyubun kirraji-ny juku yalbay madja-muny jarrakulba-nka, jana wubul nyubun-ku jarrakulba-ny, jana kunja-wa-ny nyubun-nyubun-ji yala nyubun, yamba nyubun bama murruji mani-l jana nyubun buban-buban mani-ny | men together worked log big forest-ABL drag-PURP, they many one-DAT carried, they called.to.each.other each.other-COMIT like one, thing which person alone unable move they together easily moved


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "junkurr", "mara-daji-way", "nyubun", "dandi", "daji-way", "wawu-mini"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mara-daji-way 'help each other'; load-halved-joy-doubled
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said this is the secret the newcomers never learned: that ten weak people who help each other are stronger than one strong person alone, for a load shared is a load halved, and a joy shared is a joy doubled.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinya kuku bama yindu-yindu kari binalman: bama wubul junkurr-kari jana mara-daji-way junkurr-baja bama nyubun junkurr ngangamuny, dandi daji-wanmuny buban-manil, wawu-mini daji-wanmuny jambul-manil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinya kuku bama yindu-yindu kari binal-ma-ny: bama wubul junkurr-kari jana mara-daji-way junkurr-baja bama nyubun junkurr nganga-muny, dandi daji-wa-ny-muny buban-ma-ni-l, wawu-mini daji-wa-ny-muny jambul-ma-ni-l | old man said: this secret strangers NEG learned: people many weak who help.each.other stronger person one strong alone-ABL, load shared-ABL halves, joy shared-ABL doubles


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jawun", "bayan", "wangkar", "jarramali", "babaji", "bungal", "kilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: came-without-being-asked; jarramali-bu ERG-INST
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
When one family's roof was torn off in the storm, every other family came the next morning without being asked, and by day's end the roof was rebuilt, and that is how a people survives what would destroy a single household.

kuku:
Nyubun jawun-karramu bayan wangkar jarramalibu manin, jawun-karra wubulku yindu kadan wunkuwingku kari babajinmuny, wungar dungaymuny bayan wangkar bungan baja, yinyabu bama wubulku janay yamba nyubun bayan kilba-manilnya.

analysis:
nyubun jawun-karra-mu bayan wangkar jarramali-bu mani-ny, jawun-karra wubul-ku yindu kada-ny wunkuwingku kari babaji-ny-muny, wungar dunga-y-muny bayan wangkar bunga-ny baja, yinya-bu bama wubul-ku jana-y yamba nyubun bayan kilba-ma-ni-l-nya | one family-POSS house roof storm-INST took, families all other came morning NEG asked-ABL, day end-ABL house roof built again, that-INST people all survive thing one household destroy-SUB


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bangkarr", "kirraji", "junkurr", "jarrakulbal", "warri", "binal", "mukul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyubun bangkarr yala 'as one body'; wastes-no-one
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to work as one body: the strong ones carried, the quick ones fetched, the clever ones planned, the small ones ran messages, and even the very old had a task, for a people that wastes no one wants for nothing.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman nyubun bangkarr yala kirrajinka: junkurr jana jarrakulban, warri jana manin, binal jana ngaran, buban jana kuku wundin, mukul bajaku baja nyungu kirraji, bama nyulu bama nyubun kari kilbamanil kari yamba wawu.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny nyubun bangkarr yala kirraji-nka: junkurr jana jarrakulba-ny, warri jana mani-ny, binal jana ngara-ny, buban jana kuku wundi-ny, mukul bajaku baja nyungu kirraji, bama nyulu bama nyubun kari kilba-ma-ni-l kari yamba wawu | children learned one body like work-DAT: strong they carried, quick they fetched, wise they planned, small they messages carried, old most too their task, people who person one NEG wastes NEG thing wants


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "nyubun", "bubu", "kirraji", "dandi", "jarrakulbal", "wula"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bama nyubun 'community'; nyubun-nyubun-mu dandi 'each other's weight'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said a community is not a place but a practice: it is the daily choice, made by everyone at once, to carry a little of each other's weight, and it dies the day people stop making that choice.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyubun kari bubu, yambada kirraji: wungar wubulku manil, bama wubulku nyubunku, nyubun-nyubunmu dandi buban jarrakulbanka, nyulu wula wungar bama nyulu yinya manil bawalnya.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyubun kari bubu, yambada kirraji: wungar wubul-ku mani-l, bama wubul-ku nyubun-ku, nyubun-nyubun-mu dandi buban jarrakulba-nka, nyulu wula wungar bama nyulu yinya mani-l bawa-l-nya | old.woman said: community NEG place, but practice: day all made, people all one-DAT, each.other-POSS weight little carry-PURP, it dies day people who that choice leave-SUB


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jalbu", "wukurril", "junkurr", "mara", "warri", "wawu", "balka-way", "kirraji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: balka-way-bu 'by talking together'; talk-makes-work-light
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
Two women weaving side by side worked twice as fast as one, not because four hands are faster than two, but because each kept the other's spirits up through the long hours, and the talk made the work light.

kuku:
Jalbu jambul nyubun-nyubun ngundu wukurrinya jambul-baja junkurr nyubunmuny, kari mara jambul-jambul warri mara jambulmuny, yambada nyubun-nyubun wawu wangkar karrban wungar kalbayka, balka-waybu kirraji buban-manin.

analysis:
jalbu jambul nyubun-nyubun ngundu wukurri-nya jambul-baja junkurr nyubun-muny, kari mara jambul-jambul warri mara jambul-muny, yambada nyubun-nyubun wawu wangkar karrba-ny wungar kalbay-ka, balka-way-bu kirraji buban-ma-ni-ny | women two side.by.side weaving twice fast one-ABL, NEG hands four faster hands two-ABL, but each.other spirit up held hours long-DAT, talking-INST work light-made


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mara-daji-way", "bada", "junkurr", "jarrakulbal", "jilbal", "binal", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: help-that-makes-stronger; walk-beside-not-carry
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the deepest kind of help makes the other person stronger, not weaker: do not carry a person who can learn to walk, but walk beside them until they can, and then let them walk, and then let them carry you.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: mara-daji-way bada bajaku nyulu bama yindu junkurr-manil, kari junkurr-kari-manil: kari bama jarrakulba nyulu jilbay binalmanka, yambada nyungu ngundu jilba nyulu binalmuny, yalada nyulu jilbay bawa, yalada nyulu yundu jarrakulba bawa.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: mara-daji-way bada bajaku nyulu bama yindu junkurr-ma-ni-l, kari junkurr-kari-ma-ni-l: kari bama jarrakulba nyulu jilba-y binal-ma-nka, yambada nyungu ngundu jilba nyulu binal-muny, yala-da nyulu jilba-y bawa, yala-da nyulu yundu jarrakulba bawa | old man said: help deepest which person other stronger-makes, NEG weaker-makes: NEG person carry who walk learn-DAT, but him beside walk-IMP he learns-ABL, then he walks let, then he you carry let


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["mara-daji", "manil", "dajil", "bama", "wangkar", "karrbal", "nyubun", "jarrakulbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: receiving-as-important-as-giving; sometimes-be-the-carried
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that to receive help gracefully is as important as to give it, for a person who will only give and never receive holds themselves above others, and true community needs everyone sometimes to be the one who is carried.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman mara-daji maninka dandi yala dajinka, bama nyulu nganga dajil kari manil nyulu-nyulu bama yindu wangkar karrbal, bama nyubun yukil wawu bama wubulku kanbalka nyubun jana jarrakulbanmuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny mara-daji mani-nka dandi yala daji-nka, bama nyulu nganga daji-l kari mani-l nyulu-nyulu bama yindu wangkar karrba-l, bama nyubun yukil wawu bama wubul-ku kanbal-ka nyubun jana jarrakulba-ny-muny | children learned help receive-DAT important like give-DAT, person who only gives NEG receives himself people other above holds, community true needs people all sometimes one they carried-ABL


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["jalun", "majaji", "nyaji-way", "daji-way", "yamba", "bubu", "kuyu", "kulji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalun-ji/majaji peoples; daji-wayka RECIP 'trade'; bubu-ngu LOC(u)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
When the coast people and the rainforest people met to trade, they laid their goods on the ground facing each other — shells and fish for stone and other things — and gave to each other until both were satisfied.

kuku:
Jalunji bama majaji bama nyaji-wanda daji-wayka, jana nyungu yamba bubungu yijarrin nyubun-nyubun yaral, kuyu jalunmu kulji yamba yindu baja, jana daji-wan jambulku wawu-mini-manyjiku.

analysis:
jalun-ji bama majaji bama nyaji-wa-ny-da daji-way-ka, jana nyungu yamba bubu-ngu yijarri-ny nyubun-nyubun yaral, kuyu jalun-mu kulji yamba yindu baja, jana daji-wa-ny jambul-ku wawu-mini-ma-nyjiku | sea-COMIT people rainforest people met-then trade-DAT, they their goods ground-LOC laid each.other facing, fish sea-POSS stone thing other too, they gave.each.other both happy-become-SUCC


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["daji-way", "wunbu", "bama", "kuni-way", "kalka", "wangkar", "mara"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-way/kuni-way RECIP; mara-nga LOC(a); trade-is-first-peace
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said trade is the first peace: two peoples who give to each other regularly will not easily make war on each other, for you do not raise a spear against the hand that gives you what you need.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: daji-way wunbu ngadiku: bama jambul jana yabarrka daji-way kari junkurr kuni-way baja, yundu kalka kari wangkar-manil maranga nyulu yundunka yamba wawu dajilnya.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: daji-way wunbu ngadiku: bama jambul jana yabarrka daji-way kari junkurr kuni-way baja, yundu kalka kari wangkar-ma-ni-l mara-nga nyulu yundu-nka yamba wawu daji-l-nya | old man said: trade peace first: peoples two who regularly give.each.other NEG easily fight.each.other, you spear NEG raise hand-LOC which you-for thing needed gives-SUB


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["daji-way", "dandi", "burri", "karrbal", "murni-way", "dukurr", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: murni-way RECIP 'move toward each other'; dukurr-a LOC(rr); meet-in-middle
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:14:04.733658+00:00
english:
The children learned the law of fair exchange: you do not name your price and hold to it like a stone; you name a price, they name a price, and you move toward each other, each giving a little, until you meet in the middle and both walk away content.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman daji-waymu kuku yukil: yundu kari nyungu dandi burri karrbal yala kulji; yundu dandi burri, jana dandi burri, yundu nyubun-nyubun ngundu murni-way, wubulku buban daji, dukurrbu nyaji-wanyjiku, jambulku wawu-mini dungay.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny daji-way-mu kuku yukil: yundu kari nyungu dandi burri karrba-l yala kulji; yundu dandi burri, jana dandi burri, yundu nyubun-nyubun ngundu murni-way, wubul-ku buban daji, dukurr-bu nyaji-wa-nyjiku, jambul-ku wawu-mini dunga-y | children learned trade-POSS law fair: you NEG your price name hold like stone; you price name, they price name, you each.other toward move.each.other, both little give, middle-LOC meet-SUCC, both content go


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["daji-way", "ngulkurr", "milkal", "warmbil", "murni", "wawu", "dajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: warmbin 'cheated/lied'; spirit-of-giving-matters
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The old woman said a good trade leaves both sides feeling they got the better of it, and a bad trade leaves both feeling cheated, and the difference is not in the goods exchanged but in the spirit in which they were given.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: daji-way ngulkurr jambulku milkabu baykan jana ngulkurr-baja manin, daji-way mumbu jambulku milkabu baykan jana warmbin, murni kari yamba daji-wanmuny, yambada wawu jana dajinba.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: daji-way ngulkurr jambul-ku milka-bu bayka-ny jana ngulkurr-baja mani-ny, daji-way mumbu jambul-ku milka-bu bayka-ny jana warmbi-ny, murni kari yamba daji-wa-ny-muny, yambada wawu jana daji-ny-mba | old.woman said: trade good both felt they better got, trade bad both felt they cheated, difference NEG goods exchanged-in, but spirit they given-in


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["balbi", "minya", "daji-way", "nyaji-way", "milka", "maku-janay", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: minya daji-way/nyaji-way RECIP; hunt-as-one-mind
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
Two hunters who often shared their kills learned to read each other so well that they could hunt as a single mind, one driving the game and the other waiting, without a word passing between them.

kuku:
Balbibama jambul jana yabarrka minya daji-way binalman nyubun-nyubun nyaji-way ngulkurr bajaku, jana balbin yala milka nyubun, nyubun minya wundin nyubun maku-janay, kari kuku nyubun jana ngundu dungan.

analysis:
balbi-bama jambul jana yabarrka minya daji-way binal-ma-ny nyubun-nyubun nyaji-way ngulkurr bajaku, jana balbi-ny yala milka nyubun, nyubun minya wundi-ny nyubun maku-jana-y, kari kuku nyubun jana ngundu dunga-ny | hunters two who often kills share.each.other learned each.other read.each.other well most, they hunted like mind one, one game drove one waited, NEG word one them between passed


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["daji-way", "yamba", "dajil", "ngulkurr", "wubul", "yukil", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: gift-for-gift; give-freely-without-counting
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said the highest form of exchange is not goods for goods but gift for gift, where each gives freely without keeping count, trusting that over a lifetime the giving will balance, and it always does, and more.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: daji-way wangkar bajaku kari yamba yambaku, yambada dajil dajilku, wubulku ngulkurr-bu daji kari wubul nyajil, manu-baja-bungal wawu wubulmuny daji-way yukil-manyjiku, yabarrka yukil-manil, wubul-baja baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: daji-way wangkar bajaku kari yamba yamba-ku, yambada daji-l daji-l-ku, wubul-ku ngulkurr-bu daji kari wubul nyaji-l, manu-baja-bunga-l wawu wubul-muny daji-way yukil-ma-nyjiku, yabarrka yukil-ma-ni-l, wubul-baja baja | old man said: exchange highest NEG goods goods-for, but gift gift-for, all freely give NEG count look, trusting life whole-ABL giving balance-SUCC, always balances, more too


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["yamba", "daji", "yukil", "milka-wulal", "wawu-yukil", "yungal", "kajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-yukil 'kindness'; kindness-is-passed-not-repaid
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children learned that a gift of goods can be repaid and forgotten, but a kindness is never repaid, only passed on, and this is by design, for a kindness passed forward binds a whole people together across the generations.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman yamba daji yukil-manil milka-wulal baja, yambada wawu-yukil kari yukil-manil, nganga badaka dungay, yinya yukil, wawu-yukil yaral yungalmuny bama wubulku kajil wungar wubulmuny.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny yamba daji yukil-ma-ni-l milka-wula-l baja, yambada wawu-yukil kari yukil-ma-ni-l, nganga bada-ka dunga-y, yinya yukil, wawu-yukil yaral yungal-muny bama wubul-ku kaji-l wungar wubul-muny | children learned goods gift balanced forgotten too, but kindness NEG balanced, just down-DAT passes, that right, kindness forward sent-ABL people all binds generations all-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["daji", "binalku", "milka-wula", "daji-way", "kujil", "wawu", "jirray"]
loans_used: []
evidence: give-without-remembering-receive-without-forgetting
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said: Give without remembering, receive without forgetting — this is the whole art of exchange between people, and a person who masters it will never be poor, for they will always be owed more love than they can ever spend.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Daji kari binalku, mani kari milka-wula, yinya daji-waymu kuku wubulku bama nyubun-nyubunji, bama nyulu yinya kujil kari mumbu janay yabarrka, jana yabarrka nyungu wawu jirray wubul-baja nyulu wundilmuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: daji kari binalku, mani kari milka-wula, yinya daji-way-mu kuku wubul-ku bama nyubun-nyubun-ji, bama nyulu yinya kuji-l kari mumbu jana-y yabarrka, jana yabarrka nyungu wawu jirray wubul-baja nyulu wundi-l-muny | old.woman said: give NEG remember, receive NEG forget, this exchange-POSS art whole people each.other-COMIT, person who this masters NEG poor is ever, they always him love more he spend-ABL


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["mukul", "warru", "milbi-way", "burri", "yamba", "kuku", "jirakal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milbi-wan RECIP 'taught each other'; old-and-young-teach-each-other
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
In the evening the old people and the young people taught each other: the old taught the young the names and the ways, and the young taught the old the new words and the new songs, and both were the richer for it.

kuku:
Kunarangkal ngundu mukul warru baja jana milbi-wan: mukul warru milbin burri yamba baja, warru mukul milbin kuku jirakal kuku ngulkurr jirakal baja, jambulku ngulkurr-baja janay yinyabu.

analysis:
kunarangkal ngundu mukul warru baja jana milbi-wa-ny: mukul warru milbi-ny burri yamba baja, warru mukul milbi-ny kuku jirakal kuku ngulkurr jirakal baja, jambul-ku ngulkurr-baja jana-y yinya-bu | evening near old young too they taught.each.other: old young taught names ways too, young old taught words new songs new too, both richer were it-INST


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "mukul", "binal", "milbil", "karrkay", "miyil", "jirakal", "binalku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: miyil jirakal-bu 'fresh eyes'; learns-from-the-child
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said no one is too old to learn and no one too young to teach, for a child sees the world with fresh eyes and often sees what the old have stopped seeing, and the wise old person learns from the child as gladly as they teach.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bama nyubun kari mukul bajaku binalka, bama nyubun kari buban bajaku milbinka, karrkay bubu miyil jirakalbu nyajil, yabarrka nyajil yamba mukul nyajil bawanmuny, mukul binal karrkaymuny binalku wawu-mini yala nyulu milbilmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bama nyubun kari mukul bajaku binal-ka, bama nyubun kari buban bajaku milbi-nka, karrkay bubu miyil jirakal-bu nyaji-l, yabarrka nyaji-l yamba mukul nyaji-l bawa-ny-muny, mukul binal karrkay-muny binalku wawu-mini yala nyulu milbi-l-mu | old man said: person one NEG too old learn-DAT, person one NEG too young teach-DAT, child world eyes fresh-INST sees, often sees thing old see stopped-ABL, old wise child-ABL learns gladly as he teaches-POSS


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["warru", "kirraji", "binal", "mara-daji-way", "murni", "yajarril", "milka-murruji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: mara-daji-way RECIP; wungar-a LOC(r); shame-shared-is-halved
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
Two apprentices learning the same craft helped each other more than the master could help either alone, for they made the same mistakes at the same time and could laugh at them together, and shame shared is shame halved.

kuku:
Warru jambul nyubun kirraji binalji jana mara-daji-way wubul-baja mala-bama nyubunka mara-dajilmuny, jana murni nyubun ngaran nyubun wungara, jana yajarril nyubunji, milka-murruji daji-wanmuny buban-manil.

analysis:
warru jambul nyubun kirraji binal-ji jana mara-daji-way wubul-baja mala-bama nyubun-ka mara-daji-l-muny, jana murni nyubun ngara-ny nyubun wungar-a, jana yajarri-l nyubun-ji, milka-murruji daji-wa-ny-muny buban-ma-ni-l | apprentices two same craft learning they helped.each.other more expert one-DAT help-ABL, they mistake same made time one-LOC, they laughed together, shame shared-ABL halves


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["yamba", "binal", "milbil", "balkal", "nyajil", "milbi-way", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milbi-way RECIP; teach-to-learn; teacher-and-learner-teach-each-other
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said the best way to learn a thing is to teach it, for when you must explain a thing to another you discover the holes in your own understanding, and so the teacher and the learner teach each other whether they mean to or not.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: yamba binalka yala ngulkurr bajaku milbinka, yundu yamba bama yindunka balkanya yundu nyajil nyungu binalmu yamba-kari, yinyabu milbibama binalbama jana milbi-way jana wawunya kariku baja.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: yamba binal-ka yala ngulkurr bajaku milbi-nka, yundu yamba bama yindu-nka balka-nya yundu nyaji-l nyungu binal-mu yamba-kari, yinya-bu milbi-bama binal-bama jana milbi-way jana wawu-nya kariku baja | old.woman said: thing learn-DAT way best teach-DAT, you thing person other-for explain-SUB you see your understanding-POSS holes, that-INST teacher learner they teach.each.other they meaning-SUB not.yet too


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["milbil", "binal", "bana", "yamba-kari", "baya", "wangkal", "wumbul", "kiway"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yamba-kari-nga LOC(a); wumbul-ma-ji REFL 'warm themselves'; teaching-is-lighting-a-fire
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that the teacher who cannot learn should not teach, for teaching is not pouring water into an empty vessel but lighting a fire that both can warm themselves by, and a teacher whose own fire has gone cold has nothing left to give.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman milbibama nyulu murruji binal kari milbil, milbil kari bana yamba-karinga yijarril, yambada baya wangkal jambulku nyulu ngundu wumbul-ma-ji, milbibama nyungu baya kiwaymandanya kari yamba dajinka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny milbi-bama nyulu murruji binal kari milbi-l, milbi-l kari bana yamba-kari-nga yijarri-l, yambada baya wangka-l jambul-ku nyulu ngundu wumbul-ma-ji, milbi-bama nyungu baya kiway-ma-ny-da-nya kari yamba daji-nka | children learned teacher who unable learn NEG teaches, teaching NEG water vessel-LOC pours, but fire lights both it near warm-REFL, teacher whose fire cold-became-SUB NEG thing give-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["nyajil", "bama", "ngaral", "milbil", "dajil", "karrkay", "junkurr", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: junkurr-bama 'the powerful'; measure-by-how-you-treat-the-powerless
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said watch how a person treats those who can teach them nothing and give them nothing — the child, the stranger, the very old — for that, and not how they treat the powerful, is the true measure of their heart.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: nyaji yala bama nyulu jana ngaral jana nyulunka murruji milbil murruji dajil, karrkay, bama yindu, mukul bajaku, yinya, kari yala nyulu junkurr-bama ngaral, bamamu wawu dandi yukil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: nyaji yala bama nyulu jana ngara-l jana nyulu-nka murruji milbi-l murruji daji-l, karrkay, bama yindu, mukul bajaku, yinya, kari yala nyulu junkurr-bama ngara-l, bama-mu wawu dandi yukil | old man said: watch how person them treats who him-for unable teach unable give, child, stranger, old most, that, NEG how he powerful treats, person-POSS heart measure true


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["bama", "nyaji-way", "yamba", "binal", "kaday", "kuni-way", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wanmuny RECIP; kaki+NONPAST(kada); everyone-a-teacher
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children learned that everyone they met knew something they did not, and that if they approached each person as a teacher rather than a rival, the whole world became their school and every stranger a gift.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bama wubulku jana nyaji-wanmuny yamba binal jana murruji binal, kaki jana bama wubulku milbibama yala ngundu kada kari kuni-way yala, bubu wubulku jana nyungu bubu-binal janay bama yindu wubulku dajil.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bama wubul-ku jana nyaji-wa-ny-muny yamba binal jana murruji binal, kaki jana bama wubul-ku milbi-bama yala ngundu kada kari kuni-way yala, bubu wubul-ku jana nyungu bubu-binal jana-y bama yindu wubul-ku daji-l | children learned people all they met-ABL something know they unable know, if they people all teacher as near come NEG rival as, world all their school was strangers all gift


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "binal", "yukil", "milbil", "wanjarrinya", "wawu-junkurr", "nyajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wanjarrinya binal 'how much knows'; knowing-what-you-don't-know
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said the mark of a truly educated person is not how much they know but how much they know they do not know, and how eagerly they seek out those who can teach them what they lack.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama binal yukil bajaku nyungu milbil kari nyulu wanjarrinya binal, yambada nyulu wanjarrinya binal nyulu murruji binal, yala nyulu wawu-junkurrbu nyajil bama jana nyulunka milbil yamba nyulu kari karrbal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama binal yukil bajaku nyungu milbi-l kari nyulu wanjarrinya binal, yambada nyulu wanjarrinya binal nyulu murruji binal, yala nyulu wawu-junkurr-bu nyaji-l bama jana nyulu-nka milbi-l yamba nyulu kari karrba-l | old.woman said: person educated truly its mark NEG he how.much knows, but he how.much knows he unable knows, how he eagerly seeks people who him-for teach thing he NEG holds


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["warru", "kuni-way", "kuku", "mumbu", "bangkal", "karrbal", "dukul-wuri", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuni-wanda RECIP(ABS subj); hold-both-till-anger-cools
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
When two young men fought each other over a foolish insult, the whole camp gathered, not to take sides, but to hold both of them until the anger cooled and they could see each other as men again.

kuku:
Warru jambul nyubun-nyubun kuni-wanda kuku mumbu bubankamuny, bama wubulku bangkan, kari nyubun karrbanka, yambada jambulku karrbanka dukul-wuri kiwaymanyjiku jana nyubun-nyubun dingkar yala nyaji-way baja.

analysis:
warru jambul nyubun-nyubun kuni-wa-ny-da kuku mumbu buban-ka-muny, bama wubul-ku bangka-ny, kari nyubun karrba-nka, yambada jambul-ku karrba-nka dukul-wuri kiway-ma-nyjiku jana nyubun-nyubun dingkar yala nyaji-way baja | young.men two each.other fought-then word bad small-DAT-ABL, people all gathered, NEG one hold-DAT, but both hold-DAT anger cool-SUCC they each.other men as see.each.other again


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kuni-bama", "jilbal", "kuni-way", "yaba", "milka-wulay", "bawal", "milka-badil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuni-way RECIP; not-enemies-but-brothers-who-forgot
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man walked between the two fighters and said: You are not people who fight each other; you are two brothers who have forgotten it for a moment, and I will not let you do to each other what you would both regret for the rest of your lives.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka kuni-bama jambul ngundu jilban, balkan: Yurra kari nyubun-nyubun kuni-way; yurra yaba jambul yurra kanbalka milka-wulanmuny, ngayu kari yurranka bawal yurra nyubun-nyubunka ngaranka yurra jambulku wawu wubulku milka-badil janaymuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka kuni-bama jambul ngundu jilba-ny, balka-ny: yurra kari nyubun-nyubun kuni-way; yurra yaba jambul yurra kanbal-ka milka-wula-ny-muny, ngayu kari yurra-nka bawa-l yurra nyubun-nyubun-ka ngara-nka yurra jambul-ku wawu wubul-ku milka-badil jana-y-muny | old man fighters two between walked, said: you.PL NEG each.other fight.each.other; you.PL brothers two you.PL moment forgot-ABL, I NEG you.PL-for let you.PL each.other-DAT do-DAT you.PL both life all regret be-ABL


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["warru", "wawu", "junkurr", "dukul-wuri", "nyaji-way", "milka-murruji", "mara", "wangkar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-way RECIP; the-open-hand-and-its-taking
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The two young men stood, hearts pounding, and slowly the anger left them, and they looked at each other and were ashamed, and the older one put out his hand, and the younger one took it, and it was over.

kuku:
Warru jambul wawu junkurr janay, buban-buban dukul-wuri jananmuny dungan, jana nyaji-way milka-murruji janay, warru yalbaymu nyungu mara wangkar-manin, warru bubanangka manin, yinya dungan.

analysis:
warru jambul wawu junkurr jana-y, buban-buban dukul-wuri jana-ny-muny dunga-ny, jana nyaji-way milka-murruji jana-y, warru yalbay-mu nyungu mara wangkar-ma-ni-ny, warru buban-angka mani-ny, yinya dunga-ny | young.men two heart hard stood, slowly anger them-ABL went, they saw.each.other ashamed were, young elder his hand up-put, young younger took, that ended


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["kuni-way", "wunbu-way", "kaji", "junkurr", "nyaji-way", "manil", "jawun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wunbu-wan RECIP 'made peace'; bajaku-ngu LOC(u); fought-and-chosen-anyway
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said the two who have fought and made peace are bound more tightly than the two who never fought at all, for they have seen each other at their worst and chosen each other anyway, and that is a deeper trust than untested friendship.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: jambul jana kuni-wanmuny wunbu-wanmuny kaji junkurr-baja jambul jana kariku kuni-wanmuny, jana nyubun-nyubun mumbu bajakungu nyaji-wanmuny, jana nyubun-nyubun manin baja, yinya manu-baja bada-baja jawun kari nyaji-nyajinmuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: jambul jana kuni-wa-ny-muny wunbu-wa-ny-muny kaji junkurr-baja jambul jana kariku kuni-wa-ny-muny, jana nyubun-nyubun mumbu bajaku-ngu nyaji-wa-ny-muny, jana nyubun-nyubun mani-ny baja, yinya manu-baja bada-baja jawun kari nyaji-nyaji-ny-muny | old.woman said: two who fought.each.other made.peace.each.other bond tighter two who never fought.each.other, they each.other worst-LOC saw.each.other, they each.other chose too, that trust deeper friendship NEG tested-ABL


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "kunil", "milka-wula", "dukul-wuri", "kuku", "bangkarr", "kakawarri", "milka-wula-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukul-wuri-nga LOC(i); milka-wula-way RECIP 'forgive each other'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said: Never fight a person you cannot afterward forgive, and never say in anger a thing you cannot later unsay, for the body heals but the word remembered festers, and a people that cannot forgive each other tears itself apart from within.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Kari bama kuni nyulu yundu kudamundu milka-wula murruji, kari dukul-wuringa balka kuku yundu kudamundu murni murruji, bangkarr kakawarri-manda yambada kuku binalkumu mumbu-baja-manda, bama nyulu murruji milka-wula-way nyulu-nyulu dukurrmuny kaka-manil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kari bama kuni nyulu yundu kudamundu milka-wula murruji, kari dukul-wuri-nga balka kuku yundu kudamundu murni murruji, bangkarr kakawarri-ma-ny-da yambada kuku binalku-mu mumbu-baja-ma-ny-da, bama nyulu murruji milka-wula-way nyulu-nyulu dukurr-muny kaka-ma-ni-l | old man said: NEG person fight whom you afterward forgive unable, NEG anger-LOC say word you later unsay unable, body heals but word remembered worse-becomes, people who unable forgive.each.other itself inside-ABL breaks


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["wunbu", "kuni-way", "babajil", "yindu", "miyil", "bama-yukil", "mara", "bungal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: miyil-ba LOC(l); peace-is-harder-than-war
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that to make peace is harder than to make war, for war asks only that you strike, but peace asks that you look your enemy in the eye, see their humanity, and choose to build with the very hands that were raised to strike.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman wunbu-bungal dandi-baja kuni-waymuny, kuni-way babajil nganga yundu kuni, yambada wunbu babajil yundu yindu miyilba nyaji, nyungu bama-yukil nyaji, mara jana wangkar-manin kuninka nyubunji bunganka manil.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny wunbu-bunga-l dandi-baja kuni-way-muny, kuni-way babaji-l nganga yundu kuni, yambada wunbu babaji-l yundu yindu miyil-ba nyaji, nyungu bama-yukil nyaji, mara jana wangkar-ma-ni-ny kuni-nka nyubun-ji bunga-nka mani-l | children learned peace-make harder war-ABL, war asks only you strike, but peace asks you other eye-LOC look, their humanity see, hands they up-put strike-DAT with build-DAT chooses


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["junkurr", "wunbu", "kuni-way", "wawu-junkurr", "mara", "yaral", "dajil", "kaka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuni-way RECIP; courage-to-offer-the-open-hand
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the strong make peace and the weak make war, for it takes no courage to strike but great courage to offer your open hand to someone who has hurt you, not knowing whether they will take it or strike it away.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: junkurr bama wunbu-bungal, junkurr-kari bama kuni-way, wawu-junkurr-kari kuninka, yambada wawu-junkurr yalbay mara yaral dajinka bama nyulu yundu kaka-maninmuny, kari binal nyulu manil kuni baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: junkurr bama wunbu-bunga-l, junkurr-kari bama kuni-way, wawu-junkurr-kari kuni-nka, yambada wawu-junkurr yalbay mara yaral daji-nka bama nyulu yundu kaka-ma-ni-ny-muny, kari binal nyulu mani-l kuni baja | old man said: strong people peace-make, weak people fight.each.other, courage-less strike-DAT, but courage big hand open give-DAT person who you hurt-ABL, NEG know he takes strikes too


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["milbil", "dandi", "wunbu", "mara", "kunil", "junkurr", "karrbal", "maku-janay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: strength-to-not-strike-back; leave-the-door-open
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned the hardest lesson of all: that sometimes the other person will not make peace, will strike the open hand away, and that then you must have the strength to stop without striking back, and to leave the door open, and to wait.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman milbil dandi bajaku wubulmuny: kanbalka bama yindu kari wunbu-bungal, mara yaral kunil bawal, yalada yundu junkurr karrbanka kari kuni baja, jina yukil bawanka, maku-jananka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny milbi-l dandi bajaku wubul-muny: kanbal-ka bama yindu kari wunbu-bunga-l, mara yaral kuni-l bawa-l, yala-da yundu junkurr karrba-nka kari kuni baja, jina yukil bawa-nka, maku-jana-nka | children learned lesson hardest all-ABL: sometimes person other NEG peace-makes, hand open strikes away, then you strength have-DAT NEG strike again, door open leave-DAT, wait-PURP


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "nganga", "balbi", "jalbu", "kajil", "mukul", "karrkay", "burri", "milkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalbu-ngu/mukul-ba/karrkay-nga/yindu-ngu LOC allomorphs; no-one-stands-alone
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
The old woman said no person stands alone, however much they believe they do: the strongest hunter depends on the woman who makes his gear, on the elder who taught him the country, on the child who will carry his name, and on a hundred others he never thinks of.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama nyubun kari nganga janay, nyulu wubul manu-baja-bungalmuny nyulu nganga: balbibama junkurr bajaku jalbungu kajil nyulu nyungu yamba balkal, mukulba nyulu bubu milbin, karrkay-anda nyulu nyungu burri wundil, bama wubul yindungu nyulu kariku milkal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama nyubun kari nganga jana-y, nyulu wubul manu-baja-bunga-l-muny nyulu nganga: balbi-bama junkurr bajaku jalbu-ngu kaji-l nyulu nyungu yamba balka-l, mukul-ba nyulu bubu milbi-ny, karrkay-anda nyulu nyungu burri wundi-l, bama wubul yindu-ngu nyulu kariku milka-l | old.woman said: person one NEG alone stands, he much believes-ABL he alone: hunter strongest woman-on depends who his gear makes, elder-on who country taught, child-on who his name carries, people many other-on he not.yet thinks


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "binal", "kajil", "dukul-wuri", "wawu-mini", "kambi", "wukurril", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kambi-nga LOC(i); bubu-nga LOC(a); woven-into-the-cloth-of-a-people
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the wise person does not resent this dependence but rejoices in it, for to need others is to be woven into the living cloth of a people, and the only person who needs no one is the one lying alone and cold in the ground.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bama binal yinya kajinka kari dukul-wuri, yambada wawu-mini, bama yinduka wawu yala bama nyubunmu kambinga wukurrinmuny, bama nyulu nyubun kari bama yinduka wawu nyulu nganga wunay kiway bubungu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bama binal yinya kaji-nka kari dukul-wuri, yambada wawu-mini, bama yindu-ka wawu yala bama nyubun-mu kambi-nga wukurri-ny-muny, bama nyulu nyubun kari bama yindu-ka wawu nyulu nganga wuna-y kiway bubu-nga | old man said: person wise this dependence-DAT NEG resents, but rejoices, people other-DAT need like people one-POSS cloth-LOC woven-ABL, person who one NEG people other-DAT needs he alone lies cold ground-LOC


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["kuku", "balkal", "wawu-mini", "milbil", "mara-daji", "dajil", "wukurril"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuku buban-ba LOC(n); thank-you-and-how-can-I-help
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to say two things every day, to as many people as they could: thank you, which admits you needed them, and how can I help, which offers that you are needed too, and between those two small phrases a whole community is woven.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman kuku jambul wungar wubulku balkanka, bama wubulku jana maninka: wawu-mini balka, yinya milbil yundu jananka wawunmuny, yala ngayu mara-daji, yinya dajil yundunka baja wawu, jambulku kuku bubanba bama nyubun wukurril.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny kuku jambul wungar wubul-ku balka-nka, bama wubul-ku jana mani-nka: wawu-mini balka, yinya milbi-l yundu jana-nka wawu-ny-muny, yala ngayu mara-daji, yinya daji-l yundu-nka baja wawu, jambul-ku kuku buban-ba bama nyubun wukurri-l | children learned words two day all say-DAT, people all they take-DAT: thank say, that shows you them-for needed-ABL, how I help, that gives you-for too needed, both.of words small-LOC community woven


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["mukul", "balbi", "wukurril", "warru", "nukal", "kujil", "kangkal", "yilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); the-wheel-turns-no-one-thrown-away
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
The old woman said: I am old and can no longer hunt or weave or carry water, and yet the young still feed me and keep my fire, not because I am useful, but because I am theirs, and one day they will be old, and their children will do the same, and so the wheel turns and no one is ever thrown away.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Ngayu mukul, ngayu kari balbil wukurril bana wundil, yambada warru ngayku nukamanil baya kujil, kari ngayu yukilmuny, yambada ngayu jananka, nyubun wungara jana mukul-manda, nyungu kangkal yinya baja ngaral, yala murni murninya bama nyubun kari kudamundu yilbal yabarrka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngayu mukul, ngayu kari balbi-l wukurri-l bana wundi-l, yambada warru ngayku nuka-mani-l baya kuji-l, kari ngayu yukil-muny, yambada ngayu jana-nka, nyubun wungar-a jana mukul-ma-ny-da, nyungu kangkal yinya baja ngara-l, yala murni murni-nya bama nyubun kari kudamundu yilba-l yabarrka | old.woman said: I old, I not.yet hunt weave water carry, but young me feed fire keep, NEG I useful-ABL, but I theirs, one day they old-become, their children that too do, as wheel turns person one NEG away thrown ever


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bama", "dandi", "ngaral", "dajil", "mukul", "junkurr", "yilbal", "jarrakulbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: measure-by-how-you-treat-the-useless; discard-the-old-lose-your-soul
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
The old man said the measure of a people is how they treat those who can no longer contribute: a people that discards its old and weak has already lost its soul, whatever else it may have gained, and a people that carries them has kept the one thing that matters.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bama nyubunmu dandi yala jana ngaral bama jana kari dajil: bama nyulu mukul junkurr-kari kudamundu yilbal nyungu wawu ngadiku kilban, nyulu yamba yindu manin baja, bama nyulu jana jarrakulbal yamba nyubun dandi karrbal.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bama nyubun-mu dandi yala jana ngara-l bama jana kari daji-l: bama nyulu mukul junkurr-kari kudamundu yilba-l nyungu wawu ngadiku kilba-ny, nyulu yamba yindu mani-ny baja, bama nyulu jana jarrakulba-l yamba nyubun dandi karrba-l | old man said: people-POSS measure how they treat people who not.yet contribute: people who old weak away throws its soul already lost, it thing other got too, people who them carries thing one important kept


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["murni", "bama", "wubul", "daji-way", "nyubun", "bubu", "yuwu-way", "karrbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-way 'reciprocity'; yuwu-wan RECIP 'agreed'; bubu-nga LOC(a)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children came to understand that the whole difference between a crowd and a community is reciprocity: a crowd is many people who happen to be in one place, but a community is many people who have agreed, without ever saying so, to be responsible for each other.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman murni yalbay bama wubul bama nyubunmu daji-way: bama wubul bama wubulku nyubun bubungu nganga janay, yambada bama nyubun bama wubulku jana yuwu-wanmuny, kari yabarrka balkanmuny, nyubun-nyubunka karrbanka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny murni yalbay bama wubul bama nyubun-mu daji-way: bama wubul bama wubul-ku nyubun bubu-nga nganga jana-y, yambada bama nyubun bama wubul-ku jana yuwu-wa-ny-muny, kari yabarrka balka-ny-muny, nyubun-nyubun-ka karrba-nka | children understood difference big crowd community-POSS reciprocity: crowd people many one place-LOC just are, but community people many who agreed-each.other-ABL, NEG ever said-ABL, each.other-for be.responsible-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["daji-way", "wubul", "nyajil", "yamba", "dajil", "kaji", "kaka", "wawu-mini"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-way 'reciprocity'; the-moment-you-count-the-web-tears
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old woman said reciprocity is not keeping score; the moment you begin to count what you have given and what you are owed, the web has already begun to tear, for true giving expects no return and true receiving carries no debt, only gratitude.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: daji-way kari wubul nyajil; yundu wubul nyajil wandinya yundu yamba dajinmuny yamba yundunka wawunmuny, bama nyubun kaji kaka-manda ngadiku, dajil yukil kari kadan wawu, manil yukil kari yamba wundil, wawu-mini nganga.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: daji-way kari wubul nyaji-l; yundu wubul nyaji-l wandi-nya yundu yamba daji-ny-muny yamba yundu-nka wawu-ny-muny, bama nyubun kaji kaka-ma-ny-da ngadiku, daji-l yukil kari kada-ny wawu, mani-l yukil kari yamba wundi-l, wawu-mini nganga | old.woman said: reciprocity NEG score keep; you counting rise-SUB you thing given-ABL thing you-for owed-ABL, community bond tears already, giving true NEG return wants, receiving true NEG thing carries, gratitude only


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["wawu", "dajil", "bama", "yukil", "kangkal", "mukul", "manil", "kajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yukil-manil 'repay/balance'; unrepayable-giving-binds-us
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
The old man said: You will spend your whole life giving to people who can never repay you — your children, your elders, strangers in need — and receiving from people you can never repay, and this is not a flaw in the design; this is the design, for it is the giving that cannot be repaid that binds us into one people.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Yundu wawu wubulku dajil bama jana yundu kariku yukil-manil, nyungu kangkal, nyungu mukul, bama yindu wawuji, manil bama yundu kariku yukil-manil, yinya kari mumbu bunganmuny, yinya bungan, dajil kari yukil-manilbu ngana nyubun bama kajil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yundu wawu wubul-ku daji-l bama jana yundu kariku yukil-ma-ni-l, nyungu kangkal, nyungu mukul, bama yindu wawu-ji, mani-l bama yundu kariku yukil-ma-ni-l, yinya kari mumbu bunga-ny-muny, yinya bunga-ny, daji-l kari yukil-ma-ni-l-bu ngana nyubun bama kaji-l | old man said: you life all give people who you never repay, your children, your elders, strangers need-COMIT, receive people you never repay, that NEG flaw made-in, that the.design, giving NEG repaid-INST us one people binds


frame: question_content
words_used: ["bama", "karrbal", "wungar", "dandi", "mayi", "ngulkurr", "daji", "binalku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); daji-way 'giving' resumes; generosity-and-its-memory
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children asked what holds a people together when hard times come and there is not enough for everyone, and the old woman said: In good times, generosity; in hard times, the memory of generosity, and the sure knowledge that these times too will pass, and the giving will resume.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka babajin wanya bama nyubun karrbal wungar dandi kadanya mayi kari yukil bama wubulmu, wulbumanangka balkan: Ngulkurr wungara, ngulkurr-bu daji; dandi wungara, ngulkurr-bu dajinmu binalku, binal yukil yinya wungar baja dungay, daji-way baja wandin.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka babaji-ny wanya bama nyubun karrba-l wungar dandi kada-nya mayi kari yukil bama wubul-mu, wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngulkurr wungar-a, ngulkurr-bu daji; dandi wungar-a, ngulkurr-bu daji-ny-mu binalku, binal yukil yinya wungar baja dunga-y, daji-way baja wandi-ny | children asked what people together holds time hard coming-SUB food NEG enough people all-POSS, old.woman said: good time-LOC, freely give; hard time-LOC, freely gave-POSS memory, know sure these times too pass, giving again begins


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["ngana", "bubu", "dandi", "junkurr", "binal", "dakwuy", "daji-way", "kuku"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu dandi-nga LOC(i); daji-wayka RECIP 'share'; never-let-each-other-starve
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The old man said the reason our people survived a thousand generations in a hard land is not that we were stronger or cleverer than others, but that we never, ever let each other starve alone, and that willingness to share the last of the food is the whole of the law.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: ngana bama nyubun wungar wubulmuny bubu dandinga janay kari ngana junkurr-baja binal-baja bama yindumuny, yambada ngana kari yabarrka nyubun-nyubun nganga dakwuy wulanka bawan, yinya wawu mayi bajaku daji-wayka kuku wubulku nganga.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngana bama nyubun wungar wubul-muny bubu dandi-nga jana-y kari ngana junkurr-baja binal-baja bama yindu-muny, yambada ngana kari yabarrka nyubun-nyubun nganga dakwuy wula-nka bawa-ny, yinya wawu mayi bajaku daji-way-ka kuku wubul-ku nganga | old man said: we people one generations many-ABL land hard-LOC survived NEG we stronger cleverer people other-ABL, but we NEG ever each.other alone hungry die-PURP let, that willingness food last share-DAT law whole is


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["binal", "wundil", "warru", "kangkal", "karrbal", "milbil", "daji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-wayka RECIP 'to share'; you-belong-to-each-other
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children carried this understanding into their own adulthood, and when they had children of their own, they taught them the first law before any other: you belong to each other, and what you have is only yours to share.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka yinya binal wundin nyungu warru-manda, jana nyungu kangkal karrban, jana milbin kuku ngadiku yamba yindu ngadiku: yurra nyubun-nyubunji, yamba yundu karrbal nganga daji-wayka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka yinya binal wundi-ny nyungu warru-ma-ny-da, jana nyungu kangkal karrba-ny, jana milbi-ny kuku ngadiku yamba yindu ngadiku: yurra nyubun-nyubun-ji, yamba yundu karrba-l nganga daji-way-ka | children this understanding carried their adulthood-into, they their children had, they taught law first thing other before: you.PL each.other-COMIT, thing you hold only share-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jirrbu-jirrbu", "bama", "binal", "wawu", "bayan", "junkurr", "nandal", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jirrbu-jirrbu 'lonely'; self-sufficiency-is-the-deepest-poverty
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said the loneliest people are not those who have no one, but those who have never learned to need anyone, for they have walled themselves inside a strong house of self-sufficiency and called it strength, when it is really the deepest poverty there is.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bama jirrbu-jirrbu bajaku bubu wubulku kari jana bama-kari, yambada jana jana kariku binalman bama yinduka wawunku, jana nyulu-nyulu bayan junkurr dukurr nandan nyulu-nyulu wawuka, junkurr kunjan, yinya yamba mumbu bada bajaku nganga.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bama jirrbu-jirrbu bajaku bubu wubul-ku kari jana bama-kari, yambada jana jana kariku binal-ma-ny bama yindu-ka wawu-nku, jana nyulu-nyulu bayan junkurr dukurr nanda-ny nyulu-nyulu wawu-ka, junkurr kunja-ny, yinya yamba mumbu bada bajaku nganga | old.woman said: people loneliest world-in NEG they no.one, but they who never learned people other-DAT need-DAT, they themselves house strong inside covered themselves want-DAT, strength named, that thing poverty deepest only


frame: conditional_kaki
words_used: ["warru", "milkal", "junkurr", "wawu", "binal", "yukil", "karrbal", "jirray", "mara"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki+NONPAST(badaka dungay); strength-is-being-held
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said: When I was young I thought strength meant needing no one; now that I am old I know that strength means being so securely held by others that you can risk everything, give everything, love without holding back, because you know that if you fall, a hundred hands will catch you.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: Ngayu warru janaymuny ngayu milkabu baykan junkurr yala bama yinduka wawu-kari; nyiku ngayu mukul ngayu binal junkurr yala bama yindubu yukil karrban yundu yamba wubulku yilbanka, wubulku dajinka, wawu jirray kari karrbanka, yundu binalmuny kaki yundu badaka dungay, mara wubul yundu manil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: ngayu warru jana-y-muny ngayu milka-bu bayka-ny junkurr yala bama yindu-ka wawu-kari; nyiku ngayu mukul ngayu binal junkurr yala bama yindu-bu yukil karrba-ny yundu yamba wubul-ku yilba-nka, wubul-ku daji-nka, wawu jirray kari karrba-nka, yundu binal-muny kaki yundu bada-ka dunga-y, mara wubul yundu mani-l | old man said: I young was-ABL I thought strength like people other-DAT need-less; now I old I know strength like people other-INST securely held you thing all risk-DAT, all give-DAT, love NEG hold.back-DAT, you knowing if you down-DAT fall, hands many you catch


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["kuku", "yukil", "bama", "nyubun", "ngana", "kukungu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngana-manda 'become ourselves'; kuku-ngu LOC(u); I-versus-we
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T05:55:57.638153+00:00
english:
The children learned the final truth, which was also the first: that a human being alone is not fully a human being, that we become ourselves only through each other, and that the deepest word in the language is not 'I' but 'we'.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman kuku yukil bada bajaku, nyulu ngadiku baja: bama nyubun nganga kari yukil bama, ngana ngana-manda nganga nyubun-nyubunbu, kuku bada bajaku kukungu kari 'ngayu' yambada 'ngana'.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny kuku yukil bada bajaku, nyulu ngadiku baja: bama nyubun nganga kari yukil bama, ngana ngana-ma-ny-da nganga nyubun-nyubun-bu, kuku bada bajaku kuku-ngu kari 'ngayu' yambada 'ngana' | children learned truth deepest, it first too: person one alone NEG fully human, we ourselves-become only each.other-INST, word deepest language-in NEG 'I' but 'we'


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bawal", "nganga", "wawu", "wukurril", "kambi", "karrbal", "wukurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bama yindumu wawu-nga LOC(a); the-thread-goes-on-holding
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T05:48:56.527317+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
And so, the old woman said, we end where we began: you are not alone, you were never meant to be alone, and the whole purpose of a life is to weave yourself so deeply into the lives of others that when you are gone, the cloth holds, and your thread, though you can no longer see it, goes on holding everything together.

kuku:
Yalaku, wulbumanangka balkan, ngana bawal wanja ngana wandin: yundu kari nganga, yundu kari yabarrka nganga janayka, wawu wubulmu yala nyulu-nyulu bama yindumu wawungu bada-baja wukurrinka, yundu dunganya, kambi karrbal, nyungu wukurr, yundu kari nyajil, yamba wubulku karrbal yabarrka.

analysis:
yala-ku, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, ngana bawa-l wanja ngana wandi-ny: yundu kari nganga, yundu kari yabarrka nganga jana-y-ka, wawu wubul-mu yala nyulu-nyulu bama yindu-mu wawu-nga bada-baja wukurri-nka, yundu dunga-nya, kambi karrba-l, nyungu wukurr, yundu kari nyaji-l, yamba wubul-ku karrba-l yabarrka | thus, old.woman said, we end where we began: you NEG alone, you NEG ever alone be-DAT, life whole-POSS purpose himself people other-POSS lives-LOC deeply weave-DAT, you gone-SUB, cloth holds, your thread, you not.yet see, thing all holds forever


frame: journey
words_used: ["muduwaju", "jawun", "bayan", "dungay", "jilbay", "naka", "jalun", "naka-naka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: muduwaju-ngu LOC(u); bayan-muny ABL; jalun-ba LOC(n); naka 'seaward'; dukurr-a LOC(rr)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
At dawn the family set out from the camp, walking seaward along the beach toward the river mouth, and by midday they had crossed three small creeks and were tired but happy.

kuku:
Muduwajungu jawun-karra bayanmuny dungan, jilban naka jalunba julay-mundu, wungar dukurrbu jana kulur bana buban naka-naka jilban, jana wawu-wula-y janay yambada wawu-mini.

analysis:
muduwaju-ngu jawun-karra bayan-muny dunga-ny, jilba-ny naka jalun-ba julay-mundu, wungar dukurr-bu jana kulur bana buban naka-naka jilba-ny, jana wawu-wula-y jana-y yambada wawu-mini | dawn-LOC family camp-ABL went, walked seaward beach-LOC river.mouth-toward, day middle-LOC they three creek small across walked, they tired were but happy


frame: journey
words_used: ["wawubaja", "wukurril", "bana", "marijiy", "warri", "kulji", "jina", "jilbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wukurril 'follow'; wangkar-mundu 'upstream'; kulji-nga LOC(i); jina 'footprint'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They followed the winding river upstream, wading through the shallows where the water ran fast over the stones, and the old man walked in front reading the footprints of those who had passed before them.

kuku:
Jana wawubaja wukurrin wangkar-mundu, jana bana buban naka marijin wanja bana warri kuljinga, mukulungku dingkarangka ngundu jilban jina nyajil bama jana ngadiku dunganmu.

analysis:
jana wawubaja wukurri-ny wangkar-mundu, jana bana buban naka mariji-ny wanja bana warri kulji-nga, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka ngundu jilba-ny jina nyaji-l bama jana ngadiku dunga-ny-mu | they river followed up-toward, they water small through waded where water ran stones-LOC, old man front walked footprints reading people who before went-POSS


frame: journey
words_used: ["bana", "bada", "naka-naka", "marijiy", "wangkar", "yalbay", "ngubar", "jilbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngubar-a LOC(rr) 'to the other side'; wangkar-mundu upriver
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
When they came to the deep crossing, the water was too fast to wade, so they walked upriver until they found a place where the river ran wide and slow, and there they crossed to the other side.

kuku:
Jana bana bada-baja naka-nakanka kadanya, bana warri junkurr-baja marijinka, jana wangkar-mundu jilban wanja bana yalbay bunya warri wanjinya, yinya jana ngubara jilban.

analysis:
jana bana bada-baja naka-naka-nka kada-nya, bana warri junkurr-baja mariji-nka, jana wangkar-mundu jilba-ny wanja bana yalbay bunya warri wanji-nya, yinya jana ngubar-a jilba-ny | they water deep crossing-DAT come-SUB, water fast too wade-DAT, they up-toward walked where water wide slow ran flowed-SUB, there they other.side-LOC walked


frame: journey
words_used: ["baral", "dakal", "junkurr", "dungay", "kanbal", "yumal", "bubu", "bada"]
loans_used: []
evidence: baral 'path'; dakal 'climb'; yumal-ba LOC(l) 'ridge'; bada 'below'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The path climbed steeply into the ranges, and they went slowly, stopping often to catch their breath, until at last they stood on the ridge and could see the whole country spread out below them.

kuku:
Baral wangkar-mundu dakan junkurr, jana buban-buban dungan, jana kanban kalka, dukul dungay, dumbaymuny jana yumalba janay bubu wubulku nyajil jana bada.

analysis:
baral wangkar-mundu daka-ny junkurr, jana buban-buban dunga-ny, jana kanba-ny kalka, dukul dunga-y, dumbay-muny jana yumal-ba jana-y bubu wubul-ku nyaji-l jana bada | path up-toward climbed steep, they slowly went, they stopped often, breath went, at.last-ABL they ridge-LOC stood country all saw they below


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bubu", "milbil", "jilbay", "warri", "miyil", "yumal", "kulji", "jangkar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: miyil-ba LOC(l); country-teaches-the-slow-walker
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said the country teaches the one who walks it slowly: hurry past and you see nothing, but walk with open eyes and every hill and creek and stone will tell you its name and its story.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: bubu milbil bama nyulu buban-buban jilbanya: warri dunga yundu murruji nyaji, yambada miyilba nyaji jilba wubulku yumal bana kulji baja yundunka nyungu burri nyungu jangkar balkanka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: bubu milbi-l bama nyulu buban-buban jilba-nya: warri dunga yundu murruji nyaji, yambada miyil-ba nyaji jilba wubul-ku yumal bana kulji baja yundu-nka nyungu burri nyungu jangkar balka-nka | old.woman said: country teaches person who slowly walks-SUB: fast go you unable see, but eye-LOC see walk every hill creek stone too you-for its name its story tell


frame: journey
words_used: ["kuwa", "jilbay", "wungar", "juku", "wunay", "wandil", "bubu", "yulmbarril"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kuwa-mundu 'westward'; juku-ngu LOC(u); bubu-ngu LOC(u); yulmbarril 'welcome'
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They walked west toward the setting sun for two days, sleeping under the trees at night and rising before dawn, until they reached the country of the western people and were welcomed as travellers.

kuku:
Jana kuwa-mundu jilban wungar wulanka jambul wungar, kunarangkalba jukungu wunan, muduwajungumuny wandin, jana kuwamu bamamu bubungu kadanya jana yulmbarrilman jilba-bama yala.

analysis:
jana kuwa-mundu jilba-ny wungar wula-nka jambul wungar, kunarangkal-ba juku-ngu wuna-ny, muduwaju-ngu-muny wandi-ny, jana kuwa-mu bama-mu bubu-ngu kada-nya jana yulmbarril-ma-ny jilba-bama yala | they west-toward walked sun set-DAT two day, night-LOC tree-LOC lay, dawn-LOC-ABL rose, they west-POSS people-POSS country-LOC come-SUB they welcomed travellers as


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilbay", "warri", "yukil", "baral", "bubu", "wawu-yukil", "kanbal", "dajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jilba-l-ka 'to travel'; fast-way-vs-true-way
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said there are two ways to travel: the fast way and the true way, and they are seldom the same road, for the fast way skips the sacred places and the true way stops at every one to pay respect.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jilbanka jambul yala: warri yala yukil yala baja, jana kariku nyubun baral, warri yala bubu wawu-yukil kalka bawal, yukil yala bubu wubulku kanban wawu-yukil dajinka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jilba-nka jambul yala: warri yala yukil yala baja, jana kariku nyubun baral, warri yala bubu wawu-yukil kalka bawa-l, yukil yala bubu wubul-ku kanba-ny wawu-yukil daji-nka | old man said: travel-DAT two ways: fast way true way too, they seldom one road, fast way country sacred skip leaves, true way country all stops respect give-DAT


frame: journey
words_used: ["wungar", "kulur", "mayi", "warru", "dungay", "balbil", "wukurril", "nyaji-way", "kangkur"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wan RECIP 'met'; kunarangkal-nga LOC(l→? kunarangkal is l-final→-ba)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
By the third day their food was almost gone, so the young men went ahead to hunt while the others followed slowly, and by evening they met again at the appointed place with three wallabies and a goanna.

kuku:
Wungar kulurmuny jana mayi kilba-baja, warru wangkar dungan minyaka balbinka, yindu jana buban-buban wukurrin, kunarangkalba jana nyaji-wan baja bubu balkanmuny jana darrba kulurbu jadiji.

analysis:
wungar kulur-muny jana mayi kilba-baja, warru wangkar dunga-ny minya-ka balbi-nka, yindu jana buban-buban wukurri-ny, kunarangkal-ba jana nyaji-wa-ny baja bubu balka-ny-muny jana darrba kulur-bu jadi-y-ji | day three-ABL they food almost.gone, young.men ahead went game-DAT hunt-DAT, others they slowly followed, night-LOC they met again place appointed-LOC they wallaby three-with goanna-COMIT


frame: journey
words_used: ["bayan", "nyunbay", "baral", "naka", "jalun", "muku-muku", "bubu", "kami"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyunbay 'return'; muku-muku 'backwards'; jalun-ba LOC(n)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
They returned home by a different road, going backward along the coast so as to visit the graves of the old people, and the whole journey took them past every place their grandparents had named.

kuku:
Jana bayan-mundu nyunban baral yindubu, jana naka jalunba muku-muku dungan mukul jana wulanmu bubu nyajinka, jilba wubulku jana kanban bubu wubulku jana kami jana burri-maninmu.

analysis:
jana bayan-mundu nyunba-ny baral yindu-bu, jana naka jalun-ba muku-muku dunga-ny mukul jana wula-ny-mu bubu nyaji-nka, jilba wubul-ku jana kanba-ny bubu wubul-ku jana kami jana burri-ma-ni-ny-mu | they home-toward returned road other-INST, they seaward beach-LOC backwards went old they died-POSS place see-DAT, journey whole they stopped place all they grandparents named-POSS


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["wangkar", "kungkarr", "kuwa", "naka", "bana", "jalun", "yumal", "kija"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kungkarr/kuwa/naka cardinals; yumal-muny ABL; jambul-jambul 'four'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:22:22.593599+00:00
english:
The children were taught the names of the four winds: the north wind that brings the wet, the west wind that brings the dust, the seaward wind that brings the salt, and the cold wind that comes down from the mountains.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman wangkar jambul-jambulmu burri: kungkarr wangkar nyulu bana kadanka, kuwa wangkar nyulu bubu-mula kadanka, naka wangkar nyulu jalun-njiri kadanka, wangkar kiway-kiway nyulu yumalmuny bada kadanka.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny wangkar jambul-jambul-mu burri: kungkarr wangkar nyulu bana kada-nka, kuwa wangkar nyulu bubu-mula kada-nka, naka wangkar nyulu jalun-njiri kada-nka, wangkar kiway-kiway nyulu yumal-muny bada kada-nka | children learned wind four-POSS names: north wind which rain brings, west wind which dust brings, seaward wind which salt brings, wind cold which ranges-ABL down brings


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bubu", "binal", "juku", "yumal", "jalun", "jujubala", "wangkar", "jandal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalun-mundu 'seaward'; bubu-kari 'lost' (place-PRIV); reading-direction
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T10:58:37.221190+00:00
english:
The old man could tell direction by many signs: the moss on the southern side of the trees, the way the ridges ran toward the sea, the flight of the birds at evening, and the taste of the wind, and he never once was lost.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka bubu binal wubulku wari-bu: juku naka-nakamu miyil, yumal yala jalun-mundu warrinya, jujubala kunarangkalba wandina, wangkarmu jandal, nyulu kariku nyubun bubu-kari janay.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka bubu binal wubul-ku wari-bu: juku naka-naka-mu miyil, yumal yala jalun-mundu warri-nya, jujubala kunarangkal-ba wandi-nya, wangkar-mu jandal, nyulu kariku nyubun bubu-kari jana-y | old man direction knew many signs-INST, tree southern.side-POSS moss, ridges how sea-toward ran-SUB, birds night-LOC rose-SUB, wind-POSS taste, he never once lost was


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bubu-kari", "yinil", "warri", "jilbay", "bunday", "wunbu", "bana", "jalun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wunbu-ma-nda INCHO 'grow calm'; water-runs-to-the-sea-is-the-road-home
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
When you are lost, the old woman said, do not run in fear, for fear walks you in circles; sit down, grow calm, listen to the water, for water always runs to the sea, and the sea is the road home.

kuku:
Yundu bubu-kari janaka, wulbumanangka balkan, kari yinilbu warri, yinil yundu murni-murni jilbanka; bunda, wunbu-manda, bananka ngaran, bana yabarrka jalun-mundu warrinya, jalun baral bayan-mundu.

analysis:
yundu bubu-kari jana-ka, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, kari yinil-bu warri, yinil yundu murni-murni jilba-nka, bunda, wunbu-ma-nda, bana-nka ngara-ny, bana yabarrka jalun-mundu warri-nya, jalun baral bayan-mundu | you lost be-DAT, old.woman said, NEG fear-INST run, fear you circles walk-PURP, sit, calm-become, water-DAT listen, water always sea-toward runs-SUB, sea road home-toward


frame: journey
words_used: ["wawubaja", "yalbay", "marijiy", "marrakan", "bana", "jurrnga", "ngubar", "jilbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jurrnga 'push' (IMP, verb root); bana-ngu LOC(u) 'into the water'; marrakan canoe
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
They came at last to the great river, too wide and deep to wade, and there they found an old canoe pulled up on the bank, and they pushed it into the water and paddled across to the far shore.

kuku:
Jana dukul kadan wawubaja yalbay, bada-baja yalbay-baja marijinka, yinya jana marrakan mukul nyajin bana ngundu jajirrinmu, jana marrakan banangu jurrnga, jana ngubar-mundu jilban.

analysis:
jana dukul kada-ny wawubaja yalbay, bada-baja yalbay-baja mariji-nka, yinya jana marrakan mukul nyaji-ny bana ngundu jajirri-ny-mu, jana marrakan bana-ngu jurrnga, jana ngubar-mundu jilba-ny | they at.last came river big, deep too wide-too wade-DAT, there they canoe old saw water near stood.up-POSS, they canoe water-into pushed, they other.side-toward went


frame: journey
words_used: ["yumal", "wangkar", "dungay", "baral", "kalbay", "dakal", "jilbay", "babajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yumal 'mountain'; bada-nga LOC(a) 'low'; the-mountain-asks-to-be-gone-around
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The young man wanted to go straight over the mountain but the old man led them around it by the long low road, saying the mountain is not to be climbed lightly, for it belongs to the old ones and asks to be gone around.

kuku:
Warruwu wawu yumal wangkar-mundu dunganka yala, mukulungku dingkarangka jana yumal murni baral kalbay badanga jilba-manin, balkan: yumal kari buban-buban dakanka, nyulu mukulmu, nyulu babajil murni jilbanka.

analysis:
warru-wu wawu yumal wangkar-mundu dunga-nka yala, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka jana yumal murni baral kalbay bada-nga jilba-ma-ni-ny, balka-ny: yumal kari buban-buban daka-nka, nyulu mukul-mu, nyulu babaji-l murni jilba-nka | young.man wanted mountain up-toward go-DAT straight, old man them mountain around road long low led, said: mountain NEG lightly climb-DAT, it old.ones-POSS, it asks around travel-DAT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baral", "jilbay", "jina", "dungay", "milka", "bayan", "kaday", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jina-bu 'with the feet' (INST); baya-nga LOC(a) 'in the firelight'; every-road-walked-twice
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old woman said every road you walk you walk twice: once with your feet, going out, and once in your memory, coming home in the evening firelight when you tell the children where you went and what you saw.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: baral wubulku yundu jilbal yundu jambul jilbal: nyubun jinabu, wangkar dungay, nyubun milkanga, bayan-mundu kaday kunarangkalba bayanga yundu karrkay-karrkay milbil wanjabu yundu dungan wanya yundu nyajin.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: baral wubul-ku yundu jilba-l yundu jambul jilba-l: nyubun jina-bu, wangkar dunga-y, nyubun milka-nga, bayan-mundu kada-y kunarangkal-ba baya-nga yundu karrkay-karrkay milbi-l wanjabu yundu dunga-ny wanya yundu nyaji-ny | old.woman said: road every you walk you twice walk: once foot-INST, out go, once mind-LOC, home-toward come night-LOC fire-LOC you children tell where you went what you saw


frame: journey
words_used: ["jujubala", "wukurril", "wandil", "juku", "dimbirr", "wamba", "baya", "wangkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: maku-wukurrin 'led/followed-to'; juku-ngu LOC(u); dimbirr-ba LOC(rr→?) hollow
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They set out to follow the honey-bird, which flies a little way and waits, then flies again, leading the follower from tree to tree until it stops at the hollow where the wild honey is, and there they made a fire and took the comb.

kuku:
Jana wamba-jujubala wukurrin, nyulu buban wandin maku-janay, wandin baja, nyulu jilba-bama jukungu jukungu maku-wukurrin dukul kanbanya juku dimbirrba wanja wamba wunay, yinya jana baya wangkan wamba manin.

analysis:
jana wamba-jujubala wukurri-ny, nyulu buban wandi-ny maku-jana-y, wandi-ny baja, nyulu jilba-bama juku-ngu juku-ngu maku-wukurri-ny dukul kanba-nya juku dimbirr-ba wanja wamba wuna-y, yinya jana baya wangka-ny wamba mani-ny | they honey-bird followed, it little flew waited, flew again, it follower tree-LOC tree-LOC led at.last stops-SUB tree hollow-LOC where honey lies, there they fire lit honey took


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["warru", "warri", "kaday", "jilbay", "nyajil", "nyaji-way", "baral", "yukil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-way RECIP 'meeting'; baral-nga LOC(l→? baral l-final→-ba)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old man said the young are always in a hurry to arrive, but arriving is the smallest part of a journey; the journey itself is the walking, the seeing, the meeting on the road, and the one who only wants to arrive has already missed the best of it.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: warru yabarrka warri kadanka, yambada kaday jilbalmu buban bajaku; jilbal nyulu jilbay, nyajil, nyaji-way baralba, bama nyulu nganga kaday wawu nyulu jilbal yukil bajaku kilba-baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: warru yabarrka warri kada-nka, yambada kada-y jilba-l-mu buban bajaku, jilba-l nyulu jilba-y, nyaji-l, nyaji-way baral-ba, bama nyulu nganga kada-y wawu nyulu jilba-l yukil bajaku kilba-baja | old man said: young always hurry arrive-DAT, but arriving journey-POSS smallest, journey itself walking, seeing, meeting.each.other road-LOC, person who only arrive wants he journey best almost-lost


frame: journey
words_used: ["bayan", "jibul", "kala-kalbay", "wandil", "warri", "kaya", "baral", "maku-warri"]
loans_used: []
evidence: maku-warri 'run to meet'; baral-ba LOC(l); tiredness-falls-away-at-homecoming
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T12:30:35.638023+00:00
english:
When they finally saw the smoke of their own camp rising in the distance, the children began to run ahead, calling out, and the dogs heard them and came racing down the track to meet them, and everyone's tiredness fell away.

kuku:
Jana dukul nyajinya nyungu bayanmu kubu kala-kalbay-mba wandina, karrkay-karrkay wangkar warrin, kunja, kaya jana ngaran baralba warri kadan maku-warrilka, bama wubulkumu wawu-wula-y badaka dungan.

analysis:
jana dukul nyaji-nya nyungu bayan-mu kubu kala-kalbay-mba wandi-nya, karrkay-karrkay wangkar warri-ny, kunja, kaya jana ngara-ny baral-ba warri kada-ny maku-warri-nka, bama wubul-ku-mu wawu-wula-y bada-ka dunga-ny | they at.last saw their camp-POSS smoke far-LOC rising-SUB, children ahead ran, called, dogs them heard road-LOC ran came meet-DAT, everyone-POSS tiredness away fell


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilbay", "jina", "ngamu", "kulur", "bayan", "jarrakulbal", "jirrbu-jirrbu", "baral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngamu-baja 'sweetest'; jina 'step/foot'; the-last-three-and-first-three-steps
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old woman said the sweetest three steps of any journey are the last three, the ones that carry you across your own threshold, and the loneliest three steps are the first, when the camp falls behind and the road ahead is long and empty.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: jilbalmu jina ngamu-baja kulur bada bajaku, jina jana yundu nyungu bayan-mundu jarrakulbal, jina jirrbu-jirrbu bajaku ngadiku, bayan bada dungay nganga baral wangkar kalbay yamba-kari.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: jilba-l-mu jina ngamu-baja kulur bada bajaku, jina jana yundu nyungu bayan-mundu jarrakulba-l, jina jirrbu-jirrbu bajaku ngadiku, bayan bada dunga-y nganga baral wangkar kalbay yamba-kari | old.woman said: journey-POSS steps sweetest three last, steps which you your home-across carry, steps loneliest first, camp behind falls alone road ahead long empty


frame: journey
words_used: ["jalun", "baral", "bana", "janyul", "ngawiya", "jina", "bikal", "kabul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalun-ba LOC(n); bana bada-nya 'low tide'; janyul 'sand'; bikal 'dig'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T07:41:45.447654+00:00
english:
They walked the coast road at low tide when the sand was firm, watching for the tracks of the turtles that come up the beaches at night, and where they found the tracks they dug and found the eggs buried in the warm sand.

kuku:
Jana jalun baral jilban bana badanya wanja jukar junkurr, jana nyajil ngawiya jina nyulu jalunba wujurr wandina, wanja jana jina nyajin jana bikan ngawiya kabul nyajin jukar wumbulba kunjinmu.

analysis:
jana jalun baral jilba-ny bana bada-nya wanja jukar junkurr, jana nyaji-l ngawiya jina nyulu jalun-ba wujurr wandi-nya, wanja jana jina nyaji-ny jana bika-ny ngawiya kabul nyaji-ny jukar wumbul-ba kunji-ny-mu | they coast road walked water low-SUB where sand firm, they watched turtle tracks which beach-LOC night rise-SUB, where they tracks saw they dug turtle eggs saw sand warm-LOC buried-POSS


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilba-bama", "kulur", "nyajil", "guyu", "bubu", "bangkarr", "jilbay", "kalkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: guyu 'sky'; read-the-sky-ground-and-body
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said a good traveller reads three things: the sky, to know the weather coming; the ground, to know who and what has passed; and their own body, to know when to walk and when to rest, and the greatest of these is the last.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jilba-bama yukil kulur nyajil: jiri, wangkar kadanya binalka; bubu, wanyu wanya ngadiku dunganmu binalka; nyungu bangkarr, wanjinya jilbanka wanjinya mara-kunbanka, yalbay bajaku yinyamu ngamu-baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jilba-bama yukil kulur nyaji-l: jiri, wangkar kada-nya binal-ka, bubu, wanyu wanya ngadiku dunga-ny-mu binal-ka, nyungu bangkarr, wanji-nya jilba-nka wanji-nya mara-kunba-nka, yalbay bajaku yinya-mu ngamu-baja | old man said: traveller good three reads: sky, weather coming know-DAT, ground, who what before passed-POSS know-DAT, his body, when walk-DAT when rest-DAT, biggest these-POSS last


frame: journey
words_used: ["yumal", "juru-kulbaway", "jilbay", "jalbu", "warru", "kurrka-nyaji-ji", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: juru-kulbaway 'single file'; kurrka-nyaji-ji 'look back' (REFL); bubu-ngu LOC(u)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
They followed the ridge single file, the old man first, then the women, then the children, then the young men at the rear watching behind, for that is the old way of walking in country where you do not know who else is travelling.

kuku:
Jana yumal juru-kulbaway jilban, mukul ngadiku, jalbu baja, karrkay-karrkay baja, warru dumbay-mba kurrka-nyaji-ji, yinya jilbalmu yukil ngadiku bubungu wanja yundu murruji binal wanya yindu jilbanya.

analysis:
jana yumal juru-kulbaway jilba-ny, mukul ngadiku, jalbu baja, karrkay-karrkay baja, warru dumbay-mba kurrka-nyaji-ji, yinya jilba-l-mu yukil ngadiku bubu-ngu wanja yundu murruji binal wanya yindu jilba-nya | they ridge single.file walked, old first, women too, children too, young.men rear-LOC look.back, that walking-POSS way old country-LOC where you unable know who other travelling-SUB


frame: journey
words_used: ["warru", "warri", "kunja", "jilbay", "bubu", "yamba-kari", "kaday", "binal"]
loans_used: []
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
When the young man ran ahead out of sight, the old man did not call him back but walked steadily on, knowing the boy would grow anxious in the empty country and come running back to the safety of the group, which is how the young learn the worth of company.

kuku:
Warruwu wangkar warrinya nyaji-karinga, mukulungku dingkarangka nyulu kariku kunja baja, yambada nyulu yaba jilban, binalnya buban wawu-mumbu jananka bubu yamba-karinga, warri kadanka bama wubulku yukilka, yinyabu warru binalman bama wubulmu dandi.

analysis:
warru-wu wangkar warri-nya nyaji-kari-nga, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka nyulu kariku kunja baja, yambada nyulu yaba jilba-ny, binal-nya buban wawu-mumbu jana-nka bubu yamba-kari-nga, warri kada-nka bama wubul-ku yukil-ka, yinya-bu warru binal-ma-ny bama wubul-mu dandi | young.man ahead ran sight-out-LOC, old man him NEG call back, but he steady walked, knowing boy anxious become-DAT country empty-LOC, run come-DAT people all safety-DAT, that-INST young learn company-POSS worth

evidence:
nyaji-kari-nga 'out of sight' (see-PRIV-LOC); yamba-kari-nga LOC(a); the-young-learn-the-worth-of-company


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baral", "kalbay", "dungay", "kaday", "jarrakulbal", "binal", "wawu-wula-y", "jangkar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: binal-kari-mu 'of not-knowing'; the-road-out-feels-longer
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old woman said the road always looks longer going out than coming back, though the distance is the same, for on the way out you carry the weight of not-knowing, and on the way home you carry only your tiredness and your stories.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: baral yabarrka kalbay-baja wangkar dungalmu kadalmuny, murni nyubun, wangkar dungalba yundu jarrakulbal dandi binal-karimu, bayan-mundu kadalba yundu jarrakulbal nyungu wawu-wula-y nyungu jangkar baja.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: baral yabarrka kalbay-baja wangkar dunga-l-mu kada-l-muny, murni nyubun, wangkar dunga-l-ba yundu jarrakulba-l dandi binal-kari-mu, bayan-mundu kada-l-ba yundu jarrakulba-l nyungu wawu-wula-y nyungu jangkar baja | old.woman said: road always longer out going-POSS coming-ABL, distance same, out going-LOC you carry weight not-knowing-POSS, home-toward coming-LOC you carry your tiredness your stories too


frame: journey
words_used: ["baral", "dungay", "yumal", "wawubaja", "wukurril", "bana", "jilbay", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jambul-manda 'fork' (two-DYAD); yumal-ngu LOC(u→? yumal l-final→-ba, but 'ranges'=yumal → yumal-ba)
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They came to a fork where one path went up into the ranges and the other followed the river, and the old man chose the river path, saying: When you do not know the way, follow water, for water has walked this country longer than any person and always knows the shortest way down.

kuku:
Jana baral jambul-manda kadan wanja nyubun baral wangkar-mundu yumalngu dungay yindu wawubaja wukurril, mukulungku dingkarangka wawubaja baral manin, balkan: Yundu murruji baral binal, bana wukurri, bana bubu jilbanmuny kalbay-baja bama wubulmuny, yabarrka binal baral buban bada-mundu.

analysis:
jana baral jambul-ma-nda kada-ny wanja nyubun baral wangkar-mundu yumal-ngu dunga-y yindu wawubaja wukurri-l, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka wawubaja baral mani-ny, balka-ny: yundu murruji baral binal, bana wukurri, bana bubu jilba-ny-muny kalbay-baja bama wubul-muny, yabarrka binal baral buban bada-mundu | they fork came where one path up-toward ranges-LOC goes other river follows, old man river path chose, said: you unable way know, water follow, water country walked-ABL longer people all-ABL, always knows way small down-toward


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["burri", "bawal", "baral", "wukurril", "juku", "murrnga", "kulji", "janyul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: murrnga 'break off' (verb, whitelisted); janyul-nga LOC(l→? janyul l-final→-ba)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to leave a sign at every fork so those coming after would know which way they went: a broken branch pointing the way, three stones stacked, or an arrow scratched in the sand, for a traveller thinks always of the one who follows.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman wari bawanka baral jambul-manda wubulku bama jana nganga wukurrinya binalka wanja jana dungan: juku murrnga baral milbil, kulji kulur jajirril, dubu jukara bikal, jilba-bama yabarrka milkal bama nyulu wukurrilmu.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny wari bawa-nka baral jambul-ma-nda wubul-ku bama jana nganga wukurri-nya binal-ka wanja jana dunga-ny: juku murrnga baral milbi-l, kulji kulur jajirri-l, dubu jukar-a bika-l, jilba-bama yabarrka milka-l bama nyulu wukurri-l-mu | children learned sign leave-DAT fork every people who after follow-SUB know-DAT where they went: branch broken.off way shows, stones three stacked, mark sand-LOC scratched, traveller always thinks person who follows-POSS


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bubu", "baral", "jina", "jilbay", "bungal", "ngadiku", "bada", "nyubun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: the-paths-were-made-by-those-who-walked-before
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the country has no roads of its own; every path was made by the feet of those who walked before, and every time you walk it you make it a little deeper, so that to walk the old paths is to walk with all the ancestors at once.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bubu nyungu baral kari; baral wubulku jina bama jana ngadiku jilbanmu bungan, wungar wubulku yundu jilbanya yundu buban bada-baja bungal, yinyabu baral ngadiku jilbanka bama ngadiku wubulku nyubunji jilbanka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bubu nyungu baral kari, baral wubul-ku jina bama jana ngadiku jilba-ny-mu bunga-ny, wungar wubul-ku yundu jilba-nya yundu buban bada-baja bunga-l, yinya-bu baral ngadiku jilba-nka bama ngadiku wubul-ku nyubun-ji jilba-nka | old man said: country its road NEG, roads all feet people who before walked-POSS made, time every you walk-SUB you little deeper make, that-INST paths old walk-DAT ancestors all with walk-DAT


frame: journey
words_used: ["wungar", "dukurr", "kalkal", "juku", "ngambur", "bana", "jujubala", "kaday"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukurr-a LOC(rr); ngambur-ba LOC(rr→?) shade; bubu-ngu LOC(u); stopping-lets-country-come-to-you
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T07:17:23.800480+00:00
english:
They rested at midday in the shade of a big fig tree by a waterhole, and while the others slept the old woman sat watching the birds come down to drink, and she said this is the best part of any journey, the stopping, when the country comes to you instead of you going to it.

kuku:
Jana wungar dukurrbu mara-kunban juku yalbay wabarrba bana ngundu, yindu jana wunanya wulbumanangka bundan jujubala nyajil bada kadan bana janganka, nyulu balkan: yinya jilbalmu yukil bajaku, mara-kunbay, bubu nyulu yundunka kaday kari yundu bubungu dungay.

analysis:
jana wungar dukurr-bu mara-kunba-ny juku yalbay wabarr-ba bana ngundu, yindu jana wuna-nya wulbuman-angka bunda-ny jujubala nyaji-l bada kada-ny bana janga-nka, nyulu balka-ny: yinya jilba-l-mu yukil bajaku, mara-kunba-y, bubu nyulu yundu-nka kada-y kari yundu bubu-ngu dunga-y | they day middle-LOC rested tree big shade-LOC water near, others they sleeping-SUB old.woman sat birds watched down came water drink-DAT, she said: this journey-POSS best, resting, country it you-to comes NEG you country-to go


frame: journey
words_used: ["jalun", "kaday", "yumal", "jalun", "warri", "dungur", "janyul", "badi", "kami"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jalun-ba LOC(n); dungur-nga LOC(rr→?) waves; janyul-nga LOC(l→?); the-old-man-weeps-at-the-sea
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T07:41:45.447654+00:00
english:
When they finally reached the sea after four days in the ranges, the children who had never seen it before ran straight into the waves shouting, and the old man stood on the sand and wept, for he had walked this same last mile as a boy with his own grandfather.

kuku:
Jana dukul jalunba kadan wungar jambul-jambulmuny yumalngu, karrkay-karrkay jana kariku jalun nyajinmu wangkar warrin dunguru kaya-kaya, mukulungku dingkarangka jukara janay badi, nyulu baral yinya kilba jilban buban janaymuny nyungu kamiji.

analysis:
jana dukul jalun-ba kada-ny wungar jambul-jambul-muny yumal-ngu, karrkay-karrkay jana kariku jalun nyaji-ny-mu wangkar warri-ny dungur-u kaya-kaya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka jukar-a jana-y badi, nyulu baral yinya kilba jilba-ny buban jana-y-muny nyungu kami-ji | they at.last sea-LOC came days four-ABL ranges-LOC, children who never sea saw-POSS ahead ran waves-LOC shouting, old man sand-LOC stood wept, he road that same walked boy was-ABL his grandfather-COMIT


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilbay", "kalbay", "bubu", "naka-naka", "wawu", "dunga", "jarrakulba", "mara-daji"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wanmuny RECIP 'met'; life-as-the-longest-journey; ties the domain to wisdom
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T10:58:37.221190+00:00
english:
The old woman said the longest journey any person makes is not across country but across a life, from the first breath to the last, and the same rules hold: go steadily, carry little, help those you meet, learn the way from those ahead of you, and leave good signs for those behind.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: jilbal kalbay bajaku bama nyubun bungal kari bubu naka-naka yambada wawu naka-naka, wawu ngadikumuny wawu bada bajakunku, kuku nyubun karrbal: yaba dunga, buban jarrakulba, bama yundu nyaji-wanmuny mara-daji, baral binal bama wangkarmuny, wari yukil bawa bama dumbay-mba.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: jilba-l kalbay bajaku bama nyubun bunga-l kari bubu naka-naka yambada wawu naka-naka, wawu ngadiku-muny wawu bada bajaku-nka, kuku nyubun karrba-l: yaba dunga, buban jarrakulba, bama yundu nyaji-wa-ny-muny mara-daji, baral binal bama wangkar-muny, wari yukil bawa bama dumbay-mba | old.woman said: journey longest person makes NEG country across but life across, breath first-ABL breath last-DAT, rule one holds: steady go, little carry, people you met help, way learn people ahead-ABL, signs good leave people behind-LOC | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["kungkarr", "jilbay", "jalun", "wukurril", "mara", "yukil", "buburr", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kungkarr-mundu 'northward'; mara yukil-nga 'on the right hand' LOC(l→?); bubu-ngu LOC(u)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T13:15:53.365999+00:00
english:
They travelled north for many days, following the coast where the sea was always on their right hand, past the great sea-points and the river mouths, until they came to the country where the language changed and they needed a man who could speak both tongues.

kuku:
Jana kungkarr-mundu jilban wungar wubulku, jalun wukurrin wanja jalun yabarrka nyungu mara yukilba, jalun-ngandal yalbay julay wubulku baja, dukul jana bubungu kadan wanja kuku murni, jana wawu dingkar nyulu kuku jambul balkalmu.

analysis:
jana kungkarr-mundu jilba-ny wungar wubul-ku, jalun wukurri-ny wanja jalun yabarrka nyungu mara yukil-ba, jalun-ngandal yalbay julay wubul-ku baja, dukul jana bubu-ngu kada-ny wanja kuku murni, jana wawu dingkar nyulu kuku jambul balka-l-mu | they north-toward walked days many, coast followed where sea always his hand right-LOC, sea-points big river.mouths all too, at.last they country-LOC came where language changed, they wanted man who tongues two speak-POSS


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilbay", "wawu", "bubu", "wula", "kanbal", "balkal", "walu-jirrbu-jirrbu", "wunbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-balkal 'praying'; bubu-ngu LOC(u); grief-walks-itself-out
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old man said there is a kind of walking that is really a kind of praying: you walk slowly through country that holds your dead, and at each place you speak their name aloud, and by the end of that walk the grief has walked itself out of you and left peace in its place.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jilbal nyubun nyulu yala wawu-balkal: yundu buban-buban jilba bubungu nyulu yundu wula karrbal, kanban wubulku yundu nyungu burri junkurr balka, jilbal dumbaymuny walu-jirrbu-jirrbu jananmuny jilban dungan wunbu bawan yinyanga.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jilba-l nyubun nyulu yala wawu-balka-l: yundu buban-buban jilba bubu-ngu nyulu yundu wula karrba-l, kanba-ny wubul-ku yundu nyungu burri junkurr balka, jilba-l dumbay-muny walu-jirrbu-jirrbu jana-ny-muny jilba-ny dunga-ny wunbu bawa-ny yinya-nga | old man said: walking one it like praying: you slowly walk country-LOC which your dead holds, stop each you their name aloud say, walk end-ABL grief you-from walked went peace left its.place-LOC | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["jarramali", "yalbay", "bubu", "yaral", "bayan", "wawun", "maku-janay", "jangkar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu yaral-nga LOC(l→? yaral l-final→-ba); storytelling-keeps-fear-away
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
When a great storm caught them in the open on the third day, they could not go forward or back, so they made a shelter of bark against the wind and waited two days for the rain to pass, and the old man told stories the whole time so no one grew afraid.

kuku:
Jarramali yalbay jana manin bubu yaralba wungar kulurmuny, jana murruji wangkar dunga bada dunga, jana bayan wawun bungan wangkarka, jana maku-janay jambul wungar bana dunganka, mukulungku dingkarangka jangkar balkan wungar wubulku bama nyubun kari yinil-manda.

analysis:
jarramali yalbay jana mani-ny bubu yaral-ba wungar kulur-muny, jana murruji wangkar dunga bada dunga, jana bayan wawun bunga-ny wangkar-ka, jana maku-jana-y jambul wungar bana dunga-nka, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka jangkar balka-ny wungar wubul-ku bama nyubun kari yinil-ma-nda | storm big them caught country open-LOC day three-ABL, they unable forward go back go, they shelter bark made wind-against, they waited two day rain pass-DAT, old man stories told time all people one NEG fear-become | ...


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["milbil", "dungay", "nyunbay", "baral", "bubu", "yalbay", "nyajil", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wanjabu 'where(to)'; nyunbay 'return'; always-tell-someone-your-route
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned that you must always tell someone where you are going and when you will return, and never change your route without leaving word, for the country is large and a searcher who does not know where to look may as well not search at all.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman yundu yabarrka bama yindunka milbil wanjabu yundu dungay wanju yundu nyunbay, kari nyungu baral murni kuku kari bawal, bubu yalbay, nyaji-bama nyulu murruji binal wanjabu nyajinka nyulu yala kari nyajilmu.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny yundu yabarrka bama yindu-nka milbi-l wanjabu yundu dunga-y wanju yundu nyunba-y, kari nyungu baral murni kuku kari bawa-l, bubu yalbay, nyaji-bama nyulu murruji binal wanjabu nyaji-nka nyulu yala kari nyaji-l-mu | children learned you always person other-to tell where you go when you return, NEG your route change word NEG leave, country big, searcher who unable know where look-DAT he like NEG look-POSS | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilbay", "kalbay", "dandi", "dukurr", "wawu-mini", "dungay", "kaday", "jawun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukurr-a LOC(rr); the-middle-is-the-hardest-part
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
The old man said the hardest part of any long journey is the middle, when the excitement of setting out is spent and the joy of arriving is still far off, and it is in the middle that a traveller is tested and a companion is proven.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: jilbal kalbaymu dandi bajaku dukurrbu, wawu-mini dungalmu kilban wawu-mini kadalmu kala-kalbay yamba, dukurranga jilba-bama nyaji-nyajin jawun murni.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: jilba-l kalbay-mu dandi bajaku dukurr-bu, wawu-mini dunga-l-mu kilba-ny wawu-mini kada-l-mu kala-kalbay yamba, dukurr-a-nga jilba-bama nyaji-nyaji-ny jawun murni | old man said: journey long-POSS hardest middle, joy setting.out-POSS spent joy arriving-POSS far still, middle-LOC traveller tested companion proven | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["yumal", "kaday", "jalun", "bubu", "yaral", "jilbay", "warri", "jadal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: yumal-muny ABL; jalun-ba LOC(n); the-old-man's-last-long-journey
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They came down out of the ranges at last onto the coastal plain, and the walking became easy, and they made good time along the beaches, but the old man went slower now, not from tiredness but because he knew this was the last long journey his legs would carry him on.

kuku:
Jana yumalmuny dukul bada kadan jalun bubu yaralngu, jilbal yukil-manda, jana warri jalunba, mukulungku dingkarangka nyiku buban-buban dungan, kari wawu-wula-ymuny yambada nyulu binal yinya jilbal kalbay dumbay nyungu jadal nyulu jarrakulbalmu.

analysis:
jana yumal-muny dukul bada kada-ny jalun bubu yaral-ngu, jilba-l yukil-ma-nda, jana warri jalun-ba, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka nyiku buban-buban dunga-ny, kari wawu-wula-y-muny yambada nyulu binal yinya jilba-l kalbay dumbay nyungu jadal nyulu jarrakulba-l-mu | they ranges-ABL at.last down came sea country flat-LOC, walking easy-became, they ran beach-LOC, old man now slowly went, NEG tiredness-ABL but he knew this journey long last his legs him carry-POSS | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bubu", "jilbay", "binal", "kaday", "kalkal", "baral", "manil", "dungay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: you-never-truly-arrive; death-as-the-longest-walk
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T07:17:23.800480+00:00
english:
The old woman said: I have walked this country for seventy years, and I have learned that you never really arrive anywhere; you only stop for a while, and then the road picks you up again, and the last road, the one we do not speak of, is just the longest walk of all.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Ngayu bubu yinya jilban wungar wubulku bajaku, ngayu binalman yundu kariku nyubun bubu nganga kaday; yundu nganga mara-kunbay buban, baral yundu manil baja, baral bada bajaku, nyulu ngana kari balkalmu, nyulu jilbal kalbay bajaku wubulmuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngayu bubu yinya jilba-ny wungar wubul-ku bajaku, ngayu binal-ma-ny yundu kariku nyubun bubu nganga kada-y, yundu nganga mara-kunba-y buban, baral yundu mani-l baja, baral bada bajaku, nyulu ngana kari balka-l-mu, nyulu jilba-l kalbay bajaku wubul-muny | old.woman said: I country this walked years many very, I learned you never one place truly arrive, you just stop little, road you takes again, road last, it we NEG speak-POSS, it walk longest all-ABL | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["baral", "jawun", "bubu", "jilbay", "janyji", "jina", "nyajil", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
When they parted at the crossroads, each family to its own country, they did not say goodbye but said instead the old traveller's words: walk well, sleep dry, and may your feet find the good road, and may we meet again on it before too long.

kuku:
Jana baral jambul-mandanga bawa-wanya, jawun-karra wubulku nyungu bubungu, jana kari dunga-kuku balka yambada jana jilba-bamamu kuku ngadiku balkan: yukil jilba, karra wuna, nyungu jina baral yukil nyaji, ngali baralba nyaji-way baja kari kalbaymuny.

analysis:
jana baral jambul-ma-nda-nga bawa-wa-nya, jawun-karra wubul-ku nyungu bubu-ngu, jana kari dunga-kuku balka yambada jana jilba-bama-mu kuku ngadiku balka-ny: yukil jilba, karra wuna, nyungu jina baral yukil nyaji, ngali baral-ba nyaji-way baja kari kalbay-muny | they crossroads-LOC parted.each.other, families all their country-to, they NEG goodbye say but they traveller-POSS words old said: well walk, dry sleep, your feet road good find, we road-LOC meet.each.other again NEG long-ABL | ...

evidence:
bawa-wanya RECIP 'parted'; nyaji-way RECIP 'meet'; jambul-manda 'crossroads'; the-traveller's-blessing


frame: journey
words_used: ["milbil", "kunya", "jilbay", "jarrakay", "jibi", "juku", "jujubala", "bana"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jarrakay 'star'; kunya-nga LOC(a) 'at night'; move-like-water-unseen
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man taught the boy to walk at night by starlight, keeping the bright star behind his right shoulder, moving from tree-shadow to tree-shadow, freezing when a night-bird called, for the country at night belongs to other travellers and a wise one moves through it like water, seen by no one.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka bubanwu milbin wujurr jilbanka dawarbu, dawar milka nyungu jibi yukilba dumbay karrbal, juku-ngamba jukungamba dungal, jajil jujubala wujurrumu kunjanya, bubu wujurrba bama yindu jilba-bamamu, binal nyulu bana yala dungay, bama nyubun kari nyajil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka buban-wu milbi-ny wujurr jilba-nka dawar-bu, dawar milka nyungu jibi yukil-ba dumbay karrba-l, juku-ngamba juku-ngamba dunga-l, jaji-l jujubala wujurr-umu kunja-nya, bubu wujurr-ba bama yindu jilba-bama-mu, binal nyulu bana yala dunga-y, bama nyubun kari nyaji-l | old man boy taught night walk-DAT starlight-INST, star bright his shoulder right-LOC behind held, tree-shadow tree-shadow moved, freezes bird night-POSS call-SUB, country night-LOC other travellers-POSS, wise he water like moves, person one NEG sees | ...


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["bubu", "binal", "jilbay", "bana", "warri", "jujubala", "minya", "baral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: never-travel-alone; watch-the-animals-for-safe-paths
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The children learned to walk in country they did not know: touch nothing until you know it, drink only from running water, watch where the birds and animals go for they know the safe paths, and above all never travel alone, for the country is patient and the lone walker is the one it takes.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka binalman bubu jana murruji binal jilbanka: yamba nganga karrba yundu binalnya, bana warri nganga janga, jujubala minya baja nyaji wanjabu jana dungay jana binal baral yukil, wubul bajaku kari nganga jilba, bubu wawu kanban nyulu jilba-bama nganga manil.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka binal-ma-ny bubu jana murruji binal jilba-nka: yamba nganga karrba yundu binal-nya, bana warri nganga janga, jujubala minya baja nyaji wanjabu jana dunga-y jana binal baral yukil, wubul bajaku kari nganga jilba, bubu wawu kanba-ny nyulu jilba-bama nganga mani-l | children learned country they unable know walk-DAT: thing nothing touch you know-SUB, water running only drink, birds animals too watch where they go they know paths safe, most NEG alone walk, country patient which traveller lone takes | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["wawubaja", "wukurril", "jalun", "jilbay", "dungur", "juku", "bayan", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bana-yalbay 'flood'; dungur wangkar-ba 'high bank' LOC(rr→?); don't-camp-on-low-ground
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:17:56.127709+00:00
english:
They followed the flooded river down toward the sea after the wet, moving carefully along the high bank where the ground was firm, watching the brown water carry whole trees past them, and the old man said this is why we do not build our camps on the low ground by the river.

kuku:
Jana wawubaja bana-yalbay wukurrin bada jalun-mundu bana-wungarmuny, jana buban-buban jilban dungur wangkara wanja bubu junkurr, jana nyajil bana yalbaybu juku wubulku jarrakulbal jana ngundu, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: yinyabu ngana kari nyungu bayan bungal bubu bada wawubaja ngundu.

analysis:
jana wawubaja bana-yalbay wukurri-ny bada jalun-mundu bana-wungar-muny, jana buban-buban jilba-ny dungur wangkar-a wanja bubu junkurr, jana nyaji-l bana yalbay-bu juku wubul-ku jarrakulba-l jana ngundu, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: yinya-bu ngana kari nyungu bayan bunga-l bubu bada wawubaja ngundu | they river flood followed down sea-toward wet-ABL, they carefully walked bank high-LOC where ground firm, they watched floodwater trees all carry them past, old man said: that-INST we NEG our camp build ground low river near | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["karrkay", "jilbay", "kalbay", "dandi", "warru", "jadal", "dakwuy", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dandi-nga LOC(i); jadal-nga LOC(l→?); one-hard-journey-teaches-endurance
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said every child should be taken on one long hard journey before they are grown, not for any place at the end of it, but so that they learn in their own legs and their own hunger what their people endured, and carry that knowing for the rest of their lives.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: karrkay wubulku jilbal nyubun kalbay dandinga maninka nyulu warru-manda ngadiku, kari bubu dumbay-mba yamba, yambada jana binalka nyungu jadalba nyungu dakwuy-mbu wanya jana bama kilban, yinya binal karrbal wawu wubulmuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: karrkay wubul-ku jilba-l nyubun kalbay dandi-nga mani-nka nyulu warru-ma-nda ngadiku, kari bubu dumbay-mba yamba, yambada jana binal-ka nyungu jadal-ba nyungu dakwuy-mbu wanya jana bama kilba-ny, yinya binal karrba-l wawu wubul-muny | old.woman said: child every journey one long hard-LOC taken-DAT he grown-becomes before, NEG country end-LOC thing, but they learn-DAT their legs-LOC their hunger-LOC what their people endured, that knowing hold life all-ABL | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["jilbay", "kalbay", "warru", "jarrakulbal", "juku", "wawu", "milka-murruji", "junkurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: the-litter-carries-everyone-in-the-end; junkurr-nga LOC(rr→? junkurr rr-final→-ba)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
When the old man could no longer walk the long journeys, the young ones would carry him the last part on a litter of poles and bark, and he did not feel shame in it, for he had carried others in his own strong years, and he said the litter carries everyone in the end.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka nyiku murruji jilbal kalbay, warru jana nyulu dumbay jarrakulban juku baja wawun-ji, nyulu kari milka-murruji-manda yinyanga, nyulu bama yindu jarrakulban nyungu wungar junkurrbu, nyulu balkan: juku-jarrakay bama wubulku jarrakulbal dumbay-mba.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka nyiku murruji jilba-l kalbay, warru jana nyulu dumbay jarrakulba-ny juku baja wawun-ji, nyulu kari milka-murruji-ma-nda yinya-nga, nyulu bama yindu jarrakulba-ny nyungu wungar junkurr-bu, nyulu balka-ny: juku-jarrakay bama wubul-ku jarrakulba-l dumbay-mba | old man now unable walk long, young.men they him rear carried poles bark-COMIT, he NEG shame-becomes it-LOC, he people other carried his years strong-LOC, he said: litter people all carries end-LOC | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["bayan", "kaday", "jilbay", "murni", "kanbal", "jangkar", "dungay", "baral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: you-come-home-changed; a-part-stays-on-the-road
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:22:22.593599+00:00
english:
They came home from the great journey changed, thinner and browner and quieter, and the ones who had stayed behind gathered to hear the stories, and the children who went were no longer quite children, and the old man who went did not come all the way back, for a part of him stayed out on the road forever.

kuku:
Jana bayan-mundu kadan jilbal yalbaymuny murni-manda, kiway-baja mula-baja janka-baja, bama jana kanban jangkar ngaranka bangkan, karrkay-karrkay jana dungan kari nyubun karrkay baja, mukul nyulu dungan nyulu kari dukul kadan, nyungu buban baral yaral wunay wawu-wubulmuny.

analysis:
jana bayan-mundu kada-ny jilba-l yalbay-muny murni-ma-nda, kiway-baja mula-baja janka-baja, bama jana kanba-ny jangkar ngara-nka bangka-ny, karrkay-karrkay jana dunga-ny kari nyubun karrkay baja, mukul nyulu dunga-ny nyulu kari dukul kada-ny, nyungu buban baral yaral wuna-y wawu-wubul-muny | they home-toward came journey big-ABL changed, thinner browner quieter, people who stayed stories hear-DAT gathered, children who went NEG quite children too, old who went he NEG all.way came, his part road out lies forever | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jilba-bama", "jilbay", "bubu", "kaday", "dungay", "bangkarr", "kalkal", "yamba"]
loans_used: []
evidence: bubu-ngu LOC(u); bubu-muny ABL; three-kinds-of-travellers
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said there are three kinds of travellers: the one who walks to get somewhere, the one who walks to get away from somewhere, and the one who walks because walking is what they are, and only the third ever truly rests, because for them the walking and the resting are the same thing.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: jilba-bama kulur yala: nyubun nyulu jilbay bubungu kadanka, nyubun nyulu jilbay bubumuny dunganka, nyubun nyulu jilbay nyulu jilbal nyungu bangkarr yala, kulurmu nyubun yabarrka yukil mara-kunbay, jananka jilbal mara-kunbay baja nyubun yamba.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: jilba-bama kulur yala: nyubun nyulu jilba-y bubu-ngu kada-nka, nyubun nyulu jilba-y bubu-muny dunga-nka, nyubun nyulu jilba-y nyulu jilba-l nyungu bangkarr yala, kulur-mu nyubun yabarrka yukil mara-kunba-y, jana-nka jilba-l mara-kunba-y baja nyubun yamba | old.woman said: travellers three kinds: one who walks country-to arrive-DAT, one who walks country-from get.away-DAT, one who walks he walking his body like, three-POSS one always truly rests, them-for walking resting too one thing | ...


frame: micro_narrative
words_used: ["karrkay", "milbil", "jibul", "bungal", "nyajil", "kalbay", "kaday", "bubu-kari"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jibul-kuku 'smoke signal'; readable-a-day's-walk-away
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T12:30:35.638023+00:00
english:
They taught the children to make and read the smoke signals: one long column means all is well and come to us; two columns means danger, stay away; and a broken, spreading smoke means we are lost or hurt, come and find us, and these signals can be read from a full day's walk away.

kuku:
Jana karrkay-karrkay milbin kubu-kuku bunganka nyajinka: kubu nyubun kalbay yala yukil wubulku kadanka nganjinji; kubu jambul yala mumbu, kala-kalbay jana; kubu kaka-manda dungay yala ngana bubu-kari kaka-manda, kada nganjin nyaji, kubu-kuku yinya nyajil wungar nyubun jilbalmuny.

analysis:
jana karrkay-karrkay milbi-ny kubu-kuku bunga-nka nyaji-nka: kubu nyubun kalbay yala yukil wubul-ku kada-nka nganjin-ji, kubu jambul yala mumbu, kala-kalbay jana, kubu kaka-ma-nda dunga-y yala ngana bubu-kari kaka-ma-nda, kada nganjin nyaji, kubu-kuku yinya nyaji-l wungar nyubun jilba-l-muny | they children taught smoke-signal make-DAT read-DAT: smoke one long means well all come-DAT us-to, smoke two means danger, far.away go, smoke broken spreading means we lost hurt, come us find, smoke-signal this read day one walk-ABL | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["bubu", "baral", "ngadiku", "jilbay", "juku", "daji-way", "dukurr", "wulal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-way RECIP 'trade/share'; dukurr-a LOC(rr); dead-roads-and-what-died-with-them
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
The old man said the country is full of old roads that no one walks anymore, grown over and forgotten, and each was once a living path between two peoples who traded and married and shared, and when the road died, something between the peoples died too, and someone should walk them again.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: bubu baral ngadiku wubulmu wawu bama nyubun kari jilbal, juku wandin milka-wulan, nyubun wubulku ngadiku baral wawu-yukil bama jambulmu jana daji-way manyarr-way daji-way baja, baral wulanya, yamba bama jambul dukurrbu wula baja, bama nyubun yinya jilbal baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: bubu baral ngadiku wubul-mu wawu bama nyubun kari jilba-l, juku wandi-ny milka-wula-ny, nyubun wubul-ku ngadiku baral wawu-yukil bama jambul-mu jana daji-way manyarr-way daji-way baja, baral wula-nya, yamba bama jambul dukurr-bu wula baja, bama nyubun yinya jilba-l baja | old man said: country roads old many full which people no.one walks, plants risen forgotten, each once road living peoples two-POSS they trade married share too, road died-SUB, thing peoples two between died too, someone these walk again | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["kaday", "wulal", "dungay", "bunday", "milbil", "jilbay", "janka", "milka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngana-nji 'with us' COMIT; the-dead-travel-with-us
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
When they returned, the old woman went straight to the graves of her parents and sat with them a long while telling them everything she had seen, for she said the dead travel with us on every journey, riding quiet in our memory, and it is only courteous to tell them of the country when we come home.

kuku:
Jana kadanya, wulbumanangka mula-mulamu bimu-mu wulanmu dungan yaral bundan kalbay jananka wubulku nyulu nyajinmu milbin, nyulu balkan: bama wula ngananji jilbal wubulku, janka wunay ngana milkanga, yukil yala jananka bubu balkanka ngana bayan-mundu kadanya.

analysis:
jana kada-nya, wulbuman-angka mula-mula-mu bimu-mu wula-ny-mu dunga-ny yaral bunda-ny kalbay jana-nka wubul-ku nyulu nyaji-ny-mu milbi-ny, nyulu balka-ny: bama wula ngana-nji jilba-l wubul-ku, janka wuna-y ngana milka-nga, yukil yala jana-nka bubu balka-nka ngana bayan-mundu kada-nya | they come-SUB, old.woman parents-POSS died-POSS to.the went sat long them-to all she saw-POSS told, she said: dead us-COMIT travel all, quiet lie our mind-LOC, courteous like them-to country tell-DAT we home-toward come-SUB | ...


frame: question_content
words_used: ["bubu", "ngulkurr", "jilbay", "milkal", "balkal", "jina", "wangkar", "janay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jina wangkar-nga 'the feet are upon' LOC(rr→? wangkar r-final→-a); the-country-under-your-feet
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The children asked the old man which was the most beautiful country he had ever walked in all his long years of travelling, and he thought for a long while and then said: The country I am standing in right now, always, for the most beautiful country is simply the one your feet are on.

kuku:
Karrkay-karrkayangka mukulungku dingkar babajin wanya bubu ngulkurr bajaku nyulu jilbanmu nyungu wungar wubulku jilbalmuny, nyulu milkabu baykan kalbay yalada balkan: Bubu ngayu nyiku janay, yabarrka, bubu ngulkurr bajaku nyulu nyubun nyungu jina wangkara janay.

analysis:
karrkay-karrkay-angka mukul-ungku dingkar babaji-ny wanya bubu ngulkurr bajaku nyulu jilba-ny-mu nyungu wungar wubul-ku jilba-l-muny, nyulu milka-bu bayka-ny kalbay yala-da balka-ny: bubu ngayu nyiku jana-y, yabarrka, bubu ngulkurr bajaku nyulu nyubun nyungu jina wangkar-a jana-y | children old man asked what country most.beautiful he walked his years many travelling-ABL, he thought long then said: country I now stand, always, country most.beautiful which one your feet upon-LOC is | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["jadal", "kalkal", "walu-jirrbu-jirrbu", "jilbay", "bubu", "jina", "baral", "dungay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukurr-a LOC(rr); bajaku-nga? (bajaku u-final→-ngu!) FIX bajakungu; facing-the-road-one-last-time
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
The old woman said: When my legs finally stop, do not grieve that I can no longer travel, for I have already walked more country than most, and every step of it is still inside me; on the last night, sit me facing the road we came in on, and let me look down it one last time before I go.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Ngayku jadal dukul mara-kunbanya, kari walu-jirrbu-jirrbu ngayu kari jilbal, ngayu yabarrka bubu jilban wubul-baja bama wubulmuny, jina wubulku ngayku dukurrbu karrbal; wungar bada bajakungu, ngayu bunda baral nyaji-mundu ngana kadanmu, ngayu nyaji bada nyubun dumbay ngayu dunganka ngadiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngayku jadal dukul mara-kunba-nya, kari walu-jirrbu-jirrbu ngayu kari jilba-l, ngayu yabarrka bubu jilba-ny wubul-baja bama wubul-muny, jina wubul-ku ngayku dukurr-bu karrba-l, wungar bada bajaku-ngu, ngayu bunda baral nyaji-mundu ngana kada-ny-mu, ngayu nyaji bada nyubun dumbay ngayu dunga-nka ngadiku | old.woman said: my legs at.last stop-SUB, NEG grieve I unable travel, I already country walked more people all-ABL, steps all my inside-LOC hold, night last-LOC, me sit road facing-toward we came-POSS, I look down one last I go-DAT before | ...


frame: journey
words_used: ["jilba-bama", "kunjil", "baral", "yumal", "kulji", "jarrakulbal", "bubu", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyaji-wanmunynga 'at the meeting' RECIP-LOC; buried-at-the-meeting-of-his-roads
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
They buried the old traveller facing the sunrise road, as he had asked, and they built no big mound, only a low ring of the smooth stones he had carried home one by one from every country he walked, so that in death as in life he lay at the meeting of all his roads.

kuku:
Jana jilba-bama mukul kunjin wungar wandina baral nyaji-mundu, nyulu babajinmu yala, jana kari yumal yalbay bungan, nyubun kulji jarray buban nyulu bayan-mundu jarrakulban nyubun-nyubun bubu wubulku nyulu jilbanmuny, yinyabu wulanga yala wawungu nyulu wunay baral wubulku nyaji-wanmuny.

analysis:
jana jilba-bama mukul kunji-ny wungar wandi-nya baral nyaji-mundu, nyulu babaji-ny-mu yala, jana kari yumal yalbay bunga-ny, nyubun kulji jarray buban nyulu bayan-mundu jarrakulba-ny nyubun-nyubun bubu wubul-ku nyulu jilba-ny-muny, yinya-bu wula-nga yala wawu-ngu nyulu wuna-y baral wubul-ku nyaji-wa-ny-muny | they traveller old buried sun rises-SUB road facing-toward, he asked-POSS as, they NEG mound big built, one stones smooth small he home-toward carried one.by.one country all he walked-ABL, that-INST death-LOC as life-LOC he lies roads all meet.each.other-LOC | ...


frame: jussive_quote
words_used: ["baral", "milbil", "jilbay", "jina", "karrbal", "wula", "milka", "karrkay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jina-nga LOC(a); milka-nga LOC(a); no-journey-is-made-alone — ties to batch-038 reciprocal
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:05:52.905177+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said the last and best lesson of the road is this: that no journey is ever really made alone, even the one you walk by yourself, for you carry your people in your feet and your dead in your memory and your children in your hopes, and the whole of a life is just learning to walk well in that company.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: baralmu milbil bada yukil bajaku yinya: jilbal nyubun kari nganga bungal, baja nyulu yundu nganga jilbal, yundu nyungu bama jinanga karrbal nyungu wula milkanga nyungu karrkay wawungu, wawu wubulku nyulu binalka yukil jilbanka yinya nyubun-nyubunji.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: baral-mu milbi-l bada yukil bajaku yinya: jilba-l nyubun kari nganga bunga-l, baja nyulu yundu nganga jilba-l, yundu nyungu bama jina-nga karrba-l nyungu wula milka-nga nyungu karrkay wawu-ngu, wawu wubul-ku nyulu binal-ka yukil jilba-nka yinya nyubun-nyubun-ji | old.woman said: road-POSS lesson deepest best this: journey one NEG alone made, even it you alone walk, you your people foot-LOC hold your dead mind-LOC your children hope-LOC, life whole it learn-DAT well walk-DAT that each.other-COMIT | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "nyajil", "diburr", "jarrakulbal", "binal", "bana", "bayan", "yilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki+NONPAST x2; wangkar-mundu directional; read-the-ants-for-rain
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old man said if you watch the ants carry their eggs up to high ground, you know rain is coming, and if they do it in a hurry, you know it will be a big rain, so move your camp before you feel the first drop.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu nyaji minya-buban diburr jarrakulbal wangkar-mundu, yundu binal bana kadanya, kaki jana warri bungal, yundu binal bana yalbay, nyungu bayan yilba yundu bana ngadiku maninya.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu nyaji minya-buban diburr jarrakulba-l wangkar-mundu, yundu binal bana kada-nya, kaki jana warri bunga-l, yundu binal bana yalbay, nyungu bayan yilba yundu bana ngadiku mani-nya | old man said: if you see ants eggs carry up-toward, you know rain coming, if they hurry do, you know rain big, your camp move you rain first feel-SUB


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bana", "bada", "muduwaju", "jalun", "kulji", "kuyu", "makarr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x3 (low/high/wind); bada tide; naka-muny ABL; ngulkurr-bunga-l 'mend/make-good'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T10:14:40.074257+00:00
english:
If the tide is low at dawn, the old woman said, we walk the reef for shellfish; if it is high, we fish from the rocks; and if a big wind comes from the seaward side, we do neither but stay in camp and mend the nets.

kuku:
Kaki bana bada muduwajungu, wulbumanangka balkan, ngana jalun-ba jina jubulka; kaki bana wangkar, ngana kuljinga kuyu manil; kaki wangkar yalbay naka-muny kaday, ngana jambulku kari, ngana bayanba bundan makarr ngulkurr-bungal.

analysis:
kaki bana bada muduwaju-ngu, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, ngana jalun-ba jina jubul-ka, kaki bana wangkar, ngana kulji-nga kuyu mani-l, kaki wangkar yalbay naka-muny kada-y, ngana jambul-ku kari, ngana bayan-ba bunda-ny makarr ngulkurr-bunga-l | if water low dawn-LOC, old.woman said, we reef foot shellfish-for, if water high, we rock-LOC fish get, if wind big seaward-ABL comes, we both NEG, we camp-LOC sit net mend | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bama", "dakwuy", "kuyu", "dajil", "nukal", "milbil", "makarr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2 (give-fish vs teach); give-a-fish-vs-teach-to-fish
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you give a hungry man a fish he eats today, but if you teach him to read the water and make a net, he eats every day of his life, and so the deepest kind of giving is always the teaching.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu bama dakwuy kuyu daji nyulu nyiku nukal, kaki yundu nyulu milbi bana nyajinka makarr bunganka, nyulu wungar wubulku nukal nyungu wawumuny, yinyabu daji bada bajaku yabarrka milbil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama dakwuy kuyu daji nyulu nyiku nuka-l, kaki yundu nyulu milbi bana nyaji-nka makarr bunga-nka, nyulu wungar wubul-ku nuka-l nyungu wawu-muny, yinya-bu daji bada bajaku yabarrka milbi-l | old man said: if you man hungry fish give he today eats, if you him teach water read-DAT net make-DAT, he day all eats his life-ABL, that-INST giving deepest always teaching | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["ngaral", "ngamu", "dingkar", "milbil", "warru", "milka", "binal", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngara-nyaku IRR 'should have listened'; regret coordinated with cause (was young)
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said: I should have listened to my mother when she warned me about that man, but I was young and my ears were full of my own wanting, and by the time I understood she was right, it was already too late to undo what was done.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: Ngayu ngamu wukurrinyaku nyulu nganya yinya dingkarmuny milbinya, yambada ngayu warru ngayku milka wawubu buwun, ngayu binalnya nyulu yukil, yinya dukul kilba-baja yamba bunganmu mumbu-bungalka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: ngayu ngamu wukurri-nyaku nyulu nganya yinya dingkar-muny milbi-nya, yambada ngayu warru ngayku milka wawu-bu buwu-ny, ngayu binal-nya nyulu yukil, yinya dukul kilba-baja yamba bunga-ny-mu mumbu-bunga-nka | old.woman said: I mother follow-IRR she me that man-ABL warned-SUB, but I young my ear want-INST full, I understood-SUB she right, that at.last too-late thing done-POSS undo-DAT | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "baya", "juku", "dayal", "yijarril", "wulal", "dukul-wuri", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; feed-fire-slowly; true-of-fire-anger-love
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old man said if the fire is small, feed it slowly, one stick at a time, for if you pile on too much wood at once you smother it and it dies, and this is true of fires and true of anger and true of love.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki baya buban, buban-buban daya, juku nyubun nyubun, kaki yundu juku wubul nyubunku wangkar yijarri yundu baya wulan-manil nyulu wula, yinya yukil bayamu yukil dukul-wurimu yukil wawu-jirraymu baja.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki baya buban, buban-buban daya, juku nyubun nyubun, kaki yundu juku wubul nyubun-ku wangkar yijarri yundu baya wula-n-mani-l nyulu wula, yinya yukil baya-mu yukil dukul-wuri-mu yukil wawu-jirray-mu baja | old man said: if fire small, slowly feed, wood one one, if you wood much one-DAT up put you fire die-CAUS it dies, that true fire-POSS true anger-POSS true love-POSS too | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["kaki", "kadal", "dukul", "mara-daji", "binalku", "ngaral", "bada", "buyul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kada-nyaku + mara-daji-nyaku IRR; the-hidden-trouble-takes-root
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
If you had come to me when the trouble first began, the old man told the young one, I could have helped you easily, but you hid it and let it grow, and now it has roots deep in your life and pulling it out will hurt, though we must still pull it out.

kuku:
Kaki yundu nganjinbu kadanyaku dukul-yamba ngadiku wandinya, mukulungku dingkarangka warru milbin, ngayu yundu buban-buban mara-daji-nyaku, yambada yundu wawun-manin bungal bawan, nyiku nyulu ngaraka bada-baja nyungu wawubu, buyunka dandi, yambada ngana yabarrka buyun.

analysis:
kaki yundu nganjin-bu kada-nyaku dukul-yamba ngadiku wandi-nya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka warru milbi-ny, ngayu yundu buban-buban mara-daji-nyaku, yambada yundu wawun-ma-ni-ny bunga-l bawa-ny, nyiku nyulu ngara-ka bada-baja nyungu wawu-bu, buyu-nka dandi, yambada ngana yabarrka buyu-ny | if you me-to come-IRR trouble first rose-SUB, old man young.one told, I you easily help-IRR, but you hid grow left, now it roots deep your life-LOC, pull.out-DAT hard, but we still pull.out | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "jarral", "nukal", "dakwuy", "mayi", "manil", "bubu", "wungar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x3; bana-wungar wet-season; eating-your-seed-yams-robs-your-future-self
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you plant in the wet you will eat in the dry, if you plant nothing you will hunger, and if you eat your seed yams now because you are hungry now, you take food from the mouth of the person you will be next year.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu bana-wungara jarra, yundu bubungu nukal, kaki yundu kari jarra, yundu dakwuy-manda, kaki yundu nyungu jarra-kuka nyiku nukal yundu nyiku dakwuy, yundu mayi manil bama yundu wungar yindungu janaymuny nyungu dayangamuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bana-wungar-a jarra, yundu bubu-ngu nuka-l, kaki yundu kari jarra, yundu dakwuy-ma-nda, kaki yundu nyungu jarra-kuka nyiku nuka-l yundu nyiku dakwuy, yundu mayi mani-l bama yundu wungar yindu-ngu jana-y-muny nyungu dayanga-muny | old.woman said: if you wet-LOC plant, you dry-LOC eat, if you NEG plant, you hunger-become, if you your seed-yam now eat you now hungry, you food take person you year other-LOC will.be-ABL his mouth-ABL | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "jarba", "baral", "wunay", "kalkal", "dungay", "nyaji-way", "bubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; jarba snake (lexeme); give-trouble-room-and-it-passes
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old man said if a snake lies across your path do not step over it, for you cannot see what its tail is doing, but wait, and it will move, because it wants to meet you no more than you want to meet it, and most trouble passes if you only give it room.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki jarba baral naka-naka wunay kari wangkar jilba, yundu murruji nyaji nyungu junkan wanya bungal, yambada kalka, nyulu dungay, nyulu wawu yundu nyaji-way kari junkurr-baja yundu nyulunka, dukul-yamba wubulku dungay kaki yundu nganga bubu daji.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki jarba baral naka-naka wuna-y kari wangkar jilba, yundu murruji nyaji nyungu junkan wanya bunga-l, yambada kalka, nyulu dunga-y, nyulu wawu yundu nyaji-way kari junkurr-baja yundu nyulu-nka, dukul-yamba wubul-ku dunga-y kaki yundu nganga bubu daji | old man said: if snake path across lies NEG over step, you unable see its tail what does, but wait, it goes, it wants you meet.each.other NEG more.than you it-for, trouble most passes if you just room give | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "dukul-wuri", "balkal", "murni", "jina", "jilbay", "kija", "mula"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; dukul-wuri-bu 'with anger'; walk-till-the-heat-leaves-your-blood
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T13:59:04.541949+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you speak in anger you will say the one thing that cannot be unsaid, so when the anger is on you, close your mouth and open your feet, walk until the heat leaves your blood, and speak only when you could speak the same words to a child.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu dukul-wuribu balka yundu kuku nyubun balkal nyulu murruji murni-manilmu, dukul-wuri nyungu jibanga janaka, nyungu ngandal nanda, nyungu jina wangkar, jilba kiway nyungu mulamuny dunganya, balka nganga kaki yundu kuku nyubun karrkaynka balka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu dukul-wuri-bu balka yundu kuku nyubun balka-l nyulu murruji murni-ma-ni-l-mu, dukul-wuri nyungu jiba-nga jana-ka, nyungu ngandal nanda, nyungu jina wangkar, jilba kiway nyungu mula-muny dunga-nya, balka nganga kaki yundu kuku nyubun karrkay-nka balka | old.woman said: if you anger-INST speak you word one say which unable unsay, anger your liver-LOC be-DAT, your mouth shut, your feet open, walk heat your blood-ABL leave-SUB, speak only if you word same child-to speak | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["nyunbay", "jiri", "kuwa", "jirakal", "minya", "jarramali", "yaral", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: nyunba-nyaku IRR 'should have turned back'; read-the-sky-before-the-belly
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
They should have turned back when the sky went green in the west, the old man said, but they were close to good hunting and greed made them foolish, and the storm caught them in the open, and two did not come home, and that is why we teach: read the sky before the belly.

kuku:
Jana nyunbanyaku jiri kuwa jirakal-mandanya, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, yambada jana ngundu minya ngulkurrbu jana ngujanbu binal-kari-manda, jarramali jana bubu yaralba manin, jambul kari dukul kadan, yinyabu ngana milbil: jiri nyaji ngadiku dandu ngadikumuny.

analysis:
jana nyunba-nyaku jiri kuwa jirakal-ma-nda-nya, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, yambada jana ngundu minya ngulkurr-bu jana ngujan-bu binal-kari-ma-nda, jarramali jana bubu yaral-ba mani-ny, jambul kari dukul kada-ny, yinya-bu ngana milbi-l: jiri nyaji ngadiku dandu ngadiku-muny | they turn.back-IRR sky west green-became-SUB, old man said, but they near game good-INST they greed-INST foolish-became, storm them country open-LOC caught, two NEG home came, that-INST we teach: sky read first belly before | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "kangkur", "jina", "wukurril", "nukal", "jangal", "bubu", "balbi"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x3 chained; patience-with-small-signs-is-the-start-of-skill
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T10:58:37.221190+00:00
english:
The old man said if you follow the tracks of the wallaby you will find where it feeds, if you find where it feeds you will find where it drinks, if you find where it drinks you will know its whole country, and then you will never go hungry, so patience with the small signs is the beginning of all skill.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu darrba jina wukurri yundu nyaji wanja nyulu nukal, kaki yundu nyaji wanja nyulu nukal yundu nyaji wanja nyulu jangal, kaki yundu nyaji wanja nyulu jangal yundu binal nyungu bubu wubulku, yalada yundu kariku dakwuy dungay, yinyabu wawu-janka wari buban-mandaku balbimu wandinmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu darrba jina wukurri yundu nyaji wanja nyulu nuka-l, kaki yundu nyaji wanja nyulu nuka-l yundu nyaji wanja nyulu janga-l, kaki yundu nyaji wanja nyulu janga-l yundu binal nyungu bubu wubul-ku, yala-da yundu kariku dakwuy dunga-y, yinya-bu wawu-janka wari buban-manda-ku balbi-mu wandi-ny-mu | old man said: if you wallaby tracks follow you see where it feeds, if you see where it feeds you see where it drinks, if you see where it drinks you know its country all, then you never hungry go, that-INST patience with small-signs-DAT skill-POSS begins | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "manil", "yukil", "wawu-yukil", "kiway", "dumbay", "wumbul", "wawu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (choice); choose-kind-over-right
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you must choose between being right and being kind, choose kind, for the person who is only ever right ends up alone and cold, while the person who is kind is surrounded to the end, and being right was never as warm as being loved.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu jambulmuny manil yukilmuny wawu-yukilmuny, wawu-yukil mani, bama nyulu nganga yukil janay nyulu nganga kiway dumbay-mba, bama wawu-yukil bama wubulku ngunduka dumbay-mba, yukil janay kariku wumbul yala wawu-jirraymuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu jambul-muny mani-l yukil-muny wawu-yukil-muny, wawu-yukil mani, bama nyulu nganga yukil jana-y nyulu nganga kiway dumbay-mba, bama wawu-yukil bama wubul-ku ngundu-ka dumbay-mba, yukil jana-y kariku wumbul yala wawu-jirray-muny | old.woman said: if you between choose right-ABL kind-ABL, kind choose, person who only right is he alone cold end-LOC, person kind people all near-DAT end-LOC, right was never warm like loved-ABL | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "warru", "babaji", "dayal", "ngaral", "binal", "buban", "balkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x3; give-advice-once-then-be-quiet
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old man said if a young man asks you for advice, give it once, plainly, and then be quiet, for if he is wise he heard you the first time and needs no more, and if he is foolish he will not hear you the tenth time either, and repeating only makes both of you tired.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki warru yundunka kuku-yukil babaji, daya nyubun, ngulkurr, yalada janka, kaki nyulu binal nyulu ngaran yundu ngadiku kariku wubul wawu, kaki nyulu buban nyulu kariku ngara yundu wubulku baja, balka-balka jambulku wawu-wula-y-manil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki warru yundu-nka kuku-yukil babaji, daya nyubun, ngulkurr, yala-da karra, kaki nyulu binal nyulu ngara-ny yundu ngadiku kariku wubul wawu, kaki nyulu buban nyulu kariku ngara yundu wubul-ku baja, balka-balka jambul-ku wawu-wula-y-ma-ni-l | old man said: if young.man you-of advice asks, give once, plainly, then quiet, if he wise he heard you first never more wants, if he foolish he never hears you tenth too, repeating both tire | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["kaki", "kuyu", "jawun", "daji-way", "kambal", "dakwuy", "ngujan", "binal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: daji-way-nyaku IRR 'would have shared'; hoarding-breaks-the-law-of-return
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
If we had shared the big catch with the other camp that season instead of drying it all for ourselves, the old woman said, they would have shared with us in the hungry time that followed, but we were greedy, and when our own hunger came no one owed us anything, and we learned the law the hard way.

kuku:
Kaki ngana kuyu yalbay jawun-karra yindunji daji-way yinya wungara kari ngana-nyulunku wubulku kambal, wulbumanangka balkan, jana ngananji daji-way-nyaku dakwuy wungara nyulu dumbay kadanmu, yambada ngana ngujan, ngana nyungu dakwuy kadanya bama nyubun ngananka kari yamba wundil, ngana kuku dandibu binalman.

analysis:
kaki ngana kuyu yalbay jawun-karra yindu-nji daji-way yinya wungar-a kari ngana-nyulu-nku wubul-ku kamba-l, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, jana ngana-nji daji-way-nyaku dakwuy wungar-a nyulu dumbay kada-ny-mu, yambada ngana ngujan, ngana nyungu dakwuy kada-nya bama nyubun ngana-nka kari yamba wundi-l, ngana kuku dandi-bu binal-ma-ny | if we catch big family other-with share that season-LOC NEG ourselves-DAT all dried, old.woman said, they us-with share-IRR hunger season-LOC which after came-POSS, but we greedy, we our hunger came-SUB people no.one us-to NEG thing owed, we law hard-INST learned | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bama", "binal", "ngaral", "nyajil", "wawu-wula-y", "dakwuy", "milbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (know a person); dandi-ngu 'under weight' LOC(u); true-shape-shows-under-weight
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The old man said if you want to know a person, do not listen to what they say about themselves, but watch what they do when they are tired, when they are hungry, when they think no one is looking, for anyone can be good when it is easy, and it is only under weight that the true shape shows.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu bama binalka, kari ngara nyulu nyulu-nyulunka balkalmu, yambada nyaji nyulu wanya bungal nyulu wawu-wula-y, nyulu dakwuy, nyulu milkabu baykal bama nyubun kari nyajil, bama wubulku yukil janay yamba buban-buban, dandingu nganga nyungu murni yukil milbil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama binal-ka, kari ngara nyulu nyulu-nyulu-nka balka-l-mu, yambada nyaji nyulu wanya bunga-l nyulu wawu-wula-y, nyulu dakwuy, nyulu milka-bu bayka-l bama nyubun kari nyaji-l, bama wubul-ku yukil jana-y yamba buban-buban, dandi-ngu nganga nyungu murni yukil milbi-l | old man said: if you person know-DAT, NEG listen he himself-about says-POSS, but watch he what does he tired, he hungry, he thinks people one NEG looks, people all good are thing easy, weight-LOC only its shape true shows | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "ngawa", "kuku", "badil", "dakwuy", "buyun", "jirrbu-jirrbu", "kunya"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x3 (three cries); learn-the-baby's-three-voices
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if the baby cries in one voice it is hungry, if it cries in another it is in pain, if it cries in a third it is only lonely and wants to be held, and a mother who learns the three voices in the first months saves herself a thousand sleepless nights.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki ngawa nyubun kukubu badi nyulu dakwuy, kaki yindu kukubu badi nyulu buyun, kaki kulur kukubu badi nyulu nganga jirrbu-jirrbu wawu karrbanka, ngamu nyulu kuku kulur binal ngunkul ngadikungu nyulu-nyulu wujurr wubul wunkuny-kari karrbal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki ngawa nyubun kuku-bu badi nyulu dakwuy, kaki yindu kuku-bu badi nyulu buyu-ny, kaki kulur kuku-bu badi nyulu nganga jirrbu-jirrbu wawu karrba-nka, ngamu nyulu kuku kulur binal ngunkul ngadiku-ngu nyulu-nyulu wujurr wubul wunkuny-kari karrba-l | old.woman said: if baby one voice-INST cries it hungry, if other voice-INST cries it hurt, if third voice-INST cries it just lonely wants held-DAT, mother who voices three learns months first-LOC herself nights many sleepless spares | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "manil", "bawal", "bubu", "nukal", "dakwuy", "binalku", "jilbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; take-only-what-you-need; the-ground-remembers
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you take only what you need and leave the rest to grow, the country will feed you forever, but if you take everything because you can, you eat well for one season and starve for ten, and the ground remembers which kind of person walked on it.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu manil nyubun yundu wawu bawal yindu bunganka, bubu yundu nukanka yabarrka, kaki yundu wubulku manil yundu murruji, yundu ngulkurr nukal nyubun wungara dakwuy wubul wungara, bubu binalku wanyu bama nyungunga jilbanmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu mani-l nyubun yundu wawu bawa-l yindu bunga-nka, bubu yundu nuka-nka yabarrka, kaki yundu wubul-ku mani-l yundu murruji, yundu ngulkurr nuka-l nyubun wungar-a dakwuy wubul wungar-a, bubu binalku wanyu bama nyungu-nga jilba-ny-mu | old man said: if you take only you need leave rest grow-DAT, country you feed-DAT always, if you all take you can, you well eat one season-LOC hunger many season-LOC, ground remembers which person it-on walked | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["milbil", "kangkal", "bubu", "jadal", "junkurr", "buyun", "jilbay", "yumal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: milbi-nyaku IRR 'should have taught'; a-name-without-a-walk-is-half-a-teaching
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
I should have taught my son the country while my legs were still strong, the old man said, but I always thought there would be more time, and then the sickness took my walking, and now I can only point at the hills and name them, and a name without a walk is only half a teaching.

kuku:
Ngayu ngayku kangkal bubu milbi-nyaku ngayku jadal junkurr janay-mba, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, yambada ngayu yabarrka milkabu baykan wungar wubul-baja janayka, yalada buyun ngayku jilbal manin, nyiku ngayu nganga yumal milbal burri balkal, burri jilbal-kari nyulu nganga milbil buban.

analysis:
ngayu ngayku kangkal bubu milbi-nyaku ngayku jadal junkurr jana-y-mba, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, yambada ngayu yabarrka milka-bu bayka-ny wungar wubul-baja jana-y-ka, yala-da buyun ngayku jilba-l mani-ny, nyiku ngayu nganga yumal milba-l burri balka-l, burri jilba-l-kari nyulu nganga milbi-l buban | I my son country teach-IRR my legs strong were-LOC, old man said, but I always thought time more would.be-DAT, then sickness my walking took, now I just hills point name say, name walk-without it only teaching half | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "juku", "dandi", "jarrakulbal", "bawal", "kaka", "yijarril", "balkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; setting-down-a-shared-burden-slowly
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if two people carry a heavy log and one lets go early, the other is not merely left with half but crushed with the sudden whole, so if you must set down your end of a shared burden, say so first, and set it down slowly, and never simply let go.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki bama jambul juku dandi jarrakulbal nyubun ngadiku bawal, yindu kari nganga buban bawan yambada wubul buban-buban-karibu kaka-manda, kaki yundu yabarrka nyungu dandi buban bada yijarrinka, balka ngadiku, buban-buban bada yijarri, kari nganga bawa.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki bama jambul juku dandi jarrakulba-l nyubun ngadiku bawa-l, yindu kari nganga buban bawa-ny yambada wubul buban-buban-kari-bu kaka-ma-nda, kaki yundu yabarrka nyungu dandi buban bada yijarri-nka, balka ngadiku, buban-buban bada yijarri, kari nganga bawa | old.woman said: if people two log heavy carry one first lets.go, other NEG just half left but whole suddenly-INST crushed-becomes, if you must your load part down set-DAT, say first, slowly down put, NEG just let.go | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "warru", "babaji", "mukul", "balkal", "kuku", "binal", "kilbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (why the old speak slowly); careful-of-word-not-slow-of-mind
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if the young ask why the old speak so slowly and repeat themselves, tell them this: we are not slow of mind but careful of word, for we have seen what a fast careless word can break, and we would rather lose a moment than lose a thing that took a lifetime to build.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki warru babaji wanyu mukul buban-buban balka balka-balka, jananka milbi yinya: ngana kari milka buban yambada kuku murni, ngana nyajinmu kuku warri binal-kari nyulu kaka-manil, ngana wawu wungar nyubun kilbanka kari yamba kilbanka nyulu wawu wubulmuny bungalmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki warru babaji wanyu mukul buban-buban balka balka-balka, jana-nka milbi yinya: ngana kari milka buban yambada kuku murni, ngana nyaji-ny-mu kuku warri binal-kari nyulu kaka-ma-ni-l, ngana wawu wungar nyubun kilba-nka kari yamba kilba-nka nyulu wawu wubul-muny bunga-l-mu | old man said: if young ask why old slowly speaks repeats, them tell this: we NEG mind slow but word careful, we seen-POSS word fast careless it breaks, we rather moment one lose-DAT NEG thing lose-DAT which lifetime-ABL build-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "mumbu", "ngulkurr-bunga", "buyun", "jirakal", "ngaral", "junkurr", "kaka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; mend-the-wrong-while-fresh; pride-grows-a-hard-skin
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you wrong someone, mend it quickly while the wound is fresh and small, for if you leave it the wrong grows a hard skin of pride over it, and then to mend it you must first break that skin again, and few are brave enough for that second pain.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu bama mumbu-bunga, ngulkurr-bunga warri buyun jirakal buban janay-mba, kaki yundu bawa mumbu ngaral kulur junkurr wawu-yalbaymu nyungunga, yalada ngulkurr-bungalka yundu ngadiku kulur yinya kaka baja, buban wawu-junkurr yinya buyun jambulmu.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama mumbu-bunga, ngulkurr-bunga warri buyun jirakal buban jana-y-mba, kaki yundu bawa mumbu ngara-l kulji junkurr wawu-yalbay-mu nyungu-nga, yala-da ngulkurr-bunga-nka yundu ngadiku kulji yinya kaka baja, buban wawu-junkurr yinya buyun jambul-mu | old.woman said: if you person wrong, fix quickly wound fresh small while-LOC, if you leave wrong grows skin hard pride-POSS it-on, then fix-DAT you first skin that break again, few brave that pain second-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bama", "wawu", "kuni-way", "babaji", "yinil", "dukul-wuri", "janyjil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; kuni-way RECIP; under-every-angry-word-a-frightened-one
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you are ever lost in the argument of two people you love, do not ask which one is right, ask instead what each one is afraid of, for under every angry word there is a frightened one, and if you can answer the fear the anger has nothing left to stand on.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu nganga bama jambul yundu wawu-jirray kuni-way-mba, kari babaji wanyu nyubun yukil, babaji wanya bama wubulku yinilmu, dukul-wuri kuku wubulku badanga kuku yinil janay, kaki yundu yinil kuku-yukilka dukul-wuri kari yamba janjilka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu nganga bama jambul yundu wawu-jirray kuni-way-mba, kari babaji wanyu nyubun yukil, babaji wanya bama wubul-ku yinil-mu, dukul-wuri kuku wubul-ku bada-nga kuku yinil jana-y, kaki yundu yinil kuku-yukil-ka dukul-wuri kari yamba kaja-nka | old man said: if you lost people two you love fight.each.other-LOC, NEG ask which right, ask what people all afraid-POSS, anger word all under-LOC word afraid is, if you fear answer-DAT anger NEG thing stand-DAT | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["wangkarr", "kunjil", "warru", "milkal", "mala-burri", "wulal", "bubu", "balkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kunji-nyaku IRR 'should have buried [the songs in the young]'; a-song-in-pieces-cannot-be-sung
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T21:51:24.797791+00:00
english:
We should have buried the old songs in the young ones while there were still many who remembered, the old woman said, but we were busy staying alive, and each year an old singer died and took a hundred songs into the ground, and now we hold only pieces, and a song in pieces cannot be sung.

kuku:
Ngana wangkarr ngadiku warru-manda wandi-nyaku wubul jana milkanga karrban janay-mba, wulbumanangka balkan, yambada ngana yabarrka janayka wawu-karrbalka, wungar wubulku mala-burri nyubun wulan wangkarr wubul bubungu jarrakulban, nyiku ngana nganga buban karrbal, wangkarr buban-mandanga murruji balkalmu.

analysis:
ngana wangkarr ngadiku warru-ma-nda kunji-nyaku wubul jana milka-nga karrba-ny jana-y-mba, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, yambada ngana yabarrka jana-y-ka wawu-karrba-nka, wungar wubul-ku mala-burri nyubun wula-ny wangkarr wubul bubu-ngu jarrakulba-ny, nyiku ngana nganga buban karrba-l, wangkarr buban-manda-nga murruji balka-l-mu | we songs old young-into bury-IRR many they remembered were-LOC, old.woman said, but we busy staying.alive-DAT, year all singer one died songs many ground-into carried, now we just pieces hold, songs pieces-in unable sing-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "nyajil", "milka", "bungal", "mukul", "kurrka-nyaji-ji", "wawu-mini", "warmbil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (test a choice); kurrka-nyaji-ji 'look back' REFL; ask-your-imagined-old-self
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you would test whether a thing is worth doing, imagine you have already done it and grown old, and ask whether the old you looks back with pride or with regret, for the young mind lies to get what it wants but the old mind you imagine tells only the truth.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu yamba nyaji nyulu bunganka yukil, milka yundu yabarrka bungan mukul-manda, babaji mukul yundu kurrka-nyaji-ji wawu-minibu dukul walu-jirrbu-jirrbubu, milka warru warmbil nyungu wawu maninka yambada milka mukul yundu milkanya kuku yukil nganga balkal.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu yamba nyaji nyulu bunga-nka yukil, milka yundu yabarrka bunga-ny mukul-ma-nda, babaji mukul yundu kurrka-nyaji-ji wawu-mini-bu dukul walu-jirrbu-jirrbu-bu, milka warru warmbi-l nyungu wawu mani-nka yambada milka mukul yundu milka-nya kuku yukil nganga balka-l | old man said: if you thing test it do-DAT worth, imagine you already did old-became, ask old you look.back joy-INST or grief-INST, mind young lies its want get-DAT but mind old you imagine truth only tells | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bana", "wulal", "mayi", "daji-way", "dakwuy", "kambal", "kaka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (rains fail); daji-way RECIP; share-scarcity-survive-it; the-tearing-kills-more-than-hunger
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old woman said if the rains fail one year, tighten your belt and share what little there is, for a people that shares scarcity survives it together, but a people that hoards in the lean time tears itself apart, and the tearing kills more than the hunger ever would.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki bana wulan nyubun wungara, nyungu mudu karrba buban mayi daji-way, bama nyulu buban daji-way nyubunji kilban, yambada bama nyulu dakwuy wungara kambal nyulu-nyulu damil, damil bama wubul kaka-manil junkurr-baja dakwuymuny.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki bana wula-ny nyubun wungar-a, nyungu mudu karrba buban mayi daji-way, bama nyulu buban daji-way nyubun-ji kilba-ny, yambada bama nyulu dakwuy wungar-a kamba-l nyulu-nyulu dami-l, dami-l bama wubul kaka-ma-ni-l junkurr-baja dakwuy-muny | old.woman said: if rain fails one season-LOC, your belt tighten little food share, people who little share together-COMIT survives, but people who lean season-LOC hoards itself tears, tearing people many kills more.than hunger-ABL | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "binal", "baral", "wunay", "kunya", "muduwaju", "jina", "bangkarr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (undecided); sleep-at-the-fork-and-your-feet-will-know
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old man said if you cannot decide between two paths, sleep one night at the fork, and in the morning your feet will know what your head could not, for the body carries an older wisdom than the mind, and it does not argue, it simply leans, and you have only to notice which way you lean.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu murruji binal baral jambulmuny, wuna nyubun wujurr baral jambul-mandanga, muduwajungu nyungu jina binal wanya nyungu kaba murruji binalmu, bangkarr wawu-binal ngadiku-baja karrbal milkamuny, nyulu kari kuni-way, nyulu nganga bada janji, yundu nganga nyaji wanya-mundu yundu janjil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu murruji binal baral jambul-muny, wuna nyubun wujurr baral jambul-ma-nda-nga, muduwaju-ngu nyungu jina binal wanya nyungu kaba murruji binal-mu, bangkarr wawu-binal ngadiku-baja karrba-l milka-muny, nyulu kari kuni-way, nyulu nganga bada karra, yundu nganga nyaji wanya-mundu yundu kaja-l | old man said: if you unable decide path two-ABL, sleep one night fork-LOC, dawn-LOC your feet know what your head unable know-POSS, body wisdom older holds mind-ABL, it NEG argues, it just leans, you just notice which-way you lean | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "karrkay", "warmbil", "milka-murruji", "milbil", "yinil", "kuku", "buyun"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (child's lie); every-lie-a-fear-in-a-mask; you-cannot-cure-what-you-only-punish
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if a child is caught in a lie, do not shame them before others, for shame teaches only better hiding, but take them aside and ask quietly why they were afraid to tell the truth, because every lie is a fear wearing a mask, and you cannot cure what you only punish.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki karrkay warmbilba manil, kari milka-murruji-bunga bama wubulku dukurr-bu, milka-murruji milbil ngulkurr wuninka nganga, yambada nyulu ngundu manil janka babaji wanyu nyulu yinil kuku yukil balkanka, warmbil wubulku yinil nyulu kambi-ji, yundu murruji ngulkurr-bunga nyulu yundu nganga buyun-bungal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki karrkay warmbi-l-ba mani-l, kari milka-murruji-bunga bama wubul-ku dukurr-bu, milka-murruji milbi-l ngulkurr wuni-nka nganga, yambada nyulu ngundu mani-l karra babaji wanyu nyulu yinil kuku yukil balka-nka, warmbi-l wubul-ku yinil nyulu kambi-ji, yundu murruji ngulkurr-bunga nyulu yundu nganga buyun-bunga-l | old.woman said: if child lying-LOC caught, NEG shame-make people all among, shame teaches only hiding better, but him aside take quietly ask why he afraid truth tell-DAT, lies all fear it mask-COMIT, you unable fix which you only punish | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "yinil", "jilbay", "wungar", "jawun", "nyajil", "milka", "wujurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (be free of fear); wujurr-bu-nga? (dark-LOC); walk-toward-the-fear
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old man said if you would be free of a fear, walk straight toward it in the daylight with a friend at your side, and look at it plainly, for most fears are far larger in the dark of the mind than in the light of the world, and the walking toward is itself half the cure.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu yinilmuny kari janayka, yinil-mundu murni jilba wungara jawun nyungu ngundu, nyaji ngulkurr, yinil wubulku yalbay-baja milka wujurr-bunga bubu wungarmuny, yinil-mundu jilbal nyulu nganga ngulkurr-bungal buban.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu yinil-muny kari jana-y-ka, yinil-mundu murni jilba wungar-a jawun nyungu ngundu, nyaji ngulkurr, yinil wubul-ku yalbay-baja milka wujurr-bu-nga bubu wungar-muny, yinil-mundu jilba-l nyulu nganga ngulkurr-bunga-l buban | old man said: if you fear-from free be-DAT, fear-toward straight walk day-LOC friend your beside, look plainly, fears all larger mind dark-LOC world light-ABL, fear-toward walking it heals half | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["ngaral", "mukul", "kuyu", "bawal", "warru", "makarr", "bana", "nyunbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngara-nyaku IRR 'should have listened'; overfishing-empties-the-water-for-a-lifetime
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
They should have listened when the old ones said the big fish come only if the small ones are left to grow, the old man said, but the young netted everything two seasons running, and the third season the water was empty, and now even the old good places give nothing, and it will take a lifetime to come back.

kuku:
Jana wukurrinyaku mukul jana balkanya kuyu yalbay kaday nganga kaki buban jana bawal bunganka, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, yambada warru wubulku makarrbu manin jambul wungar warri, kulur wungara bana yamba-kari, nyiku mukul bubu yukil baja kari yamba dajil, wawu wubulmuny nyunbanka.

analysis:
jana wukurri-nyaku mukul jana balka-nya kuyu yalbay kada-y nganga kaki buban jana bawa-l bunga-nka, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, yambada warru wubul-ku makarr-bu mani-ny jambul wungar warri, kulur wungar-a bana yamba-kari, nyiku mukul bubu yukil baja kari yamba daji-l, wawu wubul-muny nyunba-nka | they follow-IRR old they said fish big come only if small they leave grow-DAT, old man said, but young all net-INST took two season running, third season-LOC water empty, now old place good too NEG thing gives, lifetime-ABL return-DAT | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "karrkay", "yukil", "nyajil", "ngamu", "warmbil", "bawal", "miyil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (honest children); children-believe-what-they-see; the-lie-passes-down-like-a-family-face
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you want your children to be honest, be honest with them even about hard things, for children believe what they see far more than what they are told, and a parent who lies to spare them will raise a child who lies to be spared, and the lie passes down like a family face.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu wawu nyungu karrkay-karrkay yukil janayka, yukil janay jananji yamba dandi baja, karrkay milmilbil nyaji jana wubul-baja jana milbinmuny, ngamu-nganjan nyulu warmbil jana bawanka nyulu karrkay bungal nyulu warmbil nyulu-nyulu bawanka, warmbil nganga badaka dungay yala jawun-karramu miyil.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu wawu nyungu karrkay-karrkay yukil jana-y-ka, yukil jana-y jana-nji yamba dandi baja, karrkay mililbi-l nyaji jana wubul-baja jana milbi-ny-muny, ngamu-nganjan nyulu warmbi-l jana bawa-nka nyulu karrkay bunga-l nyulu warmbi-l nyulu-nyulu bawa-nka, warmbi-l nganga bada-ka dunga-y yala jawun-karra-mu miyil | old.woman said: if you want your children honest be-DAT, honest be them-with thing hard too, children believe see they more they told-ABL, parent who lies them spare-DAT he child raises who lies himself spare-DAT, lie down passes like family-POSS face | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "walu-jirrbu-jirrbu", "dandi", "nyaji-way", "baral", "jilbay", "wawu-yukil", "ngaral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (meeting grief); nyaji-wan RECIP; grief-is-a-road-walked-not-a-weight-lifted
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you meet a person carrying a heavy grief, do not try to lift it off them with easy words, for grief is not a weight to be taken but a road to be walked, and the kindest thing is simply to walk beside them in silence until they are ready to speak, and then to listen.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu bama walu-jirrbu-jirrbu dandi jarrakulbal nyaji-wan, kari nyaji jana kuku bubanbu wangkar-manilka, walu-jirrbu-jirrbu kari dandi manilmu yambada baral jilbalmu, wawu-yukil bajaku nganga nyungu ngundu janka jilbanka nyulu wawu balkanka janaynya, yalada ngaranka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama walu-jirrbu-jirrbu dandi jarrakulba-l nyaji-wa-ny, kari nyaji jana kuku buban-bu wangkar-ma-ni-nka, walu-jirrbu-jirrbu kari dandi mani-l-mu yambada baral jilba-l-mu, wawu-yukil bajaku nganga nyungu ngundu karra jilba-nka nyulu wawu balka-nka jana-y-nya, yala-da ngara-nka | old man said: if you person grief heavy carrying meet, NEG try them word easy-INST lift-DAT, grief NEG weight taken-POSS but road walked-POSS, kindest just him beside silent walk-DAT he ready speak-DAT is-SUB, then listen-DAT | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "mukul", "murni", "binal", "milka-wula", "milbil", "kunku", "kaka"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (correcting an elder); correct-as-a-reminder-not-a-lesson
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you must correct someone older than you, do it as if you were reminding them of something they already know and had only briefly forgotten, never as if you were teaching them, for people can hear a reminder without shame but a lesson from the young cuts the old to the bone.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu bama mukul-baja yundumuny murni-bunga, bunga yala yundu nyulu yamba nyulu ngadiku binal buban milka-wulanmu milka-binal-bunga, kari yala yundu nyulu milbil, bama ngara milka-binal kari milka-murrujimuny yambada milbil warrumuny mukul kunkuji kaka-manil.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama mukul-baja yundu-muny murni-bunga, bunga yala yundu nyulu yamba nyulu ngadiku binal buban milka-wula-ny-mu milka-binal-bunga, kari yala yundu nyulu milbi-l, bama ngara milka-binal kari milka-murruji-muny yambada milbi-l warru-muny mukul kunku-ji kaka-ma-ni-l | old.woman said: if you person older you-than correct, do as you him thing he before knew briefly forgot-POSS remind, NEG as you him teach, people hear reminder NEG shame-ABL but teaching young-ABL old bone-to cuts | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "binal", "milka-wula", "nyajil", "jiba", "kulji", "dumbal", "baral"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; jiba-nga 'in the liver/chest' LOC(a); the-hot-stone-test-of-forgiveness
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if you would know whether you have truly forgiven someone, notice what happens in your chest when you hear their name spoken well by another, for if there is still a small hot stone there, the forgiving is not finished, and that is not a failure but only more road still to walk.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu binalka yundu yabarrka bama milka-wulanmu, nyaji wanya bungal nyungu jibanga yundu nyungu burri ngulkurr balkanya bama yindubu ngaranya, kaki kulji buban wangka yinya janay, milka-wula kari dumban, yinya kari mumbu yambada baral wubul-baja jilbanka.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu binal-ka yundu yabarrka bama milka-wula-ny-mu, nyaji wanya bunga-l nyungu jiba-nga yundu nyungu burri ngulkurr balka-nya bama yindu-bu ngara-nya, kaki kulji buban wangka yinya jana-y, milka-wula kari dumba-ny, yinya kari mumbu yambada baral wubul-baja jilba-nka | old man said: if you know-DAT you truly person forgiven-POSS, watch what happens your liver-LOC you their name well spoken-SUB person other-INST hear-SUB, if stone small hot there is, forgiving NEG finished, that NEG failure but road more walk-DAT | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["marrakan", "bayan", "karrbal", "warru", "nyajil", "bungal", "milka", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: karrba-nyaku IRR 'should have kept [a pattern]'; error-compounds-with-every-copy
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T10:58:37.221190+00:00
english:
They should have kept one old canoe in the shed as a pattern, the old woman said, so the young could see how it was truly made, but the last one rotted while everyone was busy, and now the young make them from memory and picture, and each one is a little wrong, and the wrongness grows with every copy.

kuku:
Jana marrakan mukul nyubun bayanba karrba-nyaku wari yala, wulbumanangka balkan, warru nyaji yala nyulu yukil bunganmu, yambada marrakan bada bajaku wula bama wubulku janayka, nyiku warru bungal milkamuny nyajilmuny, nyubun wubulku buban mumbu, mumbu ngaral wungar wubulku nyulu murni-manilba.

analysis:
jana marrakan mukul nyubun bayan-ba karrba-nyaku wari yala, wulbuman-angka balka-ny, warru nyaji yala nyulu yukil bunga-ny-mu, yambada marrakan bada bajaku wula bama wubul-ku jana-y-ka, nyiku warru bunga-l milka-muny nyaji-l-muny, nyubun wubul-ku buban mumbu, mumbu ngara-l wungar wubul-ku nyulu murni-ma-ni-l-ba | they canoe old one shed-LOC keep-IRR pattern as, old.woman said, young see how it truly made-POSS, but canoe last rotted people all busy were-LOC, now young make memory-ABL picture-ABL, each all little wrong, wrong grows time all it copied-LOC | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "jawun", "dajil", "manil", "dukurr", "kulji", "mayi", "kajil"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (lasting friendship); dukurr-bu LOC(rr,u); money-debt-divides-shared-grief-binds
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old man said if you want a friendship to last a lifetime, do not lend large amounts and do not borrow them, for money owed sits between two people like a stone in a shoe, but share your food freely and your time and your grief, because those are the debts that bind rather than divide.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu jawun wawu wubulmuny janayka, kari yamba wubul daji kari yamba wubul mani, yamba jaba bama jambul dukurr-bu janji yala kulji jinanga, yambada nyungu mayi ngulkurr-bu daji nyungu wungar nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu baja, yinya jaba nyulu kajil kari kaka-manil.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu jawun wawu wubul-muny jana-y-ka, kari yamba wubul daji kari yamba wubul mani, yamba jaba bama jambul dukurr-bu karra yala kulji jina-nga, yambada nyungu mayi ngulkurr-bu daji nyungu wungar nyungu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu baja, yinya jaba nyulu kaji-l kari kaka-ma-ni-l | old man said: if you friendship life all-ABL last-DAT, NEG thing much give NEG thing much take, thing debt people two between sits like stone shoe-LOC, but your food freely give your time your grief too, that debt which binds NEG divides | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "mukul", "milbil", "wawu-mini", "warru", "walu-jirrbu-jirrbu", "wulal", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (teaching only easy things); nyaji-wan RECIP 'meet'; prepare-the-child-for-the-hard-things
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:14:52.036862+00:00
english:
The old woman said if the old teach only what is easy and pleasant, they betray the young, for life will bring hard things whether we speak of them or not, and a child prepared for grief and loss and their own death meets these as an old friend expected, while the unprepared child meets them as an ambush.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki mukul milbil nyubun nyulu buban-buban wawu-mini, jana warru warmbil, wawu dandi yamba kadal ngana balka jananmu kariku, karrkay nyulu walu-jirrbu-jirrbunka kilbanka nyungu wulanka baja nyaji-wan yala jawun mukul milka-dandi, karrkay kilba-kari nyaji-wan yala kuni-jananmu.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki mukul milbi-l nyubun nyulu buban-buban wawu-mini, jana warru warmbi-l, wawu dandi yamba kada-l ngana balka jana-ny-mu kariku, karrkay nyulu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu-nka kilba-nka nyungu wula-nka baja nyaji-wa-ny yala jawun mukul milka-dandi, karrkay kilba-kari nyaji-wa-ny yala kuni-jana-ny-mu | old.woman said: if old teach only which easy pleasant, they young betray, life hard things bring we speak them-POSS not, child who grief loss his death too meet.each.other like friend old expected-POSS, child unprepared meet.each.other like ambush-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "junkurr", "dajil", "karrkay", "bayan", "bubu", "nyajil", "kalbay"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (given power); power-is-lent-not-owned; the-country-remembers-your-name
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
The old man said if you are given power over others, whether over a child or a camp or a whole people, remember it is a thing lent, not a thing owned, and you must give account of it, for the country watched how you used it, and the country has a long memory, and it tells your name to the ones who come after.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundunka junkurr bama yindu wangkar dajil, karrkay-anda bayanba bama nyubun wubulkungu baja, milka nyulu yamba dajinmu, kari yamba karrbalmu, yundu nyungu kuku dajil, bubu nyajin yala yundu nyulu manin, bubu milka kalbay karrbal, nyulu nyungu burri balkal bama jana nganga kadanmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu-nka junkurr bama yindu wangkar daji-l, karrkay-anda bayan-ba bama nyubun wubul-ku-ngu baja, milka nyulu yamba daji-ny-mu, kari yamba karrba-l-mu, yundu nyungu kuku daji-l, bubu nyaji-ny yala yundu nyulu mani-ny, bubu milka kalbay karrba-l, nyulu nyungu burri balka-l bama jana nganga kada-ny-mu | old man said: if you-to power people other over given, child-over camp-over people one whole-over too, remember it thing lent-POSS, NEG thing owned-POSS, you its account give, country watched how you it used, country memory long holds, it your name tells people who after came-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "jija", "bawal", "warmbil", "kilbal", "burri", "yukil", "jina"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (one inheritance); a-clean-name-grows-in-the-passing-and-opens-doors
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you would leave one thing to your grandchildren, do not leave them goods, which are stolen or spent or spoiled, but leave them a name kept clean, for a good name is the one inheritance that grows rather than shrinks in the passing, and it opens doors that no wealth could ever open.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu nyubun yamba nyungu jija-jijanka bawanka, kari jananka yamba bawa, nyulu warmbi-manil kilba-manil mumbu-manil, yambada jananka burri yukil karrbanmu bawa, burri yukil nyubun bawanmu nyulu jarray kari buban badanga jarakay-mba, nyulu jina kilba nyulu yamba-wubul kariku kilbalmu.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu nyubun yamba nyungu jija-jija-nka bawa-nka, kari jana-nka yamba bawa, nyulu warmbi-ma-ni-l kilba-ma-ni-l mumbu-ma-ni-l, yambada jana-nka burri yukil karrba-ny-mu bawa, burri yukil nyubun bawa-ny-mu nyulu jarray kari buban bada-nga jaraka-y-mba, nyulu jina kilba nyulu yamba-wubul kariku kilba-l-mu | old.woman said: if you one thing your grandchildren-to leave-DAT, NEG them-to goods leave, it stolen spent spoiled, but them-to name clean kept leave, name good one inheritance which grows NEG small down-LOC passing-LOC, it door opens which wealth never open-POSS | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["wunbu-way", "dukul", "kalka", "mukul", "wulal", "walu-jirrbu-jirrbu", "kuni-way", "dumbal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wunbu-wan-nyaku IRR 'should have made peace'; kuni-way RECIP; grief-demands-more-grief
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T08:40:25.660608+00:00
english:
They should have made peace with the neighbouring people while the quarrel was still only words, the old man said, but pride on both sides let it harden into spears, and by the time the elders wanted peace too many had died on each side, and grief demanded more grief, and it took three generations for the killing to stop.

kuku:
Jana wunbu-wan-nyaku bama ngundunji dukul-yamba kuku nganga janay-mba, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, yambada wawu-yalbay jambul-mandanga nyulu kalka-manda bawan, mukul wunbu wawunya wubul-baja jambulmu wulan, walu-jirrbu-jirrbu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu babajin, wungar kulurmu kuni-way dumbanmu.

analysis:
jana wunbu-wa-ny-nyaku bama ngundu-nji dukul-yamba kuku nganga jana-y-mba, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, yambada wawu-yalbay jambul-ma-nda-nga nyulu kalka-ma-nda bawa-ny, mukul wunbu wawu-nya wubul-baja jambul-mu wula-ny, walu-jirrbu-jirrbu walu-jirrbu-jirrbu babaji-ny, wungar kulur-mu kuni-way dumba-ny-mu | they make.peace-IRR people neighbour-with quarrel first word only was-LOC, old man said, but pride both.sides-LOC it spear-became let, elders peace wanted-SUB too.many both-POSS died, grief grief demanded, generations three-POSS fighting.each.other stop-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bubu", "dukul-wuri", "juku", "jarral", "mara", "wabarr", "waju"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; waju-nyaku IRR 'would have only burned'; the-shade-is-the-anger-you-didn't-act-on
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old man said if you are angry at the world, plant a tree, and if you are angry at a person, plant a tree with them, for the work of the hands quiets the noise of the heart, and something living grows out of what would otherwise have only burned, and years later the shade you sit in is the anger you did not act on.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu bubu wubulkunka dukul-wuri, juku jarra, kaki yundu bamanka dukul-wuri, juku jarra nyulunji, mara-kirraji janji-manil jiba-jangarrmu, yamba wawu-karrbal wandin yamba nyulu nganga waju-nyaku, wungar wubulmuny wabarr yundu bundanya nyulu dukul-wuri yundu kari bunganmu.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bubu wubul-ku-nka dukul-wuri, juku jarra, kaki yundu bama-nka dukul-wuri, juku jarra nyulu-nji, mara-kirraji kaja-l jiba-jangarr-mu, yamba wawu-karrba-l wandi-ny yamba nyulu nganga waju-nyaku, wungar wubul-muny wabarr yundu bunda-nya nyulu dukul-wuri yundu kari bunga-ny-mu | old man said: if you world-at angry, tree plant, if you person-at angry, tree plant them-with, hand-work quiets heart-noise-POSS, thing living grew thing it just burn-IRR, years-ABL shade you sit-SUB it anger you NEG acted-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "kuku", "karrbal", "mumbu", "wulal", "ngulkurr", "wungar", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (keeping a secret); a-word-is-worth-holding-when-easiest-to-let-go
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you keep a secret for someone, keep it even after they have wronged you, even after they are dead, for a secret kept only while convenient was never truly kept at all, and the whole worth of your word is that it holds exactly when it would be easiest to let go.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu kuku-janka bamanka karrba, karrba nyulu yundu mumbu-bunganmuny baja, nyulu wulanmuny baja, kuku-janka nyulu nganga ngulkurr-wungara karrban kariku yabarrka karrbanmu, nyungu kuku wubul dandi nyulu karrbal yinya wungara nyulu buban-baja nganga bawanka.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu kuku-janka bama-nka karrba, karrba nyulu yundu mumbu-bunga-ny-muny baja, nyulu wula-ny-muny baja, kuku-janka nyulu nganga ngulkurr-wungar-a karrba-ny kariku yabarrka karrba-ny-mu, nyungu kuku wubul dandi nyulu karrba-l yinya wungar-a nyulu buban-baja nganga bawa-nka | old.woman said: if you secret person-for keep, keep it you wronged-ABL too, they died-ABL too, secret which only convenient-LOC kept never truly kept-POSS, your word whole worth it holds that time-LOC it easiest just let.go-DAT | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "kajil", "bama", "yukil", "bunga", "binal", "yinil", "juku"]
loans_used: []
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said if a plan depends on everyone behaving perfectly, it is not a plan but a prayer, so build always for the tired, the careless, the frightened, and the merely human, and leave room for the mistake that will surely come, because the strong bridge is not the one never tested but the one that holds when a plank breaks.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki kuku-ngaral kajil bama wubulku yukil bajaku bungalba, nyulu kari kuku-ngaral yambada wawu-balkal, bunga yabarrka bama wawu-wula-ymu binal-karimu yinilmu bama-nyubunmu baja, wawu bawa mumbu nyulu yabarrka kadanka, juku-baral junkurr kari nyulu nganga kari nyajinmu yambada nyulu karrbal juku nyubun kaka-mandanya.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki kuku-ngara-l kaji-l bama wubul-ku yukil bajaku bunga-l-ba, nyulu kari kuku-ngara-l yambada wawu-balka-l, bunga yabarrka bama wawu-wula-y-mu binal-kari-mu yinil-mu bama-nyubun-mu baja, wawu bawa mumbu nyulu yabarrka kada-nka, juku-baral junkurr kari nyulu nganga kari nyaji-ny-mu yambada nyulu karrba-l juku nyubun kaka-ma-nda-nya | old man said: if plan depends people all perfectly behaving-LOC, it NEG plan but prayer, build always people tired-POSS careless-POSS frightened-POSS merely-human-POSS too, room leave mistake it surely come-DAT, bridge strong NEG which never tested-POSS but it holds plank one breaks-SUB | ...

evidence:
kaki (a fragile plan); build-for-the-tired-and-careless; the-strong-bridge-holds-when-a-plank-breaks


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bama", "milka-mumbu", "kalkal", "nukal", "miyil", "jalun", "bayan"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (despising a people); walls-built-of-names-torn-down-by-faces
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you find yourself despising a whole people, stop and find one of them and sit and eat with them, for it is easy to hate a word — a name for a crowd — but very hard to hate a face that is passing you the salt, and every wall between peoples is built of names and torn down by faces.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu bama nyubun wubulku milka-mumbu, kalka nyubun jana manil bunda nuka nyulunji, kuku wawu-mumbu buban-buban, burri bama wubulmu, yambada miyil yundunka jalun dajilnya wawu-mumbu dandi-baja, bayan-junkurr bama jambulmu burribu bungan miyilbu kaka-manil.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu bama nyubun wubul-ku milka-mumbu, kalka nyubun jana mani-l bunda nuka nyulu-nji, kuku wawu-mumbu buban-buban, burri bama wubul-mu, yambada miyil yundu-nka jalun daji-l-nya wawu-mumbu dandi-baja, bayan-junkurr bama jambul-mu burri-bu bunga-ny miyil-bu kaka-ma-ni-l | old.woman said: if you people one whole despise, stop one them take sit eat them-with, word hate easy, name crowd-POSS, but face you-to salt gives-SUB hate harder, wall people two-POSS name-INST built face-INST torn.down | ...


frame: irrealis_regret
words_used: ["milbil", "bubu", "jina", "jilbay", "jangkar", "milka", "yumal", "babaji"]
loans_used: []
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
They should have written down the boundaries the old way, walking them together every few years and telling the stories that fixed them, the old man said, but they trusted memory alone, and memory bends toward the one who tells it, and now two families claim the same ridge, and no living person can say for certain who is right.

kuku:
Jana bubu-jina milbi-nyaku ngadiku yala, jilba-wan nyubun-nyubunji wungar wubulmuny jangkar balkan jana bunganba, mukulungku dingkarangka balkan, yambada jana milka nganga karrban, milka nyulu janji bama nyulu balkalmu-mundu, nyiku jawun-karra jambul yumal nyubun babajil, bama nyubun murni kari balka wanyu yukil.

analysis:
jana bubu-jina milbi-nyaku ngadiku yala, jilba-wa-ny nyubun-nyubun-ji wungar wubul-muny jangkar balka-ny jana bunga-ny-ba, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny, yambada jana milka nganga karrba-ny, milka nyulu karra bama nyulu balka-l-mu-mundu, nyiku jawun-karra jambul yumal nyubun babaji-l, bama nyubun murni kari balka wanyu yukil | they boundary mark-IRR old way, walked.each.other each.other-with years-ABL stories told they fixed-LOC, old man said, but they memory alone held, memory it leans person who tells-toward, now families two ridge one claim, person one certain NEG say who right | ...

evidence:
milbi-nyaku IRR 'should have marked [the boundaries]'; jilba-wan RECIP; memory-bends-toward-the-teller


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "jawun", "nyajil", "yamba", "jarrakulbal", "binal", "warmbil", "bawal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (test a friendship); test-small-before-trusting-large
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you would test a friendship before you trust it with something large, trust it first with something small and see whether it is carried carefully, for a person who is careless with a small trust will not suddenly become careful with a large one, and the small test spares you the large betrayal.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu jawun nyaji ngadiku yundu yamba yalbay wawu-karrbalka, yamba buban ngadiku wawu-karrba nyaji nyulu ngulkurr jarrakulbal, bama nyulu binal-kari yamba buban wawu-karrbanmuny nyulu kariku yabarrka binal yamba yalbaybu, buban nyajil yundu yalbay warmbilmuny bawal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu jawun nyaji ngadiku yundu yamba yalbay wawu-karrba-nka, yamba buban ngadiku wawu-karrba nyaji nyulu ngulkurr jarrakulba-l, bama nyulu binal-kari yamba buban wawu-karrba-ny-muny nyulu kariku yabarrka binal yamba yalbay-bu, buban nyaji-l yundu yalbay warmbi-l-muny bawa-l | old.woman said: if you friendship test before you thing large entrust-DAT, thing small first entrust see it carefully carried, person who careless thing small entrusting-with he never suddenly careful thing large-with, small test you large betrayal-from spares | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "yamba", "dandi", "miyil", "balkal", "dumbay", "nyajil", "wulal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki x2; miyil-nga LOC(a); let-the-face-be-the-test-of-every-word
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T20:35:05.834735+00:00
english:
The old man said if you cannot say a hard thing to a person's face, you have no right to say it behind their back, and if you can say it to their face, you usually find you no longer need to say it behind their back, so let the face be the test of every word, and half your cruelty will die unspoken.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu murruji yamba dandi bamamu miyilba balka, yundu kari kuku nyungu dumbay-mba balkanka, kaki yundu miyilba balka, yundu yabarrka nyaji yundu kari wawu nyungu dumbay-mba balkanka, miyil yala kuku wubulku nyaji-manil, nyungu mumbu buban nganga balka-kari wulal.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu murruji yamba dandi bama-mu miyil-ba balka, yundu kari kuku nyungu dumbay-mba balka-nka, kaki yundu miyil-ba balka, yundu yabarrka nyaji yundu kari wawu nyungu dumbay-mba balka-nka, miyil yala kuku wubul-ku nyaji-ma-ni-l, nyungu mumbu buban nganga balka-kari wula-l | old man said: if you unable thing hard person-POSS face-LOC say, you NEG word their behind say-DAT, if you face-LOC say, you always find you never want their behind say-DAT, face like word all test-makes, your cruelty half just unspoken dies | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "karrkay", "wawu-junkurr", "baral", "bangkarr", "yumal", "dakal", "nyaji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (raising a brave child); nyaji-wan RECIP 'meet'; let-them-fall-on-the-low-rocks
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you would raise a brave child, do not remove every danger from their path, for courage is a muscle and it grows only against resistance, so let them climb the low rocks and fall and learn that a fall is survivable, and they will meet the high cliffs of their life already knowing they can climb.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu karrkay wawu-junkurr bunganka, kari dukul-yamba wubulku nyungu baralmuny manil, wawu-junkurr yala bangkarr-junkurr nyulu nganga dandi-mundu wandil, jana yumal buban daka bada janay binalka bada nyulu kilba-kari, jana yumal yalbay nyungu wawumu nyaji-wan ngadiku binalnya jana dakal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu karrkay wawu-junkurr bunga-nka, kari dukul-yamba wubul-ku nyungu baral-muny mani-l, wawu-junkurr yala bangkarr-junkurr nyulu nganga dandi-mundu wandi-l, jana yumal buban daka bada jana-y binal-ka bada nyulu kilba-kari, jana yumal yalbay nyungu wawu-mu nyaji-wa-ny ngadiku binal-nya jana daka-l | old.woman said: if you child brave raise-DAT, NEG danger all its path-from take, courage like muscle it only resistance-toward grows, they rock low climb fall be-DAT learn-DAT fall it survivable, they cliff big their life-POSS meet.each.other already knowing they climb | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "ngulkurr", "milka-binal", "nyajil", "karrbal", "dajil", "wawu", "milka"]
loans_used: []
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:31:04.608832+00:00
english:
The old man said if you would be remembered well, do not seek to be remembered, for the ones who grasp at being remembered are forgotten fastest, but pour yourself out freely into the lives around you, asking nothing back, and you will find yourself carried in a hundred memories you never bought and could never have earned by trying.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kaki yundu ngulkurr milka-binalka, kari nyaji milka-binalka, bama jana milka-binal karrbal jana kilba-manil warri-baja, yambada nyulu-nyulu ngulkurr-bu daji wawu ngunduka, kari yamba babaji, yundu yabarrka nyaji yundu milka wubulba karrbal yundu kariku manin kariku nyaji bungalmuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu ngulkurr milka-binal-ka, kari nyaji milka-binal-ka, bama jana milka-binal karrba-l jana kilba-ma-ni-l warri-baja, yambada nyulu-nyulu ngulkurr-bu daji wawu ngundu-ka, kari yamba babaji, yundu yabarrka nyaji yundu milka wubul-ba karrba-l yundu kariku mani-ny kariku nyaji bunga-l-muny | old man said: if you well remembered-DAT, NEG seek remembered-DAT, people who remembered grasp they forgotten fastest, but yourself freely give life near-to, NEG thing ask, you always find you memory many-LOC carried you never bought never seek build-ABL | ...

evidence:
kaki (to be remembered); milka wubul-nga 'in many memories' LOC(a); grasping-at-memory-is-forgotten-fastest


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "bayan", "dukul-wuri", "milka", "yukil", "balkal", "janyji", "mumbu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (the lone honest voice); silence-is-the-beginning-of-every-great-wrong
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if the whole camp is angry at one person and you alone think that person may be right, it will cost you dearly to say so, and you must say so anyway, quietly and without heat, for a people that punishes the lone honest voice teaches everyone to be silent, and the silence is the beginning of every great wrong.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki bayan wubulku bama nyubunka dukul-wuri yundu nganga milka bama nyulu yukil, dandi-baja yundunka balkanka, yundu yabarrka balka, janka kari dukul-wuribu, bama nyulu bama nyubun yukil kuku kuni jana wubulku janji-manil, janji ngadiku mumbu yalbay wubulkumu.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki bayan wubul-ku bama nyubun-ka dukul-wuri yundu nganga milka bama nyulu yukil, dandi-baja yundu-nka balka-nka, yundu yabarrka balka, karra kari dukul-wuri-bu, bama nyulu bama nyubun yukil kuku kuni jana wubul-ku kaja-l, karra ngadiku mumbu yalbay wubul-ku-mu | old.woman said: if camp whole person one-at angry you alone think person he right, costly you-to say-DAT, you anyway speak, quietly NEG heat-INST, people who person one honest voice punishes people all silent-makes, silence beginning wrong great all-POSS | ...


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "wawu-binal", "yijarril", "binal", "milka", "wawu-mini", "dukurr", "kalkal"]
loans_used: []
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:28:28.311645+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old man said the whole of wisdom can be folded into one conditional: if you would know what to do, imagine the person you most respect is watching, and do what would make them nod, for we all carry such a person inside us, put there by those who raised us well, and to live rightly is only to stop and ask them before we act.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: wawu-binal wubulku kuku-ngaral nyubunba yijarril: kaki yundu binalka wanya bunganka, milka bama yundu ngulkurr-baja milkal nyaji, bunga yamba nyulu wawu-mini janji, ngana wubulku bama yinya dukurr-bu karrbal, bama jana ngana ngulkurr wandilman yijarrinmu, yukil janayka nyulu nganga mara-kunbay jana babajinka ngana bunga ngadiku.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: wawu-binal wubul-ku kuku-ngara-l nyubun-ba yijarri-l: kaki yundu binal-ka wanya bunga-nka, milka bama yundu ngulkurr-baja milka-l nyaji, bunga yamba nyulu wawu-mini karra, ngana wubul-ku bama yinya dukurr-bu karrba-l, bama jana ngana ngulkurr wandi-l-ma-ny yijarri-ny-mu, yukil jana-y-ka nyulu nganga mara-kunba-y jana babaji-nka ngana bunga ngadiku | old man said: wisdom whole conditional one-LOC folds: if you know-DAT what do-DAT, imagine person you most.respect watching, do thing it happy makes, we all person that inside-LOC hold, people who us well raised put-POSS, rightly live-DAT it just stop them ask-DAT we do before | ...

evidence:
kaki (the master conditional); nyubun-nga LOC(a); dukurr-bu LOC(rr,u); carry-your-respected-one-inside-and-ask-before-acting


frame: hearth
words_used: ["muduwaju", "juku", "jimal", "dama-murnil", "kubu", "wandil", "wawun", "wula"]
loans_used: []
evidence: muduwaju-ngu LOC(u); dama-murnil 'twirl fire-drill'; mara jambul-nga 'between two hands'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
At first light, when the wood was damp with dew, the old man crouched over the fire-drill and spun it patiently between his palms until the first thread of smoke rose, and he fed it dry grass and bark until the flame took hold.

kuku:
Muduwajungu, juku bana-jangkarrbu duna janay-mba, mukulungku dingkarangka jimal-murnil ngundu bundan mara jambulba kalbay dama-murnin dukul kubu ngadiku wandinya, nyulu daya kima janka wawun kiway-kiway wula manin.

analysis:
muduwaju-ngu, juku bana-jangkarr-bu duna jana-y-mba, mukul-ungku dingkar-angka jimal-murnil ngundu bunda-ny mara jambul-ba kalbay dama-murni-ny dukul kubu ngadiku wandi-nya, nyulu daya kima karra wawun kiway-kiway wula mani-ny | dawn-LOC, wood dew-INST damp was-LOC, old man fire-drill over crouched hands two-LOC patiently twirled at.last smoke first rose-SUB, he fed grass dry bark dry flame took


frame: hearth
words_used: ["jawun", "bayan", "ngunjil", "baya", "jarrakulbal", "wawun", "wandil", "wumbul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: ngunjil 'coal'; carrying-the-living-coal; the-fire-that-warmed-three-generations
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:44:15.452357+00:00
english:
When the family moved camp, the old woman carried a live coal from the old fire wrapped in green bark and paperbark, feeding it a breath of air now and then, so that the new camp was lit from the same fire that had warmed her mother and her mother's mother.

kuku:
Jawun-karra bayan murninya, wulbumanangka ngunjil wula baya mukulmuny jarrakulban wawun-jinbal kambi-jukubu buwun, daya nyulu wangar buban wungar wubulku, bayan jirakal wandin baya nyubunmuny nyulu ngamu ngamumu ngamu baja wumbul-maninmu.

analysis:
jawun-karra bayan murni-nya, wulbuman-angka ngunjil wula baya mukul-muny jarrakulba-ny wawun-jinbal kambi-juku-bu buwu-ny, daya nyulu wangar buban wungar wubul-ku, bayan jirakal wandi-ny baya nyubun-muny nyulu ngamu ngamu-mu ngamu baja wumbul-ma-ni-ny-mu | family camp changed-SUB, old.woman coal flame fire old-ABL carried bark-paperbark cloth-tree-INST wrapped, gave it air little day all, camp new lit fire one-ABL she mother mother-POSS mother too warmed-POSS


frame: hearth
words_used: ["baya", "wulal", "kujil", "dayal", "bajar", "kunya", "binal", "kija"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wungar-a LOC(r); bajar 'ash'; banking-the-fire; carelessness-with-fire-costs-a-life
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:22:22.593599+00:00
english:
The old man said a fire is never allowed to die on its own: someone always tends it, feeding it small in the day and banking it under ash at night, for a dead fire means someone was careless, and in the old cold country carelessness with fire could cost a life.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: baya kariku nganga wula bawal: bama yabarrka nyulu kujil, daya buban wungara bajar bada wujurr, baya wula bama nyubun binal-kari, bubu kiway-kiway ngadikungu binal-kari bayabu wawu manilba.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: baya kariku nganga wula bawa-l: bama yabarrka nyulu kuji-l, daya buban wungar-a bajar bada wujurr, baya wula bama nyubun binal-kari, bubu kiway-kiway ngadiku-ngu binal-kari baya-bu wawu mani-l-nga | old man said: fire never itself die let: person always it tends, feeds little day-LOC ash under night, fire died person one careless, country cold old-LOC carelessness fire-INST life take-LOC


frame: hearth
words_used: ["baya", "milbil", "waju", "juku", "kija", "wula", "junkurr", "ngujan"]
loans_used: []
evidence: waju-bayan 'cooking fire'; junkurr-nga LOC? junkurr trill+u->junkurr-bu FIX; small-first-then-big
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman taught the child to build a cooking fire the right way: clear the ground to bare earth, lay the small dry sticks first in a little heap, light them low, and add the bigger wood only when the small flame is strong, for a fire built greedy with big wood smothers before it lives.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka karrkay milbin baya waju-bayan bunganka yukil yala: bubu karra janga-manda, juku buban marral ngadiku daya buban-manda, wula bada, juku yalbay daya nyubun wula buban junkurrbu, baya ngujanbu juku yalbaybu bungan nyulu wula-manda nyulu janayka ngadiku.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka karrkay milbi-ny baya waju-bayan bunga-nka yukil yala: bubu karra janga-ma-nda, juku buban marral ngadiku daya buban-ma-nda, wula bada, juku yalbay daya nyubun wula buban junkurr-bu, baya ngujan-bu juku yalbay-bu bunga-ny nyulu wula-ma-nda nyulu jana-y-ka ngadiku | old.woman child taught fire cooking-fire build-DAT right way: ground clear bare-become, wood small dry first give heap-become, flame down, wood big give only flame little strong-LOC, fire greedy-INST wood big-INST built it die-becomes it lives-DAT before


frame: hearth
words_used: ["baya", "kaya", "dayal", "kujil", "wumbul", "wajul", "minya", "wujurr"]
loans_used: []
evidence: waju-l 'cook/burn'; fire-is-a-living-thing-like-a-dog
status: accepted
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-03T06:44:15.452357+00:00
english:
The old man said a fire is a living thing like a dog: feed it and tend it and it will serve you faithfully, warming you and cooking your food and keeping the dark animals away, but neglect it or treat it carelessly and it will either die on you or turn and burn everything you have.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: baya yamba-mabi yala kaya: daya kuji nyulu yundunka kirraji yukil, wumbul-manil nyungu mayi wajul minya wujurr kala-kalbay karrbal, yambada bawa binal-karibu nyulu yundunka wula bawa yindu nyulu murni yundu yamba wubulku wajul.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: baya yamba-mabi yala kaya: daya kuji nyulu yundu-nka kirraji yukil, wumbul-ma-ni-l nyungu mayi waju-l minya wujurr kala-kalbay karrba-l, yambada bawa binal-kari-bu nyulu yundu-nka wula bawa yindu nyulu murni yundu yamba wubul-ku waju-l | old man said: fire living.thing like dog: feed tend it you-for serves well, warms your food cooks meat dark far.away keeps, but leave carelessness-INST it you-for die or it turns you thing all burns


frame: hearth
words_used: ["juku", "baya", "wula", "ngunjil", "kurrma", "wumbul", "balamu", "kubu"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jujubala ironwood?; different-woods-for-different-fires; kurrma-nka 'for the earth oven'
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T12:30:35.638023+00:00
english:
The old woman said different woods make different fires: the ironwood gives few flames but coals that last all night for the earth oven, the light dry wood flares fast and hot to boil water quickly, and the green wood gives smoke to signal or to keep the biting flies away, so a good fire-tender knows the trees.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: juku yindu-yindu baya yindu-yindu bungal: jujubala buban wula daji ngunjil nyulu wujurr wubulku kurrmanka, juku kiway-kiway buban wula warri wumbul bana warri balamunka, juku duna kubu daji kubu-kukuka jibar kala-kalbay karrbanka baja, baya-bama yukil juku binal.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: juku yindu-yindu baya yindu-yindu bunga-l: jujubala buban wula daji ngunjil nyulu wujurr wubul-ku kurrma-nka, juku kiway-kiway buban wula warri wumbul bana warri balamu-nka, juku duna kubu daji kubu-kuku-ka jibar kala-kalbay karrba-nka baja, baya-bama yukil juku binal | old.woman said: woods different fires different make: ironwood little flame gives coals it night all earth.oven-for, wood dry little flame fast hot water fast boil-for, wood wet(green) smoke gives signal-for sandfly far.away keep-for too, fire-tender good trees knows


frame: hearth
words_used: ["bayan", "baya", "wandil", "dukurr", "bama", "kubu", "bubu", "balkal"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukurr-bu LOC(rr,u) 'center'; bubu-ngu LOC(u); fire-is-the-first-word-to-new-ground
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
When they made a new camp the old man lit the first fire himself, in the center where all could reach it, and he spoke a few quiet words to the country as the smoke rose, thanking the place for having them, for a fire is the first word a people says to a new piece of ground.

kuku:
Jana bayan jirakal murninya mukulungku dingkarangka baya ngadiku nyulu-nyulu wandiman, dukurr-bu wanja bama wubulku manil, nyulu balkan kuku buban janka bubungu kubu wandinya, bubunka wawu-mini bama karrbanmuny, baya kuku ngadiku bama nyubun bubu jirakalnka balkalmu.

analysis:
jana bayan jirakal murni-nya mukul-ungku dingkar-angka baya ngadiku nyulu-nyulu wandi-ma-ny, dukurr-bu wanja bama wubul-ku mani-l, nyulu balka-ny kuku buban karra bubu-ngu kubu wandi-nya, bubu-nka wawu-mini bama karrba-ny-muny, baya kuku ngadiku bama nyubun bubu jirakal-nka balka-l-mu | they camp new made-SUB old man fire first himself lit, center where people all reach, he said words few quiet country-to smoke rose-SUB, country-to thanks people held-ABL, fire word first people one ground new-to say-POSS


frame: conditional
words_used: ["kaki", "baya", "nyunbay", "bajar", "ngunjil", "bangkal", "wumbul", "wangar"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kaki (banking a fire); ngunjil coals; bank-under-ash-and-it-holds-a-day
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
The old woman said if you must leave a fire and come back to it, do not put it out but bank it: rake the coals into a tight heap, cover them with a thick blanket of ash, and they will hold their heat under there through a whole day, and you will blow them back to flame in a moment when you return.

kuku:
Wulbumanangka balkan: kaki yundu baya bawal nyunbanka baja, kari wula bunga yambada bajar bada karrba: ngunjil bangka buban-mandaku, bajar wubul junkurr bada wangkar-manil, jana wumbul karrbal bada wungar wubulku, yundu wangar daji wula-mundu nyunbanya buban-buban.

analysis:
wulbuman-angka balka-ny: kaki yundu baya bawa-l nyunba-nka baja, kari wula bunga yambada bajar bada karrba: ngunjil bangka buban-manda-ku, bajar wubul junkurr bada wangkar-ma-ni-l, jana wumbul karrba-l bada wungar wubul-ku, yundu wangar daji wula-mundu nyunba-nya buban-buban | old.woman said: if you fire leave return-DAT too, NEG flame make.out but ash under bank: coals rake heap-DAT, ash thick tight down cover, they heat hold under day all, you air give flame-toward return-SUB in.a.moment


frame: hearth
words_used: ["baya", "bangkarr", "kalka", "makarr", "jarra", "minya", "kunya", "daji-way"]
loans_used: []
evidence: dukurr-bu LOC(rr,u); daji-way RECIP; fire-is-the-oldest-tool-that-changed-everything
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T04:22:22.593599+00:00
english:
The old man said the fire is the oldest tool of all, older than the spear and the net, for it changed everything: it made the hard root soft and the raw meat safe, it drove back the night and the cold, it drew the people into one circle to share the day, and a people without fire is only a clever animal.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: baya bangkarr ngadiku bajaku wubulmuny, kalka makarrmuny ngadiku, nyulu yamba wubulku murni-manin: nyulu jarra dandi buban-manin minya jangkar yukil-manin, nyulu wujurr kiway-kiway badaka warri-manin, nyulu bama nyubun-nyubunji dukurr-bu bangka wungar daji-wayka, bama baya-kari nyulu nganga minya binal.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: baya bangkarr ngadiku bajaku wubul-muny, kalka makarr-muny ngadiku, nyulu yamba wubul-ku murni-ma-ni-ny: nyulu jarra dandi buban-ma-ni-ny minya jangkar yukil-ma-ni-ny, nyulu wujurr kiway-kiway bada-ka warri-ma-ni-ny, nyulu bama nyubun-nyubun-ji dukurr-bu bangka wungar daji-way-ka, bama baya-kari nyulu nganga minya binal | old man said: fire tool oldest all-ABL, spear net-ABL older, it thing all changed: it root hard soft-made meat raw safe-made, it night cold away drove, it people together center gathered day share-DAT, people fire-less it just animal clever | ...


frame: hearth
words_used: ["kurrma", "bakal", "bubu", "kulji", "juku", "baya", "ngunjil", "wumbul"]
loans_used: []
evidence: kurrma earth-oven; the-stones-hold-heat-not-flame
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
To make the earth oven the old woman first dug a pit as deep as her arm, then filled it with dry wood and a layer of stones, and lit the fire and let it burn down for a long time until the stones glowed and the wood was all red coals, for the stones must hold the heat, not the flame.

kuku:
Kurrma bunganka wulbumanangka ngadiku bubu bakan bada mara kilba, yalada juku kiway-kiway kulji baja yijarrin, baya wandiman wula bada dungan kalbay dukul kulji ngala-ngala wula juku wubulku ngunjil mula-mula, kulji yabarrka wumbul karrbal, kari wula.

analysis:
kurrma bunga-nka wulbuman-angka ngadiku bubu baka-ny bada mara kilba, yala-da juku kiway-kiway kulji baja yijarri-ny, baya wandi-ma-ny wula bada dunga-ny kalbay dukul kulji ngala-ngala wula juku wubul-ku ngunjil mula-mula, kulji yabarrka wumbul karrba-l, kari wula | earth.oven make-DAT old.woman first ground dug down arm deep, then wood dry stones too put, fire lit flame down went long at.last stones red glow wood all coals red, stones always heat hold, NEG flame | ...


frame: hearth
words_used: ["kulji", "wumbul", "ngunjil", "bina", "mayi", "kuyu", "juwal", "minya"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wumbul-nga LOC(l->? wumbul l-final->-ba) FIX wumbulba; layering-the-earth-oven
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T11:30:16.518750+00:00
english:
When the stones were hot she raked out the coals, laid down a thick bed of wet green leaves, put the food on top — the wrapped fish, the yams, the meat — covered it with more wet leaves and then a thick blanket of earth, and sealed it so no steam escaped, and left it to cook slowly in its own heat.

kuku:
Kulji wumbul janay-mba nyulu ngunjil bangkan, birra duna junkurr bada yijarrin, mayi wangkar daya — kuyu buwun, juwal, minya baja — birra duna wubul baja wangkar-manin, bubu junkurr baja, karra nyulu bana-kubu kari dungay, bawan nyulu nganga wumbulba buban-buban wajunku.

analysis:
kulji wumbul jana-y-mba nyulu ngunjil bangka-ny, birra duna junkurr bada yijarri-ny, mayi wangkar daya, kuyu buwu-ny, juwal, minya baja, birra duna wubul baja wangkar-ma-ni-ny, bubu junkurr baja, karra nyulu bana-kubu kari dunga-y, bawa-ny nyulu nganga wumbul-ba buban-buban waju-nku | stones hot were-LOC she coals raked, leaves wet thick down put, food on.top gave, fish wrapped, yams, meat too, leaves wet more too up put, earth thick too, sealed steam NEG go, left it its.own heat-LOC slowly cook-DAT | ...


frame: hearth
words_used: ["kurrma", "milbil", "maku-janay", "janyjil", "warri", "mumbu", "wawu-karrba", "mayi"]
loans_used: []
evidence: wawu-karrba 'trust'; wumbul-bu INST 'by heat'; the-earth-oven-teaches-patience
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:05.836376+00:00
english:
The old man said the earth oven teaches patience, for once it is sealed you cannot hurry it or check it without spoiling everything: you must simply trust the heat and the time and wait, and this is why the young find it hard, but the food that comes out at evening is worth every hour of the waiting.

kuku:
Mukulungku dingkarangka balkan: kurrma milbil maku-janal, nyulu kajanya yundu murruji warri-manil nyaji nyamba wubulku mumbu-bunga: yundu nganga wumbulbu wungarbu wawu-karrba maku-jana, yinyabu warru dandi manil, mayi nyulu kunarangkalba wandinya nyulu yukil wungar wubulku maku-janalmuny.

analysis:
mukul-ungku dingkar-angka balka-ny: kurrma milbi-l maku-jana-l, nyulu kaja-nya yundu murruji warri-ma-ni-l nyaji yamba wubul-ku mumbu-bunga, yundu nganga wumbul-bu wungar-bu wawu-karrba maku-jana, yinya-bu warru dandi mani-l, mayi nyulu kunarangkal-ba wandi-nya nyulu yukil wungar wubul-ku maku-jana-l-muny | old man said: earth.oven teaches waiting, it sealed-SUB you unable hurry check thing all spoils, you just heat-INST time-INST trust wait, that-INST young hard find, food it evening-LOC comes it worth hours all waiting-ABL | ...


frame: hearth
words_used: ["kurrma", "janyjil", "bina", "kubu", "nganja", "minya", "juwal", "jani"]
loans_used: []
evidence: jani 'well cooked'; nganja 'taste/smell'; opening-the-oven-fills-the-camp
status: revised
confidence: high
rights_status: project_approved_synthetic
author: claude
created_at: 2026-07-03T06:40:57.916963+00:00
updated_at: 2026-07-06T05:46:46.245393+00:00
english:
When at last they opened the oven at evening, the old woman lifted the earth and the leaves carefully so the fragrant steam rose in a cloud, and the smell of the cooked meat and the soft yams filled the whole camp, and everyone gathered, and the children could hardly wait, and this was the best moment of the day.

kuku:
Jana dukul kurrma kajan kunarangkalba, wulbumanangka bubu birra buban-buban wangkar-manin bana-kubu nganja-ngulkurr ngurrbanba wandinya, minya wajun juwal buban jani nyungu nganja bayan wubulku buwun, bama wubulku bangkan, karrkay-karrkay murruji maku-janay, yinya wungarmu yukil bajaku.

analysis:
jana dukul kurrma kaja-ny kunarangkal-ba, wulbuman-angka bubu birra buban-buban wangkar-ma-ni-ny bana-kubu nganja-ngulkurr ngurrban-ba wandi-nya, minya waju-ny juwal buban jani nyungu nganja bayan wubul-ku buwu-ny, bama wubul-ku bangka-ny, karrkay-karrkay murruji maku-jana-y, yinya wungar-mu yukil bajaku | they at.last earth.oven opened evening-LOC, old.woman earth leaves carefully up lifted steam fragrant cloud-LOC rose-SUB, meat cooked yams soft cooked its smell camp all filled, people all gathered, children unable wait, that day-POSS best | ...


