~ poem written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal

 

We learned the welcome garawanga and burri burri garawanga. 

Burri burri island is Dharawal home and learned about the gunaagaan. 

My totem is a red burru. 

My favourite dance is the murra murra or dhanj.

Dharawal people catch burru waranan. 

We catch dhanj yiliman.

Burri burri bugi 

Burri burri nandhi 

I am a young proud Dharawal, Kamilaroi and Yuin ngudah.

 

~ English translation

 

We learned the welcome dance and whale dance.

Whale island is dharawal home and learned about starfish

My totem is the red kangaroo

My favourite dance is the fish

We catch kangaroo with boomerang

We catch fish with spear

Whale swim

Whale see

I am a young proud Dharawal, Kamilaroi and Yuin man.