120 a2t austealian language.
The Loed's Peatee, In the language of the Aborigines of Lake Macquarie.
Biyugbai gearunba wokka kaba moroko kaba katan;
Father our up in heaven in art ;
kamunbilla yitirra giroumba yirriyirri kakilliko; let-caused-to-be name thy sacred for-to-be ;
paipibunbilla Piriwal koba giroumba; gurrabunbilla
let-to-appear King-belonging-to thy ; let-to-obey
wiyellikanne giroumba; yanti purrai taba, yanti ta
word thy ; as earth in as
moroko kaba, guwa gearun purreag ka yanti katai heaven in ; give to-us day at as always
takilliko ; gatun warekulla gearunba yarakai
for-to-eat ; and cast-way our evil
umatoara yanti ta geen warekayantin ta wiyapaiyeen that-is-done as we cast-away all spoken-but not-done
gearunba; gatun yuti yikora gearun yarakai belonging-to-us ; and guide not us evil
umulli-kan kolag ; miromulla gearun yarakai
one-who-causes-to-do towards ; cause-to-deliver us evil
tabirug; kulla ta giroumba ta Piriwal koba gatun from ; because thine King-belonging-to and
killibinbin yanti katai. Amen.
bright-shining thus always. Amen.
��The Author trusts that he has now placed on permanent record the language of the aborigines of this part of the colony, before the speakers themselves become totally extinct ; and if, in his endeavour to aid the purpose of scientific enquiry, his work may seem to fall short, and so disappoint the expectations of those "who take an interest in ethnological pursuits, he can only state that, in the midst of attention to manifold engagements in other paramount duties, no pains have been spared on the subject, and therefore his only apology is, that with slender means he has done his best.
L. E. THEELKELD.
Sydney, New South "Wales,
November 26, 1850.
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