Wirreenun in Spirits and Wirreenun
'Wahl you frightened, wahl me hurt you. I only womba—mad—all yowee—spirits—in me tell me gubbah—good-I lib 'long a youee; bimeby I come back big feller wirreenun; wahl you frightened? I not hurt you.'
- Record ID
- 1,440
- Year
- 1,905
- Source
- Wikisource
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1440
- Source
- Wikisource
- Publication
- The Euahlayi Tribe; K. Langloh Parker
- Published
- 1905
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Wirreenun
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
- State or territory
- NSW
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
Source-grounded excerpt
'Wahl you frightened, wahl me hurt you. I only womba—mad—all yowee—spirits—in me tell me gubbah—good-I lib 'long a youee; bimeby I come back big feller wirreenun; wahl you frightened? I not hurt you.'
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