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Nimbing

Story told by Aunty Rachel Mullett – Monero-Ngarigo Elder

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Photo: Duncan Fraser

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One day a little boorabarl and mullagarng ran to their ngujarn and said
‘Ngujarn, ngujarn, Nimbing came to our land last night’.

Their ngujarn asked, ‘How can you tell if it was Nimbing?’

‘Well’, said the boories, ‘there are new eggs in the boojarngs nest, new leaves on the trees, new fresh grass, fresh sweet yams and the water is singing in the creek.’

‘Well my boories, I am pleased you have remembered Nimbing, for she is the most beautiful of all our Dreamtime.’

Told by Aunty Rachel Mullett – Monero-Ngarigo Elder

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Ngarigu word list

nimbing spring
boorabarl boy
mullagarng girl
ngujarn mother
boories children
boojarngs birds

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Gunai/Kurnai – Brataualung: Nrung-a Nargune

Gunai/Kurnai – Brataualung: Gingin Legend ma Burr-nartidyahran Kitty or Bolgan

Gunai/Kurnai – Brataualung: Jiddelek

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Gunai/Kurnai – Brataualung: The Southern Cross and Nerran the Moon

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Ngarigu: Uncle Boobla’s Story

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Boon Wurrung: The Journey of the Iilk – Iilkyawa

Boon Wurrung: The Filling of the Bay – The Time of Chaos

Woiwurrung: The Durrung of the Yan-yan

Taungurung: The Wiik Wiik who Bia the Bunbunarik

Taungurung: Why the Marram Has a Moibo and the Wariin Does Not

Taungurung: The First Taungurung Women

Dja Dja Wurrung: The Two Feuding Volcanoes

Wathaurong: The Magpie

Wathaurong: The Three Sisters

Yorta Yorta: Ina Yillian

South West Victoria

Gunditjmara: Deen Maar

Dhauwurd Wurrong: The Creation of Budj Bim

Tyakoort Woorroong: Derrinallum ba Buninyong

Keerray Woorroong: Kayap Keeleeng

Kee Wooroong: How the Gunditjmara Got Fire

Kee woorroong: Kuurokeheaar, the Story of the Seven Sisters

Gadubanud: Pirt Koorrook

Wimmera and North West

Djab wurrung: Kuukuup Wuuchu (the Blue Heron)

Wergaia: Barra

Wadiwadi/Dadi dadi: Flood Waters

Yita Yita: How the Kookaburra Got it’s Tail

Mutti Mutti: The Eaglehawk and the Crow

Wemba Wemba: How the Murray River was Made

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