Maar language | English meaning |
Ngatanwarr. | Together body and Country, we know long time. |
Ngeerang meerreeng-an. | (We see all of you), greeting. |
Peepay meerreeng-an. | Mother my Country. |
Kakayee meerreeng-an. | Father my Country. |
Wartee meerreeng-an. | Sister my Country. |
Maara-wanoong, laka. | Brother my Country. |
Wanga-kee-ngeeye. | We are the Maar speaking Peoples. Hear us. |
Meereeng-ngeeye, pareeyt, nganpeeyan, weeyn, wooroot, poondeeya-teeyt. | Our Country is water, air, fire, trees, life. |
Meerreeng-ngeeye, nhakateeyt, woorroong, leehnan, mooroop, keerray. | Our Country is thought, language, heart, soul, blood. |
Meerreeng-ngeeye, thookay-ngeeye, pareeyt pareeyt ba waran waran-ngeeye, wangeeyarr ba wangeet – ngeeye, maar ba thanampool-ngeeye, Ngalam Meen-ngeeye, mooroop-ngeeye. | Our Country is our Children, our youth, our Elders, our men and women, our Ancestors, our spirit. |
Meerreeng-ngeeye Maar, Maar meerreeng. | Our Country is Maar, Maar is Country. |
Wamba-wanoong yaapteeyt-oo, leerpeeneeyt-ngeeye, kooweekoowee-ngeeye nhakapooreepooree-ngeeye, keeyan-ngeeye Wamba-wanoong nhoonpee yaapteeyt-oo, tyama-takoort meerreeng. | We bring to the light our songs, our stories, our vision, our love. We bring these things to the light so All can know Country. |
Peetyawan weeyn Meerreeng, nhaka Meerreeng, keeyan Meerreeng, nganto-pay ngootyoonayt meerreeng. | To care for Country. To think about Country. To love Country. To protect Country. |
Kooweeya-wanoong takoort meerreeng-ee ba watanoo Meerreng-ngeeye, yana-thalap-ee ba wanga-kee Meerreeng laka. | We invite all that choose to live on or visit our Country to slow down. To tread softly and listen to Country speak. |
Ngeetoong keeyan-ngeen Meerreeng, Meerreeng keeyan ngooteen. | If you love Country, Country will love you. |