Mawng
‘Welcome’
Scripture Resources
The gospel of Mark was completed and printed in 2016. Audio for this gospel is now available along with an android app version. Work is underway in other books of the New Testament.
Online Bible | Read the Bible online |
android app | Go to Google Play Store |
Download pdf version | |
mp3 audio | Download mp3 files |
5fish | Download audio from GRN |
These resources may be purchased through The Bible Place, 3/38 Elder St, Alice Springs, Tel 08 8953 3057. Email
LANGUAGE | AUSIL CODE | CATEGORY | MEDIA | PUBLISHER | UNIT PRICE |
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Maung | MPHP141A -- Gospel of Mark in Maung | 100-Bible Books | Uniting Church Coordinate Bible Society | 10 | |
Maung | MPHP347A -- Genesis Story Book 4/ Abraham ja adadpi ja yimartukpuning nuyu God | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL | 1 | |
Maung | MPHP348A -- Genesis Story Book 2/ Adam | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL | 1 | |
Maung | MPHP349A -- Genesis Bible Story Book 5/ Jacob-_x000D_ ja adadpi ja yimalngkawayn | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL | 1 | |
Maung | MPHP350A -- Genesis Story Book 6/ Joseph ja adadpi God yiwarlkung | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL | 1 | |
Maung | MPHP351A -- Genesis Story Book 3/ Noah ja adapi ja awadanguk-rtil God | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL | 1 | |
Maung | MPHP352A -- Maung Sunday School Activity Sheets | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | AuSIL, the Bible Society in Australia | 5 | |
Maung | MPHP353A -- Selections from Mark/ Yara Ta Urlu Ta Mark... | 300 Bible Stories & Small Portions | B.S.A. | 1 |
General Language Information:
The Mawng (Mawung, Maung, Gun-marung) language is spoken by nearly 400 people (371, 2016 Census) and is spoken on Warruwi (Goulburn Island), off the north west coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory. The Mawng language belongs to the Iwaidjan language family.
Children on Goulburn Island still speak Mawng as a first language, making it healthier than many other traditional Indigenous languages, it is taught in schools alongside English and has the language status of ‘Vigorous‘ in Ethnologue .
The Gospel of Mark ‘God Nuyu Ngaralk Mark‘ was dedicated on South Goulburn Island on 22nd June 2016 as part of the 100th Year Anniversary of the Uniting Church in Warruwi celebrations. These celebrations included a gathering on the beach for a reenactment of the historic landing of Mission Founder Rev. James Watson, the first missionary to Goulburn Island 100 years before.
Useful Links….
For a video of the Warruwi Centenary and Mawng Mark Dedication see:
Some word examples :
no—’makiny’
good— ‘namalal’
ghost/spirit— ‘manya’
fire—’yungku’


Mark 1:1a Tukapa ta nungmalal ta ngaralk alaj Jesus Christ ja God inimalkpany. Tukapa ta ngungpanunma nuwurru.