merne

vegetable food

yalke
yerrakwerre
wild onion, onion grass (cyperus bulbosus)

id:7558 order:411

Yalke name antyerrke-irrerlenge aremele tnyetyeke.
When the wild onion grass dries you dig the onions up.
ataltyakwerle
mulga apple

id:7555 order:408

Merne ataltyakwerle arnele alpare aneme ulpulpenge arrateme.
Mulga apples hang down off the branch and appear in the spring.
ingkwerrpme
ngkwerrpme
type of mistletoe (lysiana spp. and amyema spp.)

id:7552 order:404

Ngkwerrpme apele annge akweke urrperle arrpenheme athetheke.
The little mistletoe fruits are black and red.
arlatyeye
pencil yam (vigna lanceolata)

id:7557 order:410

Merne arlatyeye lhereke atnyemele inentye-akngerre.
You dig for pencil yams in the creek.
anatye
sweet potato, yam (ipomoea costata)

id:7556 order:409

Anatye alpmanthele itemele arlkwetyeke.
You cook yams in the hot earth to eat them.
awerrtyepwere
bush bean fruit (rhyncharrhena linearis)

id:7554 order:407

Awerrtyepwere merne arlpentye, antethe urrperle-akerte.
The bush bean has long fruit and dark flowers.