merne

vegetable food

arlatyeye
pencil yam (vigna lanceolata)

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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.
inte
interlpe
skewer

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Nhenhe anaketye intele arrerneke.
These bush tomato fruits have been skewered onto a stick.
ahakeye
bush plum, native currant (canthium latifolium)

id:7535 order:380

Ahakeye arrkerneme ikwemeye anthurre.
The bush plum tastes really sweet.
atwakeye
wild orange (capparis mitchellii)

id:7540 order:387

Merne atwakeye mpenge arlenge anthurrenge-ntyele ntyerneme.
You can smell ripe wild oranges from a long way away.
ankerre ngkwerne
tool made from emu bone

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Ankerre ngkwerne urtne urrpmeke mpwarentye-akngerre.
Emu bones are used for hollowing and shaping coolamons.