kuka tjuṯa

animals

partjaṯa

kuninka

Western quoll, native cat (Dasyurus geoffroii)

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Iriti partjaṯa tjuṯa para-ngaṟangi palu kuwari wiya alatjiṯu.

Long ago there used to be lots of native cats roaming around but now there are none at all.

ukaḻpi

spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus)

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Ukaḻpi tjuṯa mala puṟunypa iriti nyinangi, palu kuwari wiya ngaṟanyi.

The spectacled hare-wallaby like the rufous hare-wallaby lived long ago, but not now.

tjungku

mitika

burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)

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Mitika nyangangku manta tjawaṟa manta unngu ankupai.

This burrowing bettong digs into the earth and moves along under the ground.

mingkiṟi

type of mouse

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Mingkiṟi tjuṯangku mungangka maiku nguriṟa aṉangu tjuṯa kunkunpa wiyalpai.

At night mice disturb people’s sleep as they look around for food.

murtja

mulgara (Dasycerus cristicauda)

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Murtja mulya waṟa wipu maṟu, ka ngunytjungku kuḻunypa putangka kanyilpai.

Mulgara has a long nose and a black tail and the females carry their young in pouches.

waru

black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis)

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Waru tjuṯa apungka tatiṟa ankupai kanyala puṟunypa palu tjukutjuku nguwanpa.

Black-footed rock wallabies climb around on the hills like euros but they are smaller.