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.

mala

rufous hare wallaby (Largorchestes conspicillatus)

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Mala tjuṯa iriti pilangka nyinapai munuya maḻu puṟunypa ma-waṟarakatipai.

Long ago lots of hare-wallabies lived in the spinifex plains and they jumped along like kangaroos.

tarkawaṟa

spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)

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Tarkawaṟa tjuṯa taḻingka nyinara piṯi tjawalpai palumpa tjanampa nguraku.

Rats live in sandhill country and dig tunnels for their home.

wayuṯa

mungawayaṟu

possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

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Iriti kamilu tjana kinaṟatjarangka kuka wayuṯa pungkula ngalkupai.

A long time ago grandmother and family hunted and ate possums when the moon was full.

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.