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.
murtja
mulgara (Dasycerus cristicauda)

id:9781 order:281

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)

id:9782 order:282

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.
walpuṯi
numbat or banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

id:9783 order:283

Walpuṯingku tjaḻinypa waṟangku minga akulyu kuḻu paṯunguṟu ilaṟa ngalkupai.
The numbat licks up and eats ants and termites from a distance with it’s long tongue.
nyuḻu
wintaru
golden bandicoot (Isoodon auratus)

id:9784 order:284

Kuka nyuḻu iriti kunyu ngaṟangi kuwari wiya.
The golden bandicoot used to be around along time ago but is no longer.