Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Categories kuka tjuṯa

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.

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.

numbat or banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

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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.

wintaru

golden bandicoot (Isoodon auratus)

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Kuka nyuḻu iriti kunyu ngaṟangi kuwari wiya.

The golden bandicoot used to be around along time ago but is no longer.

brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

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Ka palu puṟunypa kuka karpitji kuḻu kuwari ngaṟanytja wiya.

And likewise the brush-tailed bettong is not around now.

waṯu

hairy-nosed wombat

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Yalatala waṯu tjuṯa nyinanyi piṯi puḻka tjuṯangka kuka wiṟu mulapa.

At Yalata there are many wombats living in large burrows and they are good to eat.