kuka tjuṯa

animals

karpitji

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.

itjaritjari

marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops)

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Itjaritjari tjuku mulapa taḻi unnguwanu nyarka-nyarkaṟa ankupai.

The marsupial mole is really small and travels underneath the sand digging along as he goes.

tjilkamaṯa

tjiṟilya

echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

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Kapingka maḻangka tjiṟilyangku minga tjuṯa para-nguriṟa nyakula ngalkupai.

After rain echidnas search around for ants and eat them.

papa inuṟa

dingo

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Nyangatja papa inuṟangku ngaṟala kulini maḻu nyakula patjantjikitangku.

This dingo is standing there thinking that when it sees a kangaroo it will bite it (bring it down).

papa kuḻunypa

papa tjapu

pup

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Iritiya papa kuḻunypa tjuṯa mantjiṟa ngulytjulpai maḻu waṉaṟa patjantjaku.

Long ago they used to get young dingoes and tame them so they would bight (bring down) kangkaroos.