kuka tjuṯa

animals

ninu
tjalku
maruṟu
bilby (Macrotis lagotis)

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Tjalku tjuṯangku maku munu tjaḻa kuḻu tjawaṟa ngalkupai.
Bilbys dig and eat whitchetty grubs and honey ants.
mala
rufous hare wallaby (Largorchestes conspicillatus)

id:9776 order:274

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)

id:9777 order:275

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)

id:9778 order:276

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)

id:9779 order:278

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.