kuka tjuṯa

animals

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.

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.

murtja

mulgara (Dasycerus cristicauda)

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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.