kuka tjuṯa

animals

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.

waru

black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis)

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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)

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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.