kuka tjuṯa

animals

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)

id:9784 order:284

Kuka nyuḻu iriti kunyu ngaṟangi kuwari wiya.

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

karpitji

brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

id:9785 order:286

Ka palu puṟunypa kuka karpitji kuḻu kuwari ngaṟanytja wiya.

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

waṯu

hairy-nosed wombat

id:9786 order:287

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)

id:9787 order:288

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)

id:9772 order:266

Kapingka maḻangka tjiṟilyangku minga tjuṯa para-nguriṟa nyakula ngalkupai.

After rain echidnas search around for ants and eat them.