kuka tjuṯa

animals
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.
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.