Iritiya wakati ungka tjawaṟa pauṟa ngalkupai mai wiṟu mayu potato puṟunypa.
Long ago they would dig up the taproots of inland pigweed, and cook it (before) eating it – it was good food tasting like a potato.
puuṉpa
urpa
pilyaḻi
wituka
tar vine (Boerhavia diffusa)
id:9903 order:439
Tjitji kutju nyinarala puuṉpa ungka tjawaṟa ngalkupai.
When we children are (left) alone we dig up the root of the tar vine and eat it.
Tjanmaṯa kulkungka pauṟa rurupungkula nyiri waṉira unngutja ngalkupai.
Having cooked wild onion in the coals one rubs them (between one’s hands) and, discarding the skin, eats the insides.
Iḻi puḻingka ngaṟapai puṉu puḻkanya, munu kuṟuringkula mai wiṟuringkupai.
The wild fig is a large tree found on hillsides, and when it ripens it becomes nice fruit.
nyiṟunypa
nyinkiṉi
type of mistletoe (Amyema maidenii)
id:9897 order:429
Nyiṟunypa tjuḻpuku mai uṉinypa piṟantjara.
Amyema maidenii is food for birds – it’s a pale coloured seed.
