mai palyaṟa ngalkuntja

non-meat food preparation and eating

rungkaṉi
kneed

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Munu paluṟu rawangku rungkaṉi nyuma wiṟu palyantjikitjangku.
And she kneeds the (mixture) for quite a while in order to make a good damper.
pata-pataṉi
dust off

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Munu waṟungka tangkaringkunyangka mantjiṟa parkangka pata-pataṉi.
And after it has cooked on the fire she takes it off and is dusting off (the ashes) with some leaves.
tangka
uṉmi
cooked

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Palulanguṟu mai tangka mantjiṟa kaṯantananyi tjitji tjuṯa ungkunytjikitjangku.
Then, having picked up the cooked damper, she breaks it up to give to the children.
ngalkuṉi
eat

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Ka palulanguṟu tjitji panya kutjarangku mai wiṟulta pukuḻṯu ngalkuṉi.
And so the two children are happily eating the lovely damper.
kantuṟa patapataṉi
husk seeds with feet

id:9987 order:557

Minymangku mai wanguṉu kantuṟa patapataṉi maḻa aṟarapungkunytjikitjangku.
The woman is stamping on the woollybutt seed (to husk it) so that afterwards she can winnow it.
aṟarapunganyi
winnow seeds

id:9988 order:558

Minymangku mai wanguṉu aṟarapunganyi unytjunytju waḻpangku katinytjaku.
The woman is winnowing woollybutt seed allowing the wind to take away (the husks).