Iritiya ngarkalya uṉinypa rungkaṟa runyuṟa tjitji ungkupai anytjuntjaku.
Long ago they would grind sandhill wattle seed mashing it (into a pulp) and giving it to the children to lick.
Minymangku mai kunakaṉṯi paṉangka punkannyangka uraṟa wirangka kaṉilpai.
A woman collects the kunakanti seeds when they’ve fallen onto the ground and yandies them in a coolamon.
Minymangku mai kaḻṯu-kaḻṯunguṟu nyuma wiṟu palyalpai winkingku ngalkuntjaku.
Women make lovely seed cakes from the native millet seed for everyone to eat.
Wintalykaya kulkungka pauṟa uṉinypa tangkaringkunyangka mantjiṟa ngalkupai.
They bake mulga seeds on the coals and when the seeds are cooked they take them out and eat them.
Maḻukuṟu mai wiya, palu walpaḻa tjuṯa inuntji wiṟu nyakula pukuḻaripai.
Sturt’s desert pea is not a food (source) but when whitefellas see the pretty flower they are delighted.
