wakati
maṟu-maṟu
inland pigweed, munyeroo, purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
id:9926 order:476
Wakaṯi uṉinypa maṟu kuḻunypa mulapa, kaya rungkaṟa nyuma wiṟu palyalpai.
The seeds of inland pigweed are really small and dark, and (women) grind them and make really nice seed cakes.
wakalpuka
kuṟara
dead finish (Acacia tetragonophylla)
id:9927 order:478
Puṉu kuṟara maitjara palu tjuṯinypa kuḻu palyalpai puṉu palulanguṟu.
The dead finish bush produces food but (one) also makes hitting sticks from the same bush.
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.
