Wanguṉu putungka kantuṟa tiliṟa uṉinypa kaṉiṟa rungkaṟa nyuma palyalpai.
One pounds the wooly butt grass on hard ground with one’s feet (to release the seed), sets fire to the grass (to get rid of it leaving just the seed), winnows the seed, grinds it and makes a seed cake.
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.
