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vegetable food

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.
ngaṉtja
type of mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi)

id:9898 order:431

Ngaṉtja nyiṟunpa puṟunypa palu mai kala tjuṯatjara tjitjingku ngalkupai.
Lysiana exocarpi is like Amyema maidenii but it has an assortment of coloured fruit that children eat.
uṉṯurngu
utiṟalya
bush banana (Marsdenia australis)

id:9899 order:432

Uṉṯurngu kulkungka paunnyangka kaṯakatipai, kaya unngutjalta ngalkupai.
When the bush banana is cooked in the coals it breaks open so (people) can eat the flesh inside.
puya
bush bean fruit (Rhyncharrhena linearis)

id:9900 order:434

Puya panya mai waṟatjara puṉu waṯangka karpi-karpiṟa ngaṟapai.
The bush bean which has long fruit winds itself around tree trunks.
awalyuru
bush currant, broad-leafed native currant (Canthium attenuatum)

id:9887 order:418

Awalyuru mai maṟu tjuṯatjara puḻingka ngaṟapai.
The bush currant has many dark fruits and grows on hillsides.
parka-parka
waṉakaṯakaṯa
bush currant, narrow-leafed native currant (Canthium lineare)

id:9888 order:419

Waṉakaṯakaṯa nyanganpa kaḻayaku aṉangu tjuṯaku mai.
These bush currants are food for emus and for people.