mai

vegetable food

uṉṯurngu

utiṟalya

bush banana (Marsdenia australis)

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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)

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Puya panya mai waṟatjara puṉu waṯangka karpi-karpiṟa ngaṟapai.

The bush bean which has long fruit winds itself around tree trunks.

kumpulpa

iṯunypa

tjantu

bush tomato, western nightshade (Solanum coactiliferum)

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Iṯunypa aṉangu miri tjuṯaku mai, mai wiṟunya.

The western nightshade was the food of people who’ve passed away, really good food.

wakati ungka

taproot of inland pigweed

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Iritiya wakati ungka tjawaṟa pauṟa ngalkupai mai wiṟu mayu potato puṟunypa.

Long ago they would dig up the taproots of inland pigweed, and cook it (before) eating it – it was good food tasting like a potato.

awalyuru

bush currant, broad-leafed native currant (Canthium attenuatum)

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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)

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Waṉakaṯakaṯa nyanganpa kaḻayaku aṉangu tjuṯaku mai.

These bush currants are food for emus and for people.