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vegetable food

tarulka
mulga apple

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Tarulka tjuṯa puṉu kurku parkangka nyinapai mai wiṟunya.
The mulga apple is (found) on mulga branches and is good tasting food.
iḻi
wild fig (Ficus platypoda)

id:9896 order:428

Iḻi puḻingka ngaṟapai puṉu puḻkanya, munu kuṟuringkula mai wiṟuringkupai.
The wild fig is a large tree found on hillsides, and when it ripens it becomes nice fruit.
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.
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.