tjuḻpu maṉngutjara tjuṯa
birds with nests
black-faced woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
id:9827 order:343
Tjalpu-tjalpu tjuṯa uṯuḻu kutju parparkaṟa inkapai tjungu alatjiṯu.
The black faced wood swallows fly around playing together in formation.
magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
id:9828 order:344
Tiil-tiilpa tjuṯa ngurangka ila nyinapai kukaku maiku ngatji.
Magpie-larks live close by (humans) seeking meat and bread.
grey-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)
id:9829 order:346
Tjuuny-tjuunypa tjuṯa tjungu nyinara alpiri kinkinmankupai tjiṉṯukutu.
Grey-crowned babblers sit around together babbling in the trees at sunrise.
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
id:9830 order:347
Watingku nyii-nyii tjuṯa nyakula kulilpai, “Kapingka-mantiya nyinakatinyi.”
When a man sees zebra finches he thinks, “There must be water lying over there.”
crow (Corvus bennetti)
id:9817 order:332
Kaaṉka ngku raputji tjuṯa maḻantaṟa ngalkulpai.
Crows eat all the scraps left lying around.
crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
id:9818 order:333
Araḻapaḻpaḻ tu nyaḻpi katuringkula wangkatjingalpai.
The crested pigeon makes a sound when it lifts (flaps) its wings.
