tjuḻpu maṉngutjara tjuṯa

birds with nests

tjalpu-tjalpu
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.
tiil-tiilpa
tiitii
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.
tjuuny-tjuunypa
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.
nyii-nyii
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.”
kaaṉka
crow (Corvus bennetti)

id:9817 order:332

Kaaṉkangku raputji tjuṯa maḻantaṟa ngalkulpai.
Crows eat all the scraps left lying around.
araḻapaḻpaḻpa
crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

id:9818 order:333

Araḻapaḻpaḻtu nyaḻpi katuringkula wangkatjingalpai.
The crested pigeon makes a sound when it lifts (flaps) its wings.