tjukutjuku tjuṯa

minibeasts

pinta-pinta
butterfly, moth

id:9869 order:398

Pinta-pinta tjuṯa para-para-ngaṟapai inuntji puḻkangka kutju.
Butterflies only fly around a lot when there are lots of flowers out.
waṉka
spider

id:9870 order:399

Waṉka tjuṯa panya waḻingka, puṉungka, tjaṉpingka, piṯingka kuḻu nyinapai.
Spiders live in houses, trees, grass and holes in the ground as well.
wanatjiṯi
centipede

id:9871 order:400

Wanatjiṯingku aṉangu puḻkaṟa patjalpai rawa kaarngaṟanytjaku.
The centipede bites a person really hard such that it remains sore for a long time.
tjintilyka
grasshopper

id:9872 order:401

Tjintilyka tjuṯangku puṉu nyaḻpi uwankara ngalkula tarkalpai.
Grasshoppers eat all the leaves of a tree totally stripping it.
wipuwatawaṟa
dragonfly

id:9873 order:402

Wipuwatawaṟa manta tulykungka parpakaṟa katu para-ngaṟapai witu mulapa.
A dragonfly flies above muddy ground hovering around quite stiff.
pupuliri
blowfly

id:9874 order:403

Pupuliringku kukangka katilyka tjunkupai ka uṉaringkula katilykaripai.
A blowfly lays maggot (eggs) on meat and it goes rotten becoming maggot ridden.