tjukutjuku tjuṯa
minibeasts
ant lion
id:9876 order:405
Kungka tjuṯangku lukupupu ipingka tjunkupai patjaṟa ipi puḻkantjaku.
Girls used to place ant lions on their nipples so that they would bite them and (thereby) make their breasts grow big.
Minga tjuṯa manta lipiwanu tjiwariwari ngaṟapai wiyaringkunytja wiya.
Ants are everywhere all over the ground never disappearing.
Punpunpa tjuṯangku aṉangu tjuṯangka rawa nyinakatira kuṟu kuḻu patjalpai.
Flies are always settling on people and biting their eyes as well.
scorpion
id:9867 order:395
Aṉangungku pititjaḻiḻi watarkungku kauntunnyangka puḻkaṟa patjalpai.
When a person inadvertently steps on a scorpion it stings them really hard.
Kuḻingka mirin-mirinpa tjuṯa puṉungka nyinara titutjara wangkapai.
In the summertime cicadas sit in the trees and continually make a noise.
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.
