tjuratja, wama

sweet things

pukaṟa

wapuṯi

desert thryptomene (Thryptomene maisonneuvii)

id:9916 order:462

Puṉu wapuṯi alipala wirangka pungkula kapi tjuratja mimpungka tjaṟuwaṉipai.

Early in the morning one would beat the desert thryptomene with a digging scoop causing the sweet dew to fall into a water-carrying bowl.

mintjinyka

ngaṟankuṟa

native fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei)

id:9905 order:444

Mintjinykangka tjuratja ngaṟapai inuntjingka mantjiṟa kuuntjankunytjaku.

There is nector in the native fuchsia flower such that, having picked (the flower), one can suck it out.

utjanypa

tjau

ironwood (Acacia estrophiolata)

id:9906 order:446

Tjitji tjuṯangku puṉu utjanypanguṟu tjau mantjiṟa anytjulpai lali puṟunypa.

Children get gum from the ironwood tree and lick it like a lolly.

itaṟa

apaṟa

piipalya

river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

id:9907 order:448

Apaṟa mipurpatjara tjuṯaya karu winkingka ngaṟapai.

There are lots of river red gums with mistletoe growing in all the creek beds.

ngapaṟi

apaṟuma

lerp scale from river red gum

id:9908 order:451

Tjuratja apaṟuma itaṟa tjuṯangka nyaḻpingka ngaṟapai kapuṯuṟa ngalkuntjaku.

The sweet lerp scale is found on river red gum leaves for collecting and eating.

wanaṟi

kurku

mulga (Acacia aneura)

id:9909 order:453

Watingku miru, kaḻi, tjaṟa kuḻukuḻu wanaṟinguṟu palyalpai.

A man makes his woomera, boomerang and shield from mulga.