wampaṯaku ananyi

going hunting

wana
digging stick

id:9971 order:541

Iritiya minymangku wana kaṯalpai tjaḻaku, rapitaku, makuku.
Long ago women would cut a digging stick to (dig for) honey ants, rabbits and witchetty grubs.
tjawaṉi
dig

id:9972 order:542

Minyma nyanga kutjarangku maku ilykuwara iwiringka ngarinyangka tjawaṉi.
These two women are digging for grubs that live in the witchetty bush roots.
atuṉi
chop

id:9973 order:543

Minyma nyangangku alkaṟangka puṉu atuṉi wira palyantjikitjangku.
This woman is chopping a tree with an axe in order to make a coolamon.
uraṉi
pick, gather

id:9974 order:544

Minymangku kampuṟarpa para-uraṉi ngurakutu katinytjikitjangku.
The woman is gathering bush tomatoes to take home (for her family).
pauṉi
kuntini
wakaṉi
shoot

id:9959 order:522

Watingku kuka maḻu raipulangka pauṉi.
The man is shooting a kangaroo with a rifle.
maḻu
kangaroo

id:9960 order:525

Maḻungku ngalya-nyanganyi, kaṉa uri wiya ngaṟanyi wirtjapakantjaku-tawara.
The kangaroo is looking this way, so I am not moving lest it run away.