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).

mituṉi

track something

id:9969 order:539

Minyma nyangangku kuka tinka tjina mituṉi.

This woman is tracking a sand goanna’s footprints.

tinka

sand goanna

id:9970 order:540

Munu mituntjatjanungku tinka panya palunya pungkula wipu witiṟa kanyini.

And after tracking it she killed the sand goanna and is holding it by the tail.