The late educator Alison Nangala Ross wrote 109 plant and animal definitions in Kaytetye with English translations
in
1997. She used Gaven Breen’s plant and animal list, working
with her
grandmother, Blanche Ross.
Myfany and Alison proofed and edited the definitions and translations together over the course of the next year.
Shirleen McLaughlin typed them up and entered them into the Kaytetye dictionary database. In the presentation
below, we
have updated the original spelling from the ‘old’ Kaytetye spelling, before ‘i’ was introduced in 2001. What was
originally written ‘ey’ (before a consonant) is now written ‘i’(before a consonant).
Artnangke
Nyartepe weye ahene aynewethe. Nyartepe kayte
aynewenhe,
alhwengele anteyane kape akwerrkepe arrtyenke aherrele-apenye. Artnangkepe atnilenke, elpatinenke. Kape
pwenke
kwere aherre-apenye akantyakake. Rapertapenye kwere rntwenkepe, ake tangkwele kweretheye tyarrpinenke
kwere
kwenelatheke.
Bilby
The bilby is good meat to eat. It eats grubs, lives in a hole and
has and
carries its baby like the kangaroo. It is gutted, prepared and cooked like the kangaroo but with its
tail left
on. The way it's cut up is different from the roo, it's cut up like a rabbit, the head gets cut up first
then
after this it's cut straight down the middle leaving it in two halves.
Arinenge
Nyartepe weye ane aherre-apenye. Atherrke aynewenhe kape
arntwe
kwathewenhe. Arinenge nyartepe akarntenge aherre-ketyepe kape arntengarre errwele anteyane. Pwenke,
atnilenke,
elpatinenke, rntwenke kape aynenke kwere aherre-apenye.
Euro
The euro or hill kangaroo
is meat
and good to eat like the plains kangaroo. It eats grass and drinks water. Unlike the plains kangaroo,
the euro
has more fur, is shorter and lives only up on the hills. The euro is gutted, prepared, cooked, cut and
eaten in
the same way as the plains kangaroo.
Atyerte
Nyartepe weye aynewethe. Atyerte nyartepe pakwerre-apenye
intetyenge intetye, artntenge anteyane, aynenke tyerrempe kape wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye
artnte-arenye.
Western quoll
The native cat is good meat to eat. It lives on the hill.
The
native cat eats grubs and other little insects and grubs that live on the hill.
Aylperre
Nyartepe ane aynewethe. Aylperre nyartepe arntwe-arenye,
repe
aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye arntwe-arenye. Atnilengele kwere pwenkepe arlpenge kape anterele
nhartepe
kwere rntwenke etaketakele ngkwernepe eletnhenke aynewethe athethe.
Fish
Fish is good
to eat.
It lives in the water and eats little mites and things that lives in the water. Before it can be cooked
in the
hot ashes or fried. When ready to eat it you have to be very careful with the bones.
Ikarle
Nyartepe ane aynewethe. Ikarle nyartepe anteyane alhwengele
elpayele
arntwe arrkerarre. Apmerrkele kwere pwenke, eke elenhenke rnterkepe nhartepe anterepe
kwathenke.
Crab
The crab is good to eat. It lives in a hole in the creek along the
water. It is
cooked in the hot ashes, when it's cooked the shell is thrown away and the insides/flesh is drunk or
sucked.
Ilerakwe
Nyartepe weye ane aynwethe. Ilerakwe nyartepe aherre
akelye-apenye. Alhwengepe kwerenge mpwarenke kwene athwarle. Ilerakwe nyartepe atherrke aynewenhe kape
arntwe
kwathewen-aherrele-apenye. Nyartepe kwere atnilenke, elpatinenke, pwenke kwere angketye-akake kape
akantye-akake
arlwetnpe.
Rat kangaroo, spectacled hare wallaby
The rat kangaroo is good meat to eat.
It looks
like a small kangaroo and lives in a hole which is under the grass. The rat kangaroo eats grass and
drinks water
like the plains kangaroo. It is gutted, prepared and cooked like the kangaroo but with it's feet and
tail still
on or attached to it.
Elyeme
Nyartepe ilkwennge akelye, atnakakerrepe atanthe aynenye
kwere
weye.
Type of mouse
This type of mouse was once eaten as meat in the olden days, but
not
anymore.
Enewaylenge
Nyartepe weye amamperle aynewethe. Enewaylenge repe
anteyane etnteyele kape arlitarrele aherrele, aynenkepe nyartele tyewalhe kape enterrke.
Pwewethe-athathe weye
nyarte, warele kwere elpatinenke, errkenke kwere elepe arrilpele, atnilenke twerarte kweretheyepe
errkele kwere
arrenke nhartepe arlpengelke etnpenke mentye ampewethe. Nyartepe ilpilenke kwere rntwenke kwere arnalke
tangkwerle, lhenpelke, ileperelke kweretheyepe kartetyelke angkarralye
rengilenke.
Echidna
The
porcupine or echidna is meat food and good to eat. It lives in caves or special burrows which it digs in
the
ground, it eats ants and dry termites. To cook this meat, it has to be thrown onto the flames as this
helps to
loosen the spikes which are taken out using a very sharp axe or knife, after this it is put in the hole
where
it's covered in hot ashes. The first part to be cut is the chest, then the arms, legs and then the spine
is
broken apart, and ribs.
Ilkwennge
Nyartepe alhwengele anteyane, repe aynenke
wantakerrtetye
rlwene akelye-akelye. Ilkwennge nyartepe errpatye apmwe akarrinewenhe apmerele. Ilkwenngele akwerrkepe
makwerle
arrenke alhwengwarle kwene.
Mouse
The mouse lives in a hole and eats all sorts of food
and
scraps that it can find. It is also bad to have these around the house because they attract lots of
snakes, they
also have lots of babies which are in a special place in ground.
Eyepeyepe
Nyartepe rlwampe-arenge weye, repe aynenke atherrke,
arwele
wetyene, athimpe arlperre kape arntwe kwathewenhe.
Sheep
The sheep belongs to
non-Aboriginal
people, but it eats grass, leaves of some tree like the emu bush and ironwood tree it also drinks water.
Kwelharre
Nyartepe weye ane aynewethe, repe aherre apenye kape
arinenge
apenye artntenge anteyane atherrke aynengele kape arntwe kwathengele. Kwelharre nyartepe pwenke aherre
apenye
angketye arlewetnpe.
Rock wallaby
The rock wallaby is meat food and good to eat. It
looks in
between a kangaroo and a euro. It eats grass and drinks water. The rock wallaby is prepared and cooked
in the
same way as the kangaroo but with its feet and tail.
Kwetange
Nyartepe weye amamperle aynewethe. Repe ilkwennge apenye
alkenhe,
alhwengele anteyane, aynenke payemalane kape arntwe kwathenke. Angketyepe ampelanenke ilkwennge
apenye.
Mouse kangaroo, plague rat
The mouse kangaroo is good to eat. It looks like a
very big
mouse, lives in a hole, eats paddy-melons and drinks water. The footprints are same as those of a mouse
only
bigger.
Mangwe
Nyartepe weye atnakakerrepe ayneyayne. Mangwelepe aynenke
thangkerne,
ilkwennge kape wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye. Mangwe nyartepe artntenge kape walele
anteyane.
Cat
The cat was once known to be eaten as meat food in the olden days. It
eats birds,
mouse and other little things that it can find. It lives up in the tree or hill.
Mpelawerre
Aynanthe etnewenke aherre angwerretye erlkwe alkenhe.
Weye
mpelawarnepe arlkepe elperterre aynewethepe.
Old male kangaroo
This is a name we used
for a
big,old, male kangaroo who's flesh is very hard to eat/chew.
Nanikwerte
Nyartepe weye rlwampe arenge, atherreke aynewenhe
arntwe
kwathewenhe kape arwele athimpe, arlperne, artetye, arnewetye, atnyere
aynewenhe.
Goat
The goat
is meat and belongs to non-Aboriginal people. It eats grass and leaves of ironwood, whitewood, mulga,
conkerberry, supplejack and drinks water.
Nantewe
Nyartepe weye rlwampe arenge, arrkante kwere warle
atntheyayteyayne, pweleke kwere akakele alweyayane.
Horse
The horse belongs to
non-Aboriginal
people. They use it to round up cattle or riding just for fun.
Ntyipere
Nyartepe errpatye aynenge anenye. Nyartepe anteyane
ilperrele
kape etnteyele repe atnkwarenge apewenhe. Ntyiperelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye
atnkwarengele
aperrane.
Bat
The bat is not good to eat. It lives in tree hollows or caves and only
comes our
at night. It eats insects and little animals that come out at night.
Pakwerre
Nyartepe weye ane aynewethe. Pakwerre nyartepe anteyane
ilperrele
kape athenge antyankwele. Pakwerre nyartepe artnangke apenye weye. Pakwerrele aynenke wantakerrtetye
akelye-akelye.
Bandicoot
The bandicoot is good meat to eat. It lives in tree hollows or
special
nests in the grass. It eats little insects and animals. The meat tastes like the rabbit-eared bandicoot.
Pweleke
Nyartepe weye rlwampe arenge, atherrke payamelane aynewenhe
kape
arntwe kwathewenhe. Pweleke nyartepe twerarte aynenke ake, atne, angketye, aleme kape tyelke
arlke.
Cattle
Cow/cattle belong to non-Aboriginal people.It eats grass, leaves, paddy
melons
and drinks water. Every part of the cow is eaten.
Pwele-pwele
Nyartepe errpwerle akelye arntwe arenye alyelke.
Pwele-pwele nyartepe thangkerne arntwe arenye arenge weye. Pwele-pwele nyartepe kalyampe-arrewethe
athathelke.
Tadpole
The tadpole is black, slimey and little which swims or lives in the
water.
It is known as food for the water birds. Later the tadpole will turn into a frog.
Raperte
Nyartepe weye ane, rlwampele atnakakerre aperinenke apmere
kngwere
theye. Raperte nyartepe anteyane alhwenge atherrke kape ilawe anewenhe. Pwewethe athathe weye nyarte,
atnilenke
kape ilpatinenke. Kweretheye ilpilenke nhartepe alperre-arle arrenke rntwewethelke ilpilenke kwere ake
angkwerre
nyartepe kwere tyarrpinenke kwenelatheke.
Rabbit
The rabbits is good to eat which
belongs to
non-Aboriginals, who brought it here long time ago. It lives in burrows, eats grass and other green
plants. To
cook this meat, you first gut it then throw it onto the flames to get rid of the fur and then put it
into a hole
and cover it with hot ashes. After it's cooked it's taken out and put on a bed of leaves ready to be
cut. The
head is cut first then it's cut straight down the middle leaving it in two halves.
Wampere
Nyartepe weye malangke. Wamperelepe aynenke atwakeye kape
arntwe
kwathenke. Wampere nyartepe artnangke apenye akarntenge kape pwenke kwere aherre
apenye.
Possum
The possum is very nice meat. It eats wild or bush orange like that of a
rabbit-eared bandicoot only shorter. It's prepared, cooked and cut like the kangaroo.
Akamperrnge
Nyartepe atnhelwengke arenge kape iterrtye arenge
ake
etnewenke.
Top of emu or person’s head
This is what we call the top part of the head of
emu's
and people.
Akerrke
Nyartepe thangkerne engkerte wantakerrtetye arle twerarte
tyepetye
ilerrantye ahentye kweringe arle arrewethe, arreyewe-theye aperte arrelarrele arrenkepe
antywarlkwe-warle athake
kwene. Akerrke nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle repe aynenke perrkaltye kape wantakerrtetye
akelye-akelye.
Bowerbird
That naughty bird takes everything such as leftovers to his
home and
puts them there. He starts to decorate around the entrance to his nest and work his way down to the main
part of
the nest. The bowerbird is black and he eats grasshoppers and other little insects.
Akngkwene
Nyartepe thangkerne weye ane aynewethe.
Akngkwernelepe
aynenke nterrenge arwele arenye kape athe arenye. Thangkerne nyartepe arltere paympelhe errwelenge,
kwenengepe
rntererntere. Thangkerne nyartepe arlpankele anteyane kwarte akake kape akwerrke akakepe anenke arwele
ilperele.
Major Mitchell cockatoo
The Major Mitchell cockatoo is good to eat. It eats
seeds
from trees, plants and grass. It has white feathers and wings over the top, but red or dark pink down
the
bottom. This bird lives in the plains and only uses the tree hollow when it has eggs or babies.
Akwert-akwerte
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle kape arne
apenye
intetyenge-intetye. Thangkerne nyartepe arlpankele arwelele anteyane kape athenge tyampe. Thangkerne
nyartelepe
aynenke perrkaltye, ayepayte kape nterrenge.
Spotted nightjar
The night jar is a black
bird
with brown spots. This bird lives on the plains or under trees and grass. It eats grasshoppers,
caterpillars and
seeds.
Alekapere
Nyartepe thangkerne alkenhe awateye kerrkerlantye
apenye.
Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke weye, ngimarre, kaperle kape perrkaltye. Thangkerne nyartepe anteyane
arlpankele
arwelele, antyarlkwelepe anenke kwarte kape akwerrke akake paperte.
Australian
hobby
The hawk
is a medium size bird. It is a meat eater and eats things like the zebrafinch, lizard and grasshopper.
This bird
is usually found up in the tree tops and only uses the nest when it has eggs or chicks.
Anganke
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwele. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke
weye,
rlwene kape wantakerrtetye kwetyengele. Anganke nyartepe anteyane errwele antywarlke
kwereyengeke.
Little crow
The crow is a black bird which eats just about every food
scrap and
little things it can find. This bird lives in a nest which is made from twigs, sticks and leaves.
Aletwerrpetwerrpe
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye, repe kwake
akelye
arne arle mpwarenke antywalke arwelele etnterte-warle repe anteyane. Thangkerne nyartepe entetyenge
entetye
akepe kape paynpele therre, arnalkepe marlalperre, kape rnterenterre Nyarte thangkernelepe aynenke
wantakerretetye akelye-akelye.
Rufous whistler
This is a small bird with small eggs, he
makes
his nest in the tree. He has spots on in feathers and head. His breast is yellow and red. This bird ears
little
insects
Angimarre
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye arlkenye kape entetyenge
entetye.
Thangkerne nyartetepe ane anyewethe. Angimarrelepe aynenke nterrange kape arntwe kwathenke. Ahepertewepe
angimarrepe arenke makwerle arntwe-warle akarrarrenke ngewarle/ngarle angentye arle. Thangkerne nyartepe
antywarlkele anteyane, arwelele errwe.
Zebra finch
The zebra finch is a little bird
which has
spots and stripes. This bird is good to eat. It eats seeds and drinks water. In the summer months you
can see
the zebra finch in flocks of hundreds gathering to one waterhole. This bird lives in a nest high in
trees that
it makes out of grass.
Ankerankere
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle arntwe arenge.
Thangkerne
nyartepe errpatye aynewethepe. Ankerankerelepe aynenke pwelepwele kape wantakerrtetye akely-akelye
arntwe
arenge.
Black cormorant
The black conmorant is a black bird which spends most of its
time in
the water. This bird is not good to eat. It eats tadpoles and other little things thar live in the
water.
Arlpantywerle
Nyartepe thangkerne weye ahene aynewethe.
Thangkerne
nyartepe artetyele (arre) anteyane repe aynenke nterrenge kape ngkwerrme(akentheye) kape
aytankerne.
Woodswallow
This bird is good to eat. It lives and can be found in the
mulga
country. It eats seeds and misletoes and berry that grow on mulga trees.
Arlpatye
Nyartepe thangkerne weye ane aynewethe. Thangkerne weye
ane
aynewethe. Thangkerne nyartepe atherrke-atherrke iterrtyepe akepe errpwerle rtame. Thangkerne nyartelepe
aynenke
nterrenge athe kape arwele-arenye.
Port Lincoln parrot
The port lincoln parrot is good
to eat
as meat food. This bird has a green body and a black head. It eats seeds from grass, plants and trees.
Arntepe
Nyartepe thangkerne weye ane. Arntepe nyartepe apelkere
apenye
alkenhe, ware elpalhe apenye lterre rntere-rntere. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe
arenye.
Bronze wing pigeon
The bronze wing pigeon is good to eat. It looks like the
normal
pigeon only a bit bigger, it is grey and has red legs. This bird eats seeds from grass.
Arrpwere
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle kape arltere. Thangkerne
nyartelepe
aynenke perrkaltye, ayepaytekape wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye. Arrpwere nyartepe anteyane antywarlkele
errwele.
Butcher bird
The butcher bird is a black and white bird which eats
grasshoppers,
caterpillars and other little insects. This bird lives in a nest in a tree.
Arrkalpe
Nyartepe aynanthe etnewenke paympelhe, Thankernelarlenge
errwelenge akenge atnterapane. Karnawerkere kape apelkere thangkerne arrkalpe
akake-therre.
Crest
This we call the feathers or crest that stand up on a bird's head
only. The
cockatiel and the pigeon have this.
Arrkarre
Nyartepe thangkerne pwelerrnge apenge. Thangkerne
nyartepe
anteyane arwele ilperrele. Arrkarrelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye-akelye atnkwarengele
aperrane.
Barn owl
The barn owl looks like the normal owl. It lives or nests in tree
hollows.
This eats animals and insects that come out at night this includes mice, grasshoppers and other small
insects.
Artarre
Nyartepe paympelhe etnkwelth-etnkwelthe atnhelwengkwe
arenge.
Artarre nyartepe atanthe mpwareyayne atnakakerrepe lhthartewe.
Men’s ceremonial
headdress
This
is made from the long feathers of an emu and it was made and used in the olden days by men only for
ceremonies
and corroborrees.
Apelkere
Nyartepe thangkerne ahene aynewethe. Thangkerne
nyartelepe
aynenke nterrnge athe arenye kape arwele arenye. Apelkere nyartepe ware elpalhe apenye, lterre rlterre
rnterentere kape arrkalylpe akake. akengarlenge.
Crested pigeon
The pigeon is good to
eat. It
is a grey bird with red legs and a crest on it's head. This bird eats seeds from grass and plants.
Arwengerrpe
Nyartepe weye malangke. Arwengerrpelepe aynenke
perrkaltye,
ayepayte arlkerre, arnewetye kape wantakerretetye akelye-akelye. Thangkerne nyartepe ware elpalhe
apenye,
entetyenge entetye arltere kape akepe errpwerele.
Bush turkey
The bush turkey is the
nicest
meat that can be found in the bush. It eats grasshoppers, caterpillars, conkerberries, desert raisins
and other
little insects. The turkey's feathers are grey with white and it has a black head.
Atetherre
Nyartepe thangkerne atherrke atherrke akepe marlalperre
kape
lrerre ware elpalhapeyenye. Thangkerne nyartepe aynenke nterrnge athe kape arwele arenye. Atetherrepe
anteyane
arwele ilperrele, thangkerne nyartepe ahene aynewethe
Budgerigar
The budgerigar is a
green bird
with a yellow head. It eats seed from grass and plants. This bird lives in tree hollows and it is also
good to
eat.
Athernenge
Nyarterpe aynanthe etnewenke kwarte atnhelengkwe
arenge.
Athernenge nyartepe atnhelengkwele arrenke antywarlke-arle. Arrengkwelepe thwepe arrelaytenke Athernenge
nyartepe mentye, arlweyele papertelke akwetyake-ilewethe kape alkenhe aylewethe.
Emu
egg
This
is a special name only for an emu's egg, which is layed on a special grass bed. The egg is layed by the
female/
mother emu and after this it is up to the male/father to look after and take care of it. When the egg
hatches,
the chicks are cared for and raised by the father only.
Aylepelengkwe
Nyartepe etnewenke ilpertenye akwerrke akelye,
etntye
wanenye, kape artnwenge awerre (elkwelhe aylenkepenhe) atnkwarengele, (atnkwetenhe-arle) etnewenkepenhe
kwere.
Baby eagle chick
This we call a baby eagle chick, with still no feathers on.
This name
is also used for a young boy who has just entered the initiation ceremony.
Atnhelengkwe
Nyartepe weye ahene aynewethe. Atnhelengkwe
nyartepe weye
alkenhe rtwerartele-arre aynenke. Atnhelwengkwe nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle alkenhe, repe aynenke
perrkaltye,
ayepayte, arnewetye, hakeye, artne, pwerrke, arlkerre kape alperre arwele ilenyenpe arenye.
Atnhelwengkwe
nyartepe amarlele kape artnwengele arenge anenye atnilenge-arle kape
artnwengele.
Emu
The emu
is a big black bird and it is good to eat, the meat is enough to feed a big group of people. The emu
eats
grasshoppers, caterpillars, conkerberries, bush plums, stone, charcoal, desert raisins and leaves of one
special
plant. Women and children are not allowed to see this bird being gutted, cooked and cut.
Aylwere
Nyartepe etnewenke atnhelengkwe akwerrke. Aylwere nyartepe
errpwele
kape arltere arlkenye arlkenye arwengerrpe apenye. Aylwere nyartepe aynenge anenye
apenake.
Emu
chick
This is the name given for an emu chick, which is black with little white stripes and
which at
this time looks like the bush turkey. This emu chick at this stage can not be eaten.
Aympaympe
Nyartepe thangkerne ahene aynewethe.Thangkerne nyartepe
aynenke
perrkaltye kape wantakerretetye akelye akelye. Thangkerne nyartepe anteyane antywarlkele
errwele.
Bellbird
The bellbird is good to eat. It eats grasshoppers and other little
insects.
This bird lives in a nest which is up in the hanging branches.
Ayntwerrerterte
nyartepe thangkerne artnte arenye.
Thangkerne
nyartepe aherne apenye, antywarlkepe kweringe athe arle mpwarenke arnthe arle errwele. Thangkerne
nyartelepe
aynenke nterrenge athe arenye. Thangkerne nyartepe ahene aynewethe.
Rock pigeon
The
rock pigeon
lives up in the hills. It is a little brown bird which makes it's nest in the grass up in the hill. This
bird
eats seeds. This bird is good to eat.
Enwenengke
nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye kape
rltimpe
apenye. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye, arnanpe kape altyeye. Thangkerne nyartepe atnkwarenge
apewenhe, arrketewepe anwelele errwele anteyane.
Tawny frogmouth
The frogmouth is a
grey bird
which camouflages itself with the bark of the trees it choosed to nest on. This bird eats grasshoppers,
dried
sap from the bloodwood tree and flowers of the bush banana. This birds only goes in search of food at
night (and
it is also good to eat.)
Errwenye
Nyartepe thangkerne arenge. Tyapenyartepe atanthe apwelhe
kape
lthartengareye ilenke, thangkerne akngkwerne ilpertenye kape arwengerrpe arenge.
Soft
feathers,
down
These are special little feathers (down). They use ones like these during initiation
ceremonies
and corroborrees. These feathers come from the major mitchell cockatoo, eagle and the bush turkey.
Ertwere
Nyartepe thangkerne kookaburra apenye. Thangkerne nyartepe
arrenke
kwartepe kweringe alhwenge arle. Ertwerelepe aynenke perrkaltye, ayepayte kape wantakerretetye akelye
akelye.
Thangkerne nyartepe ahene aynewethe.
Red-backed kingfisher
This bird looks like the
kookaburra.
This bird lays it's eggs in a special hole. It eats grasshoppers, caterpillars and other little insects.
This
bird is also good to eat.
Etnkwele
Nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye kape aherne
apenye.
Thankerne nyartepe weye aynewethe, repe aynenke kapele, perrkaltye kape wantakerrtetye akelye
akelye.
Black kite
The hawk is a grey and brown bird. It is a meat eater which eats
lizards,
grasshoppers and other lizards and insects.
ilere
nyartepe thangkerne arwengerrpe apenye. Thangkerne nyartelepe
aynenke
perrkaltye, ayepayte kape wantakeretetye. ilere nyartepe thangkerne errpatye. Thangkerne nyartepe
atnkwarengele
aperrane.
Curlew
The curlew looks a bit like the bush turkey. It eats grasshoppers and
other
insects. This bird brings bad luck. This bird goes around at night.
ilpertenye
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwerle alkenhe entetyenge
entetye
arltere kape arne apenye. Thangkerne nyartepe weye aynewenhe. ilpertenyelepe weye kwereyenge alarrenke
aherre,
arinenge, kapele, arlewatyerre kape
Wedge-tailed eagle
The wedge-tailed eagle is a big
black
bird with little spots of white and brown. The eagle is a meat eater which hunts and kills on it's own.
It eats
kangaroos, euro, lizards, goanna's and other birds.
Karlatwerreye
Nyartepe thangkerne rntererntere akelye,
antywarlkepe
kweryenge mpwarenke athe arle. Thangkerne nyartekepe aynenke wantakerretetye akelye
akelye.
Crimson
chat
This bird is (like a wren) small and red. It makes it's nest in the grass. It eats
little seeds
and insects.
Kalaytengaytenge
thangkerne nyartepe errpwele rlterre
therrepe
rnterntere. Nyartepe thangkerne arntwe arrkerarrele anteyane. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke
wantakerretetye
akelye akelye arntwe arenye.
Black tailed native hen
This wild chook is black with red
legs
(black tailed native hen). It lives in bushes or under trees near waterholes or dams. It eats little
insects
that live in and on the water.
Kamparengkwe
thangkerne nyartepe ware elpalhe apenye rlterre
etnkwelthe, arntwenge kare apperane. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke pwelepwele, aylperne kape
wantakerretetye
akelye akelye arntwe arenye.
Heron
The egret or heron is grey and has long legs and a
sharp
bill. It is seen or found always standing in the water where it feeds on fish, tadpoles and other water
insects.
Kapelekapele
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye aherne apenye, anarlke
errpwele. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye kape wantakerretetye akelye akelye. Thangkerne
nyartepe
atharenye.
This bird is brown and has a black chest. It eats grasshoppers and other
little
insects. This bird lives and spends most it's time in the grass areas.
Karnawerlkere
Nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye,
paymelhe
arltere, ake marlalperre arrkaylpe akeke. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe kape arwele
arenye.
Karnawerlkere nyartepe anteyane arwele ilperele kape repe weye ahene
aynewethe.
Cockatiel
The
cocktiel is a grey bird with white wings and a yellow crested head. This bird eats seeds from grass,
plants and
trees. It nests in tree hollows and it is good to eat.
Kartelkwarre
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye athengarre anteyane.
thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe arenye. Karterlkwarre nyartepe aherne apenye kape
aynterrweterrwete
apenye.
Red-chested button-quail
The quail is a little brown bird who looks like the
rock
pigeon. It lives in the grass where it feeds on seeds.
Karrete
Nyartelepe aynanthe etnewenke atnhelengke arenge
rlterrarenge
ngkwerne. Karrete nyartepe rlwerne kwenamangkerre kape karnaketye kwerele ipeyayne.
Emu leg
bone
This is a special name used for only the emu's leg bone. This leg bone was once used as
a tool
in the olden days to clean out the black sticky seeds of the bush tomato.
Kelelkelelke
Nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye kape
rnterenterre. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe arenye kape arweled arenye. Thangkerne
nyartepe
anteyane arwele ilperele, kape nyartepe weye ahene aynewethe.
Galah
The galah is a grey
and
pink bird. This bird eats seed from grass, plants and trees. It nests in tree hollows and is good to
eat.
Kerrkerlaytye
Nyartepe thangkerne weye aynewene, repe aynenke
kaperle, perrkaltye, ayepayte kape wantakerretetye akelye akelye. Thangkerne nyartepe iterrtye kape ake
errpwerle arnalke arltere.
Brown falcon
This bird is a meat eater, which eats lizards,
grasshoppers, caterpillars and other insects. This bird has a black head and body with a white chest.
Kwarte
Nyartepe rtwerarte thangkerninengele kape kapelinengele
arrenke,
akwerrkeleke kweretheye lwanenke, kngwerinengepe ahene aynewethe kngwerinengepe
errpatye.
Egg
The egg is laid by all birds and lizards some of these eggs are edible
and some
are not. Little chicks and lizards hatch out of the eggs.
Kwayekwaye
Nyartepe thangkerne anganke apenye erlwe therrepe
errpwele.
Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye.
Australian raven
This bird looks very similar
to the
crow but it has black eyes which the crow doesn't have. It eats grasshoppers, caterpillars and other
insects.
Kwelinterrinterre
Nyartepe thangkerne alhwengerarre
anteyane.
Thangkerne nyartepe atherrke atherrke, repe aynenke perrkaltye, ayepayte kape wantakerretetye akelye
akelye.
Rainbow bird
The rainbow bird lives in a hole that it digs like a tunnel. It is
a green
bird and has lots of other colours on it. This bird eats grasshoppers, caterpillars and other insects.
Kwepalepale
Nyartepe thangkerne aherne apenye rlterre
rnterrentere.
Thangkerne nyartepe ahene aynewthe. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye, ayepayte kape
wantakerrtetye
akelye akelye.
Bellbird
The bellbird is a brown bird with a black chest. This bird eats
grasshoppers, caterpillars and other little insects.
Kwerlekweke
Nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye rlterre
rnterrentere. Thangkerne nyatepe ahene aynewethe. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe makwerle
arenye,
thangkerne nyartelepe arntwe warle atheke tywengelenke.
Diamond dove
The diamond dove
is a grey
bird with red legs and iot is good to eat. It eats seeds from all defferent grass and is known to lead
or show
people the way to a nearest waterhole or soakage.
Lyerrelyerre
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye, errpwele, artepe
rnterenterre. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe arenye. Thangkerne nyartepe anteyane
athenge.
Wren
The wren is a little black and red bird. It eats seeds from grass where
it nests
and spends most of it's time.
Paympelhe
Nyartepe thangkerne arenge etntye. Paympelhe
arwengerrpe arenge
weye ahene aynewethe. Nyartelepe thangkerninenge errarle alkerewarle apinenke.
Wing,
feathers
The wing and the feather belongs to the birds it's the part that helps them to fly
in the
sky. The wings of a bush turkey are good to eat.
Pelyakwe
Nyartepe thangkerne errpwele ware elpalhe apenye kapa
arne-apenye. Pelyakwe nyartepe thangkerne arntwe arenye. Thangkerne nyartepe aynenke wantakerrtetye
arntwe
arenye.
Duck
The duck can be black, grey or brown in colour. It can be found or always
seen
near a dam or waterhole where it feeds on tadpoles, worms and other water insects.
Perretene
Nyartepe thangkerne arntwe arenye, pelyakwe apenye
akelye-rtame. Thangkerne nyartepe peyakweketyepe atnywerrayterrane intemarte enke kngwere angkwerre
rlwemanenke.
Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye akelye arntwe arenye.
Diving
bird
The
diving bird is like a duck only smaller. This bird can dive into the water for a longer period of time
then the
duck and can travel faster under the water The diving bird eats little water insects.
Pwelerrnge
Nyartepe thangkerne ware elpalhe apenye, rlwe
therrepe
alkenhe. Thangkerne nyartepe atnkwarengele aperrane. Pwelerrngelepe aynenke elkwennge, kape
wantakekrrtetye
akelye akelye atnkwarennge, apperrane.
Southern boobook
The owl is a grey bird with big
eyes,
and it hunts for food at night. This bird eats mice and other little animals and insects that come out
at night.
Rteyerteye
Thangkerne nyartepe errpwele kape arltere. Thangkerne
nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye, ayepayte kape wantakerrtetye akelye akelye, antywepe kwereyenge mpwarenke
aherne
rtwetheye, kwarle kwarle dam, apenye.
Mudlark
The mudlark is a black and white bird.
This bird
eats grasshoppers, caterpillars and other little insects. The mudlark makes it's nest out of mud, the
nest is
round like a dam.
Terekerre
Thangkerne nyartepe akngkwerne apenye arltere arrkaylpe
marlalperre akake. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke nterrnge athe arenye kape arwele arenye. Thangkerne
nyartepe
ane aynewethe, repe arwele ilperele anteyane.
Little corella
This cockatoo looks like
the Major
Mitchell cockatoo but has yellow crest on it's head. It eats seeds from grass, plants, and trees. This
bird
nests in tree hollows and it is good to eat.
Therretherre
Nyartepe thangkerne akelye errpwele kwenenge
arnarlke
angkwerrepe arltere. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye akelye. Thangkerne nyartepe
antewalkwele anteyane.
Willy wagtail
The willy wagtail is a little black bird with
white under
it's chest. This bird eats grasshoppers and other little insects. It's home is a nest up inb the hanging
branches.
Thwetherraye
Nyartepe thangkerne arne apenye arwele ilpwerele
arle
anteyane. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke perrkaltye ayepayte kape wantakerretetye akelye
akelye.
Owlet-nightjar
This bird is brown in colour and lives in tree hollows. It eats
grasshoppers, caterpillars and other insects.
Tyewaketye
Nyartepe thangkerne artetyarre anteyane. Thangkerne
nyartepe
errpwele kape arltere. Tyewaketyelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye akelye.
Grey-crowned
babbler
This is a black and white bird which lives and can be found in the mulga country.
This bird
eats little insects that lives in mulga area.
Walaymperre
Nyartepe thangkerne alkenhe arntwe arenye, repe
ware
elpalhe apenye kape arltere. Thangkerne nyartelepe aynenke aylperre kape
pwelepwele.
Pelican
The pelican is a big water bird which is grey and white. This bird
eats
fish and tadpoles.
Ahenenye
Nyartepe apmwe ane, weye kwere aynenke. Apmwe nyartepe
ake
marlalperre, iterrtye aherne apenye arlkenye arlkenye. Ahenenyelepe aynenke kapele, alyalkarre kape
wanrakerretetye akelye akelye.
Woma python
This sand python is not poisonous but is
good to
eat. It has a yellow and brown striped body and yellow head. This python eats lizards, skinks and other
insects
such as grasshoppers, moths etc.
Ahilengkilere
Nyarte apmwe akwerrke apenye alyelke. Nyartepe
ahernarre kwene anteyane kape aperrane. Ahilenkilere nyartepe rlwe anenye.
Burrowing
skink
The
earthworm looks like a baby snake. It's slippery, shiney (and has no eyes) It lives and travels under
the
ground.
Antywempe
Nyartepe apmwe arleyarle awelengke alkenhe. Apmwe
nyatepe
artnte arenye, repe aynenke weye wantekerrtetye arinenge kape kwelharre. Anytywempe nyartepe ake
alkenhe, rlwe
ilpwere.
Inland taipan
This type of snake is known to be the biggest, dangerous and
dedliest
known by Aboriginal people. It has a big head and hollow eyes it is rarely seen these days. It eats
mainly meat
such as euro or hill kangaroo and rock wallaby and other animals that live up and around the hill.
Apmwe
Nyartepe etne aynanthe etnewenke apmwinenge rtwerarte
aperte.
Snake
This name we use to talk about all snakes.
Arnewety-arnewetye
Nyartepe apmwe awelengke arwele
arnewetyele
anteyane Arnewety-arnewetye nyartepe iterrtye atherrke atherrke akantye
marlalperre.
Orange-naped
snake
This snake is poisonous and dangerous it lives around the conkerberry tree, that is
where it
got it's name from. It is green and has a light yellow tail.
Arrepwerle
Nyartepe apmwe alkenhe, ake errpwerle eterrtye
nyartepe weye
ane aynewethe repe aynenke arlewatyerre, kapele, thangkerne kape wantakerretetye akelye akelye.
Atnakakerrepe
atanthe ake arrenge atnhengele alarreyayne.
Carpet snake
The carpet snake is the
biggest of the
pythons, it has a black and brown striped body with a black head. This snake is good to eat. It eats
goannas,
lizards of all sorts, little birds and other little animals and insects.
Aylpelaylpele
Nyartepe apmwe awelengke, repe elpaye angkwarre
arle
anteyane arwele aylpelele. Apmwe nyartepe atherrke atherrke pwekernenye apenye. Aylpelaylpelelepe
aynenke
antyetyerre kape wantakerrtetye akelye akelye.
Yellow-faced whip snake
This snake is
poisonous
that lives in the creek around the red river gum trees, and it is green snake which eats tiny frogs and
other
little insects.
Aylpentyaylpentye
Nyartepe apmwe ahene awelengke anenye,
repe
marlalperre, kape errpwele arlkenye arlkenye amampele. Apmwe nyartepe anteyane athenge
kwenenge.
Ringed brown snake
This snake is not poisonous, it is colourful with black
and yellow
stripes. It lives in the grass.
Elperlatyewenhe
Nyartepe apmwe ahene akelye awelengke
anenye. Apmwe
nyartepe anteyane etneyele kape alhwengele. Elpelhetyewenhelepe aynenke wantakerrtetye akelye
akelye.
Children’s python
The children's python is the smallest of the pytons and it is
not
poisonous. It lives in caves and holes. This python eats little insects such as grasshoppers etc.
Alkemale
Nyartepe arwele arlpawele kape twerrpele arre
anteyane.
Desert poplar
This tree/shrub grows in desert and sand dune country.
Alywelpe
Nyartepe arwele artnenge arre anteyane. Arwele
atyelartepe anenke
ngkwarle yerrkeyerre. Ngkwarle yerrkeyerre nyartepe anenke apmere Wilora
angkwarepaperte.
Normanton
box
This tree grows on hilly country. On this tree is found the sweet white lerp. This lerp
is only
found around Wilora.
Apenge
Nyartepe arwele arlpawele kape twerrpele arre anteyane.
Kartewarrele
arwele tyelarte anenke arntwe. Arwele tyelarte anenke rlwene ngkweyange tyampe. Atnakakerrepe atanthe
apengepe
angeyane ntyerrelepe kape ngkweyange eyleyane angayelele nhartepe pwengeleke ayneyane.
Desert
kurrajong
This tree grows in desert and sand dune country. In the root of this tree is water.
This
tree also holds a type of nut/food. In the olden days people dug the roots for water when they were
thirsty and
picked the nuts when they were hungry which was cooked and eaten.
Arewalarre
Nyartepe arwele arlpawele, twerrpele kape artnenge
arre
anteyane.
Waxy wattle
This tree grows in desert, sand dunes and hilly country.
Arlkerre
Nyartepe arwele akelye rlwene akake. Repe arlpawe
angkwarre arre
anteyane. Rlwene arlkerrepe anenke atherrkenyele paperte arntwe alkenhepenhe. Rlwene arlkerre nyartepe
atherrk
atherrke anenke arletyepe, marlarlperre rntengkepe kape aherne apenye aynterrkepe. Rlwene nyartepe kwere
aynenke
rntengke kape aynterrke tyampe. Aynterrkepe kwere arnte arle ngkweltyelenke nhartepe arntwenge
arlengelke
eykelhe mpwarenke. Atnakakerrepe atanthe eykelhe mpwarayne nhartepe kwere anpewe anpewe arreyane
akelyame
akelyelke kwere ayneyane.
Desert raisin
This plant is small which has fruit. It grows
in semi
desert country. The fruit is in season only in the green time which is after the big rains. The fruit is
green
when it is unripe, yellow when it is ripe and brown when it is dry. The fruit is eaten when it is ripe
and dry.
When dry it is crushed and mixed with water and made into a ball. In the olden days they used to make
these
balls to keep/save and put away to be eaten little by little.
Arlperre
Nyartepe arwele alkenhe kape etnkwelthitarre. Arwele
nyartepe
anenke apanpe angkwere. Arwele atyelartepe anenke arlperre ngkwarle sugar apenye
arltere.
Whitewood
This tree is very big and tall. This tree grows almost anywhere. On
this
tree grows some sap which is white and sweet like sugar.
Arrke
Nyartepe arwele alkenhe. Arwele nyartepe anenke apanpe
angkwere. Arwele
atyelartepe anenke arkwelpelpe kape arnanpe tyampe. Arkwelpelpe nyartepe coconut apenye eylke eylke
kwenepe
kwerele anenke katheyepe. Katheyepe nyartepe aynenke kwere. Arnanpe nyartepe rnterre rnterre rltempele
arre
anenke. Arnanpe nyartepe ngkerrkewe eylenke. Arnanpe nyartepe ngkweltyelenke nhartepe ngkerrke arlelke
arrenke
kape kwathenke kwere arntwe arle arrengele antye ngkerrke akakelpe.
Bloodwood
This is a
big
tree. This tree grows almost anywhere. On this tree grows the gall and the sap. The gall is like a
coconut but
spikey/lumpy and inside it is the grub. This grub is edible. The sap is red and is on the bark. The sap
is
collected for sores. It is crushed and put on sores and also can be put into water and drunk with sore
throats.
Arterrke
Nyartepe arwele atyeme apenye. Arwele tyarenyarte
alperrepe
eylengke arntetyewe kape elpalhele inewethe amenthenge therre elperterre engele. Arlperre rntwenke
nhartepe
arrenke arntwe arle nhartepe mentye boil arreye atherrke atherrke arrengele nhartepe arntetyelke kwerele
aytenke. Arlperre nharte eylenke kweretheye arrenke ware arle alhwenge akelye amperrane arle nhartepe
amenthenge
therrelke kwere arle arrenke elpalhe arle.
Umbrella bush
This tree/shrub looks a bit
like the
witchetty bush. The leaves of this tree is collected for the sick and for the smoking of a mother and
it's child
to make them strong. The leaves are collected and then put in water and left to boil until it becomes
green then
it is ready for bathing the sick. The leaves are also collected and put on the fire which is in a little
hole
then the mother and child are put into the smoke.
Artetye
Arwele atyelarte atyenke alperre akelye akelye ware elpalhe
apenye.
Arwele atyelarte anenke rlwerne kape ngkwarle. Rlwerne taltyakwerle nyarte apple apenye akelye, ngkwarle
arlperlampe sugar apenye. Rlwerne taltyarkwerle anenke atherrkenyele arntwepenthele, ngkwarle
arlperlampe anenke
arrewkele arntwe alkenhewe athathe.
Mulga
This tree has very small grey leaves. This
tree has
fruit and edible gum. The fruit is a bit like an apple but smaller and the gum like sugar. The fruit is
picked
in the green time after the rains, the gum is collected before the big rains come. *atyenke likely
meaning
‘etyenke’ ‘hangs’ (vi)
Atharrkarre
Nyartepe arwele twerrpele paperte arre anteyane.
Arwele
atyelarte anenke ngkwarle tharrkarre pertiplewele arre anteyane. Ngkwarle nyartepe honey apenye
amamperle repe.
Atnakakerrepe atanherre rntweyane alkenhe aperte akwerre arle kape arnele tyampe. Nhartepe kwere mentye
atnarreyane ngkwarle re aytewethe nhartepe kwere kwatheyanelke.
Honey grevillea
This
tree grows
only in sand dune country. This tree has nectare which is in the flower. The nectare is like honey and
is very
nice/sweet. In the olden days they used to pick the flowers and put them into a coolaman or carry dish
then left
to stand for some time to let the nectare run/strain through tthen they would drink it.
Athimpe
Nyartepe arwele alkenhe. Athimpe nyartepe arwele
elperterre. Arwele
atyelarte anenke athimpe ngkwarle. Ngkwarle nyartepe anenke kwere. Rltempe kartawarre arenye arwele
tyarenyarte
apmengele eylenke ngkerrke akake aytneweth kwerele. Nhartepe arntwe arle arrenke mentye boil arrewethe
rnterre
rnterre arrengele. Kweretheye ngkerrkelke aytenke kwerele.
Ironwood
This is a big tree.
The
ironwood tree is very strong. This tree also has a gum on it. This gum is edible. The bark of the roots
of this
tree is dug up to use for washing sores. The bark is put into water and left to boil until it becomes
red. Then
it is used to wash the sore.