Antjatjinya (Camel) ‘Antja’ means ‘throat’ and ‘tjinya’ means ‘long’, so a camel is referred to as a ‘longthroat’, or a ‘humpa’. good meat good medicine for the body, makes you healthy and blood pressure for lowering blood pressure
Elintja (galah) I like those Elintja, I sit down in my backyard and see them every day, my home in Ntari. I watch Elintja sitting on the fence, making a noise. They talk a lot!
Urlpaatja (Port Lincoln parrot) Urlpaatjala rraatninga anga ilkuma. Port Lincoln parrots eat wild passionflower seeds.
Outstation (Stephanie Ratara) My Family outstation. All the families would stay there. The men would go out with Nanda Mapa (horses) and muste the cattle and camels. The kijtia and Arkutja Mapa (kids and women) they would stay at the outstation making food, playing games and growing garden. You can Read more…
Outstation (Stephanie Ratara) My Family outstation. All the families would stay there. The men would go out with Nanda Mapa (horses) and muste the cattle and camels. The kijtia and Arkutja Mapa (kids and women) they would stay at the outstation making food, playing games and growing garden. You can Read more…
Antjatjinya (Camel) ‘Antja’ means ‘throat’ and ‘tjinya’ means ‘long’, so a camel is referred to as a ‘longthroat’, or a ‘humpa’. good meat good medicine for the body, makes you healthy and blood pressure for lowering blood pressure
Langkwa (Bush Banana) Langkwa (bush bananas) are a popular bush tucker in Central Australia. The banana vine grows by winding up other trees or along the ground. The leaves and flowers are edible and the white fibre of the fruit has a mild flavour, described by some as tasting like a snowpea.
Lyarra-lyarra (wren) Lyarra-lyarra (blue bird) Lyarra-lyarra always comes to my house and they come and look for water. They always comes to my fence and they look for water, they make me happy when I see the birds.
Tjaapa (Witchetty Grub) Witchery grub (Tjaapa) All the family’s went to bush somewhere near ntaria, we went hunting for Tjaapa tnyamaatja means whitchery grub. We sit by the trees to dig for whitchery grubs.
Lyerrtjina (budgerigar) Just driving past I saw birds. You know when you drive past and you can see all the birds.