E. Graham Nakkamarra and J. Nixon Nakkamarra

Kunjarra is a good place for bush tucker. There are kanttaji, manaji, ngajarrma and many other kinds depending on the season. Digging for manaji is hard work, to dig down deep in the ground. The ngajarrma are closer to the top so you don't have to dig as far. The kanttaji we get from the trees, they grow on the branches. Kunjarra is good country for all that tucker. It's important to take the kids out and teach them how to find the bush tucker so they can get it for themselves. The kids need to know what kind of leaves to look for, what the cracks on the ground lead to and how to get all the different kinds of tucker. Sometimes we might see an emu or goanna or bush turkey. We get bush medicine too like yakkula for smoking babies and bush soap for scabies.

Translation of ‘Hunting for Bush Tucker’ by: E. Graham Nakkamarra and J. Nixon Nakkamarra

Kunjara ngini piliyi manu muru warinyi-ki mayi-ki. Arnttinya ngunta kanttaji, manaji kapi julali kunampi. Wantijinjji-ki manaji ngini wilya narra kapi watti kantu narra-ka. Kala ngajarrma ngini karra karra jana, warra watti wantijinjji-ki. Kanttaji ankkul paranjan yuwala kana, yuwala-jja partan. Kunjara ngini piliyi manu muru warinyi-ki mayi-ki. Ama piliyi apparra ajjul pikka pikka jukkunta pinangkarl munjjuku muru warinyi-ki mayi parinjiki ajjul. Pikka pikka ajjul kayirr murru nyayi marla kapi nyayi parnttarr narrangka ngunta wanja kana pina. Kilyirr jarttu ngini ajjul nyangkkun karnanganja kan, warlkan kapi kurtinja. Ankkul paranjan muru warinyi medicine, yakkula winyal munjju-ku purlungu-ku, kapi muru warinyi soap puurru-ku.