a. Nguja parti-lamu para, nguja, yapanpa. b. Yapanpa nguja-ngka wanyja-lku para yapanpa, nguja-ngka. c. That parta kunyingka-punyjarri, that nother one, that. d. Wanyji-lku martu, martu wanyji-lku, wanyji-lku martu, e. that one much long, makanu martu. You put'em marnta now, pala-ngka. f. Wanyja-lkura martu-ngka, marnta. Marnta you put'em finish'im. g. Nguja pulara you put'em kankarni. Parti-la nguja-ngka. h. You put him nguja-ngka now. When he yinngarra-ngarri-nyjanu-la, i. wanyja-lkura pala-ngka martu-ngka. j. You cover 'im up yayin-karta-lu now. Yayin put'em kankarni. k. And he jarta-lkura kanyji-kujalpa nganyja-ku, jarta-lkura. l. Parti-la thru-n-thru now. Wanpari parti-la.
fire light-USIT 3sgDAT fire hot.stone Hot.stone fire-LOC put-PROSP 3sgDAT hot.stone fire-LOC other ashes-INSTNOM dig-PROSP hole hole dig-PROSP dig-PROSP hole long hole rock that-LOC put-PROSP hole-LOC rock rock fire 3sgLOC on.top cook-PRES fire-LOC fire-LOC coals-INCH-REL-LOC put-PROSP that-LOC hole-LOC iron-PROP-ERG iron on.top cover-PROSP end-DUAL sand-ERG cover-PROSP cook-PRES good cook-PRES
You would light a fire for [the emu], fire and hot stones. b. Then put the stones in the fire for it, hot stones in the fire. c. That other (fire) is for the ashes, the other one. d. Then dig a hole, dig a hole, dig a hole, e. that long, a long hole. Then put the rocks in it. f. Put the rocks there in the hole. Put the rocks there and finish it off. g. You put the fire on top. It cooks in the fire. h. You put it in the fire now. When it's burned down to coals, i. then you put [the emu] there in the fire. j. You cover it over with iron now. Put the iron on top. k. And next you cover the two ends with sand, to cover it over. l. It cooks through and through now. Cooks well.