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s build,
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.
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country is green an
eason o
d lush.
are very
f thun
a
de
The d rstorms,
sweet rk purple heavy r
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ow BR
th

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rin
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g G beg dur
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ple wung odin
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RY

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t h u nd

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at B careya

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a ac

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aten e

wa y ou

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(fish), Ngar by G s and .
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m
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f
me a lon ha ata o
kill

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no

cal its. itex Jow

lc

the and b
si (Per

ba ime p
falcata)

an g t s s
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the
w a by b ad and yellow-gr uits are onia

of
m he

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or
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r
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f
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(Fre ls) are
erm

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t
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u w iyn m)

s o ylum eady s
losp

trit relea uid.

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w

colle

talk ropogo ed
we ell e w
ve st

ry th

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to icy liq
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n

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out a

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rt

n
ripe
r c ap
m

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wee
a

waterho ying-u er
ea

Yowo ots) are healthy

of s a

w
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rain clo
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plit Ba

ver ing shelters and coolamo od fo he p

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co
h
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so

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m
t

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o
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around ucks) ga

nt.

ters rec
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are roas s)
abies

lu m
s the season of hot dry weathe

in

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das) sing up the rain. When t

k (Nort
ico
k
t
on ho ed

Lar seful – we use it to wrap ring.

ur

b
w-gre
a
s

ociss o eat.

ali
uk (P

les, m

uds dispers
t
g out of
nd it is time to dig their b

le Ma
off th
coals.

sier t

e
r

fo
n s.

ede and the skies clear. Bamurru (Ma

g-d
d

flow

us sp.

en fruits o

hern Brown
Jirrwiy

t
e th

korlkorl
Whistlin

e ground.
them ea
Turtles) from the dry
n

uca spp.) are

) fruits
i

v
t

k them on hot coals.

dig up Wurruyung
s

e and the last storms of

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r
u

f
b

m
k

i
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p

and Yaw ea tra ng Y d

t
a

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Yam ( the sv

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are see ijmi (G
g

bulb iosco h
k

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(Salmon Catfis i) and Mor artpiy

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s
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tu

ry tasty.

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s

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at (Fic ts
a l

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d as aro the e
(

fin gs of holl
o ow logs. th un ir c
es t g eg nbe are sm
oked out Ou e gr d fi l aw
d. e n Ber Lunga
r c Tow ass res s to
foo e b yi rrk (snakes)
lthy and th carr s of ou ar d an li
h e a o w e k nt ds ries d ca ght f
s are at oll s) ar trun ry the ou n c i res
re f ef
k egg bies) a ppu e ne t
ed end . Gar rry b elsew
a
nt e d. Durr all a Gu r s . W odil the st o r u h
ready to be
h u
akori
k (W
urke
y) ,
we Croc from he f Ba kkay rning ere.
) and N ush T ) flo rig ngk n (B
ST er s
(Kangaroos e n uk ( B icea hwat pee
ls ht arr lack ticks in
u ), B en fire a Kite
Durrk (Em h o r e s rk s W ng fir
GU (Euca
ly p t us p
a
oym th-ea
r r (F
st . B a
u rr es s) hu
k to are lit nt
artpa at G
AU
u stay
orange M t e ll us th th e so hea
Yellow rs from lthy.
Bamjon (Cochlospermum fraseri) flowe
Malap wi ng
ds bl o
parr is th
e cold weather time with dry win
pparr JUN
Mala E
Jawoyn ecological knowledge: Lisa Mumbin (Jawoyn Chairperson), Andre Oenpelli,
Alister Andrews, Betty Berry, Chiyo Andrews, Jocelyn McCartney, Joyce Bulumbara,
Marcus Rogers, Maria Farrell, Mavis Jumbiri, Melissa Rogers, Rosemary Carey, and Tony Walla.
JULY Wiynjorrotj, P. et al (2005) Jawoyn Plants and Animals: Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge
from Nitmiluk National Park and the Katherine area, northern Australia.
Compilation and production: Barbara McKaige, Calytrix Communication, Darwin NT.
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