brush-tailed phascogale
- Scientific Name
- Phascogale tapoatafa
- Category
- Mammals
The brush-tailed phascogale is called wumbu in most dialects and weng in Kune/Mayali.
The Kunwinjku and Kundedjnjenghmi audio includes a comment from Terah Guymala about phascogales:
[00:00:00] Wumbu nawu kuwarddewaken kayawdi ka-yawkukmakkayken.
The phascogale is a little animal that lives in the rock country, an really attractive little animal.
[00:00:02] wurdurd kabarrimarnedjare boyen kabarrinan
Children love them, just like last time they were looking at one
[00:00:04] kayawkukmakkayken ngalabakkimuk kaberdkuyenkuyeng ngamed
It's a beautiful little animal with a big face and a long long tail with whatsit
[00:00:07] berdmuddubbe yaw
a little bushy tail
[00:00:09] nakka wumbu ngarri-ngeybun
we call it wumbu
[00:00:10] nungan kuwardde kayawdi
and that little animal lives in the rock country
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