rock-ringtail possum

Bininj used to hunt rock-ringtail possums. The fur was used to spin string for pubic aprons. Oenpelli pythons also eat rock-ringtail possums:

Ka-djangkan kunj yimanek kabaye djukerre ka-baye yaw, ka-baye ka-kukngun o djorrkkun ka-baye o nabarlek. Nawaran.
It goes hunting for kangaroos and eats baby black wallaroos, it eats the whole body, or it eats rock possums or nabarleks. The Oenpelli python.

And now for a song. If you want to hear the Nabarlek band singing about this possum, listen to the audio for the Kundedjenghmi dialect.

nadjorrkkun nadjorrkkun nganbale kayime

nadjorrkkun nadjorrkkun nganbale kayime

nadjorrkkun nadjorrkkun nganbale

minjbi ngadjalwam ngarrwokbekkarren

1st line: djorrkkun (without the na-) means ‘rock possum’, (ng)anbale is something like ‘where could they be’.  ‘Rock possum, rock possum, where could it be (and therefore where are the younger brother and the older brother’s wife] be’

2nd line: enough, I just went in and we listened to each other

A free translation – which represents this as the thoughts of the older brother as he wonders about what his wife and his younger brother are up to in the cave as they purportedly look for the rock possum, is:

‘Rock possum, rock possum, where could it be (and therefore where are the younger brother and the older brother’s wife];

I’ve had enough, let’s think about what we’re going to do now.’