Red River Gum

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Nyawa marlarn, karu-walija-ma tarukap ngurnayinangulu murlangku na medicine-tu tarukap. Jangkakarni too. Ngurnalu waninyana nyamu-rnalu kulyukap karrinyana. Ngurnalu yuwanana bakit-ta boilim. Ngurnalu gon atsaid-jirri. Coolbalak karrinyana nyantu-rni. Taruk na ngurnalu yuwanana. Ngapuk-ma marlarn-parni, tarukap-ma.

The leaves of red river gums make a good medicinal wash. We wash the kids in it, and adults too. We bathe in it when we have a cough. We put it in a bucket and boil it. Then we take it out and wait until it cools down. We cool down the medicinal wash. We bathe in it then. It smell strong when you bathe in it.

Speaker: Kitty Mintawurr