jalāxīke
building, a construction.
tele jalāxīki nā il jarēþa;
I saw many buildings while traveling.
And from the town of Lightning Ridge:
jaxāela
jaxāela
night, nighttime.
sele jatañēn mo lerōña to jamāonre il jaxāela;
I enjoy seeing the city at night.
jatōna
jatōna
a road or street. We’ve been doing a lot of traveling by road lately, so here are some road pictures from various places in Australia:
jasēlen
jasēlen
lightning, a bolt of lightning.
Today I am in the town of Lightning Ridge. When I get back home on Friday I will probably do a week or two on minerals, such as the opal that can be found in this region. After that, I’m not sure. Maybe more landscape terms.
japāca
japāca
wild animal, animal native to the area.
This is a 2-day post, so for Saturday and Sunday, OK? Maybe even Monday.
pa þō jekiēn japāci jawāññīwi nā;
This land has many unfamiliar animals.
Penguins:
Sea Lion pup:
Wedge-tail eagle:
Lorikeets:
Emu:
Fish (whose specific name I forgot already):
Bats! Flying foxes they’re called and they roost en masse in the trees near our hotel in Cairns:
Ulysses butterfly:
Tree frogs:
A “dragon”, or monitor lizard:
A parentie, the largest lizard in Australia:
Some kangaroos:
(I didn’t get any good pictures of wallabies. BTW, the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo: one plays rugby league and the other plays rugby union.:)
Koalas:
A cassowary:
I saw several echidnas but didn’t get any good pictures.
And a platypus:
jajēla
jajēla
a forest, an expanse of trees considered as a single thing.
The bottom picture was taken from the skyrail near Cairns that travels over the rainforest.
anālhāri
anālhāri
sea, ocean, any very large expanse of water.
antāmāe
antāmāe
reef, a coral reef, such as the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
From the surface:
And underneath:
jasāma
jasāma
a desert – a place that gets little rainfall.
ñi jasāma jamāλa il antārranni il antielen;
The desert becomes green during rain and afterwards.
and everything blooms…
jatārharrien
jatārharrien
waterfall!
We were among the lucky few to see Uluru during a rain, and therefore got to see lots of waterfalls, some of which only lasted a few hours.
A closeup:
All those silver/blackish streaks are waterfalls.
la þō ñe jatārharrien jaþāe;
This is a lying-down waterfall.
A horizontal waterfall from Kata Tjuta. (Or, a temporary rivulet if you prefer.)