Arlketyerre
Dead Finish
Acacia tetragonophylla
Alketyerre ilpelhe arrilpe itelye atantheme-le mwerre ilentye akngerre, tyerrtye-le arle ilpelhe arrirlpe-le atanthe tyarte itelye mwerre ileme-le. Alketyerre arenye tyape arlkwentye, ntange alketyerre alkweme anteme.
The Dead Finish produces seeds which are cooked and eaten. The sharp, pointed leaves are used to cure warts by poking the wart and drawing blood, then leaving it to heal. There is also a flat headed grub in the roots of the tree that gets dug up, cooked and eaten.
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