aperaltye
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Eastern Arrernte[edit]
Noun[edit]
aperaltye
- sweetish food on gum tree leaves (Australian Aboriginal sweet foods)
- Small, waxy white flakes of this food are are found on the leaves of the river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). Branches can be shaken so that it falls onto a sheet or bowl below, then swept up and packed into a ball for eating.
References[edit]
- 2020. Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners' List, compiled by Veronica Perrule Dobson and John Henderson. Alice Springs, NT.