The song’s stanzas follow his travels through the land, where he is portrayed with human characteristics.
[citation needed] In the myth, Ngiṉṯaka travels from his home near the Western Australia border to the camp of another lizard tribe, near Oodnadatta, in search of a better grindstone.
Along his journey, he digs up tjanmatjas (bush onions), creating large boulders.
[2] As he travels, he creates many landforms in the Musgrave and Mann Ranges and vomits up various grass seeds and vegetable foods.
[citation needed] According to mythology, Ngarutjaranya, the highest mountain in South Australia, is also Ngiṉṯaka as he rears up to look over the country.