Kay Ngudradrekay kaikatakalra miaki drumane ka zuku, ku nipaasipane ki suakungukuane taulraulraw si tulru ka kudrulu. Taabekele ku umaumase, ai suaadraw ku kadaengane; yakay ku tatucekelane, tatuumaumaumane, aciacilay, ku taalualupane, lakasuadraadrawnga kay taalualupane, maagisi ki Ngubabuculu, ki Bunungu, Piniwmanayane, kikaynga mialri kipuraithi ki sakamaelanane ka zuku si mialri ikaynga ku kadaengane lini.
Amani sasuadraw ku kadaengane, lapasuiva ku apangimiane pawtaleke si taalupane si patualay ku akaneane. Saniange taalupane amanilringa ku paedhale ku tinukakudhanane ki cekele ki palaulawbane ki sawvalay, lamakelrekelrete ku taliliniane ku taalualupane, lupana latara tusualupu ki talialaalay ka pikadaengananelringa.
Yakay ku latalialaaladhane ku kadaengane ku drakerale, latusabaadhane lumathaethareve, lakatinukucingalrane turamuru kikay kadaengane. Kikay asaanenga mialri ka makalra ku raceve, ikay drekay angatungatu, ku tamuane thurade ku bulri baali, ikay drakerale ki takilrenelrenegane ku saalibane sadralriane satuacapadhane; kay drekay tapautaitaiane si kutu tukuray si ragerage; tapauvurasirasiane si drumane ka taleke; ikay talilabelabe tapaubecebecengane.
Suaadraw, ai, makalra ku alrisapesape, sisiane, lalrenelrenegane, lakaimaka pawpagay, lakamani ku kituadraw kikay becenge, amani ku katalekanelringa ki Ngudradrekay, adravane kaikasuaadraw ku kadaengane, tarakiadredreme ku apawbecengae, ala pauvurasi, pawatai, lapanay si karidrange. Kaimathariri ku kadalranane papia umauma, lakakucingalre salri pupairange, lasutatiki, lakaika kialangay tupaisu, kikay takakalranga ku tinua tuangatungatu lamalra ku paisu patualay ki suakunkuane ku cingihuapucuane picaicaili.
Ku matitutubinga, kiatuhulrice pawliwti iya ki suasihu, lakabekelane ku nidange, adravane suadraadraw, sakalara ku pacase ku kapingi, kaimaka kiaramaw ki kadaengane ki suadratane kitukucingalre, kaimadu makaarakay si malra ku paysu, taliadraw ku apiane madu matisidrama. Akisamulaneta balrithi ku tinukakudhanane ki sihu, apelane kikay kalithane ki kadaengane si kipaysu si paadili ki tacekecekelane.
魯凱族人口數不多,卻擁有非常大的傳統領域,從河流到最高的山峰。這些生存環境造化出豐富精緻的生活哲學及文化樣貌,相異於其他族群部落。土地在擁有分配權的大頭目之下耕種和收割雜糧及採取利用,雖然所謂的領域面積多,但是可耕作之土地缺少平坦地,因此沒有水稻類的作物僅適合種旱地雜糧,如地瓜、芋頭、小米、樹豆等。沒有產業道路無法經濟產銷改善收入,受到發展與利用的限制,成為貧窮的致命傷。