baler shell
- Semantic Field
- flora-fauna
- Part of Speech
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| Language | Linnean Name | Orthographic Form | Phonemicized Form | Gloss as in Source | Etymology Code | Proto-Form | Proto-Language | Loan Source | Etymology Notes | Wanderwort Status | Etyma Set | Range of Term | Word Structure | Word Structure Notes | Classifier | Classifier Notes | Hypernym | Source | Association with Social Categories | Ritual/Mythologically Significant | Ritual Notes | Food Source | Food Notes | Medicinal | Medicinal Notes | How Collected | Who Collects | How Prepared | Psychotropic | Psychotropic Notes | Traded | Trade Notes | Distribution | Habitat | Dangerous | Ethnobiology Notes | Species Notes | General Notes |
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| Bardi | Melo amphora | ambool | ambool | inheritance | cf yambool in Nyikina | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burarra | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhangu | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhay’yi | Melo amphora | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhuwal | Melo amphora | guṉŋarri | guṉŋarri | unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Djinang | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gajirrabeng | Melo amphora | gelalang | kelalang | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gumatj | Melo amphora | ŋaḻamay(') | ŋaḻamay(') | unique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gupapuyngu | Melo amphora | guṉŋarri | guṉŋarri | unknown | simplex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guugu Yimidhirr | Melo amphora | thigay | thigay | large shell used for boiling water | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karajarri | Melo amphora | pirrkapirrka | pirrkapirrka | unique | reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koko-Bera | Melo amphora | kont & MILPÁR | kont & MILPÁR | baler shell | inheritance | *kunti | pNortheast | Most reflexes mean 'house', but 'clamshell' and 'vagina' are among the others. Poss. pPama-Nyungan. | simplex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuku-Thaypan | Melo amphora | adhangarr | adhangarr | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuku-Yalanji | Melo amphora | warkal | warkal | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kurtjar | Melo amphora | ngeel & ngoord | ngeel & ngoord | unique | underived | walach | shell; eeny is animal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuuk Thaayorre | Melo amphora | wele | wele | unique | Poss. to YYoront wel, wele 'chitinous sunstance' | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mbabaram | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ngandi | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ngarinyin | Melo amphora | nyaliga | nyaliga | inheritance | *nyalika | proto-Worrorran | uncoded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nyangumarta | Melo amphora | jakarli | jakarli | semantic shift | pearlshell (misidentification?) | WW | %tyakuli | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nyulnyul | Melo amphora | yōd | yōd | unknown | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakanh | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rembarrnga | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ritharrngu | Melo amphora | ŋaḻawiḻi | ŋarlawirli | inheritance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tjaapukay | Melo amphora | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uw-Olkol | Melo amphora | iku | iku | baler shell | inheritance | To YYoront /ki/, KYak /ki:k/. | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uw-Oykangand | Melo amphora | igh | igh | baler shell | inheritance | To YYoront /ki/, KYak /ki:k/. | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wik Ngathan | Melo amphora | yuul' & thoengoenh | yuul' & thöngönh | baler: large & round neat and deep | unique | underived | yuul' is the generic of thoengoenh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worrorra | Melo amphora | nyaliganya | nyaliganya | inheritance | *nyalika | proto-Worrorran | gender suffix -nya | uncoded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wubuy | Melo amphora | ŋarntyi | unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wunambal | Melo amphora | tyalamari | unique | proto-Worrorran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yan-nhangu | Melo amphora | ŋaḻawiḻi | ŋaḻawiḻi | inheritance | simplex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yawuru | Melo amphora | binka, birnka | binka, birnka | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yidiny | Melo amphora | milga | milga | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yir-Yoront | Melo amphora | ki | ki | inheritance | *kiika | local | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |