clapsticks

Semantic Field
culture-mythology
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Meaning Portuguese

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes Word Structure Word Structure Notes General Notes Source
Yir-Yoront murrn inheritance *murra pEastern Etymology problematic; YY has two senses: clapsticks, and thrown club; putative cognates are 'throwing stick'
Burarra an-gurdoŋgoldya unique
Gupapuyngu bilhma inheritance
Yan-nhangu biḻma inheritance
Gumatj biḻma inheritance
Dhuwal biḻma inheritance
Dhangu biḻma inheritance
Djinang bilmi inheritance
Dhay’yi birlma inheritance
Yawuru kanbak loan into protolanguage
Nyulnyul kanbak loan into protolanguage
Nyikina kanpak loan into protolanguage WW %karnpak
Bardi karnpak(a) loan into protolanguage WW %karnpak
Ritharrngu makpar unique
Walmajarri karnpity loan Gajirrabeng WW %karnpity possibly from Jarragan , but -ij>-ak not explained
Mudburra kurntarnnga loan Jingulu Ji kurntalnga Ji kurntalnga
Jaru kuntalnga unknown
Gurindji karnpak loan Gajirrabeng but ij/al problem
Gooniyandi karnpak loan Gajirrabeng WW %karnpity but ity/ak
Gajirrabeng karnpij loan Gajirrabeng WW %karnpity also in Mir, loan into Jaminjung also in Mir, loan into Jaminjung
Djapu birlma inheritance
Miriwung kanpity loan direction unknown WW %karnpity possibly from Jarragan , but -ij><-ak in lgs not explained
Jingulu kuntalnga loan Jingulu loan into Mud kuntannga