initiation (circumcision)

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
Bardi oolooloong unique ceremony name
Nyangumarta pilyi mana- unique
Ritharrngu rdak inheritance
Walmajarri nganpayi kutyityila inheritance nganpayi kutyi- 'make a man' lit.; marlulu initiand nganpayi kutyi- 'make a man' lit.; marlulu initiand
Mudburra marntiwa loan direction unknown WW %marntiwa ?Alawa ?Alawa
Jaru mangarntiwa inheritance WW %marntiwa might be source of marntiwa WW with ngs lost
Gurindji marntiwa loan direction unknown WW %marntiwa ?Alawa; aka karu 'child' ?Alawa; aka karu 'child'
Jingulu kutyika loan direction unknown WW %kutyika murlkirti circumcision ceremony