English | Spanish | Portuguese | Semantic Field | Part of Speech | 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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English | Spanish | Portuguese | Semantic Field | Part of Speech | 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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agile wallaby, river wallaby | flora-fauna | Macropus agilis | oyboy; inh- | inh-oyboy | agile wallaby, Macropus agilis | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ant (generic) | hormiga | formiga | flora-fauna | Formicidae | om; uk- & udn; uk- | uk-om & uk-udn | black ant (om), red ant (udn) | inheritance | *mumu | Local | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian pelican | flora-fauna | Pelecanus conspicillatus | athur; inh | inh-athur | pelican, Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus | inheritance | *ma:thurr | pPaman | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian snubfin dolphin | flora-fauna | Orcaella heinsohnii | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
baler shell | flora-fauna | Melo amphora | igh | igh | baler shell | inheritance | To YYoront /ki/, KYak /ki:k/. | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bandicoot | flora-fauna | Peramelemorphia | edn.g; inh- | inh-edn.g | inheritance | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
barn owl | flora-fauna | Tyto alba | iw; inh | inh-iw | barn owl, Tyto alba | inheritance | *ciwa | pPama-Nyungan | The protoform as reconstructed could possibly be imitative of the conventionalised call as in YYoront [syiw, ...] | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
barramundi | flora-fauna | Lates calcarifer | urrb; uy | uy-urrb | barramundi, Lates calcarifer | inheritance | *kurrpa | pPama-Maric | underived | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bat | murciélago | morcego | flora-fauna | Chiroptera spp | alphaymal; inh- | inh-alphaymal | king bat | unique | All large species of insect-eating bats; smaller spp. are inh-odhowayoway. | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bindii, caltrop | flora-fauna | Tribulus terrestris | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bird | pajaro, ave | passaro | flora-fauna | ant; inh- | inh-ant | bird (generic term for small birds) | semantic shift | With /ant/ < *manta ('small') | Small birds (pigeon & smaller) | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
black-breasted buzzard | flora-fauna | Hamirostra melanosternon | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
black-faced cuckoo-shrike | flora-fauna | Coracina novaehollandiae | awanyin; inh- | inh-awañin | messenger bird, cuckoo shrike spp, Coracina spp | unique | compound | Poss. with /aw/ 'mouth' ??? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
black-headed python | flora-fauna | Aspidites melanocephalus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
black-soil yam | flora-fauna | Ipomoea diamantinensis | oyorrng; egng- | egng-oyorrng | forest yam, Ipomoea sp (?) | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bloodwood | flora-fauna | Eucalyptus (Corymbia) bleeseri | igay; uk- | uk-igay | long-fruited bloodwood, E. polycarpa | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blowfly maggots | flora-fauna | Diptera, Sarcophagidae | arrb; uk- | uk-arrb | maggot | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blowfly/housefly | mosca | mosca | flora-fauna | Diptera | antur; egng | egng-antur | fly | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blue-tongue lizard | flora-fauna | Tiliqua species | ithun; inh | inh-ithun | eastern blue-tongue lizard, Tiliqua scincoides | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blue-winged kookaburra | flora-fauna | Dacelo leachii | orrolmp; inh- | inh-orrolmp | blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bluebone | flora-fauna | Choerodon cyanodus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
brolga | flora-fauna | Grus rubicunda | oykonp; inh- | inh-oykonp | brolga | unique | underived | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
brown goshawk | flora-fauna | Accipiter fasciatus | arrgel; inh- | inh-arrgel | "sparrowhawk" | unique | inheritance | *karrkila | Borrowing likely at PPama-Nyungan scale | WW | %karrkila | all locally occurring small terrestrial birds of prey, including harriers, goshawks, falcons, and kestrels (Falco & Accipiter spp) | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
brush-tailed possum | flora-fauna | Trichosurus vulpecula | albmb; inh- | inh-albmb | brush-tail possum, Trichosurur vulpecula | inheritance | *wulmpi | pPaman | Possibly Local (not pPaman); poss. pPaman *wulnpi | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bush cockroach | flora-fauna | (many species) | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bush stone-curlew | flora-fauna | Burhinus grallarius | uyimal; inh- | inh-uyimal | bush stone-curlew | unique | Also Eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis | compound | With /uy/ 'fish' ??? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bush tobacco | flora-fauna | Lobelia quadrangularis | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bush turkey, Australian bustard | flora-fauna | Ardeotis australis | atawangk; inh- | inh-atawangk | plains turkey | inheritance | *partawa | pPama-Nyungan | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bush yam | flora-fauna | Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
butterfly, moth | mariposa | borboleta | flora-fauna | Lepidoptera | ilam ijijag; uk- | uk-ilam-ijijag | butterfly | unique | compound | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
carpet snake | flora-fauna | Morelia spilota | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
caterpillar | flora-fauna | Lepidoptera | odnhor; uk- | uk-odnhor | caterpillar | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
catfish | flora-fauna | (many species) | ogelghal; uy | uy-ogelghal | shovel-nosed catfish, Arius midgleyi; a.k.a. boofhead, salmon catfish | unique | compound | With /og/ 'water'??? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
centipede | ciempiés | centopéia | flora-fauna | Chilopoda, Myriapoda | enychon; uk- | uk-eñcon | centipede | unique | underived | Protoform *cuncun was reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
channel-billed cuckoo | flora-fauna | Scythops novaehollandiae | missing | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
crested pigeon | flora-fauna | Ocyphaps lophotes | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
darter/cormorant | flora-fauna | Anhinga melanogaster, Phalacrocorax species | eworchanych; inh | inh-eworcañc | diver, darter, Anhinga melanogaster | unique | compound | With ew 'mouth', -orcañc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
death adder, five-minute snake | flora-fauna | Acanthophis praelongus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dingo | flora-fauna | Canis familiaris dingo | algar; ud | ud-algar | dingo | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dog (camp, domestic) | perro | cachorro | flora-fauna | Canis familiaris | ud | ud | dog | inheritance | *kuta(ka) | pPaman | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
duck | pato | pato, marreco | flora-fauna | Anatidae | arranych; inh | inh-arrañc | Pacific black duck, Anas superciliosa | inheritance | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dugong | flora-fauna | Dugon dugong | missing | missing | missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
earthworm | flora-fauna | Annelida, Oligochaeta | alyar; adn- | adn-alyar | earthworm | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
emu | flora-fauna | Dromaius novaehollandiae | ajamb; inh- | inh-ajamb | emu | inheritance | *$acampa, with $ apical non-nasal | pPaman | underived | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fish (generic) | pez | peixe | flora-fauna | uy | uy | fish | inheritance | *kuyu | pPama-Nyungan | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
flower | flora-fauna | (NA) | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
flying-fox (generic) | flora-fauna | (many species) | agnggoy; inh- | inh-agnggoy | little red flying-fox | unique | Pteropus scapulatus; black flying fox (P. alecto) is inh-obmb; no generic ff term but inh-atolmbor is 'wing of [any[ ff'. | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
freshwater crocodile | flora-fauna | Crocodylus johnstoni | errjnyj; inh | inh-errjñj | freshie, freshwater crocodile | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
freshwater mussel | flora-fauna | Velesunio wilsoni | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
freshwater prawn | flora-fauna | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | ochen (; uy) | (uy-) ochen | prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
frill-necked lizard | flora-fauna | Chlamydosaurus kingii | ekemp; inh | inh-ekemp | frilly lizard, frill-necked lizard, Chlamidosaurus kingii | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
frog (generic) | flora-fauna | (many species) | ednbal | ednbal | frog (generic/classifier) | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
galah | flora-fauna | Eolophus roseicapilla | alim | alim | inheritance | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ghost gum | flora-fauna | Eucalyptus papuana (Corymbia bella) | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
goanna (generic) or sand goanna | flora-fauna | Varanus spp | agondel; inh | inh-agondel | Gould's goanna, Varanus gouldii | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
grass | hierba, pasto | capim, grama | flora-fauna | (NA) | ukan | ukan | grass | inheritance | *pukan | pPaman | Northernmost attestation is Umpithamu /ukan/ 'bulguroo' | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
grasshopper | flora-fauna | Orthoptera | udndil | udndil | grasshopper | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
great bowerbird | flora-fauna | Chlamydera nuchalis | errwoy; inh- | inh-errwoy | great bowerbird | unique | underived | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
green ant | flora-fauna | Oecophylla smaragdina | olk; uk- | uk-olk | green ant | unique | Source (via Olkol?) of Pakanh /olka/ 'green ant' | underived | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
green sea turtle | flora-fauna | Chelonia mydas | missing | missing | missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
green tree snake | flora-fauna | Dendrelaphis punctulata | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
head/body lice | flora-fauna | Pediculus capitis, Pediculus humanus | atar; eg- | eg-atar | lice | unique | phrase | eg 'head' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
horse | caballo | cavalho | flora-fauna | Equus caballus | iyarraman & amay; ud- | iyarraman & ud-amay | horse | loan | *yarraman | Languages to the south | WW | %yarraman | underived | ud 'dog' (for domesticated animal), amay 'big' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
hummingbird | colibrí, picaflor (Peru) | beija-flor | flora-fauna | Trochilidae | missing | missing | bananabird, blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
humpback whale | flora-fauna | Megaptera novaeangliae | missing | missing | missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
insect (generic) | insecto | insecto | flora-fauna | generic | uk- | uk- | semantic shift | *yuku | pPaman; poss. pPama-Nyungan | > /uk/ 'tree' | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
jabiru | flora-fauna | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | aloy; inh- | inh-aloy | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
jungle-fowl (scrub-fowl) | flora-fauna | Megapodius freycinet | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
kangaroo (generic) | flora-fauna | Macropodidae | iyirrbir; inh- | inh-iyirrbir | unique | underived | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
land snail | flora-fauna | Gastropoda | onych; eg- | eg-oñc | snail, snail shell | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
magpie goose | flora-fauna | Anseranas semipalmata | alwangar; inh | inh-alwangar | magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
military dragon | flora-fauna | Ctenophorus isolepis, Diporiphora spp., Lophognathus spp. | ojnyjer; inh | inh-ojñjer | [elicited from photo of] two-lined dragon, Diporiphora bilineata | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
mosquito | mosquito, zancudo | mosquito, carapana | flora-fauna | Anopheles spp, Isoptera | ogngol | ogngol | mosquito | inheritance | *kungul | pPaman; also in Tangkic and poss. Gooniyandi | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
mud wasp, hornet | flora-fauna | (many species) | ujny; ujny- | ujñ-ujñ | hornet | inheritance | generic ujñ same as specific; there are other spp | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
native bee | flora-fauna | (many species) | ubanyj; egng- & ored; egng- & eyach; egng & awin; egng & ond; egng & engarrj; egng | egng-ubañj & egng-ored & egng-eyac & egng-awin & egng-ond & egng-engarrj | sugarbag bee, Trigona spp.; ubañj is T. hockingsi & engarrj is T. fusco balteata | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
native cat | flora-fauna | Dasyurus | alber; inh | inh-alber | northern quoll, native cat, Dasyurus hallucatus | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
northern brown bandicoot | flora-fauna | Isoodon macrourus | edn.g; inh- | inh-edn.g | bandicoot, northern; Isoodon macrourus | inheritance | *pinku | pPaman, poss. S to Muruwari; poss. W to Nyangumarta | inh-alkaramb is another bandicoot sp. | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
northern kurrajong | flora-fauna | Brachychiton diversifolius | adndan; uk- | uk-adndan | kurrajong, Brachichiton diversifolius | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | no? | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nut tree | flora-fauna | Terminalia grandifolia | olphan; egne- | egng-olphan | pear tree, Terminalia platyphylla | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
octopus | flora-fauna | Octopus australis | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pandanus palm | flora-fauna | Pandanus spiralis | udnjan; uk | uk-udnjan | pandanus, Pandanus spiralis | inheritance | *kunca | pPama-Nyungan | underived | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
paperbark | flora-fauna | Melaleuca sericea, Melaleuca stenostachya | echey; olphel- & olphel; uk- & ubmbal; uk- | olphel-ecey & uk-olphel & uk-ubmbal | straight tea-tree, M. stenostachya | unique | underived | olphel 'paperbark' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
peaceful dove | flora-fauna | Geopelia placida | olodh; inh | inh-olodh | peaceful dove, Geopelia striata | inheritance | *kurlu+ | pPama-Nyungan | Etymology influenced by sound-symbolism and possible borrowing | WW | %kurlu+ | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
pearlshell | flora-fauna | Pinctada spp | missing | missing | missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
peewee | flora-fauna | Gryllina cyanoleuca | iphidhal; inh- | inh-iphidhal | peewee, Australian magpie-lark | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pied butcherbird | flora-fauna | Cracticus nigrogularis | albmoj; inh | inh-albmoj | butcherbird (spp) | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pike eel | flora-fauna | Muraenesox arabicus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
praying mantis, stick insects | mantis religiosa | louva-a-deus | flora-fauna | Mantodea | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
prickle bush | flora-fauna | Sclerolaena bicornis | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
quail (generic) | flora-fauna | Coturnix species, Turnix species | erryal; inh | inh-erryal | Coturnix australia | inheritance | To YYoront /lorrvyvl/ | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
red river gum | flora-fauna | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | ilphunh, uk- | uk-ilphunh | river red gum, E. camaldulensis | unique | underived | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
red-tailed black-cockatoo | flora-fauna | Calyptorhynchus banksi | inhulk; inh | inh-inhulk | black cocky, red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus magnificus | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
riflefish, archerfish | flora-fauna | Toxotes chatareus | idndalgun; uy | uy-idndalgun | archerfish, riflefish, Toxotes chatareus; a.k.a. "the spotty" | unique | compound | Poss. with /idn/ 'vagina' < 'ear' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
river mangrove | flora-fauna | Aegicera corniculatum | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
rock fig | flora-fauna | Ficus brachypoda | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sacred kingfisher | flora-fauna | Todiramphus sancta | anibal; inh- | inh-anibal | small kingfisher spp | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
saltwater crocodile | flora-fauna | Crocodylus porosus | owinhay; inh | inh-owinhay | saltie, estuarine or saltwater crocodile | unique | compound | probably ow 'nose' -inhay [òwinháy]; cf YYoront kow-lalp-lon 'having a hard nose', a sobriquet for minh-kothorr [saltwater crocodile] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
saltwater mussel | flora-fauna | Mytilidae | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sawfish | flora-fauna | Pristis pectinata | ow enongg; uy | uy-ow-enongg | swordfish, river sawfish, Pristis pristis | unique | compound | ow 'nose'; enongg 'one' [in Olkol; UOykangand has enongggab] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
scorpion | escorpión; alacran | escorpião | flora-fauna | Arachnida, Scorpiones | ort; uk- | uk-ort | scorpion | unique | Poss. < 'moon' | uncoded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shark (generic) | flora-fauna | Selachimorpha | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | variable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shell (generic) | flora-fauna | albmul | albmul | shell | unique | a freshwater variety but can be used as a generic for shells and as such in generic-specific compounds, such as albmul ul (a saltwater variety) | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
short-beaked echidna | flora-fauna | Tachyglossus aculeatus | ekorak; inh- | inh-ekorak | porcupine, echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus | unique | underived | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
snake (generic) | culebra, serpiente | cobra | flora-fauna | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
snappy gum | flora-fauna | Eucalyptus brevifolia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
spider | araña | aranha | flora-fauna | Arachnida, Araneae | angath; uk- | uk-angath | spider | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
spinifex | flora-fauna | Triodia species | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
spoonbills (yellow-billed spoonbill, black-billed spoonbill) | flora-fauna | Platalea flavipes, Platalea regia | archilw; inh | inh-arcilw | spoonbill spp, Platalea spp | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stingray (generic) | rayas látigo, raya | arraia | flora-fauna | Dasyatidae | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | variable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stripe-faced dunnart | flora-fauna | Sminthopsis macroura | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sugarbag wax | flora-fauna | ayogol; egng | egng-ayogol | sugarbag wax (partic. post-squeezing) | unique | Contrast egng-ongor (before squeezing); oyogol is a general term for 'wax'. | compound | Poss. with (archaic) /ay/ > *mayi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sulphur-crested cockatoo | flora-fauna | Cacatua galerita | adnboy; inh | inh-adnboy | White cocky, sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
swamp eel | flora-fauna | Ophisternon gutturale | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
swamp leech | flora-fauna | Annelida, Hirudinea | onan | onan | leech | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tawny frogmouth | flora-fauna | Podargus strigoides | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
termite mounds, ant hills | flora-fauna | Isoptera | ebmandh & errgng; iphan & ulunggungg; iphan | ebmandh & iphan-errgng & iphan-ulunggungg | ebmandh 'tombstone' & errgng 'cathedral' & ulunggungg 'tree-base' | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
termites, white-ants | comején (Peru), termitas | cupim | flora-fauna | (many species) | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ti-tree | flora-fauna | Melaleuca bracteata | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tick | garrapata | carrapato | flora-fauna | Arachnida, Acarina | abal | abal | tick | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tiger shark | flora-fauna | Galeocerdo cuvier | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
torresian crow | flora-fauna | Corvus orru | awarel; inh- | inh-awarel | Torresian crow | unique | compound | Poss. with /aw/ 'mouth' ??? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tree | árbol | arvore | flora-fauna | (NA) | uk | uk | tree | unique | *yuku | pPaman; poss pPama-Nyungan | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
turtle (generic) | flora-fauna | (many species) | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
waterlily | flora-fauna | Nymphaea macrosperma | antun; egng | egng-antun | waterlily, Nymphoides gigantea | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wattle | flora-fauna | Acacia difficilis | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wedge-tailed eagle | flora-fauna | Aquila audax | orrpholngk; inh | inh-orrpholngk | eagle, wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax | inheritance | *wurrpulV | Local | To YYoront /worrpol/. Also poss. < *wurrmbulV; cf. Djabugay /wurrmbul/ 'pelican' | underived | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
willie wagtail | flora-fauna | Rhipidura leucophrys | idhirrid; inh- | inh-idhirrid | willy wagtail | unique | underived | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
witchetty grub | flora-fauna | (many species) | agngar; uk- | uk-agngar | witchetty grub | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
woma | flora-fauna | Aspidites ramsayii | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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