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Kuku-Yalanji

Family: Pama-Nyungan
Region: Australia
ISO 639-3: gvn
Location: -16.10°, 145.21°
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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

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
agile wallaby, river wallaby			flora-fauna	Macropus agilis	darrba & kadar	darrba & kadar		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
ant (generic)	hormiga	formiga	flora-fauna	Formicidae	kira-kira & jabarrangkul & kawa & muyu-muyu	kira-kira & jabarrangkul & kawa & muyu-muyu		loan	*kiira	local	Guugu Yimidhirr	To GYim /giira/ 'ant (generic)'			reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
Australian pelican			flora-fauna	Pelecanus conspicillatus	bulwarra	bulwarra		unique				See note to 'spoonbill' below.			compound				0	0	0	0	0	no
Australian snubfin dolphin			flora-fauna	Orcaella heinsohnii	biwuy	biwuy		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
baler shell			flora-fauna	Melo amphora	warkal	warkal		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
bandicoot			flora-fauna	Peramelemorphia	missing			missing											0	0	0	0	0
barn owl			flora-fauna	Tyto alba	yiki & kalkuy & julurr-julurr	yiki & kalkuy & julurr-julurr		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
barramundi			flora-fauna	Lates calcarifer	kudi & murrabal	kudi & murrabal		unique				/murrabal/ is Nyungkul dialect, not KYal, but is cognate w GYim /murrabal/			underived				1	1	0	0	0	no
bat	murciélago	morcego	flora-fauna	Chiroptera spp	mali & jibul	mali & jibul		inheritance	*mali	pPaman		Possibly, w semantic shifts, a PNy distribution			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		dikal	jiway		semantic shift	*tikal	Local		To GYim /digal/ 'bird sp whose call signals movement of people in scrub'			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	missing			missing							missing				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	missing			missing							missing				0	1	0	0	0	no
bloodwood			flora-fauna	Eucalyptus (Corymbia) bleeseri	babajaka & kawarr & kuji-kuji	babajaka & kawarr & kuji-kuji		loan direction unknown	*papacaka	local	Guugu Yimidhirr	To KYim /babatha/			underived	?			0	1	1	0	0	no
blowfly maggots			flora-fauna	Diptera, Sarcophagidae	kandal	kandal		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
blowfly/housefly	mosca	mosca	flora-fauna	Diptera	burul-burul	burul-burul		unique				Resembles Tjaapukay /barabara/.			reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
blue-tongue lizard			flora-fauna	Tiliqua species	bajabaja	bajabaja		loan direction unknown	*pacapaca	local		To Tjaapukay /badjabadja/			reduplicated				0	1	0	0	0	no
blue-winged kookaburra			flora-fauna	Dacelo leachii	wakuka & kururrungka	wakuka & kururrungka		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	kurrbal	kurrbal		inheritance	*kurrpal	Local		To GYim and Flinders Island; poss. wider distribution. The /kurr/ part occurrs in a widespread reduplicative pattern imitative if the call.			underived				1	0	0	0	0	no
brown goshawk			flora-fauna	Accipiter fasciatus	jinabiju	jinabiju		inheritance	*picu	local		Second half to Tjaapukay /bidju(+)y/ 'fish hawk' and Yidiny /bijuu/, pYTj *picu+			compound	/jina/ poss. < *cina ('foot'); /biju/ is cognate with part of Tjaapukay /bidjuy/ 'fish hawk'			0	0	0	0	0	no
brush-tailed possum			flora-fauna	Trichosurus vulpecula	yawa	yawa		unique							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	kuyir	kuyir		loan				From GYim /guyiir/? or vice versa?			underived				1	0	0	0	0	no
bush tobacco			flora-fauna	Lobelia quadrangularis	jika-birra	jika-birra		unique							compound	/jika/ (food which when cooked is squishy, not hard'???) + /birra/ 'leaf'			0	0	0	1	0	no
bush turkey, Australian bustard			flora-fauna	Ardeotis australis	jarruka	jarruka		semantic shift							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	walbul-walbul	walbul-walbul		loan direction unknown	*walbulV	local	Guugu Yimidhirr	To GYim /walbuulbul/; poss loan, source not determined			reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
carpet snake			flora-fauna	Morelia spilota	missing			missing											0	1	0	0	0
caterpillar			flora-fauna	Lepidoptera	kinga & durra	kinga & durra		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
catfish			flora-fauna	(many species)	kanyaji (Nyungkul) ~ julaji (Yalanji) & walarrji & kijukum	kanyaji (Nyungkul) ~ julaji (Yalanji) & walarrji & kijukum		unique							underived	kanyali, julaji, and kijukum are simplex; walarrji is walarr 'whiskers, beard' + ji 'having' and is apparently generic for FW catfish			0	1	0	0	0	no
centipede	ciempiés	centopéia	flora-fauna	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	birinjil	birinjil		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
channel-billed cuckoo			flora-fauna	Scythops novaehollandiae	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
crested pigeon			flora-fauna	Ocyphaps lophotes	bakamu & kujuway & munungkul	bakamu & kujuway & munungkul		inheritance	*pakamu	local		To pYTj *pakam; correspondence problematic			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
darter/cormorant			flora-fauna	Anhinga melanogaster, Phalacrocorax species	buruku & kalmbangarr	buruku & kalmbangarr		semantic shift	*puruku	local		To Yidiny /buru:gu/ 'black duck and Tjaap /buru:/ 'whistle duck'			underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
death adder, five-minute snake			flora-fauna	Acanthophis praelongus	kundurr	kundurr		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	yes
dingo			flora-fauna	Canis familiaris dingo	murramu ~ ngamu-murramu	murramu ~ ngamu-murramu		unique				/ngamu/ poss. a loan-semantic shift; see Word Structure Note.			underived	/ngamu-murramu/: /ngamu/ 'mother', but also (in GYim) 'plenty, much' and an honrific for old men.			0	0	0	0	0	no
dog (camp, domestic)	perro	cachorro	flora-fauna	Canis familiaris	kaya	kaya		inheritance	*kaya	Local		KYal to Yiningayi; identical forms in Dyirbal and Martuthunira sre kin terms (a plausible semantic shift)			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
duck	pato	pato, marreco	flora-fauna	Anatidae	nili-nili	nili-nili		unique							reduplicated				0	1	0	0	0	no
dugong			flora-fauna	Dugon dugong	kirbaji	kirbaji		unique				GYim /girrbathi/ is probably a loan from this			underived				1	1	0	0	0	no
earthworm			flora-fauna	Annelida, Oligochaeta	nganjamu & durra	nganjamu & durra		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
emu			flora-fauna	Dromaius novaehollandiae	korundi	korundi		unique							underived				2	1	2	0	0	no
fish (generic)	pez	peixe	flora-fauna		kuyu	kuyu		inheritance	*kuyu	pPama-Nyungan		Reflexes in some languages suggest *kuya.			underived				0	1	0	0	0	N/A
flower			flora-fauna	(NA)	nganka	nganka		loan direction unknown	*nganka	pGYim-KYal		To GYim /ngan-ga/ 'flower, feather'			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
flying-fox (generic)			flora-fauna	(many species)	kambi	kambi		inheritance	*kaampi	Local					underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
freshwater crocodile			flora-fauna	Crocodylus johnstoni	ngawurr-ngawun	ngawurr-ngawun		unique							reduplicated	?			0	0	0	0	0	no
freshwater mussel			flora-fauna	Velesunio wilsoni	mukirr	mukirr		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
freshwater prawn			flora-fauna	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	wukuju & wakal	wukuju & wakal		unique				/wukuju/ is unique; /wakal/ < pPNy *wakal			underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
frill-necked lizard			flora-fauna	Chlamydosaurus kingii	binanjal	binanjal		loan direction unknown	*pinañcal	local		To Tjaapukay /binandjal/			derived	With *bina 'ear' (in KYal otherwise surviving only in the verb binal 'to know'); see the Tjaapukay cognate.			0	1	0	0	0	no
frog (generic)			flora-fauna	(many species)	yirku-yirku & karrkurr & yuday	yirku-yirku & karrkurr & yuday		unique				yirku-yirku & yuday are unique, but karrkurr 'green frog' is cognate with GYim garrgurr 'sand frog'			reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
galah			flora-fauna	Eolophus roseicapilla	missing			missing											0	0	0	0	0
ghost gum			flora-fauna	Eucalyptus papuana (Corymbia bella)	kayjurr	kayjurr		unique							underived				2	0	1	0	0	no
goanna (generic) or sand goanna			flora-fauna	Varanus spp	jadi & wangku & walkarr & bulbuji & kalajarr	jadi & wangku & walkarr & bulbuji & kalajarr		unique							underived				0	1	2	0	0	no
grass	hierba, pasto	capim, grama	flora-fauna	(NA)	karrara	karrara		unique							underived		/jumul-jumul/ 'grass seed' poss. defines a 'grass' class.		0	0	0	0	0	no
grasshopper			flora-fauna	Orthoptera	jimu & yiljun	jimu & yiljun		unique				/yiljun/ is cognate w GYim /yiijin/.			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
great bowerbird			flora-fauna	Chlamydera nuchalis	bajal & jurriyan	bajal & jurriyan		unique							underived				1	0	0	0	0	no
green ant			flora-fauna	Oecophylla smaragdina	buyil-buyil	buyil-buyil		unknown							reduplicated				0	2	2	0	0	no
green sea turtle			flora-fauna	Chelonia mydas	ngawiya & yalnga	ngawiya & yalnga		unique	*ngawiya			To GYim /ngawiya/ ~ /ngawuya/ 'green-backed sea turtle', which is a probable loan from this			underived				1	1	0	0	0	no
green tree snake			flora-fauna	Dendrelaphis punctulata	kalkamuku	kalkamuku		unique							compound	No analysis given in source, but /kalka/ 'spear', /muku/ 'back'			0	2	0	0	0	no
head/body lice			flora-fauna	Pediculus capitis, Pediculus humanus	bungun	bungun		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
horse	caballo	cavalho	flora-fauna	Equus caballus	yarraman	yarraman		loan					WW	%yarraman	underived			languages to the south	0	0	0	0	0	no
hummingbird	colibrí, picaflor (Peru)	beija-flor	flora-fauna	Trochilidae	binjurrbinjurr	binjurrbinjurr	honeyeater	unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
humpback whale			flora-fauna	Megaptera novaeangliae	yalmburrajaka	yalmburrajaka		loan direction unknown	*yalmpu+	Local		To GYim /yalmbunyja/			derived	Etymologicalically yalmbu + rrajaka			1	1	0	0	0	no
insect (generic)	insecto	insecto	flora-fauna	generic	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
jabiru			flora-fauna	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	missing			missing											0	0	0	0	0
jungle-fowl (scrub-fowl)			flora-fauna	Megapodius freycinet	jarruka & diwan	jarruka & diwan		inheritance	*carruka(n)	Local		To Tjaapukay and Yidiny; resembles *currkan.			underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
kangaroo (generic)			flora-fauna	Macropodidae	julmbanu	julmbanu		unique	*culmpanu			GYim /thulmbanu/ is a loan from this			underived				2	1	0	0	0	no
land snail			flora-fauna	Gastropoda	kaduy & balungkul & karraway	kaduy & balungkul & karraway		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
magpie goose			flora-fauna	Anseranas semipalmata	missing			missing							missing				0	1	0	0	0	no
military dragon			flora-fauna	Ctenophorus isolepis, Diporiphora spp., Lophognathus spp.	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
mosquito	mosquito, zancudo	mosquito, carapana	flora-fauna	Anopheles spp, Isoptera	kumu	kumu		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
mud wasp, hornet			flora-fauna	(many species)	wawurr-wawurr	wawurr-wawurr		unique							reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
native bee			flora-fauna	(many species)	walarr & nakawarra & mawal & kuja & kalburiji	walarr & nakawarra & mawal & kuja & kalburiji		loan direction unknown	*walarr	local		To GYim /walarr/ 'yellow bee sp and its honet'			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
native cat			flora-fauna	Dasyurus	waykal ~ jungarr	waykal ~ jungarr		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
northern brown bandicoot			flora-fauna	Isoodon macrourus	kulngu & ngumbi	kulngu & ngumbi		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
northern kurrajong			flora-fauna	Brachychiton diversifolius	missing			missing							missing				0	1	no?	0	0	no
nut tree			flora-fauna	Terminalia grandifolia	jalnji	jalnji		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
octopus			flora-fauna	Octopus australis	kurrija	kurrija		loan	*kurrica	pGYim-KYal	Guugu Yimidhirr	Source of GYim gurri(i)tha			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
pandanus palm			flora-fauna	Pandanus spiralis	jajikal	jajikal		unique							underived				1	1	0	0	1	no
paperbark			flora-fauna	Melaleuca sericea, Melaleuca stenostachya	buyku	buyku		inheritance	*puyku	pPama-Nyungan		pPNy *yk continues as /c/ in most languages.			underived				0	0	1	0	0	no
peaceful dove			flora-fauna	Geopelia placida	jukujuku & munwingkul [almost certainly /munungkul/ = ground pigeon] & mulumu	jukujuku & munwingkul [almost certainly /munungkul/ = ground pigeon] & mulumu		inheritance	*cukucuku	Local		To GYim thuguthugu 'brown dove'; borrowing cannot be ruled out			reduplicated				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	bayil-bayil	bayil-bayil		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
pied butcherbird			flora-fauna	Cracticus nigrogularis	kurkunbay	kurkunbay		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
pike eel			flora-fauna	Muraenesox arabicus	mawul & yaba & dandarrbina & kubarr	mawul & yaba & dandarrbina & kubarr		unique							underived				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	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
red river gum			flora-fauna	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	missing			missing							missing				2	0	1	0	1	no
red-tailed black-cockatoo			flora-fauna	Calyptorhynchus banksi	kadanji	kadanji		unique				Resembles pPaman *karana reflexes: poss "d" written for [rd] /r/?			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
riflefish, archerfish			flora-fauna	Toxotes chatareus	mujarrka	mujarrka		unique				Nyungkul dialect has /dalku/.			underived				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	ngurrku & yinkunji & jarrangkal & jilanji	ngurrku & yinkunji & jarrangkal & jilanji		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
sacred kingfisher			flora-fauna	Todiramphus sancta	milman & yindili & dabuy	milman & yindili & dabuy		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
saltwater crocodile			flora-fauna	Crocodylus porosus	bilngkumu	bilngkumu		unique							underived				2	2	0	0	0	yes
saltwater mussel			flora-fauna	Mytilidae	mukirr	mukirr		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
sawfish			flora-fauna	Pristis pectinata	yubuji	yubuji		unique	*yupa/uci	Local		Source of GYim yupathi 'sawfish'			underived				1	0	0	0	0	yes
scorpion	escorpión; alacran	escorpião	flora-fauna	Arachnida, Scorpiones	munukurru ~ munudumbun	munukurru ~ munudumbun		unique							compound	/munu/ (not defined); /kurru-kurru/ 'crooked, wrong'; /dumbun/ not defined			0	0	0	0	0	no
shark (generic)			flora-fauna	Selachimorpha	yaburr & bilmbin	yaburr & bilmbin		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	variable
shell (generic)			flora-fauna		bungun	bungun		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	1	no
short-beaked echidna			flora-fauna	Tachyglossus aculeatus	ngangkin	ngangkin		unique							underived				0	2	0	0	0	no
snake (generic)	culebra, serpiente	cobra	flora-fauna		jarba	jarba		loan			Guugu Yimidhirr	To GYim /thaarba/ 'snake'; judged a loan from GYim because of loss of vowel length distinction.			underived				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	malal	malal		inheritance	*mala+	local		To Tjaapukay /malara/ 'spiderweb'; phonological history probematic			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	bilu-warra	bilu-warra		loan			Guugu Yimidhirr	Gyim /bilu+warra/ 'pelican'; biluwarra has no analysis in KYal; KYal 'spoonbill' is likely a mistranslation.			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
stingray (generic)	rayas látigo, raya	arraia	flora-fauna	Dasyatidae	yawu	yawu		inheritance	*yawu	Local		To GYim yawu 'small shark sp' and perhaps more widely (CYP E & W) to stingray terms in *ya(:)wa(ra)			underived				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		nyumbirr	nyumbirr		inheritance	*ñuumbirr	local		Poss. loan from GYim into KYal			underived				1	1	0	0	0	no
sulphur-crested cockatoo			flora-fauna	Cacatua galerita	birmba	birmba		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
swamp eel			flora-fauna	Ophisternon gutturale	mawul & yaba & dandarrbina & kubarr	mawul & yaba & dandarrbina & kubarr		unique							underived				0	1	0	0	0	no
swamp leech			flora-fauna	Annelida, Hirudinea	nyumbil	nyumbil		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
tawny frogmouth			flora-fauna	Podargus strigoides	bulnja	bulnja		inheritance	*pulñca	pPaman		Variant *pulñci in west.			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
termite mounds, ant hills			flora-fauna	Isoptera	jawurraji & kabay	jawurraji & kabay		unique				/kapay/ < local *kapay, to Tjaapukay /gabay/ 'antbed'			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	bijin & marngkil & marrabal & wanjakan	bijin & marngkil & marrabal & wanjakan		unique							underived				0	0	1	0	0	no
tick	garrapata	carrapato	flora-fauna	Arachnida, Acarina	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
tiger shark			flora-fauna	Galeocerdo cuvier	kilkirr	kilkirr		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	yes
torresian crow			flora-fauna	Corvus orru	waja & kalbu	waja & kalbu		inheritance	*waaca	pNortheast		From Cape York to Wangkumarra; Dyirbal etc.			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
tree	árbol	arvore	flora-fauna	(NA)	juku	juku		inheritance	*yuku	pPaman		Poss. pPama-Nyungan. Development of initial *y > /j/ problematic but also in Yidiny.			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	kababina	kababina		unique							compound	/kaba/ 'rain' + *bina (ear)???			0	1	2	0	0	no
wattle			flora-fauna	Acacia difficilis	yarun & yalngkal & yumba	yarun & yalngkal & yumba		loan			Guugu Yimidhirr	KYim /yaarunh/ 'wattle sp'; presumed as source because of KYal loss of length and /n/ < /nh/			underived				0	0	1	0	1	no
wedge-tailed eagle			flora-fauna	Aquila audax	yalngkurr	yalngkurr		unique							underived				1	0	0	0	0	no
willie wagtail			flora-fauna	Rhipidura leucophrys	dijarr-dijin	dijarr-dijin		inheritance	*cicarr+	pPaman					compound	?			1	0	0	0	0	no
witchetty grub			flora-fauna	(many species)	mujurr	mujurr		loan direction unknown	*mucurr	pGYim-KYal		To GYim muthurr			underived				0	1	2	0	0	no
woma			flora-fauna	Aspidites ramsayii	missing			missing							missing				0	1	0	0	0	no


agile wallaby, river wallaby
ant (generic)
Australian pelican
Australian snubfin dolphin
baler shell
bandicoot
barn owl
barramundi
bat
bindii, caltrop
bird
black-breasted buzzard
black-faced cuckoo-shrike
black-headed python
black-soil yam
bloodwood
blowfly maggots
blowfly/housefly
blue-tongue lizard
blue-winged kookaburra
bluebone
brolga
brown goshawk
brush-tailed possum
bush cockroach
bush stone-curlew
bush tobacco
bush turkey, Australian bustard
bush yam
butterfly, moth
carpet snake
caterpillar
catfish
centipede
channel-billed cuckoo
crested pigeon
darter/cormorant
death adder, five-minute snake
dingo
dog (camp, domestic)
duck
dugong
earthworm
emu
fish (generic)
flower
flying-fox (generic)
freshwater crocodile
freshwater mussel
freshwater prawn
frill-necked lizard
frog (generic)
galah
ghost gum
goanna (generic) or sand goanna
grass
grasshopper
great bowerbird
green ant
green sea turtle
green tree snake
head/body lice
horse
hummingbird
humpback whale
insect (generic)
jabiru
jungle-fowl (scrub-fowl)
kangaroo (generic)
land snail
magpie goose
military dragon
mosquito
mud wasp, hornet
native bee
native cat
northern brown bandicoot
northern kurrajong
nut tree
octopus
pandanus palm
paperbark
peaceful dove
pearlshell
peewee
pied butcherbird
pike eel
praying mantis, stick insects
prickle bush
quail (generic)
red river gum
red-tailed black-cockatoo
riflefish, archerfish
river mangrove
rock fig
sacred kingfisher
saltwater crocodile
saltwater mussel
sawfish
scorpion
shark (generic)
shell (generic)
short-beaked echidna
snake (generic)
snappy gum
spider
spinifex
spoonbills (yellow-billed spoonbill, black-billed spoonbill)
stingray (generic)
stripe-faced dunnart
sugarbag wax
sulphur-crested cockatoo
swamp eel
swamp leech
tawny frogmouth
termite mounds, ant hills
termites, white-ants
ti-tree
tick
tiger shark
torresian crow
tree
turtle (generic)
waterlily
wattle
wedge-tailed eagle
willie wagtail
witchetty grub
woma

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