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Mbabaram

Family: Pama-Nyungan
Region: Australia
ISO 639-3: vmb
Location: -17.21°, 144.66°
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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	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
agile wallaby, river wallaby			flora-fauna	Macropus agilis	missing	missing	missing									0	1	0	0	0	no
ant (generic)	hormiga	formiga	flora-fauna	Formicidae	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
Australian pelican			flora-fauna	Pelecanus conspicillatus	kunumbirra	kunumbirra	unique							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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
bandicoot			flora-fauna	Peramelemorphia	garúg	garúg	unique									0	0	0	0	0
barn owl			flora-fauna	Tyto alba	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
barramundi			flora-fauna	Lates calcarifer	missing	missing	missing									1	1	0	0	0	no
bat	murciélago	morcego	flora-fauna	Chiroptera spp	adir	adir	unique							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		ab3r(v)	abɨr(ə)	unique				RMWD holds YYoront /pirri/ 'emu' (< *purriwi) to be a loan from this.			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	arun	arun	unique									0	1	1	0	0	no
blowfly maggots			flora-fauna	Diptera, Sarcophagidae	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
blowfly/housefly	mosca	mosca	flora-fauna	Diptera	ajirr	ajirr	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
blue-tongue lizard			flora-fauna	Tiliqua species	missing	missing	missing									0	1	0	0	0	no
blue-winged kookaburra			flora-fauna	Dacelo leachii	gunggág	gunggág	loan			Dyirbal	Dyirbal is the most likely source. pPaman *kungkaka.			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	kooloora	kooloora	unique							underived		1	0	0	0	0	no
brown goshawk			flora-fauna	Accipiter fasciatus	àrunggúl	àrunggúl	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
brush-tailed possum			flora-fauna	Trichosurus vulpecula	alnhdha	alnhdha	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	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
carpet snake			flora-fauna	Morelia spilota	bul	bul	inheritance							underived		0	1	0	0	0
caterpillar			flora-fauna	Lepidoptera	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
catfish			flora-fauna	(many species)	missing	missing	missing									0	1	0	0	0	no
centipede	ciempiés	centopéia	flora-fauna	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
darter/cormorant			flora-fauna	Anhinga melanogaster, Phalacrocorax species	missing	missing	missing									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	mberrb	mberrb	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
dog (camp, domestic)	perro	cachorro	flora-fauna	Canis familiaris	dog	dog	inheritance	*kutaka	pPaman		Forms in /kuta/ are more widespread.			underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
duck	pato	pato, marreco	flora-fauna	Anatidae	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
emu			flora-fauna	Dromaius novaehollandiae	b3rr	b3rr	unique							underived		2	1	2	0	0	no
fish (generic)	pez	peixe	flora-fauna		yu	yu	inheritance	*kuyu	pPama-Nyungan		Also widespread: *kuya reflexes.			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)	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
freshwater crocodile			flora-fauna	Crocodylus johnstoni	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
freshwater prawn			flora-fauna	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	missing	missing	missing									0	1	0	0	0	no
frill-necked lizard			flora-fauna	Chlamydosaurus kingii	mb3j ~ gwanyjíl	mb3j ~ gwanyjíl	unique							underived		0	1	0	0	0	no
frog (generic)			flora-fauna	(many species)	nol	nol	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
galah			flora-fauna	Eolophus roseicapilla	missing	missing	missing									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	gey ~ algey	gey ~ algey	inheritance	*cakay/ñ	pPama-Maric		Eastern, from Flinders Island south; includes Dyirrbal etc.			underived		0	1	2	0	0	no
grass	hierba, pasto	capim, grama	flora-fauna	(NA)	algu	algu	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
grasshopper			flora-fauna	Orthoptera	bundí	bundí	loan			Yidiny	Yidiny /bundim/ Source could be Dyirbal /bundiñ/.			underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
great bowerbird			flora-fauna	Chlamydera nuchalis	missing	missing	missing									1	0	0	0	0	no
green ant			flora-fauna	Oecophylla smaragdina	missing	missing	missing									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	arrw3y	arrw3y	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
horse	caballo	cavalho	flora-fauna	Equus caballus	dhayár(i) & yàrramán	dhayár(i) & yàrramán	loan			unknown	Both are loans; /yàrramán/ from some languge to the south.	WW	%yarraman	underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
hummingbird	colibrí, picaflor (Peru)	beija-flor	flora-fauna	Trochilidae	missing	missing	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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
jabiru			flora-fauna	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	missing	missing	missing									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	am3y	am3y	unique							underived		2	1	0	0	0	no
land snail			flora-fauna	Gastropoda	ma:y	ma:y	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	thallow (?)	thallow (?)	unique									0	0	0	0	0	no
mud wasp, hornet			flora-fauna	(many species)	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
native bee			flora-fauna	(many species)	agwo & dwol	agwo & dwol	unique							underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
native cat			flora-fauna	Dasyurus	jigúy	jigúy	loan			Gugu-Badhun	GBadhun /jiguy/			underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
northern brown bandicoot			flora-fauna	Isoodon macrourus	garúg	garúg	loan			unknown				underived		0	1	0	0	0	no
northern kurrajong			flora-fauna	Brachychiton diversifolius	nha:r	nha:r	unique							underived		0	1	no?	0	0	no
nut tree			flora-fauna	Terminalia grandifolia	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									1	1	0	0	1	no
paperbark			flora-fauna	Melaleuca sericea, Melaleuca stenostachya	missing	missing	missing									0	0	1	0	0	no
peaceful dove			flora-fauna	Geopelia placida	gùludún	gùludún	loan			Yidiny		WW	%kurutuk	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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
pied butcherbird			flora-fauna	Cracticus nigrogularis	missing	missing	missing									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	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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
riflefish, archerfish			flora-fauna	Toxotes chatareus	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
saltwater crocodile			flora-fauna	Crocodylus porosus	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									1	0	0	0	0	yes
scorpion	escorpión; alacran	escorpião	flora-fauna	Arachnida, Scorpiones	mbogúl	mbogúl	unique							compound	?	0	0	0	0	0	no
shark (generic)			flora-fauna	Selachimorpha	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	variable
shell (generic)			flora-fauna		missing	missing	missing									0	1	0	0	1	no
short-beaked echidna			flora-fauna	Tachyglossus aculeatus	nganggín	nganggín	loan			Kuku-Yalanji	KYal /ngangkin/; poss. Dyirbal?			underived		0	2	0	0	0	no
snake (generic)	culebra, serpiente	cobra	flora-fauna		agerr	agerr	unique							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	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									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		missing	missing	missing									1	1	0	0	0	no
sulphur-crested cockatoo			flora-fauna	Cacatua galerita	gayámbal ~ gàyambál	gayámbal ~ gàyambál	loan			unknown				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	missing	missing	missing									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	missing	missing	missing									0	0	0	0	0	no
termites, white-ants	comején (Peru), termitas	cupim	flora-fauna	(many species)	wánu	wánu	loan			unknown				underived		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	missing	missing	missing									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	adha	adha	inheritance	*wa:ca	pPaman					underived		0	0	0	0	0	no
tree	árbol	arvore	flora-fauna	(NA)	g3	g3	inheritance	*yuku	pPaman		Poss. pPNy			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	missing	missing	missing									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	gùrrijál	gùrrijál	loan			Dyirbal				underived		1	0	0	0	0	no
willie wagtail			flora-fauna	Rhipidura leucophrys	arrgij(arrgij)	arrgij(arrgij)	unique							underived	With reduplicated variant.	1	0	0	0	0	no
witchetty grub			flora-fauna	(many species)	dhambún	dhambún	loan			Yidiny	Yidiny /jambun/ 'grub (sp)'			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 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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