Tjaapukay
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Flora Fauna Vocabulary (129)
| 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 | dulbil | tulpil | wallaby, red kangaroo | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ant (generic) | hormiga | formiga | flora-fauna | Formicidae | manunggul & gudjin & mirimiri & munyimunyi & gawun.gawun | manungkul & kucin & mirimiri & muñimuñi & kawunkawun | small brown & black & small black & small light brown & bull | unique | /muñimuñi/ to Yidiny | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian pelican | flora-fauna | Pelecanus conspicillatus | wurrmbul | wurrmpul | pelican | semantic shift | *wurr(m)pulV | pPaman | Sound-correspondence problematic; poss. contamination from a pre-Tjaapukay form (cf. Yidiny <wurrgulV> 'pelican'(. Reflex in YYoront, /worrpol/, is 'white-brested sea eagle' | 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 | djunydjurru | cuñcurru | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| barn owl | flora-fauna | Tyto alba | gudjugudju | kucukucu | night owl | unique | reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| barramundi | flora-fauna | Lates calcarifer | djilibiri & wubanbarra | cilipiri & wupanparra | barramundi & barramundi [probably a size distinction] | inheritance | *cilipiri | pYTj | To Yidiny (C) /jilibiri/ 'barramundi' | compound | ? Poss. /djili/ 'eye' + /biri/ 'fire' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bat | murciélago | morcego | flora-fauna | Chiroptera spp | mundji | mun.ci | insect-eating bat | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bindii, caltrop | flora-fauna | Tribulus terrestris | unique | unique | unique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bird | pajaro, ave | passaro | flora-fauna | djarruy | carruy | bird (generic; also 'spirit') | inheritance | *carruy | pYTj | 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 | gambul | kampul | bloodwood, Eucalyptus gummifera | inheritance | To Yidiny /gambul/ | underived | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blowfly maggots | flora-fauna | Diptera, Sarcophagidae | dungun | tungun | maggot | inheritance | *tungun | pYTj | To Yifiny /dungun/ | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blowfly/housefly | mosca | mosca | flora-fauna | Diptera | barabara | parapara | common fly | inheritance | *parapara | pYTj | To Yidiny. Resembles KYal /burulburul/ | reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blue-tongue lizard | flora-fauna | Tiliqua species | badjabadja | pacapaca | blue-tongue lizard | inheritance | *pacapaca | local | To KYal /bajabaja/ | reduplicated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blue-winged kookaburra | flora-fauna | Dacelo leachii | gurrungga | kurrungka | kookaburra | inheritance | *kurrungka | local | Yidiny, KYal, KThaypan, Uw-Olkol, UOykangand | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bluebone | flora-fauna | Choerodon cyanodus | missing | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brolga | flora-fauna | Grus rubicunda | missing | missing | missing | missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brown goshawk | flora-fauna | Accipiter fasciatus | guguy & diguy & bidjuy | kukuy & tikuy & picuy | hawk & chicken hawk & fish hawk | unique | /bidjuy/ 'fish hawk' is cognate with Yidiny /bidjuu/ and the second half of KYal /jinabiju/ 'goshawk' | underived | Poss. a synchronic derivation: /bidju/ + /y/. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brush-tailed possum | flora-fauna | Trichosurus vulpecula | gayarra & gububuru & bidul | kayarra & kupupuru & pitul | possum & black and white possum & scrub possum | inheritance | To *kacarra | 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 | balabira | balabira | curlew | unique | underived | 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 | walbirrwalbirr | walpirrwalpirr | butterfly | unique | Resembles /walpul/ forms common to GYim and KYal | reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| carpet snake | flora-fauna | Morelia spilota | puta:tyi | puta:tyi | unique | 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 | ginba | kinpa | centipede | inheritance | *kinpa | pYTj | To Yidiny | 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 | bagam | pakam | wampoo pigeon | inheritance | *pakam | pYTj | To Yidiny | underived | 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 | gundjilbay | kuncilpay | death adder | inheritance | *kuñcilpay | pYTj | To Yidiny | underived | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dingo | flora-fauna | Canis familiaris dingo | ganibarra | kaniparra | dingo | unique | underived | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dog (camp, domestic) | perro | cachorro | flora-fauna | Canis familiaris | gurra: | kurra: | tame dog | inheritance | *kutaka | pPaman | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| duck | pato | pato, marreco | flora-fauna | Anatidae | buru: | puru: | whistle duck | inheritance | *puruku | pYTj | To Yidiny buru:gu 'black duck' and KYal /buruku/ 'pied cormorant' | 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 | djunggum | cungkum | worm | inheritance | *cungku+ | pYTj | To Yidiny | derived | With /+m/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| emu | flora-fauna | Dromaius novaehollandiae | gindadja | kintaca | emu | unique | underived | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fish (generic) | pez | peixe | flora-fauna | guyu | kuyu | fish (generic) | inheritance | *kuyu | pPama-Nyungan | With an alternant *kuya | 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) | guginy | kukiñ | flying fox | inheritance | *kukiñu | pYTj | To Yidiny. Loss of V3 regular? Cf /ganyarra/ 'croc/ < *kañarra. | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| freshwater crocodile | flora-fauna | Crocodylus johnstoni | ganyarra | kañarra | crocodile | inheritance | *kañarra | pPaman | 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 | djun.gi | cunki | prawn, shrimp, small FW crab; policeman | inheritance | To Yidiny /jun.gi/ | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| frill-necked lizard | flora-fauna | Chlamydosaurus kingii | binandjal & gilbay | pinancal & kilpay | frilled lizard & frilled lizard | loan | *pinañcal | local | To KYal binanjal | derived | With /bina/ 'ear, gills' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| frog (generic) | flora-fauna | (many species) | wubun | wupun | frog, toad (generic) | 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 | ganyal | kañal | goanna | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| grass | hierba, pasto | capim, grama | flora-fauna | (NA) | nguyay | nguyay | kangaroo grass [poss. also generic] | inheritance | *nguyay | pYTj | Yidiny cognate is 'kangaroo grass' (Themeda australis) | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| grasshopper | flora-fauna | Orthoptera | bundim | puntim | grasshopper | inheritance | *puntim | pYTj | To pPama-Maric *punti+. Forms like /pinti/ are very widespread | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| great bowerbird | flora-fauna | Chlamydera nuchalis | missing | missing | inheritance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| green ant | flora-fauna | Oecophylla smaragdina | djilburay | cilpuray | green ant | loan | *cilipura | pYTj | Yidiny | To Yidiny /jilibura/. Tjaap /y/ is presumed derivational. | underived | compound | Poss. w /jili/ 'eye'; /bura(y)/ ? | 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 | wilgarr | wilkarr | green tree snake | inheritance | *wirkarr | pYTj | To Yidiny; *rk for Y /rk/, Tj /lk/ is a guess here. | underived | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| head/body lice | flora-fauna | Pediculus capitis, Pediculus humanus | guliy | kuliy | head lice, nits | inheritance | *kulu | pPNy | Poss. < *kuli or < *kulu+y. | derived | With /+y/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| horse | caballo | cavalho | flora-fauna | Equus caballus | yarraman | yarraman | horse | loan | Languages 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 | djarruga | carruka | scrub hen | inheritance | *carruka | local | To Yidiny. Resembles *currkan reflexes in western CYP languages | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kangaroo (generic) | flora-fauna | Macropodidae | gan.gula | kankula | grey kangaroo | inheritance | *kankula | pYTj | To Yidiny /gan.gula/ 'grey wallaby'. | underived | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| land snail | flora-fauna | Gastropoda | djalga | calka | snail | 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 | ngugun & ngulbul | ngukun & ngulpul | mosquito & mosquito [2 spp?] | inheritance | *ngukun | pYTj | To Yidiny /ngugun/ 'a big brown mosquito' | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mud wasp, hornet | flora-fauna | (many species) | binydjin | piñcin | wasp, hornet, honey | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| native bee | flora-fauna | (many species) | mugay | mukay | bee, honeycomb | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| native cat | flora-fauna | Dasyurus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| northern brown bandicoot | flora-fauna | Isoodon macrourus | djunydjurru & djalbay | cuñcurru & calpay | bandicoot & long-nosed bandicoot | 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 | 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 | yagal | yakal | pandanus | inheritance | *yakal | pYTj | To Yidiny | underived | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| paperbark | flora-fauna | Melaleuca sericea, Melaleuca stenostachya | gidi | kiti | paperbark | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| peaceful dove | flora-fauna | Geopelia placida | guludu | kulutu | dove | inheritance | *kurlu+ | pPama-Nyungan | Widespread borrowing is likely. | 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 | missing | missing | unique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pied butcherbird | flora-fauna | Cracticus nigrogularis | galbu | kalpu | butcherbird (poss.; also given as 'crow') | inheritance | *kalpu | pYTj | To Yidiny | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pike eel | flora-fauna | Muraenesox arabicus | nyinggarra & djabulagay | ñingkarra & capulakay | big eel & small eel | unique | /djabulagay/ to Yidiny /jabulagay/ 'large FW eel' | 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 | gubalgubal | kupalkupal | wild pheasant | unique | underived | 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 | burrn.gin & garna: | purrnkin & kar.na | black cockatoo & black cockatoo [questioned] | unique | /garna:/ < *kar(a)na (red-tailed black cockatoo) | underived | 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 | yan.gi | yanki | fig tree (generic) | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sacred kingfisher | flora-fauna | Todiramphus sancta | giragira | kirakira | kingfisher | inheritance | *kirakira | pYTj | To Yidiny /giraagiraa/ 'white-tailed kf' | reduplicated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| saltwater crocodile | flora-fauna | Crocodylus porosus | ganyarra | kañarra | crocodile | inheritance | *kañarra | pPaman | underived | 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 | dumbunum ~ maranggilay | tumpunum ~ marangkilay | scorpion | inheritance | *tumpunu | pYTj | underived | /maranggilay/ with /mara/ 'hand, finger'?? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| shark (generic) | flora-fauna | Selachimorpha | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | variable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| shell (generic) | flora-fauna | biga | pika | shell (generic) | unique | Note forms /pika(ñ)/ in Maric lgs meaning 'fingernail' | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| short-beaked echidna | flora-fauna | Tachyglossus aculeatus | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| snake (generic) | culebra, serpiente | cobra | flora-fauna | djama | cama | snake (generic) | inheritance | *cama | pYTj | To Yidiny | 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 | garra & malara | karra & malara | (poisonous) spider & spider web | inheritance | /garra/ to Yidiny. /malara/ to KYal /malal/ 'spider' | 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 | 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 | wurruba | wurrupa | beeswax | inheritance | *wurrupa | pYTj | To Yidiny /wuruba/ and (with problematic phonological history) YYoront /+wurrvw/ (in sugarbag terms) | underived | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sulphur-crested cockatoo | flora-fauna | Cacatua galerita | wanggulay | wangkulay | sulphur-crested cockatoo | inheritance | *wangkulay | pYTj | To Yidiny | 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 | djirrirr | cirrirr | 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 | gabay & gadju | kapay & kacu | ant bed & ant bed on tree | inheritance | *kapay | local | To KYal /kabay/ 'small antbed'. /gaju/ pYTj *kacu; Yidiny /gaju/ 'black tree ant' | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| termites, white-ants | comején (Peru), termitas | cupim | flora-fauna | (many species) | gabaybarra | kapayparra | white ant | unique | derived | /gabay/ 'antbed' + /barra/ 'inhabitant of' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ti-tree | flora-fauna | Melaleuca bracteata | diwirri | tiwirri | ti tree | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tick | garrapata | carrapato | flora-fauna | Arachnida, Acarina | mindil | mintil | tick | inheritance | *mintil | pEastern Paman | To Yidiny and GYim /mindil/ 'tick' | 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 | wuwul & galbu | wuwul & kalpu | crow & crow (poss. butcherbird) | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tree | árbol | arvore | flora-fauna | (NA) | djulbin | culpin | tree (generic), log | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| turtle (generic) | flora-fauna | (many species) | badjigal | pacikal | turtle | inheritance | *pacikal | pYTj | To Yidiny /bajigal/ 'FW turtle' (Elseya latisternum) | underived | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| waterlily | flora-fauna | Nymphaea macrosperma | mimu: & waybi | mimu: & waypi | waterlily & waterlily | unique | underived | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wattle | flora-fauna | Acacia difficilis | bugu | puku | wattle (generic) | unique | underived | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wedge-tailed eagle | flora-fauna | Aquila audax | nalmalbarra | nalmalparra | eagle hawk | unique | derived | /nalmal/ 'log/ + /barra/ 'having' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| willie wagtail | flora-fauna | Rhipidura leucophrys | missing | missing | inheritance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| witchetty grub | flora-fauna | (many species) | gumbala & djambun | kumpala & campun | witchetty grub & witchetty grub, wood w witchetty grubs | inheritance | *gumbala | pYTj | To Yidiny /gumba:l/ <gumbalA>. /djambun/ < pYTj *campun; Yidiny /jambun/ | 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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