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Australian pelican

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
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Language	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

Language	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	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
Bardi	Pelecanus conspicillatus	jalingmarr	jalingmarr		inheritance							underived?			0	0	0		0	0	no
Bunuba	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayada	mayada		loan			Worrorran	Also >Nyikina,Walmajarri	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Burarra	Pelecanus conspicillatus	nanyja	nanydya		unknown				cf ṉanydyak nose in Gumatj, Yan-nhangu			simplex			0	0	0		0	0	no
Dhangu	Pelecanus conspicillatus	warnyuŋbi	warnyuŋbi		unique							simplex			0	0	0		0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Pelecanus conspicillatus	missing			missing										0	0	0		0	0	no
Dhuwal	Pelecanus conspicillatus	gäḻumay(')	ga:ḻumay(')		inheritance							simplex			0	0	0		0	0	no
Djapu	Pelecanus conspicillatus		ga:rlumay(7)		inheritance										0	0	0		0	0
Djinang	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mula	mula		unique							simplex			0	0	0		0	0	no
Gajirrabeng	Pelecanus conspicillatus	marri-marring	marri-marring		unique							underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayarda	mayarda		loan into protolanguage	mayarta	Bunuban	Worrorran	also in Nyikina	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Gumatj	Pelecanus conspicillatus	gäḻumay(')	ga:ḻumay(')		inheritance							underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Pelecanus conspicillatus	buruŋgurr	galumay		inheritance				Also has “burunggurr”, “Australian pelican”						0	0	0		0	0	no
Gurindji	Pelecanus conspicillatus	taparung	taparung		loan			Miriwung		WW	%taparu	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Pelecanus conspicillatus	bilu-warra	biluwarra	pelican [also 'lame person']	unique				A number of Australian-language 'pelican' terms contain 'hip', a reference to their awkward walk [P Sutton]. KYal /biluwarra/, probably mistranslated as 'spoonbill', is a loan from this.			compound	Noun (bilu 'hip') + Adj (warra 'bad, no good'): 'hip no-good'		0	0	0		0	0	no
Jaru	Pelecanus conspicillatus	dabaruŋa	dabaruŋa		loan			Jarragan	migi 'large black ant'	WW	%taparu	uncoded			0	0	0		0	0	no
Jingulu	Pelecanus conspicillatus	walanybirri	walanybirri		unknown					WW	%walanypirri	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Karajarri	Pelecanus conspicillatus	bilari	bilari		loan direction unknown			Pilbara				underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Kija	Pelecanus conspicillatus	taparuny	taparuny		inheritance	taparu	Jarragan		also tapawariny, tapariny, taparungany (?) walakiny	WW	%taparu	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Pelecanus conspicillatus	máthvrr; mi-	mi-máthvrr	pelican	inheritance	*maacurr	pPaman					simplex
Kuku-Thaypan	Pelecanus conspicillatus	alpayrrmba	alpayrrmba		unique							underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Pelecanus conspicillatus	bulwarra	bulwarra		unique				See note to 'spoonbill' below.			compound			0	0	0		0	0	no
Kurtjar	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mponyungkuath ~ maatinkuath	mponyungkuath ~ maatinkuath		unique							compound	mpoony 'fishing net' + ngkuath 'big'	eeny	0	0	0		0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Pelecanus conspicillatus	thaarr+muthurr; minh-	thaarr+muthurr; minh-		unique							compound	thaarr poss < thaarrn 'strong, sturdy, hard'		0	0	0		0	0	no
Mangala	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayarta	mayarta		loan				WW	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Mbabaram	Pelecanus conspicillatus	kunumbirra	kunumbirra		unique							underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Miriwung	Pelecanus conspicillatus	dabarung	dabarung		inheritance	taparu						underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Ngandi	Pelecanus conspicillatus	gologolk	gu:lu:gu:lk		inheritance							reduplicated			0	0	0		0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Pelecanus conspicillatus	dagaw	dagaw		unique		proto-Worrorran					uncoded			0	0	0		0	0	no
Ngarluma	Pelecanus conspicillatus		ŋurluwarnta		unique										0	0	0		0	0
Ngumbarl	Pelecanus conspicillatus	jallingmur, tchallingmer	jallingmur, tchallingmer		inheritance							underived?			0	0	0		0	0	no
Nimanburru	Pelecanus conspicillatus	maiad	maiad		loan			Nyikina	source a guess	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Nyangumarta	Pelecanus conspicillatus	pilarri	pilarri		loan direction unknown			Pilbara				underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Nyikina	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayarda	mayarda		loan			areal	WW	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Pelecanus conspicillatus	jarlinymarr	jarlinymarr		inheritance							underived?			0	0	0		0	0	no
Pakanh	Pelecanus conspicillatus	moothe; minha	moothe; minha		inheritance	*ma:thurr	pPaman					underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Rembarrnga	Pelecanus conspicillatus	korlh-korlk	gorlgorlk		inheritance							reduplicated			0	0	0		0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Pelecanus conspicillatus	gaḻagaḻk	garlagarlk		loan			Rembarrnga				reduplicated			0	0	0		0	0	no
Tjaapukay	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
Uw-Olkol	Pelecanus conspicillatus	athur; inh	inh-athur	pelican, Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus	inheritance	*ma:thurr	pPaman					underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Pelecanus conspicillatus	athur; inh	inh-athur	pelican, Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus	inheritance	*ma:thurr	pPaman					underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Walmajarri	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayarta	mayarta		loan			Bunuban	WW	WW	%mayarta	underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Wardaman	Pelecanus conspicillatus	jarnarran	jarnarran		unknown							uncoded			0	0	0		0	0	no
Warlpiri	Pelecanus conspicillatus	wa(r)lany-	walanypirri		inheritance				walany- in Ngumbin (except Gurindji); unknown where -pirri(r) is from			underived			0	0	0		0	0	no
Warrwa	Pelecanus conspicillatus	maiada	maiada		loan			Walmajarri		WW	%mayarta				0	0	0		0	0
Wik Ngathan	Pelecanus conspicillatus	poowken(h)	poowkvn(h)	pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus	unique							underived		minh	0	0	0		0	0	no
Worrorra	Pelecanus conspicillatus	mayarda	mayarda		inheritance	*mayarta	proto-Worrorran			WW	%mayarta	uncoded			0	0	0		0	0	no
Wubuy	Pelecanus conspicillatus		pa:lmi		unknown										0	0	0		0	0
Wunambal	Pelecanus conspicillatus	gaḍunuŋu	gaḍunuŋu		unique		proto-Worrorran					unknown			0	0	0		0	0	no
Yan-nhangu	Pelecanus conspicillatus	yirryirrŋu	na:ndya		doubtful loan			Burarra				simplex			0	0	0		0	0	no
Yawuru	Pelecanus conspicillatus	dyalinymarr, birlari	dyalinymarr, birlari		inheritance							underived?			0	0	0		0	0	no
Yidiny	Pelecanus conspicillatus	wurrgu:l (C; <wurrgulV>	wurrgu:l (C; <wurrgulV>		unique							underived		minya	0	0	0		0	0	no
Yir-Yoront	Pelecanus conspicillatus	pelkolvlh; minh	minh-pelkolvlh		unique				Sutton: 'pelican' words commonly comtain 'hip'. Should this be classed as calque?			compound	with pel 'hip'		0	0	0	all seasons, peaking in post-Wet	0	0	no


Bardi
Bunuba
Burarra
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djinang
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Guugu Yimidhirr
Jaru
Jingulu
Karajarri
Kija
Koko-Bera
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Mangala
Mbabaram
Miriwung
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nimanburru
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Pakanh
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
Tjaapukay
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Walmajarri
Wardaman
Warlpiri
Warrwa
Wik Ngathan
Worrorra
Wubuy
Wunambal
Yan-nhangu
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yir-Yoront

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