Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

emu

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	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
Bardi	Dromaius novaehollandiae	iniini	iniini		inheritance								reduplicated					2	1		2				0	0	no
Bunuba	Dromaius novaehollandiae	gananganja	gananganja		loan into protolanguage	karnanganytyja	Bunuban	Walmajarri	WW also in Queensland (Wambaya, Warluwarric) Marrngu further?	WW	%karnanganytya		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Burarra	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrparn	wurrparn		loan			Yolngu		WW	%wurrparn		simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Dhangu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	wurrpaṉ		inheritance								simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Dromaius novaehollandiae	maḻwiya'	marlwiya7		inheritance								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Dhuwal	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	maḻwiya		inheritance								simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Djapu	Dromaius novaehollandiae		wurrparn		inheritance													2	1		2				0	0
Djinang	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrbaḏapaḏa	wurrbardaparda		inheritance								reduplicated					2	1		2				0	0	no
Gajirrabeng	Dromaius novaehollandiae	majoogoong	majukung		inheritance	majuku	Jarragan						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Dromaius novaehollandiae	garnanganyja	garnanganyja		loan into protolanguage	karnangaytya	Bunuban	Walmajarri		WW	%karnanganytya		underived			WW into Qld		2	1		2				0	0	no
Gumatj	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	maḻwiya		inheritance								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	dhupthup		unique								reduplicated					2	1		2				0	0	no
Gurindji	Dromaius novaehollandiae	kalyumpurr	kalyumpurr		unknown								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Dromaius novaehollandiae	burriway ~ burriwi	burriway ~ burriwi	emu	inheritance	*purriwi	pPaman						underived					2	1	eggs in season in June	2				0	0	no
Jaru	Dromaius novaehollandiae	karnanganja	karnanganja		loan			unknown	WW as far as Queensland	WW	%karnanganytya		uncoded					2	1		2				0	0	no
Jingulu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	kirninginjirni	kirninginjirni		unknown				also kirdijingarrirni				underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Karajarri	Dromaius novaehollandiae	pijarta	pijarta		loan direction unknown			Yawuru					underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Kija	Dromaius novaehollandiae	karnanganyja	karnanganyja		loan			Jaru	also wiyarrel; karnangantya WW from Qld	WW	%karnanganytya		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Dromaius novaehollandiae	parráy; mim-	mim-parráy	emu	inheritance	*purriwi	pPaman		Problematic			Syn. punhth-thápvl & miñ-warr-thápvl	simplex
Kuku-Thaypan	Dromaius novaehollandiae	(anhye-) arriba	(anhye-) arriba		inheritance	*purripV	pPaman						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Dromaius novaehollandiae	korundi	korundi		unique								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Kurtjar	Dromaius novaehollandiae	dhongkualk & rriyorringkuath	dhongkualk & rriyorringkuath		unique								compound	Poss. dhoong 'seed' + i.lk 'eat'				2	1		2				0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Dromaius novaehollandiae	nhampi; minh-	nhampi; minh-		inheritance	*ñampi	pPaman		Southernmost attestation is KThaay, northernmost is Umpila				underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Mangala	Dromaius novaehollandiae	kalaŋanyca	kalaŋanyca		unique								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Mbabaram	Dromaius novaehollandiae	b3rr	b3rr		unique								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Miriwung	Dromaius novaehollandiae	madjugung	madjugung		inheritance	matyuku	Jarragan						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Ngandi	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurpan	wurpan		loan			Yolngu		WW	%wurrparn		simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Dromaius novaehollandiae	dyebarra	dyebarra		inheritance	*tyeparra	proto-Worrorran						uncoded					2	1		2				0	0	no
Ngarluma	Dromaius novaehollandiae		tyankurna		inheritance													2	1		2				0	0
Ngumbarl	Dromaius novaehollandiae	winninee	winninee		inheritance					WW	%wini		reduplicated					2	1		2				0	0	no
Nimanburru	Dromaius novaehollandiae	ganaŋandj	ganaŋandj		loan					WW	%karnanganytya		derived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Nyangumarta	Dromaius novaehollandiae	kalaya	kalaya		loan			Yulparija					underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Nyikina	Dromaius novaehollandiae	karnanganyja	karnanganyja		loan			areal		WW	%karnanganytya		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wini	wini		inheritance				cf. Gur. Winini 'emu chick'	WW	%wini		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Pakanh	Dromaius novaehollandiae	nhampi; minha	nhampi; minha		inheritance	*ñamoi	pPaman						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Rembarrnga	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrbbarn	wurrpparn		loan			Yolngu		WW	%wurrparn		simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	wurrparn		inheritance								simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Tjaapukay	Dromaius novaehollandiae	gindadja	kintaca	emu	unique								underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Uw-Olkol	Dromaius novaehollandiae	achamb; inh-	inh-acamb	emu	inheritance	*$acampa, with $ apical non-nasal	pPaman						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Dromaius novaehollandiae	ajamb; inh-	inh-ajamb	emu	inheritance	*$acampa, with $ apical non-nasal	pPaman						underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Walmajarri	Dromaius novaehollandiae	karnaŋanytya	karnaŋanytya		loan				WW from Qld?	WW	%karnanganytya		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Wardaman	Dromaius novaehollandiae	gumurrinji	gumurrinji		unknown								uncoded					2	1		2				0	0	no
Warlpiri	Dromaius novaehollandiae	karlaya	karlaya		inheritance	karlaya	NGY-Marrngu-Wati			WW	%karlaya		underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Warrwa	Dromaius novaehollandiae	garnanganyja	garnanganyja		loan					WW	%karnanganytya							2	1		2				0	0
Wik Ngathan	Dromaius novaehollandiae	achemp	acvmp	emu	inheritance	*Cacamp	pPaman		KLH reconstr; *C has to be apical non-nasal. Possability exists that it is a Wanderwort.				underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Worrorra	Dromaius novaehollandiae	dyebarranya	dyebarranya		inheritance	*tyeparra	proto-Worrorran					gender suffix -nya	uncoded					2	1		2				0	0	no
Wubuy	Dromaius novaehollandiae		tha:lunŋkur		unknown													2	1		2				0	0
Wunambal	Dromaius novaehollandiae		jiibarra		inheritance		proto-Worrorran											2	1		2				0	0	no
Yan-nhangu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	wurrpaṉ	wurrpaṉ		inheritance								simplex					2	1		2				0	0	no
Yawuru	Dromaius novaehollandiae	bijarda	bijarda		loan direction unknown			Karajarri					underived					2	1		2				0	0	no
Yidiny	Dromaius novaehollandiae	missing	missing		missing													2	1		2				0	0	no
Yir-Yoront	Dromaius novaehollandiae	pirri; minh-	minh-pirri		inheritance	*purriwi	pPaman		Dixon (review of YY Lexicon) relates this to Mbabaram p3rr 'emu' presumably < *CVpirri & therefore a loan in YY				underived		Not a 'bird' (minh-puth-lon)		older males	2	1	age & gender taboos	2	speared; all seasons	men	elaborately; bush-oven	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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