Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

goanna (generic) or sand goanna

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	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Hypernym	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
Bardi	Varanus spp	baarni	baarni		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%paarni		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Bunuba	Varanus spp	ganbararra	ganbararra		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Burarra	Varanus spp	gun-baḻ ana-dyawa	gun-baḻ ana-dyawa		unique								phrase					0	1	2		0	0	no
Dhangu	Varanus spp	missing			missing								missing					0	1	2		0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Varanus spp	biyay7	biyay7		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Dhuwal	Varanus spp	dyanda	dyanda		inheritance								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Djapu	Varanus spp		dyanda		inheritance													0	1	2		0	0
Djinang	Varanus spp	dyirrimiri	dyirrimiri		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Gajirrabeng	Varanus spp	goording	kurting		inheritance	kurti	Jarragan		also warlgarn				underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Varanus spp	waawanyi	waawanyi		unique					WW	%walarri		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Gumatj	Varanus spp	ḏilkam	ḏilkam		inheritance								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Varanus spp	ḏilkam	dhilkam	lizard] Sand Goanna, Varanus sp.	inheritance								simplex					0	1	2		0	0	no
Gurindji	Varanus spp	kirrawa	kirrawa		unique				also tyarrampayi 'large g.'				underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Varanus spp	thagay & walmbarra & barri	thagay & walmbarra & barri	sand goanna & goanna living on sandhill & sand goanna sp	inheritance	*cakañ	pPama-Maric		Flinders I. south along East Coast, to Maric generally. Also in Dyirbal, Warrgamay, Nyawaygi. Variant *cakay. Poss. loan in GYim or other northern languages.				underived		ganhaarr	/ganhaarr/ is apparently generic for all goannas, water lizards, and crocodiles		0	1	2		0	0	no
Jaru	Varanus spp	jarrambayi	jarrambayi		inheritance	tyarrampayi	Ngumpin-Yapa						uncoded					0	1	2		0	0	no
Jingulu	Varanus spp	tyurrkupati	tyurrkupati		unknown								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Karajarri	Varanus spp	ŋolbalo	ŋolbalo		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Kija	Varanus spp	karntuwalany	karntuwalany		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Varanus spp	thukárr; minh-	minh-thukárr	goanna (sp not determined, but not qualified as 'small' or 'water')	unique								simplex
Kuku-Thaypan	Varanus spp	malkaw (; -anhye)	malkaw (; -anhye)		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Varanus spp	jadi & wangku & walkarr & bulbuji & kalajarr	jadi & wangku & walkarr & bulbuji & kalajarr		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Kurtjar	Varanus spp	mpaargh & dharbhard	mpaargh & dharbhard		unique							mpaargh does not include rdoth (water goanna) or nchorr (rock goann); dharbhard is poss. 'yound goanna'.	underived		eeny			0	1	2		0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Varanus spp	thatpvr; minh-	thatpvr; minh-		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Mangala	Varanus spp	wilka	wilka		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Mbabaram	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
Miriwung	Varanus spp	guding	guding		inheritance	kurti	Jarragan			WW	%walarri		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Ngandi	Varanus spp	gawgaw	gawgaw		unique								reduplicated					0	1	2		0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Varanus spp	mandyal	mandyal		inheritance	*matyal	proto-Worrorran						uncoded					0	1	2		0	0	no
Ngarluma	Varanus spp		waŋkarli		unique													0	1	2		0	0
Ngumbarl	Varanus spp	jallangurdee	jallangurdee		unique								derived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Nimanburru	Varanus spp		djididjon		unique													0	1	2		0	0	no
Nyangumarta	Varanus spp	wangkarli	wangkarli		loan								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Nyikina	Varanus spp	barniy	barniy		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%paarni		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Varanus spp	baarni	baarni		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%paarni		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Pakanh	Varanus spp	thatchi; minha	thatchi; minha		unknown								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Rembarrnga	Varanus spp	merenh	merenh		unique													0	1	2		0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Varanus spp	wukutj	wukuty		inheritance													0	1	2		0	0	no
Tjaapukay	Varanus spp	ganyal	kañal	goanna	unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Uw-Olkol	Varanus spp	akontel; inh	inh-akontel	Gould's goanna, Varanus gouldii	unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Varanus spp	agondel; inh	inh-agondel	Gould's goanna, Varanus gouldii	unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Walmajarri	Varanus spp	kakaji	kakaji		unique								underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Wardaman	Varanus spp	malbardajgu	malbardajgu		unknown								uncoded					0	1	2		0	0	no
Warlpiri	Varanus spp		wardapi		unique	tyarrampayi	Ngumpin-Yapa		NB Jaru warrabi 'alligator' (Sturt Creek dialect)				underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Warrwa	Varanus spp	banne	banne		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%paarni							0	1	2		0	0
Wik Ngathan	Varanus spp	thechel	thecvl	sand goanna	inheritance				Poss. an inheritance from pWik; cf. Pakanh thatci				underived		minh		PS: "or generc for all the big goannas?"	0	1	2		0	0	no
Worrorra	Varanus spp	barndom	barndom		doubtful loan		proto-Worrorran	Nyulnyulan	WW	WW	%paarni		uncoded					0	1	2		0	0	no
Wunambal	Varanus spp	baniw	baniw		loan direction unknown		proto-Worrorran		WW	WW	%paarni							0	1	2		0	0	no
Yan-nhangu	Varanus spp	birininy	birininy		unique													0	1	2		0	0	no
Yawuru	Varanus spp	barni (= dyalangardi)	barni (= dyalangardi)		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%paarni		underived					0	1	2		0	0	no
Yidiny	Varanus spp	garrnggan (all dialects)	garrnggan (all dialects)		unique								underived		minya			0	1	2		0	0	no
Yir-Yoront	Varanus spp	ngarrchw; minh-	minh-ngarrchw		inheritance	*ngarrcim(pV)	local						derived	Probably with derivational +w				0	1	2	All seasons, peaking in Dry; eggs Post-Wet & Dry	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
Wunambal
Yan-nhangu
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yir-Yoront

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