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INTRODUCED ANIMALS

kurrukun naming-word. bull, cow, cattle, bullock, steer, heifer. Bos bovis.

marrawul naming-word. 1. house mouse. Mus musculus.

2. marsupial mouse, common dunnart. Sminthopsis murina. = thunpaka.

pilikuut naming-word. goat, billygoat. From English 'billygoat'

purrkiyan ALSO: puthukat. ALSO: putyikat. naming-word. cat (introduced, not native cat). Felis catus. Usage: Purrkiyan is an earlier and less common form that puthukat

puthukat ALSO: purrkiyan. ALSO: putyikat. naming-word. cat (introduced cat, not native), pussy cat. Felis catus. from English 'pussycat' Source: Cornell.

putyikat ALSO: purrkiyan. ALSO: puthukat. naming-word. cat (introduced, not native), pussy cat. Felis catus.

puuluraam naming-word. ram, male sheep. From English 'bull ram'.

thumpa ALSO: thumpang. naming-word. sheep. Ovis aries.

yarraaman ALSO: yarraman. naming-word. horse. Equus caballus. ⚫ Warrikal yarraamanlukal mawirri pantiyi. They tamed wild horses into harness (lit. 'They tied wild horses into string.') Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 4-21.

yurraapat naming-word. rabbit. Oryctolagus cuniculus. From English 'rabbit'.