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MAMMALS

kima naming-word. stick-nest rat.

kirrpatya naming-word. grey kangaroo. Macropus giganteus, fuliginosus.

kurakay naming-word. brushtail possum. Trichosurus vulpecula.

kurruu naming-word. bandicoot.

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

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

marrawuy naming-word. red kangaroo. Macropus rufus.

mirri naming-word. dog (domestic). ⚫ Mirrityii pipuwawanhi murruka My dog ran along ahead. ⚫ Mirri tharrki yananhi purraytyi. The dog stepped over the child. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 4-18. Canis familiaris.

nhanikuut naming-word. goat. Capra hircus. From English 'nanny goat'

pakutha naming-word. fox. Vulpes vulpes.

pantarr naming-word. old man kanagaroo.

papilaa 1. naming-word. native cat, wild cat, quoll. Dasyurus geoffroii. RH Matthew records a story about wild cat escaping from a fight with possum by turning into fog and dancing away (Mt Manara, c 1900), and JB records a Paakantyi story 'Fog and possum' (1950s).

2. naming-word. fog. ⚫ Papilaa wakanha The fog is swirling. (Literally: The fog is dancing).

parrpay naming-word. rock wallaby. Petrogale penicillata.

pathaaympaala naming-word. bat.

pikipiki naming-word. pig. Sus scrofa. From English 'pig' ⚫ Waa! pikipikipitityu winanganhi! Hey! I thought (there was) a big pig! Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example T10-9. pig from English

pikun naming-word. water rat. Hydromys chrysogaster.

pilpi naming-word. bilby.

thikarr naming-word. spine. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 5-22.

thikarrpila naming-word. echidna, 'porcupine'. Tachyglossus aculeatus. See: wantayaali

thingkaa ALSO: thingkaang, thingkaanh. naming-word. 1. animal, meat.

2. a person's 'meat' or totem. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 1980:16 : Macquarie.

thunpaka naming-word. mouse. Usage: This is a rarer word for 'mouse' than marrawul

wampuy naming-word. rock kangaroo, euro. Macropus robustus erubescens.

wantayaali See: thkarrpila naming-word. echidna, 'porcupine'. = thikarrpila. Tachyglossus aculeatus. This is a rarer synonym for thikarrpila.

wirruu naming-word. wallaby, little scrub kangaroo.

wuupa naming-word. mouse. Planigale tenuirostris and/or Planigale gilesi.

yuki naming-word. wild dog, dingo. Canis familiaris.