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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. 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! pig from English
pikun naming-word. water rat. Hydromys chrysogaster.
pilpi naming-word. bilby.
thikarr naming-word. spine.
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.
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.
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