RMWD1972

Title: Term for 'mark on message stick' in Dyirbal

Description: Original source gloss: "gibaɽ = mark on message stick"

Date Created: 1972

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: lexical item

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Djirbal Austlang: Y123 - DYIRBAL / JIRRBAL Glottolog: dyir1250

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: kiparr ('gibaɽ' [mark on message stick])

Sources:

  • Dixon, R. M. W. 1972. The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    • Source types: book

    Notes: PK: This was originally sourced from the Chirila database. It is possible that Dixon also documented the Dyirbal term for message stick however this was not registered in the database.

    Media Files:

    Data Entry: Piers Kelly