amsd_01003

Title: Term for incision, presumably on a message stick, in Western Arrarnta

Item type: lexical item

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Western Arrarnte Austlang: C47 - Western Arrarnta Glottolog: west2441

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: tjarita [tiefer Einschnitt, Furche (Zeichen, Nachricht)=. deep incision, groove (sign, message])

Sources:

  • Kenny, Anna. 2018. Carl Strehlow’s 1909 Comparative Heritage Dictionary: An Aranda, German, Loritja and Dieri to English Dictionary with Introductory Essays. Canberrra: ANU Press.

    • Source types: book

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