Reconstruction:Proto-Nyulnyulan/kurridi

This Proto-Nyulnyulan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nyulnyulan

Noun

*kurridi

1. dingo

Descendants

Western Nyulnyulan

• Jawi: gurrid
• Bardi: goorridi
• Nyulnyul: kurrid
• Jabirr-Jabirr: kurrid

Eastern Nyulnyulan

• Yawuru: gurirdi
• Jukun: kurird
• Nyikina: gurridi
• Warrwa: gurridi

References

• Bowern, Claire On Eels, Dolphins, and Echidnas: Nyulnyulan Prehistory through the Reconstruction of Flora and Fauna.