Reconstruction:Proto-Nyulnyulan/laŋkurr

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

*laŋkurr

1. possum

Descendants

Western Nyulnyulan

• Jawi: langgurr
• Bardi: langgurr
• Nyulnyul: langkurr

Eastern Nyulnyulan

• Yawuru: langkurr
• Nyikina: langkurr

References

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