Reconstruction:Proto-Nyulnyulan/liñkurra

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

Etymology

A common Kimberley wanderwort.

Noun

*liñkurra

1. saltwater crocodile

Descendants

Western Nyulnyulan

• Bardi: linygoorr

Eastern Nyulnyulan

• Yawuru: linykurra
• Nyikina: linykurra

References

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