purinjiti
Tiwi edit
Noun edit
purinjiti m
- (archaic) A message stick used by news-bearers for safety when travelling into the territories of other peoples.
Usage notes edit
The term purinjiti can be used in modern times for modern communication, i.e. the presence of telephones, fax machines, etc.
References edit
- Mark Abley, Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages (2003)