Reconstruction:Proto-Nyulnyulan/jaliñmarr

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

*jaliñmarr

1. pelican

Descendants

Western Nyulnyulan

• Jawi: jalingmarra
• Bardi: jalingmarr
• Nyulnyul: jarlinymarr
• Nimanburru: djalinymar
• Jabirr-Jabirr: djalinymar

Eastern Nyulnyulan

• Yawuru: jalinymarr

References

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