ankerr-ingk

Alyawarr

Etymology

The plant is so called because its leaves resemble emu's feet.

Noun

ankerr-ingk

1. an emu's foot
2. Goodenia lunata, a plant which the Alyawarr used to chew with ashes like wild tobacco

References

• Jennifer Anne Green, Alyawarr to English Dictionary (1992), quoted in Boundary Rider: Essays in Honour of Geoffrey O'Grady (1997)