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Ngurtim-ngurtim

Snare, loop on stick

Pulpa tyerrinyuk larr

Nardoo mill roller

Tyerrinyuk kuthap

Nardoo mill, stone for seeds

Tyiyel-werrk

Fire-stick, drill type

karnuk

handle of a tomahawk

karrək

spear-thrower

kerning

bone awl

*kulk

large drag net

*kurranduk

big, large grinding stone

*kuthap

stone, (fire stone)

marap-marap

grinding stone for tomahawks

*marrang

canoe paddle, no prongs

*maruk-maruk

sharpening stone, mussell shell grinding stone,

*mityat

basket

mul

spear: wooden spear used for killing fish

ngani

waddy, general term

*ngat-wil ngani

waddy: four sided waddy

ngunyi

bag

*nyelin-nyelin

net: small drag net

*nyenying

hooked stick

panbarr

wooden shovel

pari

oven, coal, hot ashes, heat

*partity

string

*pert-pert

needle, netting needle

pirmpiny

small bark dish

*pulety kawile kuyən

stabbing spear with two barbs

*pulety pa kayup kuyən

stabbing spear with three barbs

puny

hot ashes, from which one can relight a fire

*teng-teng

scraper

*til-wil kawile kuyən

stabbing spear with four sets of three barbs

tilak

barb (wooden) of a spear

tirr

stone tomahawk for woodworking

titandi

knife

tulu ngani

short waddy, yamstick

tyarrk, tyark

reed-spear

tyarəm

spear: general term

tyel

net

tyendəl

fire-stick, flame

tyimpang

billy can

*tyinutity tyarəm

jagged reed spear

*tyirang-ngani

yamstick

tyirn-tyirn

poker

wak

paddle of canoe

**walanyuk

tomahawk grinding stone,

wan

boomerang

*watən

stone knife

*werreka-tyarəm

throwing spear, long, made of mallee

with-with

throwing stick, toy

witheyuk

Small grinding stone, small, little

*withəwil wan

playing boomerang

wura-wil

throwing spear with jag

yirri witheyuk

very small grinding stone, very small.

yungwity

bark canoe