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* Karndəli
Butcher Bird
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Stone [garndoli],
Notes:
Werkaya speakers recorded the name as karndulang, which is the present participle form 'calling out repeatedly'. *karndəli appears to be an imperative form. (Note: an 'imperative form' with the 'i' ending would be an order to one person to 'call out repeatedly' eg 'Keep calling out!")
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: karn-dəl-ih
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in ‘car’, 'ə' as in ‘the’, 'i' as in 'hit'.
Categories:
Birds Animals

Example Phrases

English:
Two butcher birds
Language:
Puletya karndəli.
English:
I see two butcher birds sitting on a dead branch
Language:
Nyakanda puletya karndəli nyenggang piyalkal wikən.

Associated Audio

Description:
Karndəli
Author:
Keneisha Doidge
Attribution:
Licensing:
Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre