walert

Woiwurrung

Noun

walert

  1. possum[1][2][3][4]
    • "Guliny-a djilbadju walert" - A man killed a possum[5]
    • "Walert ngangonin" - "I see an opossum"[2]

See also

  • barmurn (“ringtail possum”)
  • walert-walert (“possum skin cloak”)
  • walert gurn (“possum skin rug”)

References

  1. ^ https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/uploads/Wurundjeri%20Visitors%20Guide.pdf
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
  3. ^ https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Wurundjeri/Wurundjeri_Language
  4. ^ https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content
  5. ^ B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg67
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