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[QUOTE]Originally posted by DD'eDeN: [QB] North Australian Pygmy words [my interp.] Ngadjon shares 27% overlap with jdinji/Yidiny - related pygmy tribe Ngadjon glossary - North Australian pygmies janjuu lawyer cane basket [law/leg/logsplitter] japun eel jarragan scrub hen jidu fire stick. Also the name of the tree which is used (Halfordia scleroxylla) [firetenderill/sh'ankh/tletl] jigaru thunderstorm [shalako(Zuni)/shango(Yoruba] jiigan (Lomandra longifolia) Used to make baskets. Base edible Jillan the Bora Ground near Butchers Creek, said by the Ngadjonji to be the site of a massacre (see Massacre) jimama turkey trap jiman (Tetrasynandra laxiflora - Tetra Beech) Preferred wood for the twirling stick to make fire. [Xy'man? tendril/twirl/willywilly duster] jubula (Prumnopitys amara - Black Pine) Kernel processed for starchy food. julu julu (Xanthostemon whitei - Red Penda) Wood used for spear tips and for yam sticks. junjum (Xanthostemon chrysanthus - Golden Penda) used for swords.magurra (Ficus variegata - Variegated Fig) Used sometimes for making shields. mija dome-shaped, rain proof thatched huts. Also home country, home. (cf mongolu(Mb), mita(Hebrew)] mayi the native bee (cf melita(Grk, Hawaii, madhu honey(M)) munyan boomerang muramba aboriginal people ngunuy (Xanthorrhoea johnsonii - Grass Tree) A word shared by Yidiny and Ngadjon. The resinous sap is used as a lacquer in shield making. warrama corroborees involving a number of tribes warrgin open forest yagal (Pandanus spp) Generic term for pandanus, used for baskets cf magal(Basque) magan(Hebrew) pacal(Maya) machan(Malay) woven wicker shield] yapulam (Calamus australis) Lawyer cane used for handles of baskets Yamani the rainbow serpent, also rainbow. [(compare to Yamana/yaghan of Tierra del fuego), arc d'anciel(French:rainbow, ciel sky yellow] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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