ankerr-ingk

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Alyawarr

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ankerr-ingk

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

References

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