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ochen (uy -)
ojen (uy -)
mujun (uy -)
muchun (nga'a -)
in Uw Oykangand
in Uw Olkol
in Uw Ilbmbanhdhiy
in Pakanh
Entry 2
North Queensland yabby or redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus
Figure 43. North Queensland yabby or redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus (Image: P. Hamilton)
The north Queensland yabby or redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus (family Parastacidae), is
a green-brown freshwater crayfish common in rivers and streams west of the Dividing
Range. The male has a red patch on its claws.
atanyj (uy -)
adanyj (uy -)
konte (nga'a -)
in Uw Oykangand
in Uw Olkol
in Pakanh
Entry 3
Northern Saratoga, Scleropages jardini
The northern saratoga, Scleropages jardini (family Osteoglossidae), is a fish common in
central Cape York Peninsula lagoons. It is a silver-olive in colour with very large scales. It
grows to 90 cm. Saratogas aren't the greatest to eat because they are bony, but they taste
fine, especially when cooked in the capmari. Their bony tongue means they often break
fishing lines, making them somewhat challenging to land.
olonggol (uy -)
nhunga (nga'a -)
Working Knowledge at Oriners Station, Cape York
in Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkol
in Pakanh
In the avoidance language this fish is named after its habit of rising to the surface to look
out of the water:
uy el adniy - in Oykangand „fish eye up‟ ("looking up fish")
uy abar - in Olkol „fish eye‟ ("eye-fish")
nga'a me'e kani- in Pakanh „fish eye up‟ ("looking up fish")
The full word list is extensive, covering many categories of words well beyond the scope of
this report and in far greater depth. In terms of immediate applications to the current research
project, one potentially useful extension from Hamilton‟s existing work would be to examine
the way that the Indigenous languages identify environmental features, descriptors, and
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