jiway

/ˈɟiwaj/

gloss “messenger bird”

Fauna · bird

messenger night bird which carries the message. When you go somewhere, after you get there, you send a message back home by throwing fire.

messenger birdhomonculus

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Kuku-Yalanji Dictionary (1982)

The headword and meaning trace to the Kuku-Yalanji dictionary compiled by Henry and Ruth Hershberger with major Kuku Yalanji contributors.

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Major contributors include Toby Bloomfield, Roy Friday, Billy Roberts, Hector and Doris Sykes, Joe Walker, and people who lived at Jajikal in Ayton.

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Messenger night bird; definition describes the cultural practice of sending a message home by throwing fire after arriving somewhere.