kanunjul

/ˈɡanunɟul/

gloss “resin of grass tree”

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resin of grass tree, used to make pitch to seal spear bindings. Also used in the control of thunder storms, as is nganjirr and jujabala and kangka. Kanunjul is also used to smoke the inside of a house after the owner dies.

resin of grass treepitchseal spear bindingssmoke the inside of a house after the owner dies

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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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Resin of grass tree, used as pitch to seal spear bindings; prose notes ritual use in thunderstorm control (alongside nganjirr, jujabala, kangka) and for smoking a house after the owner's death.