kurrajan

/ˈɡuraɟan/

gloss “spear point”

Weapon

a spear point made from wattle and used for turtle spearing. it was put in the fire until it was hard enough to pierce through a turtle shell.

spear pointturtle spearing

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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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Spear point made from wattle, fire-hardened, used for turtle spearing to pierce a turtle shell.