mingu

/ˈmiŋu/

gloss “hook”

Weapon

Definition

the hook of the woomera that enters the end of the spear

Translations

hookhook of the woomera

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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.

Source

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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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Commentary

The hook of the woomera that enters the end of the spear (per definition); a spear-thrower component.

Related words

mingur

oilnut tree

mingur

oil nut tree. The fruit is like a small green apple, which when roasted in the fire, turns black. The black is rubbed on the hand and then on the hair to beautify it.