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yakain
NOONGAR
turtle
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Bu-yi; Ng-yakyn; Yagyn; Kilung. : Tortoise (Moore 1842: 165)
Ye-kyn : Turtle, fresh water (Symmons 1842: 4)
Yakkan : Turtle (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 12)
Yaggan : Turtle, fresh water (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 8)
yagain : turtle (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Yaggan : Turtle (Kajaman; Bates XII 2B, 11: 11)
Yokine : wild dog (Glauert 1950: 9)
Yarginy : the turtle (Davis 1969: 9)
yaaginy : short-necked (!) tortoise (Von Brandenstein 1988: 134)
yokiny : placed on back (Whitehurst 1992: 44)
yakany : dingo (Dench 1994: 183)
Yakany : tortoise, long necked (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)