orphan → Coracina novaehollandiae 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Gamilaraay
lexeme gunidjaa
meaning 1 orphan (motherless child)
direction →
meaning 2 black-faced cuckooshrike
reference Ash et al. 2003: 96
comment

The grey bird with a black face is like a child covered in clay or ash, mourning its dead parent or mother. Arthur Dodd said: ‘Gunidjaa — you can hear them naming themselves like that.’

© Anna A. Zalizniak et al. 2000-2026