ankerr-ingk
Alyawarr
Etymology
The plant is so called because its leaves resemble emu's feet.
Noun
ankerr-ingk
- an emu's foot
- Goodenia lunata, a plant which the Alyawarr used to chew with ashes like wild tobacco
References
- Jennifer Anne Green, Alyawarr to English Dictionary (1992), quoted in Boundary Rider: Essays in Honour of Geoffrey O'Grady (1997)