river prawn

Scientific Name
Macrobrachium spp.
Category
Crustaceans & Shellfish

River prawns in Bininj Kunwok are largely referred to by the generic term wakih or yad. A darker river prawn is called marddarr in Kunwinjku but it is not clear yet what species this is, possibly the north-western river prawn Macrobrachium bullatum.

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Kunwinjku term
wakih
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Kundjeyhmi term
wakih
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Kuninjku term
yad
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Kune/Mayali term
wakih
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Kundedjnjenghmi term
wakih
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