dingo

Scientific Name
Canis lupus dingo
Category
Mammals

The name for the dingo is dalkken which literally means 'grass dweller' (kun-dalk 'grass', ken 'of'). In Kundjeyhmi and Kundedjnjenghmi the synonym nagarndegen is also used.

Yika Bininj kabirri-yime dalkken kaben-baye kunj, yika larrk. Birri-ngudjbang kunj na-warddeken, minj bale ka-yime bu dalkken kaben-ngudjkadjung ku-wardde, kayakki, kabirri-ngudjbawon kunj.
Some people say that dingoes can sometimes kill rock kangaroos too and sometimes they can't. The rock-wallabies are too fast, making it difficult for the dingoes to get them amongst the rocks as the wallabies are too fast for them.

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Kunwinjku term
dalkken
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Kundjeyhmi term
dalkken, nakarndeken
Kuninjku term
dalkken
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Kune/Mayali term
dalkken
Kundedjnjenghmi term
dalkken
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