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SOCIAL ORGANISATION
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Kararu. | Matteri. | ||
1. Kuraura | rain | Padi | a caterpillar |
2. Chirka | carpet-snake | Tantani | cormorant |
3. Kaualka | crow | Pulkara | emu |
5. Harkaba | red ochre | ||
10. | Kokula | a pouched mouse | |
12. | Pitcheri | Duboisia Hopwoodii | |
14. | Wolkutyi |
Kararu. | Matteri. | ||
1. Ngantyara | rain | Muluru | a caterpillar |
2. Woma | carpet-snake | Malura | cormorant |
3. | Kewora | emu | |
4. Puralko | native companion | Kariwora | eagle-hawk |
5. Kambara | red ochre | Ngamjiuru | a fish |
7. Mapara | seed of Claytonia sp. | Pandi | dingo |
8. | Yikaura | native cat | |
9. | Widla | ||
11. Dokubirabira | pan-beetle | Kanunga | kangaroo-rat |
12. | Pitcheri | Duboisia Hopwoodii | |
13. Kuyarku | a frog | ||
14. Naramoku | the rabbit-bandicoot | Karingara | |
15. Mithindi | slow-worm | Kani | iguana-lizard |
16. Baliyara | a small pouched mouse | Wilangu | curlew |
17. | Tillngaru | ||
18. | Malparu | a crane, black with white on wing | |
19. Ngarumba | Box eucalyptus | ||
20. Tundubulyeru | water-rat | ||
21. Punta | shrew-mouse | ||
22. | Miltyipalu | a large grey hawk | |
23. Yudlanti | mesembrianthemum |
The Perigundi legend explains the origin of the Murdus and finally relates how, having become human, they dispersed