Classification of plants & animals from a Groote Eylandt Aboriginal point of view /

Volume 1 discusses ethnoclassification, biological classification of plants and animals, designation of food classes, totems, and the Anindilyakwa noun classes and prefix systems applied to animal and plant categories; Volume 2 comprises lists of plants and animals according to taxonomy, Anindilyakw...

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Main Author: Waddy, Julie Anne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Darwin : Australian National University, North Australia Research Unit, 1988.
Series:Monograph (Australian National University. North Australia Research Unit)
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Summary:Volume 1 discusses ethnoclassification, biological classification of plants and animals, designation of food classes, totems, and the Anindilyakwa noun classes and prefix systems applied to animal and plant categories; Volume 2 comprises lists of plants and animals according to taxonomy, Anindilyakwa dictionary of plants and animals, Anindilyakwa biological classification and food classification.
Item Description:One map on folded leaf laid in.
Physical Description:2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0731503120
9780731503124
0731503139
9780731503131
0731503147
9780731503148