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Friday, 21 April 2023

Linguistic Archaeology: Aboriginal Mythos (Dragon 19)

 Aboriginal Mythos (Dragon #19)

1. DARAMULUN
2. NUMBAKULLA
3. NGUNUNG-NGUNNUT
4. GIDJA
5. MORKUL-KUA-LUAN
6. YALUNGUR
7. KALLIN-KALLIN
8. MURAMURA
9. MAMANDABARI
10. YURLUNGGUR
11. MAMARANGAN
12. WONDJINA
13. WODOI
14. DJUNGGUN
15. WALANGDA
16. WAGTJADBULLA
17. TCABUINJI
18. WARAMURUNGUNDJU
19. DJANGGAWUL
20. WA WALAG
21. MIMI

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
16 76%    0   0%      7 33%    3  14%       12 57%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
4  19%     1   4%      10 47%    0    0%      11 52%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
0    0%     7 33%      3  14%     10 47%     8   38%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
15 71%    0   0%      0     0%    8  38%       0     0%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
3  14%     0   0%      7   33%     0    0%       2     9%

Z      %
0    0%



Popularity of use
76% A:
71% N, A:
57% U, N, A:
52% G, U, N, A:
47% L, D, G, U, N, A:
38% R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: DARAMULUN, MURAMURA, MAMARANGAN,
33% W, J, I, R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: DJUNGGUN, WALANGDA, WARAMURUNGUNDJU, DJANGGAWUL, WA WALAG, MIMI, GIDJA,
19% B, W, J, I, R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: MAMANDABARI,
14% T, K, O, B, W, J, I, R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: WONDJINA, WODOI, WAGTJADBULLA, MORKUL-KUA-LUAN, KALLIN-KALLIN, NUMBAKULLA, NGUNUNG-NGUNNUT,
9% Y, T, K, O, B, W, J, I, R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: YALUNGUR, YURLUNGGUR,
4% C, Y, T, K, O, B, W, J, I, R, M, L, D, G, U, N, A: TCABUINJI,
0% Z, X, V, S, Q, P, H, F, E

Conclusion: originating in the A-N-U subgroup, the earliest are at 38% with DARAMULUN (sky god, all-father), MURAMURA (Male & Female sky-beings), MAMARANGAN (Lightning Man).
Peaking culturally at 33%, declining at 19% and peaking again at 14%. Declines down to 4% 

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