purinjiti
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Tiwi[edit]
Noun[edit]
purinjiti m
- (archaic) A message stick used by news-bearers for safety when travelling into the territories of other peoples.
Usage notes[edit]
The term purinjiti can be used in modern times for modern communication, i.e. the presence of telephones, fax machines, etc.
References[edit]
- Mark Abley, Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages (2003)