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