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Wanggamala

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

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jilajila
boomerang/throwing stick

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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jimpa
black

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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jurntu
belly

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kapuju
breast

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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karla
creek

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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karntu
below

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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karu
boy

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kathi-
climb

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kuda
come

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kuku
back

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kukuru
digging stick

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kulyida
Death adder

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kurithi-
cut/hack

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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layi
bottom grinding stone

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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malhi
cold

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mangkalya
Carpet snake

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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manha
bad/evil

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mathu
and

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mayamaya
dog

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mayimayi
dirty

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mipa
blind

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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muku
all

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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muna
chest

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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murlu
ash

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ngalya
cheek

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ngapunka-
breathe

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ngaramuntu
deaf

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nguda
camp

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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paja-
bite

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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paka-
dig

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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palha
coolamon

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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panjiri-
dew

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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paparla
armpit

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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parli
child

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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parntara
cloud

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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paya
bird

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pirla
charcoal

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pirna
bone

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pirralku
Brolga

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pungkuwari
bag

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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