berigora

Translingual

Etymology

From a native Australian language name for the species Falco berigora, possibly *biraagaarra in a Sydney language, a possible cognate of Yuwaalayaay dialect of Gamilaraay biyaagaarr (“brown falcon”) [1]

Noun

berigora

  1. Used as a specific epithet for Falco berigora, the brown falcon

References

  1. ↑ "Berigora: a word that clawed on — from where?", David Nash, Endangered Languages and Cultures, 20 January 2014 accessed 16 October, 2014
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