patha-

See also: patha

Martuthunira

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *patha-R, possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *paca-RR.

Verb

patha-

  1. (transitive) to hit with a missile

References

  • Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 519–21
  • Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.