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kwelken

NOONGAR

dodge

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

gwel-gan-now : shift position, avoid anything by shifting body (Grey 1839:?)
Gwelgannow : Step, To, On One Side To Avoid A Spear Or A Blow (Moore 1842: 161)
Quel-kain : to shake. (Brady 1845: 38)
quilkarn : dodge (Bussell 1930: 49)
querlq-qäinn : to dodge (spears), lit. to hip-step (Von Brandenstein 1988: 82)