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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Weelya : Plover, Golden (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 10)
weeloo : curlew (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
wīlu : curlew (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
weeloo : mopoke, curlew (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
Weeloo : Curlew (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 8)
weeloo : mo poke (Deebungool; Bates XII 2B, 1a)
wilu : curlew (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
jepping, wilu : curlew (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XII 2B, 3a)
wilu : curlew (Kaiari, Wirijan; Bates XII 2B, 8b)
weeloo : Mopoke (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII 2B, 23: 6)
Wee-la : Curlew (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)
Weilagardoo : Curlew or plover (Terry, F; Hamersley V (Old Settlers of WA) 1949: 67)
wilj, wilu : curlew (Douglas 1968: 87)
wirlŭr : curlew (Albie Harris; Von Brandenstein 1970: 189)
wheeow : curlew (Hassell 1975: 233)
wiüly : bush thick-knee, curlew (Von Brandenstein 1988: 130)
wilor, willo : curlew, swan (Douglas 1991: 18)
wirlu, wilu : curlew (Douglas 1991: 18)
wilor, willo : swan, also curlew (Douglas 1991: 32)
wirlu, wilu : curlew (Douglas 1991: 32)
werloo, wirlo : curlew (Whitehurst 1992: 33)
wirlo : curlew (used to lead noongar to fresh water) (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)
Wilo : curlew (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)
weelo : curlew (C.C. Gray nd: 3)
Weerlo : the curlew ` (Davis n.d: 8)
Wiluna : stone curlew (werloo) (Glauert nd: 8)