puripuri

[C A Volker]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-MIHALIC at anu.edu.au [mailto:owner-MIHALIC at anu.edu.au]On Behalf Of
BURTON John
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:50 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Puripuri & apu

Help!

Where does "puripuri" originate? In the Torres Strait they swear it's from
their western language Kala Lagaw Ya. Mihalic doesn't list it and I can't
find it in Muhlhausler's work.

[My response is:]
Don't know about the origin, but I know it's used as far as Katherine in the
Northern Territory, as well as PNG.
Craig Volker