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Manbamo

Seed pod of a tree or shrub, especially eucalypts (‘gumnuts’), acacias and the cup-shaped woody capsules of Melaleuca fruit.

Also referred to as Bamomo in Kuninjku and Kune

Categories: Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

Name: Janet Marawarr

Language: Kune, Kuninjku

Community: Maningrida

Name: Genevieve Smith

Language: Ndjébbana

Community: Maningrida

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