Language                                                  Name

Noongar-Wudjari (W8):                            

Noongar-Nyoongar/Baaduk (W41):      Twoort, dwert

Common name:                                       Dingo

Scientific name:                                      Canis familiaris

Group name for  Animal 

Wudjari:                                                     Barna 

Nyoongar/Baaduk:                                  Barna

Nyoongar: Twoort is the dingo.

Looks like: 
Nyoongar: They are beautiful creatures. A wild dog with upright ears and tan to reddish colouring. 

Feels like: 
Nyoongar: Dog.

Tastes like: 
Nyoongar: NOT EATEN.

Smells like: 
Nyoongar: Dog smell, musty.

Nyoongar: They howl but they can't bark. They sound like a woman crying.

Food:
Nyoongar: Some people would have eaten it during desperate times. Usually treated like sacred cows.
 

Medicine:
 

Other uses:

Nyoongar: They like to have their pups and hide in limestone hills and caves. They like to dig holes for shelter.

Nyoongar: They are very smart and cunning and faithful, and protect their babies fiercely. If you tame them as a pet, they are very loyal to you. When dingos kill sheep, they only just eat the liver or the kidney, and then they're off again. They don't eat the whole animal. They get very territorial when they’re breeding.

Nyoongar: Twoort has its pups in Kambarang (Oct-Nov)

Birak
 

Boonaroo
 

Djeran
 

Mookaroo
 

Djilba
 

Kambarang
Nyoongar: Twoort have their pups in Kambarang (Oct-Nov)

Nyoongar: He was connected everywhere on country. The twoort kaat dreaming is connected from the Fitzgerald National Park, all the way to Peak Charles and across to Fraser’s Range and back. It is connected to the dog star - which follows you across the sky on his journey. Twoort is integral to the ecological system of Australia, and Taalyaraak Country.

Nyoongar: Aunty Gail Yorkshire had a dingo as a pet once – it was a wedding present to her and her husband Arnold. They got him from Israelite Bay; he was a blonde, and he was a beautiful beautiful boy. He was very obedient – they just smoked him, put him under Aunty Gail's armpit, smoked him again, put him under Arnold's armpit, and they put him down. After that, he stuck with them all the way. The dingo was on the school roll - he went to school with her kids every day. He was connected everywhere to Aboriginal people.

Nyoongar: The morning star is the dog star. It is walking across the sky with you. All plants and animals have a connection to the outer world.

Nyoongar: Do not kill dingos. The farmers go out and slaughter them because they'll steal sheep if they get a chance – but they should be focusing more on killing foxes, as they are not native to this country. It is essential to preserve these animals rather than destroy their habitats, because they only live in certain areas.