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New Whales or East Coast of New Holland
Trade to invite Eurropeans to fix a settlement upon it; however this Eastern side is not that barren & miserable country that Dampier & others have described the western side to be. We are to consider that we see this country in the pure state of nature, the Industry of Man has had nothing to do with any part of it & yet we find all such things as nature hath bestow'd upon it in a flourishing state. In this Extensive Country it can never bedoubted, but what most sorts of Grain, Fruit, roots etc. every kind would flourissh here where they once brought hither, planted & Cultivated by the hands of Industry, & here are Provender for more Cattle at all seasons of the Year than ever can be brought into the Country. When one considers the Proximity of this Country with New Guinea, New Britain & several other Islands which produce Cocoa Nutts & many other fruits proper for the supply of man, it seems strange that they should not long ago be Transplanted here, by its not being done it should seem that the Natives of this Country have no commerce with their Neighbours, the New Guineans, it is very probable that they are a different people & speak a different Language. For the advantage of such as want to clear up this point I shall add a small Vocabulary of a few words in the New Holland Language which we learnt when in Endeavour River _____________
English New Holland The Head Whageegee " Hair of the Head Morye or Moie " Eyes Meul " Ears Melea " Lips Yembe or Jembi " Teeth Mulere or Moile " Chinn Jacal " Beard Waller " Tongue Unjar " Nose Bonjoo " Naval Toolpoor or Julpur " Penis Kereil or Kerrial " Scrotum Coonal or Kunnol " Arms Aco or Acol " Hand Mangal " Thumb Eboorbalga " Fore, Middle & Ring fingers Egalbalga
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