Box 20 Folder 1: James Milson, Aboriginal Vocabulary - 'Kamileroi [Kamilaroi]. Noongahburrah - branch of Euahlayi Tribe - Narran River (K. Langloh Parker)', undated - Page 3

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Goolahyool, water holding tree

Goolayahlee, pelican

Goolamai, death dirge

Goombalgah, bark canoe

Goomblegubbon, brush turkey of the plains

Goonagullah the sky

Goonhean, specks of on the leaves of the [hibbil?]

Gooweera, magical death-dealing stone

Gougourgahgah laughing jackass

Gubbah, good

Gubbee, mans clan name

Gubberah, sacred wonder working [stone?]

Guineeboo, redbreast

Gummarl, burial place

Gundooce, solitary emu

Gunyahuoo, south-east wind

Gurburreh, north

Illahwaylayah, good-bye

Innerah mistress

Kumbooran, east

Kurreah alligator

Mäh, totem

Marmheyah, white devil who carries a green boondee

May wind

Mayrah stone

Meamei The Girls, Pleiades

Mil eye

Menggah, spirit, haunted tree

Merrieh poligonum

Moodai opossum

Moogaray hailstones

Moorillah pebbly ridge

Mubboo [heefwood?] tree

Mubboon, small creek running into larger one

Muggil, stone knife

Mullayerah, mate, companion

Mullee Mullee, dream spirit of a [worreeman?]

Mulloka, water spirit

Mundehwaddah, north west wind

Mungghuwarraywurraymul, seagull

mungoonyralee iguana (large)

Murgah Muggi, trap-door spider

Murroomin, bark

Noongah, kurragong tree

Noongahburrah tribe belonging to Narran River

Noorahgogo orange + blue beetle

Nooroonooroobin - south wind

Noorumbah hunting ground

Nurroowoan south

Nyunnoo grass hut

Oobi oobi Byamee's mountain [indecipherable] place in the other [world?]

Oodoolay, round rain-making stone

Oolah, red prickly lizard

Oonah give

[Ouyoaborlovey?] black snake

Purlemil - woman's name (starry eyed)

Wa ah shell

Wahlerh, manna running down stems of branches

Wahn, crow

Walloobahl, lizard which lives ???? under bark

Wambaneah cousin

Warrambool, mily way, or flood-water spread of over polegonum swamp

Wayamheh turtle

Way way fungus, devils bread

Weehulloo, place of no fire, or women spirits

Weedah, bower of or mocking bird

Wimhakobolo, man like a mountain

Werree, small piece of bark shaped like a canoe

Wirreenum wizard

Woggarah wooden battle axe

 

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