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Turuwul.
THE Language spoken by the now extinct tribe of Port Jackson and Botany Bay. These words were obtained from Mrs. Lizzie Malone, a half-caste, and were learnt by her from her husband, John Malone, a half-caste, whose mother was of that tribe.
NOUNS.
1. MAN............ tdhulla.
father ... bābuna, bābunna
mother ... ŋubuŋ
children ... chājuŋ
son ... bābuŋ
daughter ... gudjēruŋ
sister ... midjān or mitjun
your father's children ... bābmunderuŋ
you are mine (my daughter) ... ŋaiawulli
old man ... banguŋ
old woman ... mūldā
head ... kābura
eyes ... mě
nose ... nūgūlbundi
mouth ... kommī
tongue ... tulluŋ
hand ... muramul
foot ... dunna
knee ... ŋūmūŋ
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