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LANGUAGE OF GEORGE'S RIVER, COWPASTURE, AND APPIN.
THIS Language was spoken from the mouth of George's River, Botany Bay, and for about fifty miles to the south-west. Very few of the tribe speaking this language are left. The information was obtained by the author from Mr. John Rowley, formerly resident at Cook's River (Botany Bay), son of Lieutenant Rowley.
NOUNS.
man (aboriginal) ... dullai
man (white) ... jĭbagūluŋ
woman ... wirāwi
boy ... wongerra or wuŋara
girl ... werōwi
father ... bīana
mother ... waiana
child ... gūroŋ
husband ... mollimiŋ
wife ... jinmaŋ
brother ... bobbina
sister ... wīaŋ
brother-in-law ... jambi
sister-in-law ... jambiŋ
comrade ... mittigan
namesake ... damolai or damīli
stranger ... mai-āl
doctor (sorcerer) ... karrājī
head ... kobra or kobberā
forehead ... kobbīna
eye ... mai
nose ... nogra
mouth ... midyea
teeth ... terra
ear ... kurra
breast ... nābuŋ
back ... gīli
stomach ... bindi
arm ... minniŋ
hand ... buril
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