Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 140

NOUNS. (ELEMENTS, ETC)-- continued.	NEW SOUTH WALES
NOUNS. (ELEMENTS, ETC)-- continued.	Kamilaroi	Wiradhuri.	Wailwun.	Lower Hunter.	Turuwul.	George's River.	Wodi-wodi.
North-west ...	..........	.......... {	mirifraka} or murala	..........	..........	..........	..........
North wind ...	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	yuroka gora	..........
South wind ...	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	tugra gora	..........
ADJECTIVES.
alive ..........	moron	murndhurei	muun	..........	..........	..........	murungulla
bad ..........	kagil	..........	wurai	..........	wirra	weri	bullin
dead ..........	balun	balluin	..........	..........	..........	boi	bulyar
good ..........	murruba	..........	yiada	..........	kuller	budgeri	nukkun
hungry ..........	yulnin	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........
thirsty ..........	kolle-nin	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........
ADVERBS.
yes ..........	yo	nawa	naru {	e-e and} kau-wa	..........	yuin	ne
verily ..........	gir	..........	..........		..........	..........	..........
no ..........	kamil	wirai	wail	keawaran	..........	bel or beal	naiyun
VERBS.
beat .......... {	bumala or} buma	bumara	..........	..........	..........	durella	bulmugan
drink .........	narugi	thalmarra	..........	pittulliko	..........	..........	..........
eat ..........	tali	widyarra	..........	tukkilliko	..........	.........	..........
find ..........	...........	namminya	..........	bummilliko	..........	..........	..........
hate ..........	..........	waimbillinya	..........	..........	...........	..........	..........
hear ..........	winuni	winnangarra	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........
kill ..........	balubuma	ballubunmarra	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........
love ..........	..........	narruimharra	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........
run ..........	bunnanunne	bunbunna	..........	..........	..........	..........	jowa
see ..........	nummi	nanna	..........	nakilliko	..........	...........	..........
sleep ..........	babi	yurrai-wirinya	..........	narabo	..........	nangri	..........
stand ..........	warine	warranna	..........	narokilliko	..........	..........	..........

*There are several instances of the same word being used with different meanings by separate tribes. Thus "biraban" is eagle on the[end of line] the other word used for emu on George's River, is apparently of the same root as "mullion," whih means eagle in Kamilaroi and Wailwun.[end of line] thigh all over Eastern Australia, "Kubbi," a class name--not an animal name--among the tribes speaking Kamilaroi and Wailwun, means[end of line][end of page]

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