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Pikumbul,
A LANGUAGE spoken about Calandoon, in Queensland, on the Weir and the Macintyre.
NOUNS.
God......Anambū or Minumbū.
man (white) ... gūn
man (aboriginal) ... mīal
woman ... tamar
youth ... mollumi
maiden ... migēdul
boy ... kaa
girl ... miē
baby ... kāgūl
head ... kabui
forehead ... wenda
eye ... mil
nose ... mūru
ear ... bidna
mouth ... ƞunda
teeth ... tīra
beard ... yarun
throat ... kuruƞgarā
neck ... bimbi
arm ... yama
hand ... mara
thigh ... mābūn
cockatoo ... buiyu
cuckoo ... giābun
dog ... ƞuūgū
eagle ... mirri
emu ... duë
flies ... ƞūrūn
frog ... kūluƞan
hawk ... durrā
laughing jackass ... kagun
mosquito ... kāgūran
opossum ... būri
pelican ... kūbi
snake (black) ... gūlegāli
swan ... mindar
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