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VOCABULARY OF KAMILAROI
knee ... dīnbīr
leg ... būiyo or poïyū
calf ... wurūka
ankle ... ηōr
foot ... dinna
heel ... tāηa
great toe (see thumb) ... gunedērba
blood ... guë
vein ... būran
bone ... būra or būrar
fat ... ghori
skin ... yūli
3. ANIMALS.
(Many animals, especially birds, are named from the sounds they utter.)
adder ... mūndar
animal (not including birds or fish) ... di or dhi
ant ... dūnjū
and (great red) ... būrudha
ant (black) ... gījā
ant (green) ... mūun
ant (sugar) ... kārlin
bandicoot ... kūru
bee ... warrūl or gunni
bird ... tighara
bug ... butta
bustard (turkey) ... burōwa
butcher bird ... būrēnjin
cat (wild) ... bugundi
centipede ... kīan
cockatoo ... bīloëla or morāi
cod ... guddū or kuddū
crane (white) ... karāga
crane (blue) ... būηabaru
crow ... wārū, wāûn, or dumbāl
cuckoo ... mūrgū
diver (duck) ... ūrūηaöa or gunundal
dog ... būrumā
dog (wild) murren, or yuggi, or maiai
duck ... karāηi
duck (whistling) ... thip-ai-yu
duck (wood) ... ηurapāla, gūminbai, gunambi, kaoai, or ηunumbi
duck (musk) berāla