Miscellaneous papers relating to Aborigines, ca. 1839-1871 - Page 55

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love  ginya / K /
come  taiyanani / K / bain / D / bulkurri, ba / T /
cover  kundowi / K / kunkamurri (covered) / T / uguara /Ko /
drink  ngarugi / K /
give  wune / K / wa / D / wudda / T / yereura / P /
go  yannin / D / yadeni, yernan / T / yandawaralgo / Ko / yabogal / K /
see  ngummi / K / nunyin / D / narni / T / wodingagulla / Ko / naiya / P /
[indecipherable]  winungi / K / imbulloaddi / Ko /
stand  warine / K / karuga / P /
talk  gralda / K /
smell  ngululla / Ko /
taste  tabule, yirabaine / K / kabundinna / D /
touch  tamulle / K / budyia / D /
weep  yugila / K / dunggin / D /
here  agowo / K / gai / D / goggum / T /
there  ngwai, ngutta, ngurriba, murra / K / nam / T /
yes  yo / K / yoai / D / yoai / T / pika / P /
no  kamil / K / kabbi / D / yugar, wukka  [indecipherable]
to breathe  pin / T /

Melanges of [indecipherable] tribes differ as much,& yet one count by wds come to both. ​​​​​​​[indecipherable] that one word in 50 is the ​​​​​​​[indecipherable] in Kamilaroi & Pikumbul, & one in 80 the same in Kamilaroi & Kofui. The suffixes are more ​​​​​​​[indecipherable] the same in said langs..the pronouns of the 1st & 2 ​​​​​​​[indecipherable] are nearly the same all over Austa. those of the 3rd ​​​​​​​[indecipherable] differ much p. 42 & 43 widespread words. mil (eye) muru (nose) durra (thigh) puiya (leg) dinna (foot) murra (hand)
Words that differ much​​​​​​​  Head. arm. fire. water.
 

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