B 505: Lecture on the Aborigines of Australia and papers on Wirradhurrei dialect, 1837-1840 - Page 164

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kariadulm, poor fellow. nganbinya, to lean.
gawal, flat (valley). bunbarrbirra, to roll
yullon, green waddle. badin, grandmother.
mudda mudda do [ditto]. brarugan, granddaughter.
burradar, the pine. ba, winter.
yarra, gum. yarraga, spring.
gigia, a large gumtree. (Irebang, summer).
Warrabarra, to make a noise. bangolong, ...?
billar, the swamp oak. Billabong, the constellation, milkway.
mirrinmarra, to drag (along the ground). giredurai morning star.
Dirmarra murru to pick the nose. ngarro gagamil ( a star seen in the ... day ...?)
Dinmaigunnanna do [ditto]
Mammaba, grandfather.
Ballumbambal, the dead ones, the ancient. Dendima, the constellation, pleiades or seven sisters.
gurramurrbireen, to sign.
Marragangang, widow. gunguarri, the halo or circle round the moon.
marragir, windower.

 

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