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List of common names with native meanings. Darling River
Tribe near Menindie
Kirka Thigh Yelea Mouth Collie Dingo
Tingie Knee Tullulya Tongue Tirlta Kangaroo
Yelcoo Leg Nundi Tooth Boruya Wallaby
Kerugoo Ankle Murucoo Hand Thoruo Snake
Pinna Toe Copo Elbow Malyata Pelican
Milluigya Nail Curta Shoulder Yuppera A gunyah.
Pundoola Chest Puruba Neck Wilyero Acacia
Yerrena Ribs Cornutoo Stomach Cudda Tea tree
Coeoro Side Yara tree Purrura A creek
Pimbery Collar-bone [Wawco?] Crow Barca River Darling
Pilcoo Hip Nangbimba Swallow Nookwero Waterhole
Pulka Whiskers Pilyara Eaglehawk Yoocoo Sun
Turtoolka Hair Malyale Kite [Woytchugga?] Moon
Meeulyuro Eyelash Purnargara Gum tree Purlee Star
Topar a Nullha Spittle Curcooyara Box tree Ninda Cloud
Nooco Water Wandelara [Gum?] top tree Muccurra Rain
Coonicca Fire [Pimpa?] Pine Moonthanbara Hail
Yarra Wood [Caruma?] Mallee Bindi Thunder
Burndoo Cod Kinyara Leopard tree Carudoo Lightning
Myale a Curloco Black duck Wopacumbumba Dandelion Wonga Meat
Murra or Nulta Finger Purnunga Marsh mallows Muanee Fat
Munburra Red-head [Pimba?] Prickly bush Yandange Whirl wind
Turtoo Head Pulluc Big salt bush [Bootia?] dust
Mindhone Nose Turua Sand hill Caundhera Blood
Yurre Ear Yutara tall yellow plant Culcoo She-oak
Pultha Skin Cultho [?] plant Murndee Ground
Thinna Foot Pungyala Silver perch Thalye Lagoon
Tillyca Red [perch?] Poolco Rat Muiga Hole
Namba A bony fish Yarenge Opossum [Porene?] Blossom
Pogara A leaf Culwalyara Quondong Moolludgya Yam
Transmitted to the district surveyor with my memorandum of the 19th December 1900
E. W. Ellis Surveyor
19-12-00