Box 5 Folder 2: Queensland place names, 1900 - Page 107

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Vocabulary of Aboriginals in St George

Inspector of Police

Recd. 8.5.00

Ins.c 996

ROMA

Ira,       old

Ambe,       blackgin

Mooringan       "

Andoo       child

Mardee       blackfellow

Yamba.       Camp.

Noorung:       dog

Boong-garum       hungry

oondee -       house

Doong-oo       head

Dinna       foot

Murra       hand

Moogar       blind

Dilly       eye

Inda       you

India       where?

oondoo -       go

oogoo       come

mundung-a       now

booree       wood, fire

Woonalgo       sleep

Bin-doong-a       live

Un-day-er       cut - chop

Butterung       sick

Wahgundiah       run

Umbunga  -         give

Umbiah                       "

Mila       town

moonta       bread

ure       meat

amoo       water

Nargiah       Look

Paloonee       Dead

Yakul       cold

bulyah         "

Amoo warung:       It is going to rain

Inda nijoo booree undaer         You chop my wood

Munda       Dilly bag

Mundanga -         Into the dilly bag

Doolbiah -       Put

Tabba       Father

Tabboy       O'Father

                               (vocative)

Tung-a       mother

Tung-eye -       O mother

No       Urrah

Yes       n ah

Ins.[   edd?]

1 = wungga

2 = boolarry

3 = boolarrywungga

4 or more         agoolbay