Item 02: 'Aboriginal words and names - Lower Clarence River Dialect, compiled by Robert Leycester Dawson', September 1935 - Page 18

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Vines etc of the Brushes

Lawyer vine ... Nah-boi-bee

Bamboo vine ... Uk-kar-yell

Vine used for tree climbing ... Ul-wah-gill

Water vine (when cut drinkable water exudes, also it was sometimes used for tree climbing) ... Bun-yarn-bee

Yam vine (the roots produce an edible tuber) ... Irrah-wy-gah

Little yam vine (the roots produce an edible tuber) ... Murjerah-Murjerah.

Ferns ... Un-goorn-din

Staghorn fern ... Nay-arn-goo
 
Grasses etc

Grass (generally) ... Ah-rah-ruggum

Grass (blady) ... Un-gurrah

Grass (Kangaroo) ... Nah-wurrah

Grass (used for making dilly bags) ... Udo-roar-ri-jeen

Grass tussocks ... Nah-nee-yell

Reeds ... Nah-rahn-gin
 
Miscellaneous Words

A fight or battle ... Ut-tye-in

A single fight ... Ul-key-mah

Yes ... Nee

No ... Wat-chee

Where? ... Eudah-you-ah-rin

Good ... Lah-roo-ee

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