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Pikumbul,

A LANGUAGE spoken about Calandoon, in Queensland, on the Weir and the Macintyre.

NOUNS.

God......Anambū or Minumbū.

man (white) ... gūn

man (aboriginal) ... mīal

woman ... tamar

youth ... mollumi

maiden ... migēdul

boy ... kaa

girl ... miē

baby ... kāgūl

head ... kabui

forehead ... wenda

eye ... mil

nose ... mūru

ear ... bidna

mouth ... ƞunda

teeth ... tīra

beard ... yarun

throat ... kuruƞgarā

neck ... bimbi

arm ... yama

hand ... mara

thigh ... mābūn

cockatoo ... buiyu

cuckoo ... giābun

dog ... ƞuūgū

eagle ... mirri

emu ... duë

flies ... ƞūrūn

frog ... kūluƞan

hawk ... durrā

laughing jackass ... kagun

mosquito ... kāgūran

opossum ... būri

pelican ... kūbi

snake (black) ... gūlegāli

swan ... mindar

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