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Brush or Scrub Birds
Turkey (brush) ... Woo-roo-win
Wonga pigeon ... Woo-roo-gul
Regent bird ... Ulgah-reegah
Lyre bird ... Jar-wie
Black magpie ... T'chal-wong
Open Country Birds
Native companion (Brolga) ... Boo-rat-gum
Crow ... Wah-gun
Laughing Jackass ... Ah-goo-um
White Cockatoo ... Eewhy-ee-yarrah
Black do ... Ah-nin
Parrot (king) ... pooree-pooree
Parrot (rosella) ... Nah-nin
Parrot (blue mountain) ... Um-bah-rin
Parrot (green leek) ... Illee-lin-gan
Magpie ... Woo-roon-gill
Plover (spur wing) ... Elah-ee-doe-win
Curlew (stone plover) ... Boo-al-byn
Swamp pheasant ... Bip-pin-by
Hawk (eagle, wedge tail) ... Yell-ah-bee (accent on ah)
Hawk (fish-hawk) ... Narn-gah
Hawk (sparrow) ... Roo-wah-tal-kirree
Emu ... Ugah-arn-gun
Butcher bird ... G'narl-ee-gum
Willie-wagtail ... Kin-ge-rah-kinge-rah
Owl (more-pork) ... Wor-bum
Owl (hoo-hoo) ... Chinnis-Chinnil
SHELL FISH ETC.
Any shell fish ... Yah-bum
Turtle (swamp, fresh water) ... Woo-roar-un-dun
Pippy ... Gullee-gah-rah
Oyster ... Moon-gull
Frog ... Jye-yan
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INSECTS, ETC.
Bee (native, sweet thick honey) ... Wan-derry-mah
Bee (native, thin honey, rather sour) ... Jum-boor-long
Grasshopper ... Gun-yun
Mosquito ... Lee-millow-an
Flea ... Bo-dam-bill
Tick (large bottle tick) ... Ah-goon-gah
Leech (scrub) ... Marn-dun
Leech (water) ... Wah-loom-bee
Ant (red, soldier) ... Woo-mun
Ant (bulldog) ... Nunor-mun-nee
Ant (jumper) (accent on "gar") ... Un-gar-rin-gah
Ant (small, black) (accent on "lar") ... Wal-lar-ree-gah
Grub (edible, white, tree borer) ... Larby-ung-wun
Grub (borer in Wattle trees) ... Choo-burrah
Grub (big, found under rotton logs) ... Joon-dun
Worm ... Woo-gum-bull
Butterfly (accent on "Bun") ... Bun-joo-lum
Wasp ... Ah-larn-yer
Hornet ... Woo-loon-gurrah
White ant ... Nur-roo-cun
REPTILES, ETC.
Snake (carpet) ... Yee-bull
Snake (black) ... Moor-loo
Snake (Whip, green) ... Mun-gun
Snake (Bandy-bandy) ... Ul-gah-lah-gah
Snake (tiger) ... Yir-rah-my
Snake (brown) ... In-dun
Note – The bandy-bandy snake has the same name as the grey ironbark tree viz "Ulgahlahgah". Freeburn could give no reason.
Adder (death) ... Yuk-kull
Iguana ("goanna") ... Yall
Lizard (Jew or frilled) ... Muk-kah
Lizard (Sleeping) ... Wool-woo-rah
Lizard (black) ... Yuggin-day-ee
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MAN
(With the human body and parts thereof)
A man ... Yes-yurrah
Old man ... Uloo-ray-yee
Yound man ... Mur-ru-won-gun
Tall man ... Wass-roo-gah or You-ree-kim-gah
Short man ... Ah-lee-kah
Dead man ... Yalloo-way
Boy ... Oo-wur-rah
Little boy ... Buttur-rah
Woman ... Mil-kerry or Doo-bai
Old woman ... Ungun-dig-gah
Girl ... Woggie-yow-an
Dead woman ... Eely-eerie
Baby (male and femle) ... Woo-wurrah or Yah-yin-gle
Blacks (a lot of them) ... Noon-gy or Yan-gurrah
Head ... Lee-kee
Hair (of the head) ... Mus-rah
Forehead ... Wahn
Eyes ... Mee-il
Nose ... Ee-nah
Ears ... Ul-kun
Cheeks ... Nah-rurrah
Mouth ... Yal-lee
Tongue ... Yahn-narm-bill
Cough ... Ill-boo
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