James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 324

                                                 New Whales or East Coast of New Holland

Trade to invite Eurropeans to fix a settlement upon it; however this Eastern side is not that barren & miserable country that Dampier & others have described the western side to be. We are to consider that we see this country in the pure state of nature, the Industry of Man has had nothing to do with any part of it & yet we find all such things as nature hath bestow'd upon it in a flourishing state. In this Extensive Country it can never bedoubted, but what most sorts of Grain, Fruit, roots etc. every kind would flourissh here where they once brought hither, planted & Cultivated by the hands of Industry, & here are Provender for more Cattle at all seasons of the Year than ever can be brought into the Country.
        When one considers the Proximity of this Country with New Guinea, New Britain & several other Islands which produce Cocoa Nutts & many other fruits proper for the supply of man, it seems strange that they should not long ago be Transplanted here, by its not being done it should seem that the Natives of this Country have no commerce with their Neighbours, the New Guineans, it is very probable that they are a different people & speak a different Language. For the advantage of such as want to clear up this point I shall add a small Vocabulary of a few words in the New Holland Language which we learnt when in Endeavour River _____________

            English                                                                           New Holland
       The Head                                                                              Whageegee
           "   Hair of the Head                                                            Morye or Moie
           "   Eyes                                                                              Meul
           "   Ears                                                                               Melea
           "   Lips                                                                                Yembe or Jembi
           "   Teeth                                                                              Mulere or Moile
           "   Chinn                                                                             Jacal
           "   Beard                                                                             Waller
            "  Tongue                                                                           Unjar
            "   Nose                                                                             Bonjoo
            "   Naval                                                                            Toolpoor or Julpur
            "   Penis                                                                             Kereil or Kerrial
            "   Scrotum                                                                        Coonal or Kunnol  
            "   Arms                                                                              Aco or Acol
            "   Hand                                                                              Mangal
            "   Thumb                                                                           Eboorbalga
             "   Fore, Middle & Ring fingers                                          Egalbalga