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Some Abo names mostly about MIRIAM VALE & probably all over PORT CURTIS on the coast of Central Queensland. The abo names in general use were probably from the natives about Sydney & right from the start most of them were wrong.

DINGO should be JUNG-HO or DJUNG-HO.

BOOMERANG should be BUMERIN.

There are a few words of ours they have difficulty in saying.

WOOLOOMOOLOO is from the Abo attempt to say WINDMILL HILL & the nearest they could get was WOOLOOMOOLOO.

FLURRY is the way they pronounce the great Australian adjective, BL being pronounced FL.

In the PORT CURTIS district 

DEGILBO should be DARG-ILBO Wet Rock.

GIN GIN should be YIN-YIN the texture of the wings of the flying fox. There was a scrub in the creek where the flying foxes had a camp.

KOLONGA should be GOLONG-NULGIE red gum tree.

TOWERAN should be GOW-DAN steep banks.

BERYJONDO should be BERRYMAN-YANGO fast running water.

 

 

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