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THE AUSTRALIAN RACE :
No. 135.-BURDEKIN RIVER--VARIOUS TRIBES.
THE following vocabulary was one of many kindly forwarded to me by P. R. Gordon, Esq., Chief Inspector of Stock, Brisbane. It was drawn up, I am informed, by the late J. Hall Scott, who collected the words indiscriminately from the eleven following tribes:-Perenbba, Euronbba, Wal- rnundi, Bendalgubber, Cumarinia, Culbaingella, Cobblebob- ber, Cartoolounger, Toolkemburra, ~arbine~inburra, and Tingnljuller :-
A.
Apple-tree - - towrowbilla. Ant-hills - - culnba cummo. Alligator - - tukunion. Ant-eater - - burbeera. Angry - - colie-coogillie
crier. Arm - - - mulla. Alive - - - toomberee.
Ashes - - - culboo.
Ants - - - turinnia.
Anthill, Mt. - yannuounda.
Abbot, Mt. - - parkungga.
All of you - - uva.
Armpit - - carbunna.
Altogether - - norogul.
Blackfellow - murrey, mureer. ,, (old) - moorabuun.
Beat - - - coonda, coolunga, balkunna.
Belonging to me - iju, igoar.
, , , , you - innoo, innoor, Beads - - - cambourra,unerie,
coulgurra. Blanket - - combey, marbal
eooyarra,urunna. Belly - - - boulow, bunna-
bunna. Boomerang - - wungulla, naugal.
By-and-by - kulkerpurtoo coombooloo.
Breast - - amoona. Brother - - cooloona, cutha. Breath - - adthou. Break- - -coondinga. Bloodwood-tree - cumbuburra. Big, large - - bonugunna. Boy - - - walburra. Box-tree - - bilgurra. Blood - - coongar,
queberry, coonoonurra, cooma.
BURDEKIN RIVER.
B.
Blight - Break - - Bell - -
Bite - -
Blow - - Bed - - Black - - Brigalow - Bandicoot - Blow out (v.) Bellow (cattle) Beef - - Brush - - Blackfellow-
Young - Middle-aged
Butterfly - Bone - - Back - - Boil - - Bark of trees
Catch - - Creek - - Come here - Cattle -
Cow - - Calf - - Camp - -
Calabash - Cry - - Cough - Chop - -
Cut - -
- boogulla. - coolmunga. - coolalinga, troun-
gurra. - pattunga. - boonbunga. - coona. - cooroolbilla. - bunnooroo. - oujella. - ougarimbunga. - noongoona. - tunjeera. - neekalinga.
- cowalla. - margurra. - coolumbria. - bulbuna. - oungoulea. - tingillener. - cooraroo, balkun.
By yourself - yuingya. Bird's nest - - yacko. Belonging to him noungow. Boat - - - bullera. Burnt feed - - boodarra.
,, country - boorboona. Bathe - - - nnnballinger. Behind - - coora. Beech, Mt. - - talmaringga. Burdekin River-
AtLeichardt camelinigga. dist.
Above Mt. Dal- cunberubba.
rymple A t Jarvisfield - mal-mal.
Bomen (Port) - coondandrabia. Both together - eveller. Black bream (fish) woojamunna. Barrowinnudi bidjangubber. (fish)
Between - - mannor. Bread-fruit - oundee, dewal. Brand - - toomberringa.
- munna. - peroo. - cowa. - boomooalea, too-
moobra. - ginneenna. - micheninedibmer - youmba, koucar,
yumbarlo. - igurra. - parreena. - carlunnia. - oulunna, bal-
goungo,webulla, balbunga.
- nardoo, nunga, patteminda.
Coral-tree - - nurga. Cockatoo (white) tekurray. Curlew - - peyounga. Chin - - - unga. Cork-tree - - wadthon. Coming to you - indimga, ogod.
, , this way yarndoo. Crow - - - wattarna. Come on - - nooree. Cockatoo (black) carundy. Cry out - - oungoonoo. Cooee - - - coongoona, cun-
gully. Close - - - beeree. Cloud - - - yungulla. Centipede - - toongur. Clay (white) - muggera.
THE AUSTRALIAN RACE :
C.
Clay (red) - - boonba. Cap - - - balgoa-balgoa. Cheek - - - nallow. Calf of leg - yungurra. Cold - - - wera. Cape Upstart - budgerungga. Country (tim- toolabea. bered)
Country (plain) - bargulla, pie. Crooked - - bungo, cungunna. Cover up - - cumballinger.
DaIrymple, Mt. - boomarulla. Dog - - - ourungarung. Directly - - tarkay, tago. Dray - - - rowrer. Dead - - - walgoonoo. Dead tree - - walla. Drop - - - bungunga. Dive - - - moongaringia. Day (one) - - warbinjella. ,, (two) - - boolarinjella. , , (three or cooburanjella.
more) , , (great many) culberanjella.
Eye - - -dill.i. Emu - - - coondooloo. Ear - - - walloo. Eat - - - eugunga. Egg - - - cunnoo.
Finished - - wya, annoo. Fire - - - booree,
wygunnia. Foot, foot-tracks- dinna. Fish - - - cooyou. Fat (soft) - - carmoona.
Cape Station - tingkerungga, tingurra.
Coming up (seeds) derabee. Cabbage- tree - bogga, bogga. Crane (gigantic) - timgararer.
, , (slate-col - tidrooper. ored)
Charcoal - - mitta. Chisel - - toonggoowongo. Cloudy weather - coongooror, unal-
bingga. Come off - - ingnaringo.
D.
Dig - - - buggulla. Done - - - wya, annoo. Deaf adder - - wineudie. Dilly-bag - - widgee. Dream - - pickhere. Drive - - - cullerunga. Down - - - boolooroo. Door - - - dilli. Dark - - - culbroo. Dry - - - walla. Don't go away - yulia. Deep - - Duck - -
E. Empty - Exclamation !
Eel - - Eyebrows -
F.
Fat (hard) - Feathers - Finger -nails Fire-arms -
- mourga. - coobeeree.
- narranna, culgur.
- yacki ! cowitchi !
- woggurry.
- deena.
- tummier, goung. - boolburrie. - pekar, - currabia, mirka,
mergin. - minkey.
BURDEKM RIVER.
Flame - - Forget - Frightened -
F.
Father - Fowl - - Flank - - Fence - - Foot (cattle)
Figs (black) - yoombooroo.
Fallen timber coonburra. (dead)
Fly - - - neena. Frog (water) - coongunnia ,, (tree) - - partiiroo.
Footsteps up trees nindoo.
Grass (short) Gin (young)
Forehead - Fresh - - Flood - - Fill - - Female - First, front - Fight - -
Girl - - Grass-tree - Ground - Grass (long) Go on - - Give - - Grey hair -
- yundee. - yagilgar. - crunna. - trikkunna. - wurngoo. - walga. - coonducki. - boolboona. - boorilla. - mubbe. - coolmallinga.
- barginia. - walloogolania. - ederunga, culgi,
boonoordun-
Flowers - Flour - - Fishing net Fly - -
gumer. - yaboona, kiyar. - cocobinea. - perinnia. - mirooloo, warra. - moolderania.
Hand - - - mulla. Hat - - - werkie-werkie. Hair - - - corie. Head - - - cutdd. Honeysuckle-tree munbo. Hornets - - omburroo,
boorgurrie. Heart - - - tekoona.
Fork (stick, tree)- milloo. Find - - - tingurra. Fruit (in sandal-~werbinburra. wood)
Fruit (like cocoa- barboora. nut)
Game of all kinds urie-urie. Going away - yagunga, yarroo,
coondoey, cunnear.
H. Horns- - - tekoo. Hole (in ground)- nooloona-ma. Bide (cattle) - beelbarra. Hot (sun) - - ejeia. Hear - - - imbunga. Hold - - - murma. Howl - - wonggorra. Husband - - bulgin.
with) Good - - - goodjilea. Ghost - - - quingunga. , , country - armoungamouya.
a. - coomoona. - margunmun,
wymaringun. - cumbriella. - boongurra. - nannie. - cudjerra. - waggia. - wooninga. - boolboona, binga.
Great many - culburra, margina.
Grub (of cedar- tubburrie. tree)
Gate - . - dilli. Gregory's Range - duarungga. Grow - - - tager. Goose (wild) - ougooreller. Glass (bottle) - boodooloo. ,, (to scrape boodooloongo.
Heat of sun - Hut - - - Heel - . - Handkerchief (or
any bit of cloth) How many - Holiday - Hand (right) Hot - -
Iron - - Ironbark-tree Jump - - Inside - - I, me - - I don't know I say - -
Kangaroo -
THE AUSTRALIAN RACE :
minkey . cumbooroo. wonggalingga. oulounga. iu (aye you). kurrame. nungo.
H.
- belganurr, par- chenna.
- oog.
cunjanidoo. bulgunna. morunga. pengeroo.
unning-brurie. cungulla. toolmallagunger. tamboora.
, , (female)- balbamma. Knife - - - me.
Heavy- - - ingurra. Hole - - - battee. Hair (short) - nidi. Hailstones - - burbleburra. Hawk (Buzzard) - beju.
,, (Eagle) - cooleengy. Honey- - - carba. Here - - - nulalba, nala. Here i t is - - yalarry.
Leg - - - boongulla. Large - - - boungunna. Lily seed - - counda-counda, Like this - - yemmar. Lily seed (reed) - talma. Laugh- - - yattee. Laughing jackass cowergurra. Leichardt tree - cubattee. Lay down - - wegoonunga. Long way 0.B - cowwarry. Long time ago - moree-moree-
bouden. Lightning - - carmeeno. Little - - - warbidgeroo-
aberoo. Lend - - - murrumbinger. Liver - - - yachoorie.
Jew-fish - - buyoora.
Inkermann, Mt. - ebee-ober.
Jarvisfield - - mal-mal.
Itch - - - ekeer.
Ibis - - - inigulduller.
Iguana - - tukkunnia.
K. ' Kangaroo-rat - taldon.
Know- - -imber. Kirknil Creek - werbeelinda. Knife (to work or nunga, patter- cut with) munda.
L. Let go - - edunga. Look out - - e1SrEna. Long - - - uroolow. Lose, lost - - ountarroo. Liiard (tree) - wongoo,
cummurrey. , , (sleeping)- wallundulla, bun-
gurra. Light (not heavy) bunbennia. Leichardt Downs euermo. Leaves- - - brenner. Lagoon (Dalrym- toonginde. pie)
Lizard (Jew) - binarra. Louse - - - coolena. Lily roots - - tourka. Leave it - - wandonga.
BURDEKIN RIVER.
M.
Me - - - in, igo. ,, (belonging to) iju, igoer. ,, (belonging to innoo, innoor. you)
Mother - - younger. Mangroves - - epeter, Mountain - - parree. Muscles - - carrunia, cudge-
gurri, Marbles (yam) - kiye. Moon - - - karkurra. Mouth- - - tunga. Moustache - - mooney. Moreton Bay ash- tooroolburra,
tooroom. Mend - - - pattilla. Mosquito - - pekinna, tee, cun-
nadra. Mud - - - tubburra.
Mount Elliott - bungolunga. Morning - - nooroobunda. Mother-in-law - waminder. Male - - - bommer. Mine - - - oringa. Me and you- - allee. Melon - - - bumbarmbu. Marble gronnds-
Jarvisfield - tamboungga. Woodstock - coonarunga.
Molonglo Creek - booburymunda. Middle of the day cungulla. Make a fire - - ijounga boor-
ingga. Make a light - ijounga barjinna. Moon (new) - nulla. ,, (full) - bowwarrydulla. ,, (setting) - tarbunga.
Near - - - beeree. Nulla-nulla (or dimi-dimi.
club) No - - - kurra.
Native robin - dickadeera, dick-
angoura.
N e c k - - -munno.
Nose - - mumboo. Native companion boowunia. Night - - - nooroo. New - - - yagil-como,
yagil-goo.
Orange-tree biigeliia One - - - wagin, weerber. Opossum - - moongunna,
moongun. Old (not new) - moretella. Over there - - onee. Orange-tree- - ulareenia.
,, (kangaroo) - woogooroo.
Never - - - mooreeroo.
Knife to work or nunga patter-
cut with nunda.
Outside - - wandaranga. Oak-tree - - turoo. Opening in a hut, dilli.
door, window, &c.
Over, top - - warna. Open - - - ouranga.
498 THE AUSTRALIBN RACE:
Plenty- - - culburra, mar- gine.
Pint pot or any townjourna, water vessel dowlinga.
Policeman - - poolerymen. Poplar-gum - coomoobella. Parrot - - bera. Pigeon - - yubburra. Plum-tree - - tebooroo,
oulubba. Pandanus-tree - peckey. Pick up - - munnuga. Pelican - - booloongoora. Picaninny or baby boogella. Pinch - - - nimbunga.
Raw - - - coongar, que- berry.
P.
Put in - - tukunna. ,, down - - edunga.
Pig-weed - - enEna. Push, press - - tanoonga.
Press down - - oringa. Pour out - - culgur, culgur-
umbunger.
Put on - - tuchumbanger. Presently - - tago. Paunch - - coona.
Play - - - cuttings.
,, in the water- narballinger. Pheasant (swamp) bulboo.
Pull - - - youlberringo.
Q. - wogginggo, ilga pekilly , eilmia.
Road - - - yelga. Rush of water - ourunna. Ram - - - turgan. Rusty gun - - karkadalla. Ramrod - - pekoona. Rad fig - - talloobooroo. River gum - - ourunna. Run - - - wagga, delum-
burra. Red cloth - - toolooberry.
R.
I Ride - - - ooroo.
Ribs - - - meeree.
Swelling - - bogulla. Sun - - - cnnjane. Shears - - bilgoora. Swallow - - bundalla. Steal - - - ouraringa. Skin - - - cooraroo.
Rub - - - eurounga.
Rump - - - mourgon, moula.
Rat (white tail) - tooroo.
Roundback, Mt. - deeryunga. Rope - - - mirijouroo.
Rainbow - - toolgurra.
Red cattle - - cungurra, cui- jerra.
Rat - - - tibbooroo.
Swim - - - wyeinnga. Stink - - - boucar. Station, Mount - coolnungda. Sit down - - duma. Shirt - - - mullaberry. Sleep - - - oumburra,
BURDEKIN RIVER.
Sing - - - iey, bairee. Stars (small) - boongjouelbee. Spear (fighting) - milranna.
,, (cattle) - wyaninedoo. , , to (v.) - munggunga.
Sword (wooden) - coobooroo. Snake (brown)
Sandalwood Sneeze - Smoke - Stump - Sore - - Sheep - - Shade - Sunset - Sunrise - Stand- -
Sharpen - String -
- cooleeree, talmoona.
- wungera. duree.
- tookar. - tiinga. - woodee, neemo. - wBnga. - cudarree. - boodeera. - burrumbury. - dundeinga,
dunderee. - euroringa. - cooburra.
Sit (cross-legged) - coombirra. Slip rails - - merriloo. Sulky - - - dWney. Shut - - - cumbunga, Sand - - - culburra. Stone - - wargia. Sharpening - - eginder. Spill - - - culgurrunda. Scrub (river) - monta. Snake (water) - coomoomaller-
cawbella. Smile - - - nootoonga. Sweat - - wunyerrer.
Snake (tree) - coombella. Scorpion - - cooligee-cooligee, Sick - - - bunjeira trin-
gindoo. Sea - - - abin-abin. See - - - dimmi, nayulla.
Shoot - - - muka.
cunja. ;pider (red rump) toolah barginia. hake (whip) - moonda. jalt-pans - - edinda. jhouting in camp cungarra. Sleepy- - - oumbargo. 3low - - - inundooru. Side (this) - - eninburroo. ,, (the other) - quaimlarro.
Stamp - - oringo. stop - - - coonjung. ship, boat - - bullera. straight - - turjerra. shoulder - - carbilla-bills. stokes Range - coolumbria. Strathalbyn Sta- beeandee. tion
Strathbogie Sta- tool-kenunga. tion
Salisbury Plains worrul-burral. Station
Scratch - - ekeemballinger. Shrimp - - battee-battee. Skin - - - cooraroo. Sister - - coothanna. Steep bank - - wandineia. Son-in-law - - towungully. Soft - - - boonarunga. Snake trail - - booroona. Sunshine - - burgarry. Short - -coulcooroo.
Spider's web - currer. Stars (large) - curarra.
Spotted (cattle) - oumoonamoonoo. Son - - - woolboora.
Stop or sit down yulia. here
Sitting down or yularry. camping over there
Squirrel (flying) cundebool.
500 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE:
Take - - - munna, wanjumber.
Thirsty - - warrabinia. Turkey (scrub) - wundoora. Tattoo (or mar) - mumboona.
Talk, tell -
Tomahawk - Thigh - Tail (horse) Turkey (plain) Tea-tree - Throw - ,, away
Tickle - Tree - - Tired - Tie - - Thunder - Think -
Understand Untie, undo u p - -
- boolarroo, boolarry.
- wadger, kutchell, yemrnully .
- balgon, oulan. - turra. - werkie.
worka. - konkar. - yabbunga. - yabbunga. - meebunbunga. - toola. - oumbargo. - moolbinga. - bulbunna. - pitch~re.
Three - - Turtle - Tortoise - Teeth - - Thigh joint Take off - Turn over - ,, round
Take away
Tear - - Tongue - To-morrow - Top - - Tail - -
- koorburra. - dewyer.
- bungoora.
- era. - weelera.
- orunga, inta. - wyelirnbunger.
- cundinga.
- battee. - tunbelainea. - delioona. - warna. - toongul, bounger.
Thick (applied to mubbabilla. milk, blood, water, kc.)
Tomahawk (to balgoungoo cut or chop with) oulunna.
Two together This one - The other one
U.
1 Under - - oarer or ourunga. - pindee, 1 -
Wax of wild bees coomurra. Wind - - gwarrie. Where- - - wanda,
omidee, winyar.
Wood - - toola. Wife - - - tekoonee. White man - - miccolo,
bullimuna. Whiskers - - nareena. Walk - - - tonar,
Whip - - Wake up - White - Whirlwind - Wallaby -
,, (rock) Whistle -
- alluna. - youlounnoo. - wadgeraboudoo.
- burrunnia.
- culna.
- meyouroo. - oundarinnea. - karkarigie. - boolboorooroo. - tookabella. - cungoulon. - corbeela.
White cedar-tree mirkambiia. Where are you cundaroogo? going ?
Where is i t ? - ontage?
BURDEKIN RIVER.
Warm - - Window - - Woodstock Sta- tion
Woodhouse Sta- tion
Yard (for cattle) You - - - Yes - - -
tamboora. - - dilli. youngoomurra.
/ Z e r - -
coolnungda. I W e - - - Waddy - -
Yam (yellow flower) moonilla I (chicken)
miloola, warra. indoo, indoor. y ar.
, , (convolvulus) bungulti. , , (all kinds) munda.
You and me - allee.
Yesterday - - Yam (mountain) - Young bird
Don't go - - yulia. Son-in-law - torooungully- Both together - eveller. Over there - - onee. To point a piece bunbanya. of wood
ginger.
cummo,narburra, caw h a .
alleena. meroo.
muloungee. malboon. nongoora.
- dnidurra, mannoona, coonooma
Here it is - - yoularey. Pour out - - culgurunbuyer. Here - - - millab. No good - - muggera. Small - - mubbooroo. Lazy - - - kydingga,
END OF VOLUME II.
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