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.

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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.

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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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