102 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE:

NO. 159.-DAWSON RIVER.

BY JOHN O’CONNOR, ESQ., AND E. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ.

I HAVE received three vocabularies called after their negative adverbs-the Wokka, Wogga, or Woga dialects-two from Mr. John O’Connor and the other from Mr. E. Cunningham. The two first are said to belong to the Dawson River Blacks; the third Mr. O’Connor locates on the Burnett. Internal evidence, however, leads me to believe that though the Blacks from whom the vocabulary in question was obtained were met with on the Burnett, and said that they belonged to that river, as they probably do now, the language really belongs to the Dawson River country.

The following Additional Words and tenses of the verb to go were kindly kindly forwarded by Mr. O’Connor with the first of his two vocabularies:- Left-handed - waw-roon. Tall - - - to-ko-ra. To laugh - - mun-jure. Where is it? - in-ja? Come here - - e-ja. Tree iguana - beer-bering ga. Grass iguana - na-ran. Kangaroo-rat - bar-roon-ga. Bandicoot - - bin-noor. Native bear - june-doon-noo. Creek - - - tone-gay. Give me - - nar-ai wo-ga. Whose is it ? Deaf adder - - mun-oom. Quart-pot - - newm-newm.

Gum-tree - - yar-a ba. Broad-leafed iron- goom-ba.

Narrow-leafed pe-ga.

Bottle-tree - - pay ung a.

- nan-ger-e-gow ?

Pint-pot - - Coo-tchu

bark-tree

ironbark-tree

Box-tree - - quip-pe. scrub-box - - tit-che-men. scrub ~ ~ - bow-ar. Bees’neat - - kow-wair. A large bees’ nest coo-ja Frog - - - poor-bung.

Just look that way ya-roon-nea. A fine day - A wet day - Sick - - - ke-wor. Very sick - - ke-wor dun-de. To travel - - y-i-wa. To run - - gin-ning-your. To hunt - - me-a-w-a. Male wallaby - won-goon. Female wallaby - y-a. Father’s brother - boo-ra. Father’s sister - cum-e. Mother’s brother- mum-a Mother’s sister - we-young. Cousin - - goom-bo.

Angry - baa

- ka-am-ba boo-ar. - jure-bai.

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ADDITIONAL

Paternal grand- mai. father

Maternal grand- nutch&. father

Paternal grand- y-e-u. mother

Maternal grand- boo-e-a, mother

Female kangaroo - grande. Female opossum - goobe. Black cockatoo - neyong. Carpet snake - booye. Brown snake - bogweer. Black snake - mingo. The leg, from knee boon. downwards

Arm - - Finger-nail -

I g o - - Thou goest - He goes -

Iwen t .

Thou wentest

He went -

I will go -

Thou will go

He will go -

Let me go - Let him go -

Let us go -

- gineen. - bingun.

WORDS-contin~d.

New moon - - mi-an-gower. Daybreak - - yaiberinge. Firelight - - goonai. I go away - - nzea cherna. Lightning - - djunebun. Hailstorm - - moar. To talk - - ya. To strike - - boomba. Nulla-nulla (club) moreru. Be gone - - waka kowan. A young woman - nerroom. Very tired - - boobokarwine. I want to see - nutchu nean. To stop or cease - wooer. To wait - - woggokow. Cloudy - - coomban. A clear sky - - yeiir. To kill - - boombayour.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB "TO GO." PRESENT TENSE.

PERFECT TENSE.

- mia mundal. - yinda munda. - noo-la munda.

We go - - nunna mulgul-e. You go - - youa mulgul-e. They go - - nia muldalgo.

FUTURE TENSE.

- mia mundal.

- yinda mundella.

- noo-la mundella.

We went - - nunna mulgulle mundella.

You went - - yona mundella. They went - - nia mu-tan-gay

mundella.

IMPERATIPE MOOD.

- mia pa-boo mun- dalgo (by-and- by).

- yinda wong6 mundalgo .

- no0-1~ cur-a mun- dalgo.

We will go - - pa-boo-ra lung-

gas You will go- - boo-algo mul-

gulle. They will go - tan-a mur-a cur-a

ginda.

The negative sense is given by using the word ku-ra between the pro- noun and the verb.

- in-chay poor-ba. - poor-ba in-chay

tag0 mundalgo. - coon-du munda.

Let them go - tag0 mulgulle

poor-ba-loo.

Go - - - munda.

THE AUSTRALIAN RACE :

NO. 159.-DAWSON RIVER.

BY JOHN O'CONNOR, ESQ.

The equivalent of drink is compounded of water eat.

Kangaroo - - kroman. Opossum - - grownda. Tame dog - - bugin. Wild dog - - kerum. Emu - - wheey, murree. Black duck - Wood duck - junmeer. Pelican - - kowangooran. Laughing jackass eurgaga. Native companion krargong. White cockatoo - gear. Crow - - - waagun. S w a n - - -gooan. Egg - - - heua, meua. Track of a foot - dumba. Fish - - - Lobster - - Crayfish - - nenewn. Moaquito - - nine. Fly - - - ding. Snake- - - The Blacks - mean. A Blackfellow - mean. A Black woman - newroom. Nose - - - boodgeju.

Hand - - - na.

2 Blacks - - booa mean.

3 Blacks - - kuram mean. One - - - kumbe.

Two - - - booa.

Three - - - kuram. Four (and all bogo. numbers above)

Father - - boor&.

Mother - - weyoung.

Sister-Elder - tehetrge. ,, Younger - gundan.

Brother-Elder - tehet-ja.

,, Younger gunda.

A young man - nunga.

An old man - mogun. An old woman - mogwine.

A baby - - naba. A White man - Children - - dunde naba.

Head - - - mama. .

Eye - - - meay.

Ear - - - bina.

DAWSON RIVER.

NO. ~ ~ ~ . - D A w s o N RIVER-CO~L~~?LU~?C~.

Mouth - - yeah . Teeth - - deyong. Hair of the head - bogwin. Beard - Thunder - Grass Tongue - Stomach -

Breasts - Thigh - Foot - - Bone - - Blood - - Skin - - Fat - - Bowels - Excrement - War-spear - Reed-spear - Wommera or

throwing-stick Shield- - Tomahawk - Canoe - Sun - Moon - Star - Light. - Dark - Cold - Heat - Day - Night - Fire - Water Smoke Ground Wind - Ram - God - Ghosts

- eka. - merwa. - bunen. - dan. -. djura. - nammo. - jingar. - bogar . - dear. - googa. - booeum. - meem.

- duroon.

- goonmurray. - birdung. - boonde. - booar . - jeine. - goonda.

- wunune. - beke. - brooka. - bunba. - wunune.

- kookum. - coon.

djum. - karbong. - booran. - biinga.

- eu-ber.

I Boomerang - Hill - Wood - Stone - Camp - Yes - To -

lou - 3ark - food - Bad - Sweet - Food - Hungry Thirsty Eat - Sleep - Drink - Walk - See - Sit - Yesterday - To-day - To-morrow -

- warren.

- tatdu. - yie. - nunda. - ya.

- wogga. - aye, also natchu. - nin.

- goondu. - kamba.

- bunda.

- boonya. - kamambadjou.

- djura.

- coonjum. - djou.

- innoar.

- koondjou. - yangoa. - neaua. - gundower. - oonoonga. - miing. - horerama.

Where are the nungwa mean Blacks 7

I don't know

Plenty - Big - - Little - - Dead - - By-and-by - Come on - Milk - - Eaglehawk - Wild turkey Wife - .

budjega ? - ~ ~ o g g a nutchu

binga. - bogo.

- dunde. - nimbair.

- tai-kacying-e. - cooyea.

- eja.

-

Kangaroo - Opossum - Tame dog - Wild dog - Emu - - Black duck - Wood duck - Pelican -

THE AUSTRALIAN RACE:

NO. 159.-DAWSON RIVER.

BY E. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ.

- kooramin. - kooby. - boogikue.

- moie. - mannang.

Laughing jackass woorkarka r. Native companion kooralbung. White cockatoo - keyarr. Crow - - - waugun. Swan - - - Egg - - - ngoa. Track of a foot - dinnong. Fish - - - winnall. Lobster - - Craflsh - - ninyouen. Mosquito - - neenee. Fly - - - ding. Snake - - onega. The Blacks - - meean. A Blackfellow - meean, A Black woman - kinbum. Nose - - - budjong.

Hand - - 2 Blacks -

3 Blacks -

One - -

TWO - -

Three - - Four - - Father -

Mother - Sister-Elder

- na.

- bulla meean.

- kooram meean.

- wonga.

- bulla.

- kooram.

- yaboo.

- too. - thudgee.

, , Younger - Brother-Elder - dutha.

,, Younger

A young man - kuar. An old man - wadyourine.

An old woman - moogollan.

A baby - - bobo. A White man - obeir.

Children - - aba-ano.

Head - - - - kaum.

Eye - - - mill. Ear - - - binnung.

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NO. 159.-DAWSON R I V E R - C O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .

Mouth - - kam. Teeth - - - deeong. Hair of the head- boogwin. Beard - Thunder - Grass - - Tongue - Stomach - Breasts - Thigh - F o o t - - Bone - - Blood - - S k i - - Fat - - Bowels - Excrement - War-spear - Reed-spear - Wommera or throwing-stick

Shield - Tomahawk - Canoe Sun - Moon - Star - Light - Dark - Cold - Heat - Day - Night - Fire - Water Smoke Ground Wind - Rain - God - Ghosts

- narran. - dthimbooin.

- bunan. - dulliie. - koomurr. - dundar. - booyoo. - dinnong. - deea. - googa. - bullim, - meim. - boondo. - goonung. - dooruin.

murroo

- gooinmurry - narrung. - gundoa. - chewtoo. - goolangerra. - goondare. - goonay. - oungyou.

- booraga. - chewtoo. - oungyou. - gooyong. - goong. - jome. - kobbong. - burran. - booba.

Yill - flood stone - :amp - Yes - NO - I - You - Bark - Good - Bad - Sweet - Food - H W ~ F Y Thirsty Eat - Sleep - Drink - Walk - See - Sit -

Boomerang -

Yesterday - Today - To-morrow -

- tatoo. - taye. - gooyong.

- ha-ha. - woga. - odjyo. - nindoo.

- gundoa. - kollumba. - wahin. - booinja.

- ja. - dura. - goongjum. - gowwa.

- bowinninna.

- goongowa. - nango. - nyah. - ninnah. - oonoonga. - mying. - oorama.

Where are the newnga meean ? Blacks?

I don't know

Plenty - Big - - Little - - Dead - - By-and-by - Come on - Milk - - Eaglehawk - Wild turkey Wife -

- woga odjyo ny- angee.

- waway. - bim. - wandirmurra. - deya. - gwyeea. - cow-way.

THE AUSTELALUN RACE:

NO. 159.-A WOKKA DIALECT TAKEN ON THE BURNETT.

BY JOHN O'CONNOR, ESQ.

Kangaroo - - kroman. Opossum - - growndda. Tame dog - - bwgin. Wild dog - - watcha. Emu - - - wheey or muree. Black duck - - monaro. Wood duck- - Pelican - - maij-gwinge. Laughing jackass gongarga. Native companion White cockatoo - kara. Crow - . - waa-waa. Swan - - - may-pin. Egg - - - heua, meaa. Track of a foot - dumba. Fish - - - Lobster - - Crayfish - newn-newn. Mosquito - - bree-bree. Fly - - - ding. Snake- - - The Blacks - - jarl. A Blackfellow - jarl. A Black woman - Nose - - - me.

Hand - - - na. , 2 Blacks - - wombura jarl. 3 Blacks - - chromrnuda jarl.

/ One - - - karboon. p w o - - - wombura.

1 Three - - - chrommuda

- - chrommuda karboon,

Father - - baboon. I - Mother - - memay. 1 Sister-Elder - djom (?).

,, Younger - , Brother-Elder - tchetja (?).

, ,, Younger

I A young man - gepara.

/ An old man - keringa.

An old woman - renignn. A baby - - barbay.

A White man - mi. Children - - newne.

Head - - mom OT mour. Eye - - - may. Em - - - benang.

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NO. 159,A WOKHA DIALECT TAKEN ON THE BURNETT-c~?&b~f?d.

Mouth - - yambool. Teeth - - - deyoing. Hair of the head - kum. Beard - Thunder - Grass - - Tongue - Stomach - Breasts - Thigh - F o o t - - Bone - -

Blood - -

Skin - - Fat -. - Bowels - Excrement - War-spear .- Reed-spear - Wommera or

throwing-stick Shield - Tomahawk - Canoe - Sun - Moon -

Star - Light - Dark - Cold - Heat - Day - Night - Fire - Water Smoke Ground wind - Ram -

, God - Ghosts

- eka. - merai. - bun. - tchunome. - djaw. - dundara.

- tchenong. - dear. - dere. - tome. - mem. - moonay. - gownong. - juay. - (not used).

(not used).

- poonmurray. - mouyum. - goondu. - tchenun. - goola, nermoon,

gileen. - googe.

- wunune. - wolli. - yarang. - geurlo. - wunune. - coo-eu-he. - coon. - djum. - djar. - bran. - gouong.

Boomerang - Hill - Wood - Stone - Camp - Yes - No - I - You - Bark - Good - Bad - Sweet - Food - Hungry Thirsty Eat - Sleep - Drink - Walk - See - Sit - Yesterday - To-day - To-morrow - Where are Blacks?

I don't know

Plenty - Big - - Little - - Dead - - By-and-by - Come on - Milk - - Eaglehawk - Wild turkey Wife - -

- gran.

- tatdu.

- tie. - muraun. - yo or yoi.

- wokka. - ngea or nutchu.

- nin.

- goondu.

- galang. - wealn. - galang. - galang djon. - djure.

- goonge. - djou. - boanda

- djou. - yango.

- neau - neena.

- annai.

- taroo. - woonna woonna.

the wanya jar1 ?

- wokka nutchu banga.

- mian. - dande. - bure-bure. - bonge. - gouay. - eja.

THE AUSTRALIAN RACE:

NO. 159.-ADDITIONAL WORDS.

The correctness of the accents inserted in this vocabulary is very doubtful.

Lightning - - mur-b. Hailstorm - - mo-ltr. Carpet snake - boo-ye. Black snake - goorltle. Native bear - goo-la. Bandicoot - - bin-noor. Deaf adder - - mun-Wm. Frog - - - go-bung. Hawk - - - coo-rea. Bee - - - too-mul. Bees' nest - - ki-a. Large bees' nest - coo-jQ Male wallaby - won-goon. Female wallaby - y-a. Meat - - - jum. Iguana - - djune-ban. Large lizard,called ma-roon. grass iguana

Cloudy - - kow-bng. A clear sky - - woon-Ar. A fine day - - gal-hg tchen-

nun. A wet day - - mun-Ah. Moonlight - - goo-la-ra. Club - - - tchab-beer. A young woman - ginbum. Left-handed - waw-ditn-ga. TalI - - - pen-ge. Kangaroo-rat - bar-roon-g&. Creek - - - gerale. Tobacco-pipe - po-mal. Dry - - -djar. Sick - - - tchan-go. Very sick - - d6n-de tchan-go. Tired - - - co-an-jum. Very tired and out new-rone-bong-e. of breath

Quart-pot - - newm-newm. Pint-pot - - jung-ga jug-ga. Gum-tree - - mun-bur-in. Broad-leafed iron- keg-gair. bark-tree

Narrow-leafed bi-e. ironbark-tree

Bottle-tree - - bung-air. Box-tree - - too-too-re. Scrub-box - - born-nan. Scrub - - - OW-lt. Angry- - - ba-al. White- - - chil-ing. Black - - - woor-ru-we-a. Red - - - que6n quedn. Yellow - - coo-na coo-na. Green or blue (no expression for)

TO walk - - yan-go. We make a start ya-an-da. now

Go away, or be- wa-ca-go-an. gone

I am going now - nye-a yan-an-da. G;o quickly - - yaq-an-da boor-

re boor-re m a He goes very jal-lai yan-go. $310 wly

I will not go - woc-ka nye-a yan-an-da.

I will go to- woon-a woon-a morrow yan-an-da.

I went yesterday nye-a yan-an-da 6nn-naf.

You went yester- nin yan-yai ijnn- day ai.

We went yester- na-Sm yan-yai day ~nn-ai.

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NO. 159.-ADDITIONAL W O R D S - ~ ~ n t h ~ e d .

He will go by moonlight - goo-ai yan-an-da gun goo-la-ra. by-and-by will go that fellow moonlight.

To talk - - ya. To strike - - boom-mlt. I want to see - natchd nSu. To stop or cease - ne-ro. To wait or delay - ya-ko. To kill - - boom-djm. To laugh - - mun-jur. Where is i t ? - won-ya ? Come here - - 6-jii. Whose is i t ? - nan-ger-e-gun?

I hear thunder - - -

I want to sit down, as I am tired

Get ration bags

Give me - - Give i t to him or to her

Don't give i t - I will give you an opossum

Give me a pipe

- - -

nar-ai wa. in-do wa.

woc-ka wa.

Just look that way ya-boo-na.

To travel - - waa-lu.

To run - - mai-ring-new.

To hunt - - mai-du. I run an old-man n a t c h ~ mai-du kangaroo by my- kro- man kar- self b%n dja.

An exclamation of gun-ben-an ! surprise !

- nut-chu be-ing-a me-rai. I hear thunder.

- nye-a neen-na co-an-jum. I want to sit tired.

nut chd wug-goo djan-An.

- poon-be ma-na plau-ro. bags get flour.

I will give i t by- goo-ai nutchu

and-by wug-goo.

I gave it to you nutchu woong-e

yesterday om-ai.

mal. I to you wug-goo.

nar-ai po-ma1 or nar-ai wa

I g o - - Thou gomt - He goes -

I will not give it nutchu woe-ka

Wego - Yougo - They go -

CONJUGATION OF. THE VERB "TO GO."

PRESENT TENSE.

- nea yango. - neen yanna. - kunnambe yan-

anda. - ne yango. - neu yanda. - kunnambe

yanna.

You and I go - naam neen

yango.

aeorgy and I go - Georgy naam

yananda.

Georgy and Billy yo-am yananda

go Georgy Billy.

THE AUSTRALIAN RACE:

PRETERITE TENSE.

I went - nea yanye. 1 They went - - kunnambe . -

Thou wentest - arringya neen yanye.

He went - - kunnambe yanye.

We went - - ne yanye. You went - - neen yanye.

yanye. You and I went - naam neen

yanye. Georgy and I Georgy namn went yanye.

Georgy and Billy Georgy Billy went yoam yanye.

FUTURE TENSE.

I will go - - nea yananda or nea gere yango.

Thou wilt go - neen gere yana. He will go - kunambe yango.

We will go - - ne gere yango. You will go - neu gere yana.

They will go - kunambe yan- anda.

You and I will go naam gere yango. Georgy and I will Georgy gere go- naam yananda.

Georgy and Billy yananda yam mill go Georgy Billy.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

Let me go - - yaboo nea yango. Go thou - - neen yanna. Let him go - - yaboo yanga. Let us go - - yabm neam

yango. Let Billy and me yaboo Billy naam go y ango.

PRESEST TENSE.

Go you two - - mooam yaboo yanna, or neu yaboo yanna,

Let them go - yaboo mooarn yango, or yaboo neu yanga.

I see - - - nutchu nanee. Thou seest - - neendu nanee. He sees - - kunambe nanee. We see - - ne nanee. You see - - neu nanee. They see - - kunambe nanee.

FUTURE TENSE.

You and I aee - naamboo neendu nanee.

Georgy and I see - Georgy naam nanee.

Georgy and Billy Billy yoamboo see nanee Georgy.

I will see - - nutchu gere nean.

Thou wilt see - neendu gere

We will see - - ne gere nean. You will see - neu gere nean.

They will see - kunambe nanee.

You and I wiIl naamboo gere

Georgy and Billy Georgy Billy will see na-ang-ge.

nean. neendu.

He will see - kunambe gere G~o%Y and I will @orgy n a m - nean. 1 see boo nean.

Let me see

ON THE BURNETT.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB " TO SEE "-continued.

See thou - Let him see Let us see -

I do not see

I did not see

I r u n - - Thou runnest He runs -

We run -

I ran - - Thou rannest He ran -

I will run - Thou wilt run

He will run -

Let me run -

Run - - Let him run

IMPERATIVE.

- nutchu nean, or nutchu yaboo nean.

Let you two see - neendu nean.

Let them see - kai nean.

- neendu nean. - kai nean.

- woka nutchu nean.

Let Georgy and naamboo Georgy me see nean.

- neemgeu new, neemgeu

yaboo nean.

- woka eubura nutchu nean.

Let Georgy and yoambo Georgy Billy see Billy nean.

They won't see woka ginda his tracks jinang nean,

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB " TO RUN."

PRESENT TENSE.

- nea mai-ring-e. - neen mai-ring-e. - kun-nam-be mai-

ring-0. - ne mai-ring-nu.

You run - - neen mai-ring-e. They run - - gun-a-ai mai-

ring-nu, or gun- a-ra mair-gin-

ge*

PERFECT TENSE.

- nea mai-ring-e.

- neen mai-ring-e. - kun-nam-be mai-

ring-e.

We ran - - ne mai-ring-nu. You ran - - neen mai-ring-e. They ran - - mai-ring-nu

jan-e, or kun-A mai-ring-nu.

FUTURE TENSE.

- nea ger-e mair- ging-e.

- neen ger-e mair-ge.

- hun-nam-bf gere-e maw-gu.

We will run- - ne mio mai-ring- nu.

You will run - neen ger-e mair- ge.

They will run - kun-A gere mair- P g - e *

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

- yan-be-mung mai-ring-nu.

- nulla mai-ring-e. - kun-nam-be

mai-ring-nu.

Let us run - - yanga-ma nEa mai-rmg-nu.

Run (2nd person nulla mai-ring-e. plural)

Let them run - kun-A-gi-na mai- ring nur-y.

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