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THE ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA:

Numeral Adjectives.

LAKE TYERS, GIPPSLAND. LAKE HINDMARSH.
One Koo-to-pau. One Ke-yap.
Two Boolooman. Two Pullet.
Three Boolooman batha Kootook. Three Pullet Ke-yap.
Four Boolooman batha Boolung. Four Pullet-pullet.
&c., &c. Five Pullet-pullet Ke-yap.

I have compared the words in these tables with numerous vocabularies from other parts of Australia, and the coincidences are striking and instructive:—

English. Moreton Bay. Victoria.



Eye Millo Mill (Barnawartha).
Blood Kakke Gooak (Upper Richardson).
Tongue Tallain Talline (Sandford).
English. North side of Moreton Bay, thence towards Wide Bay and Burnet District. (Dippil.) Victoria.



Stone Kitta Kutyap (Lake Hindmarsh).
Eye Mi Mai (Kulkyne).
Blood Kuki Gooak (Upper Richardson).
Gurk (Lake Hindmarsh).
Koorkook (Avoca).
Hair Dhella Yar-ra (Western Port).
Head Kanr Kowung (Western Port).
English. Namol, Barwan, Bundarra, Balonne Rivers; Liverpool Plains, Upper Hunter. (Kamilaroi.) Victoria.



Fire Wi Wee (Glenorchy, Hamilton, &c.).
Day Yerada Erah (Barnawartha).
Man Giwar Girree (Tangambalanga, Upper Murray).
Wir (Mildura, Lower Murray).
Hand Murra Murrah (Upper Murray).
Eye Mil Mill (Barnawartha).
Tongue Tully Tuline (Warrnambool).
Tyalle (Lake Hindmarsh).
English. Bulloo Creek, North of Darling and Warrego Victoria.



Sun Tuni Uuna (Warrnambool).
Moon Kein Yen (Wickliffe).
Day Warroo Woorun (Bushy Park, Gippsland, &c.).
Fire Wu Wee (Glenorchy, &c.).
Mouth Mumnurrah Worro (Balmoral).
Hand Murra Murrah (Tangambalanga).
Eye Monoroo Mirnoo (Tyntyndyer).
Tongue Teeyir-tarlina Tierah (Tangambalanga).
Therlinya (Yelta).
Teeth Tuyali, Durali Lea (Glenorchy).
Derra (Echuca).
Kangaroo Koolar Korror (Avoca).