Reptiles, &c.
Lizards— | |
large | Gen. |
" | Yûkurn. |
smaller | Dûrndal. |
smallest | Mämi wûtchûp. |
Iguana | Dyoyû. |
" with white tip of tail | Watya. |
Snakes— | |
diamond | Dyallan. |
black | Gûrnwil. |
death-adder | Lirk. |
grey snake | Mort mût mrr. |
Scorpion | Bereguil. |
Centipede | Dyenga warak. |
Frog | Den. |
Toad | Dook. |
Tarantula | Wirnbolen. |
Dragon fly | Gindenden. |
Blue fly | Bäp bityik. |
House fly | Bityik. |
Flat black beetle | Boinka. |
Grasshopper | Ngar-ngar. |
Cricket | Didibûroin. |
Birds.
Emu | Göwir. |
Black swan | Gûnowar. |
Crane | Goligûr. |
Pelican | Batyangal. |
Native companion | Kûtyûn. |
Wild turkey | Ngaröw. |
" goose | Ngarowar. |
Mallee-hen | Löwan. |
Ducks— | |
mountain | Bityangûn. |
black | Ngare. |
teal | Wipi. |
musk | Tyüdwil. |
wood | Walrong. |
Eaglehawk | Wrepil. |
Laughing jackass | Goorûngûng. |
Cockatoos— | |
black, with red under wing | Girin. |
" " yellow " | Gärwel. |
white, with yellow top-knot | Ginap. |
white, with red top-knot | Kellelek. |
" with no top-knot, but red under wing |
Catyagur. |
Common green parrot | Tyetyûrt. |
Crow | Wär. |
Magpie | Gûrûk. |
Water-hen | Carori. |
Australian redbreast | Tyaligûritgûritch. |
Blue mountain parrot | Calingat. |
Swallow | Gurawitchwitch. |
Cuckoo | Gürimûl. |
Curlew | Will. |
Fishes.
Cray-fish | Wûlûnak. |
Black-fish | Wirrap. |
Silver-fish | Dûrpkut. |
Mussel | Betyin. |
SPECIMENS OF THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE ABORIGINAL TRIBES OF
LAKE HrXDilARSH.
(By the Rev. F. W. Spieseke.)
NotiNS — Concise Vocabulary.
Mahm
- father.
Ko-hurn
- grandfather.
Bahp -
- mother.
Mi km
- grandmother (mo-
Woawa
- eldest brother.
ther's mother).
Kut -
- youngest brother.
Kok-wan
- grandmother (father's
Tyat -
- eldest sister.
mother).
Kottutcan -
- youngest sister.
Wut-yo
- man ; lirok.
Kap-kap-tyirr
- family.
Bang - - -
- body.
Wat-yip
- male child.
Wut-yo-pah lirok ■
- men and women.
Mang-yip
- female child.
Burp - - -
- head.
Ngan-nit
- husband.
Winnbiill -
- car.
Mat-yum
- wife.
Mir -
- eye.
Bo-pup
- male infant.
Kahr -
- nose.
Bo-pup-gurk
- female infant.
Tyarp
- mouth.
Nan-nan-gurk
- young woman.
Li-a -
- tooth.
Kol-kon
- young man.
Burp-po-rung
- shoulder.
Jung-kum -
- virgin.
Tat-yack -
- arm.