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THE TVIEADHARI DIALECT.

��Barranganna — to make a noise as by sounding the letter r-r.

Barraggara — to rise, to get up.

Barrannicirra — to tear.

Barranna — to fly.

Barranna — to roast.

Barrarbarrar — a rusliing noise; v., to make a rushing noise.

Barrawarraiubirra — to be full- fledged ; said of birds.

Barrawidyain — one that always wanders about ; a hunter.

Barrawinga — to hunt; to camp.

Barruomanna — to run fast, to gallop.

Barre — no !

Barreidyal — a bird like a robin.

Barrima — a musket.

Barrimarra — to get fire by rub- bing two pieces of wood.

Barriuan — a little shrub.

Barrigngia — let it alouel never mind !

Barru — a rabbit-like rat.

Barrudaug — a juice from a tree;

  • manna.'

Bawalganna — to hatch.

Bawamarra — to relate news ; to communicate.

Bawan — a white stone, said to belong to Wandong, q.v.

Bawan : — no, no ! by no means !

Bawar — a prepared skin ; leather

Bawarnguor — inside.

Bi — the fore part of the arm.

Biagga — often, many times.

Bial — emph. particle ; up, high.

Bialbial — very high, a-top.

Bialgambirra — to hang; trans.

Bialganna — to hang ; intrans.

Biambul — all.

Biamburruwallanna — to govern, to rule over.

Biaug — many.

Biangarra — to take out, dig out, as from a hole.

Biangulalinga — to dig out again, e.g., when buried.

��Bibanna — to crouch down ; to be

in a sitting position. Bibarra — to tease, Bibbidya — a kind of fish-hawk. Biddirbung — a challenge word ;

as much as to say 'I am not

afraid of you.' Bidyaidya — a mother's sister. Bidyaingarra — to poke the fire. Bidyar — any male. Bidyur — pointing up, very high. Biembai — a hook, a fish-hook. Biggun — a water-mole. Biidur-' fat-hen,' an edible herb. Bilinmarra — to strip long pieces

of bark. Bilunmarra — to split. Billa — a river. Bill abaug— the Milky TV ay. Billadurra — a water-mole. Billagal — down a mountain to- wards a river. Billar — a river ' swamp-oak.' Billawir — a hoe. Billili — herbage like dock-leaf. Billimarra — to jiush near to. Billinbalgambirra — to recede, to

go back ; try to escape, avoid. Billinga — to go backwards. Billingarra — to take care. Billingaya — going backwards. Billir — a black cockatoo. Ballinln — the silence of night,

when all are asleep. Billuan — a kind of parrot. Bilundarra — to chap the skin,

as frost does. Bimbai — a spot where the grass

has been burnt. [fire.

Bimbarra — to set the grass on Bimbil — a kind of tree. Bimbin — a native bird. Bimirr — an end or point. Bin— high. tall. Binbin — silent. Binbin — the belly. Bindugai — a small shell. Bindu^an — shellfish.

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