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THE WIEADnA.111 PIALECT.

��Dambadamba — soft; very soft. Dambai — a kind of wiry grass. Dambulbang — late in the night. Damburdambur — a curl, a fold ;

like a snake when curled. Damburmadillinga — to wrap all

round close from the cold, as

with a cloak. Damburmarra — to wrap round,

to fold up. Damburra — to put into, wrap up. Dammal — the wrist ; the inside

of the fore part of the arm. Dammin — a venomous snake. Dan — too many orders at once ;

confusion. Danba — ripe. Danbang — green, alive (said of

plants) ; fresh, strong, [rat.' Danbur — a kind of ' kangaroo- Dandambirra — to feel cold, to be

freezing. Dandain — a frog. Dandalla — a hailstone. Dandan — scattered all about in

confusion. Dandang — cold ; s., a cold wund. Dandar — pretty, nice. Dandarang — very cold. Dandarbang — very pretty. Dandarra — to be cold. Dandu — Avet. Dandudarra — to be wet. Dang — long edible roots. Dangai — rain water; old water. Dangal — a sheUer, a covering. Dangang — the heel. Dan gang — bread made by the

natives from seeds. Dangarin — shellfish. Dangarumanna — to dance. Dangung — bread, food. Dangur — a species of fish. Danna — to net or knit. Danna-danna — small-pox. Dannal — the fist. Dannamai — a corpse. Danuamaud an — a kno t in striu cr.

��Dau7iambandanna-to be knotty.

Dannang — fore-arm ; the wrist.

Dannaggang — a wart.

Danni — gum, honeycomb, w^ax.

Dara — to eat.

Darga — honeycomb.

Dargimbirra — to lay across.

Dargin — across.

Dargin — a kind of meal made of

' gull a ' grass seeds. Darimumbinga — -to be a whore ;

to give one's self up. Darnan — very tough, not break- able. Darngid^yal — one wdio begets ; a

progenitor ; a father. Darrabang — having many wives Darrabanna — to sit cross-legged

or with the knees flat. Darrabunda — maggots in meat. Darradabal — bones. Darraiwarra — to struggle with

death ; to be dying. Darnilanganna — to be restless,

to move about. Darrambal — foot-marks, a road- way. Darrambalgarra — to take by

surprise ; to frighten. Dcirrambin — a little bird. Darrambirra — to frighten. Darramial — a shallow place like

a basin. Darranderang — an avenger. Darrandurai — a corner. Darrang — the thigh. Darrang — a little creek. Darrangagain — walking with

the knees much bent. Darrangarbanna — to walk to

and fro. Darrar — a rib. Darrawarrambirra — to throw

away ; to throw the ' bargan '

along the ground. Darrawarranna — to lie with the

knees bending upwards. Darrawildung — thin-legged.

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