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��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE
��Marrar — a tarantula spider.
Marrawir — to go to the bush ■«-ithout wives.
Marraj'agal — very old.
Marria — a relation by marriage.
IMarrin — the body. [rect.
Marrombnl — good, right, cor-
Marrommanna — to be bright.
Marrominarra — to do, to create, to make.
Marruanna — to make, to form.
Marunbunmirra — to be kind to, to love.
Mawambul — all met together.
jMawang — altogether.
IMavi'arrar — a pod of grass seed.
Mayal — some kind of weeds.
Mayol — a wild blackfellow.
Memmang — very short ; a short fellow.
Menar — very hot.
Mennu — lice.
Merri— a native dog.
Merribinga — to be very greedy.
Merrimboraiuga — very angry.
Merrimerrimal — a kind of grass- hopper.
Merrin — angry.
Merringan — dog-like, thievish, wicked.
Merringin-gin — a bellyful.
Mian — one that provides and cares for another.
Miadyambarra — to look sharp.
Mibar — a butterfly when in its cocoon.
Middang— alone, one, single.
Midyur — sharp, pointed.
Migganma— an arch, a bow.
Migganmiggan — edge, corner.
Migge — lightning.
Miggc — a marriageable young woman.
INIiggemana — to flash, to lighten.
Mil — the eye.
Milbang — snot from the nose.
Milbarra — to beat softly and re- gularly, like a watch.
��Milbi — a hole ; a well. Milbomgarra — to stare, wonder,
be astonished ; also milbom-
manna. Milbuun — dimness of the eyes. Mildong — a handle, as of the
'marga,' q.v. Milgain — openly ; face to face. Milge — large drops of rain. Milgurai — a dim sight. Millalmillal — awake ; wakeful. Millang — the hip. Millangul — very near. Milliingun — sidewards. Milwarranna — to open the eyes. Millawelang — a native shrub. Millumarra — to wink. Mimarra — to pull, to pull from
or back, to hold fast. Miubanna — to beg, to pray. Mindyambinga — to stretch. Mindyarra — to be fast ; fixed. Mindyui — a needle ; ef. bingal. Mingan — the eldest sister. Minganna — to prop, as a pillar. Mingarra — to be wrong, mis- taken. Minngar — an edible root. Minni — a sister. Minyambal — something. Minyambung — a bad dream. Minyang — what ? Minyagga — what is it ? = I know
not what (as a reply) . Minyangan — how many ? Mirga — the woman's shield. Mirganna — to protect Avith the
' mirga,' as the women do. Mirilmiril— nostrils. Mirol — pipeclay. Mirra — the left hand. Mirra — left ; s., the left arm. Mirral-birra — to be afraid ; s.,
apprehension. Mirrhal — greedy. Mirrimbulbul— -dejected, dull. Mirrimirringarra — to be very
down-hearted.
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