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Glossary
Comebeegeeboondarnghealdah, grey moth. |
Comeboo, tomahawk. |
Coolah, tree with water-holding roots |
Corroboree, tribal dance. |
Daen, black fellow. |
Daendeeghindamaylännah, Venus the laughing star. Lit., "A laughing man." |
Dardurr, shelter made of bark. |
Dayoorl, magical speaking stone |
Deenyi, iron bark. |
Deereeree, Willy wagtail. |
Dheal, sacred tree. |
Dindee, pointed stick |
Dinewan, emu. |
Dinjerrah, west |
Dooloomai, thunder. |
Doongairah, lightning |
Doowee, dream-spirit. |
Dourandouran, north wind |
Dulloorah, small grey birds. |
Dullaymullaylunnah, feud, vendetta. |
Dumerh, brown pigeon. |
Durrie, bread made from grass seed. |
Durroon, the night heron. |
Eehu, rain. |
Eer-dher, mirage. |
Euahlayi, language of Narrin blacks. |
Euloowirree, rainbow. |
Eurah, a drooping shrub. |
Gahreemay, camp. |
Garahgah, crane. |
Gayanday, man's name for voice of borah spirit. |
Gayardaree, platypus. |
Gheeger Gheeger, the cold west wind. |
Gidya, tree of acacia species, which gives forth a sickening smell in damp weather, or if in bloom. |
Girrahween, place of flowers. |
Goodoo, codfish. |
Goolabah, grey-leaved box-tree. |
Goolahyool, water-holding tree. |
Goolayahlee, pelican. |
Goolmai, death dirge |
Goombeelgah, bark canoe. |
Goomblegubbon, turkey or bustard of the plains. |
Goonagullah, the sky. |
Goonbean, specks on the leaves of the bibbil |
Gooweera, small stick or bone, possessing magical death-dealing power. |
Gougourgahgah, laughing jackass. |
Gubbah, good. |
Gubbee, man's clan name. |
Gubberah, sacred wonder-working stone. |
Guineeboo, redbreast. |