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RELATIONSHIPS AND TOTEMS
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Those with whom the Beewee shares the winds he counts as relations. It is the Beewees of the Gwaimudthen, or dark blood, who own Yarragerh (spring wind); the light-blooded own Mudderwurderh (west wind).
Another totem is Gouyou, or Bandicoot. The animal has disappeared from the Narran district, but the totem tribe is still strong, though not so numerous as either the Beewees or Dinewans.
Multiplex totems of Gouyou—
| Wayarnberh | turtle |
| Mungghee | mussels |
| Piggiebillah | porcupine |
| Dayahminnah | small carpet snake |
| Mungun | large carpet snake |
| Douyouie | ants |
| Moondoo | wasps |
| Murgahmuggui | spider |
| Bayarh | green-head ants |
| Mubboo | beefwood |
| Coolabah | eucalyptus, flooded box |
| Bingahwingul | needlebush |
| Mayarnah | stones |
| Gheeger Gheeger | cold west wind |
| Gibbon | yam |
| Boondoon | kingfisher |
| Durnerh brown | pigeon |
| Guineeboo | redbreasts |
| Munggheewurraywurraymul | seagulls |
| Guiggah ordinary | ant-beds. |
Next we take Doolungaiyah, or Bilber, commonly known as Bilby, a large species of rat the size of a small rabbit, like which it burrows; almost died out now. The totem clan are very few here too, so it is difficult to learn much as to their multiplex totems, amongst which, however, are—
| Ooboon | blue-tongued lizard |
| Goomblegubbon | plains turkey or bustard |
| Boothagullagulla | bird like seagull |
| Tekel Barain | large white amaryllis. |
