Ganyak, in Mooro, more.
Yoolup, hungry
Ngoomon, full. See meea ngoomon
Quaba, very good. Appropriate when speaking of things
Quabelee, very good. Appropriate when speaking of persons
Younga, thank you.
Dunga, to hear
Meeal, to see.
Dunga-meela, to understand See dunga and meeal
Naga, cold
Goorgyng, to be cold; to shiver with cold
Banya, sweat,
Gyala, fire
Galanynee, heat.
Garrik, smoke
Nanee? what do you say?
Anyee-goreewadeen? are you going to dinner ?
Ngoonda, yonder.
Coóee! ho!
Yalga, now
Yalga, yuga, immediately
Eih-hearken, attend.
Beelenak, above
Begoory, below.
Boodalla, long
Gumo, round.
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Wunanga, no
Booragaroo, wangoo, come
Gooriaina, let us go; literally let us tread the ground. See gooiara
Wuraloo, come back.
Waterboort, go away
Warra, beware; desist; stand off, pass on, go away. A term of hostility
Gidyal, to spear. See gidye
Googoomitle, the position, or leaping, preparatory to the throwing of the spear
Boomak, to throw.
Boomouit, to throw at, to kill
Boomabara, a wound.
Boruween, to cut, to divide
Borubara, a cut, a wound.
Badyang, a boil, a sore
Boorang-wadoonee, stand back; let it stand back; put it back
Boomeyagan, to knock; to strike; to beat on any thing; to beat time to music; to knock at the door
Wanellangen, to stoop, to go with a crutch
Wager to speak
Wager, wunanga, be quiet. See wunanga
Yaller-wungaween, to talk, to converse
Yeedewangowecn, to name.
Yalya, to dig
Boordaak, to write, to trace characters
Ngoonda, yonder.
Booramool, stop, hold, gently
Mam, let alone,
Mya, a house
Bardwit, the door or entrance to a house See bardoo
Boornoo, roof of a house; the ridge of a house. See boorno.
This seems to be the proper place to inform the reader, that though the word house occurs in the language it does not import what we generally understand by the term in English, a comfortable habitation in which man may dwell. The term is applied indiscriminately to a small piece of the bark of the Melaleuca made to hold small fishes, and frogs; or to a shelter made of small sticks, rudely stuck into the ground, and covered, with large pieces of the same material. A number of these together form an encampment, where all the tribe eat and sleep together.
The old men seem, on all occasions, night and day, to have the care of the women. When the men return to the camp at night, they are presented each with a cake by the women, apparently made of the fruit of the zamia and the flesh of frogs. After this the whole tribe sup together; but each on his own fish or fowls. On the kangaroo they meal in common. After supper singing commences; in which all join, men, women, and children, old and young. When the time for rest arrives, they lie down by separate fires in distinct parties; the men all together side by side by one fire; and the old men together with all the women, married and single, in the same manner, by another fire. During the night, the old men and women frequently get up, and employ themselves in making, sharpening, or barbing the spears.
The following terms must be new to the language
Wundaberee, a boat
Yareewa, a knife
Moonigan, to cut, to divide
Bangana, bread
Bidye, soup, gravy
Dangoolyaneen, sugar
Ngoonaween Goolaween, biscuit
Woondangoon, a jacket. See woonda
Widyee-bunda, a gun.
The term imports swiftness, literally. It bounds, with the swiftness of an emu. The latter part of the word seems to be formed by onomata-pœa. See Widyee
The settlers will long have cause to remember the following term
Magooroo, a pig
Bee, fish, a fish; the generic term
Calgutta, the whiting
Wandeloop, the skipjack
Goodinyal, the cobbler
Wooree, the salmon, or king-fish
Wolga, the old woman
Biabeda, the squid
Waraneen, the porpoise
Manyeen, a seal
Their dexterity in spear fishing is very great. Half a score of men will spear upwards of 200 fish in two or three hours
Dyeeda, a bird: the generic term,
Ganba, a wing
Ganbagara, wings
Gnawer, a feather
Eeralya, small feathers
Moolya, the beak of a bird. See moolya
Gooljak, the swan
Nieremba, the pelican
Goonana, a duck
Meedee, the diver; the shag
Weedee, the penguin
Nagala, large sea gull
Dydjeenak, white sea gull
Burgoonee, the curlew
Wardang, a crow
Gargal, a hawk
Widyee, the emu
Bibiiyoor, the wild turkey
Ngagarla, the black cokatoo
Minat, the white cokatoo
Gulyererang, small paroket
Kunameet, the swallow
Wooda, the bronze winged pidgeon
Kangaroo
Yawart, the male
Waroo, the female See warloo. See also mooree
Bangup, wallabie
Goomal, the opossum
Doora, a dog
Bagan, to bite
Noordoo, a fly
Kara, a spider
Kara-mya, a spiders web Literally, the house of the spider. See mya
Nifditee, a small spider worm
Galelee, large ant
Nungoor, small ant
Gooloo, a louse
Woodadye, centipede
Booga, a grasshopper—colour—green
Ngangoor, an insect that creeps along, carrying its house with it; which consists of small pieces of grass
Yoondok, iguana
Woorgael, a frog
Dumbart, one
Goodjal, two
Wyal, three
Boola, four
Boolabel, five
Gaen, six
Murdaeen, seven
Valleh, eight
Mardyn, nine
Moordal, ten
Boona, wood
Boona, gyala, char-coal. See gyala
Nandoop, a tree
Karagoor, the truck of a tree
Geenara, the roots of a tree. See geena
Mongara, the branches, or limbs of a tree. See monga
Ngoombit, flowers; the flowers of the red-gum tree. See Ngoombart
Deelby, a leaf
Beelara, dry leaves
Eemba, bark. See eemba
Dyerral, Eucalyptus; mahogany
Gyrdan, Encalyptus; red gum
Gooloorda, Encalyptus; flood gum
Dootai Encalyptus; white gum; called by some box-wood
Beera, Banksia grandis
Boongura, Banksia; a swampy species
Goolee, casuarina; she-oak
Dyanda, Hakea; holly tree
Galung, Accacia; green wattle
Beerembera, Accacia; a prickly species
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| Manee, in Beeliar |
Wanilee, leptospermum.
This beautiful ornament of the lawn, is very tenacious of the coast; and is not to be found beyond Point Walter and fresh water bay
Balga, Xanthorea, the grasstree
Meelan, the spear of the xanthorea
Booriarup, the grass of the xanthorea
Dyergee, zamia spiralis; the ground palm
Biyoo, the fruit of the zamia
Kaboor, Jacksonia Scofara
Mandyarl-spinosa. Both tall shrubs; in folliage resembling furze
Kawer, Viminaria denudata; a species of broom
Mudrooroo, Melaleuca; Tea-tree They use the bark of the melaleuca, to cover their huts; and also for drinking cups
Gullel, Melaleuca; swamp oak
Yeedee, Melaleuca; another species, spear wood
Mutdhoor, Nuytsia; florae bunda; the cabbage tree
Yallamit, a prickly angular leaved plant
Moondangurnang, Pteris esculenta; fern
Waroorook, Sonchus; sowthistle; a new speces
Maunden, bush; the bush in general
Boora, a red root; very abundant It is eaten by them and seems to be much relished
Beean booraberang, Dioscorea. A species of yam, and tastes like the cultivated yam. Of this, they are very fond. But it is very deep in the ground; and is obtained with great labour. Most of the places where this grows are now in the occupation of the settlers
Goorgoogoo, rushes
Goorgeeba, reeds
Margynee, a flag leaved plant with fibres resembling in property New Zealand flax
Badjat, Cyperacea; a strong coarse grass; fit only for thatch
Golbooga, mesembryanthimum, the wild fig
Gilba, grass; the generic term
Booboo, grass, the fine grass which grows on the alluvial plains, and elswhere
Dek, flowers. How like the English word, deck! to deck; to adorn
(To be continued)
NOTICE.
Fremantle, April 6th-Arrived the Sandwich Island Schooner, Auranzau, Capt. R. Jordon from Singapore consigned to Mr. Wm. Lamb with the following cargo, viz:—
Beef, pork, sugar, rice, green and black teas, in large chests, and caddy boxes, coffee, sugar candy, old brandy in cases, segars, nankins, patent boat cloaks, manila hats, black pepper, sago, manilla biscuit, coloured floor mats, &c small cordage, &c. &c. &c.
FOR SALE
AT THE STORES OF THE UNDERSIGNED
Perth.
IRISH PORK, ditto Beef, Hams, Flour Oatmeal, Potatoes, Onions, Rice, Lard, Sugar, Tea, Raisins, Jamaica Rum, Brandy, Prime Gin, Wines, London Porter, Tobacco, Segars, Snuff, Pipes, Cape Skins, Slops, Shoes, Cloth Caps, Felt and other Hats, Combs, Tin and Earthenware, Starch, Stone Blue, Pearl Barley, Vermicelli, Mustard, Pickles, Ketchup, Soy Salad Oil, Salt, Pepper, and Spices, Stationery, Playing Cards, Shot, Copper, Caps, Corks, &c. &c, &c.
LEROUX, CARTER, & Co.
NOTICE
I HEREBY give notice, that a motion will be made to the Civil Court, on Tuesday the seventh day of May next to obtain an order for the property of Raphiel Clint, late of this colony, to be sold, and the profits arising from such Sale to be placed in the hands of the Court, for the benefit of his creditors,
- Dated the 4th April 1833.
- Geo. Fred. Stone.
- Attorney for the Creditors.
Firm Footing.—A traveller on his return from a State of Ohio, where he had been to purchase a farm in that 'land of milk and honey,' gave his account of the state of promse:—'Sir, as I was driving my team, I observed, a hat in the path, I reached it with my whip-stick to take it up from the mud.'—' What are you doing with my hat?' cried a voice under it. I soon discovered under the hat a brother emigrant, up to his ears in the mire.' ' Pray let me help you out,' said I.—'Thank you' said the bemired traveller, 'I have a good long-leged horse under me, who has carried me through worse sloughs than this; I am only stopping to breathe my nag, as this is the firmest footing I have found in fifty miles.—American Paper.
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