Voyage in Search of La Pérouse/Volume 2/Appendix 2
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Vocabulary of the Language
of the
Savages of Diemen's Land.
| Arms (the) | Gouna lia |
| B. | |
|---|---|
| Beard | Conguiné |
| Branch of the eucalyptus with its leaves | Poroqui
|
| Bark of a tree | Toline |
| Bird | Mouta mouta |
| Basket | Terre |
| Breast of a man | Ladiné |
| Breast |
heré |
| Here, as in many other instances, lia placed at the end of a word indicates the plural number. | |
| C. | |
| Charcoal, reduced to powder, with which they cover their bodies | Loira |
| Cut (to) | Rogueri, toidî |
| Crown of shells | Canlaride |
| Chin | Onaba |
| D. | |
| Drink (to) | Laina |
| Death, to die | Mata |
| Distance (at a) | Renaué |
| E. | |
| Eat (I will) | Madé guera |
| Ears | Cuegni lia |
| Eyes (the) | Nubru nubéré |
| F. | |
| Fingers | Lori lori |
| Family (my) | Tagari lia |
| Fire | Une |
| Fly (a) | Oéllé |
| Fish (small) of the species of gadus | Pounerala |
| G. | |
| Go and eat | Mat guera |
| Give me | Noki |
| Grease (to) the hair | Lane poere |
| Grass | Poéné |
| H. | |
| Hair | Pelilogueni |
| Hands | Riz lia |
| I. | |
| I will go | Ronda |
| K. | |
| Knees | Ragua lia |
| Kernel of the eucalyptus resinifera | Manouadra |
| Kangarou's skin | Boira |
| L. | |
| Let us go | Tangari |
| Lobster | Nuélé |
| Lips | Mogudé lia |
| M. | |
| Me | Mana |
| Me (for) | Paouai |
| Mortal (that is) | Mata enigo |
| Muscle (sea) | Miré |
| N. | |
| Nose | Muguiz |
| Name of a man | Mara |
| Name (another) for a man | Mera |
| Navel (the) | Lué |
| No | Neudi |
| Nails of the toes | Peré lia |
| Nails |
Toni lia |
| O. | |
| Oyster-shell | Louba |
| Ochre | Mallaué |
| P. | |
| Posteriors | Nuné |
| Pillow (a small) on which the men lean | Roéré |
| Parrot | Mola |
| Plunge (to) | Bugure |
| Polishing (the act of) with a shell | Rina |
| S. | |
| Sit down | Medi |
| Sleep (to) | Malougna |
| Sclerya (a species of very large) | Leni |
| Sun (the) | Panuméré |
| Stone (a) | Loïne |
| Sea weed, (a species of) fucus ciliatus | Roman inou |
| See (I) | Quendera |
| T. | |
| That belongs to me | Patourana |
| Tree of the species eucalyptus | Tangara |
| That | Averé |
| Teeth | Pegui |
| Throw (to) | Pegara |
| Tongue | Méné |
| Tatooing | Paléré |
| Trunk of the eucalyptus | Perébé |
| This way | Lomi |
| W. | |
| Woman | Quani |
| Will you come | Quangloa |
| Y. | |
| You | Nina |