1907] 



MATHEWS— LANGUAGE OF THE BIRDHAWAL TRIBE. 



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Belly 



Heart 



Tongue 



Liver 



Arm 



bulufi 



yukarang 



thalifi 



bothunna 



nhurung 



Copulation 



Semen 



Urine 



Excrement 



Venereal 



thabundyan 



barringunna 



wirrakin 



gunungunna 



wadyuwadyung 



Natural Objects. 



Sun 

 Moon 

 Stars 

 Pleiades 

 Thunder 

 Lightning 

 Rain 

 Fog 

 Frost 

 Snow- 

 Hail 

 Water 

 The ground 

 Mud 

 Stone 

 Sand 

 A hill 

 Mountain 

 Light 



nau-m 



yedding 



dyuang 



mamangalang 



mirribi 



mallupkan 



dhau-ak 



kanggut 



dhan 



dhulwurung 



tuta 



yarn 



wruk 



nyullung 



ngurran 



wuddyat 



bobal 



marru 



makanau-in 



Darkness 



Cold 



Camp 



Fire 



Smoke 



Flesh (food) 



Day 



Night 



Morning 



Evening 



Leaves of trees 



Flowers of trees 



Wild honey 



Pathway 



Tail of animal 



Shadow 



Grass 



Songs for dances 



bunban 



murbak 



bang 



mretch 



dhumbak 



dyak 



nau-indyan 



bunman 



dyibulagambu 



warinman 



bulandyunga 



gorna 



goang'gal 



bilbukye 



wirruk 



mambarung 



nalluk 



gunyaru 



Mammals. 



Native-bear 

 Dog 



Whiteman's dog 



Opossum 



Kangaroo-rat 



Native-cat 



Tiger-cat 



Rockwallaby 



Flying squirrel 



ngurka 



ban 



wandaial 



gungarang 

 dyimmang 

 gunumburung 

 gundurung 

 waiat 

 large wanda 



Flying squirrel, medium ngat-ngat 



Flying squirrel, small waikang 

 Ringtail opossum balgai 

 Kangaroo burru 



Wallaroo wandur 



Platypus gamallang 



Porcupine diddidi 



Water-rat batbu 



Wombat bunggadhang 



Bandicoot, long nose mandu 

 Bandicoot, short nose manyuk 



Birds. 



Crow 



Laughing jackass 



Curlew 



Willy-wagtail 



Swan 



Eagle hawk 



Emu^ 



Magpie 



Black jay 



Black duck 



marrangan 



gwak 



gwan-gwan 



mumanggalang 



gimyak 



mirrung 



mai-au-ra 



guramagang 



webuk 



bundyerrung 



Mopoke gogok 



Bronze wing pigeon gang-gang 



Rosella parrot dun 



Common hawk barakalgal 



Plover birran-dhurran-dhurran 



White cockatoo brak 



Black cockatoo nenak 



Black crestless cockatoo yaiak 



Lyre bird bullit-bullit 



Also called gungwan-gCmgw^an, from its call. 



