XIST OF NATIVE ^YOEDS OF THE OYSTER BAY 

 TRIBE, VAN DIEMEN S LAND. 



Bv J. \V. Beattie 



(Read 10th June, 1913.) 



The following list of Native Words was found among 

 papers originally in the possession of Rev. William Bedford, 

 D.D., who succeeded Rev. Robert Knopwood as Principal 

 Chaplain oi' Yati Diemen's Land in 1823. 



Mr. Bedford took a deep interest in the ''Native Ques- 

 tion," and was an active member of the Aboriginal Com- 

 mittee, an advisory body appointed by Colonel Arthur to 

 assist the Executive in effectually dealing with the very 

 dijQS.cult Native problems of the time. 



The list and notes have been copied by myself, and are 

 an exact reproduction of the original in spelling and com- 

 position. 



I have not been able, vet, to discover who the writer 

 "'H.W.M." was. 



List of Native Words, with Note by "H.W.^I." 



Buc-ga-na What do you call this 



or that thing. 



Ba-mi-en-da Emmu. 



Oran-wan-wa to step. 



Cham-not-ca Sheep. 



Dre-na-kena, or Lee-naa Kangeroo. 



Dig-e-na-Man-a-Waa the Minister, Rev. Mr. 



Bedford. 



En-cli-be-na good or palatable. 



Governor-Waa His Honor the Go- 



vernor. 



