84 NATIVE WORDS OF THE OYSTER BAY TRIBE, 



R.S. TAS^ 



Mr. Beattie's List. 

 (The words actually on tlie list are printed in italics, and 

 are transcribed exactly as ihey appear in the oriijinal list. 

 They are marked with consecutive uuiiibers for referencn.) 



1. Buc-ga-na = What do you call this or that thing. 



This is *' pugana," moaiiiutr *' hig thing," z>., " the thing 

 that en^a'osses the attention for the moment." 



2. Ba-vii-e7i-da = Emmu. 



Tlie spelling of " Emu " seems to show that the orthoepy 

 of the initial vowel has changed since 1824. 



H.L.R. gives "punamunta" for "emu." Tins is an 

 ahbreviation of " puufana-munta," where "pueana" means 

 "big" Now "palla" als> means "big" (H B.R.), and it is 

 often shortened to "pa." Hence " {)a-munta " me ins the 

 same as " puuamuuta," and is the standardized form of 

 " b a- mi-en- da." 



3. Cran-wan-wa = to step. 



This is " krana" (a shortened "krakana"), nieanini,' "to 

 stand," + " pena," meaning "moving forward," + " pe,'* 

 meaning "to act" (H.B.R.). The whole of it means: — 

 "The action of (alternately) standing and moving forward." 



4. Chavi-not-ca = Sheep. 



This is " kana," to speak, + " muna," mouth, + " itya," 

 diminutive suffix. Hence: — " The thing that speaks with a 

 little mouth," the voice of a sheep being " little " in com- 

 parison with its bulk. 



5. Dre-na-kejia =■ Kangeroo. 



This is " ta(sf)-rena-kana," meaning :— " walk-quick-noise." 

 Tims : — "Tlie thing th-^t walks q lickly and noisilv." 



6. Lee-naa = Kangeroo. 



H.L.E,. gives "lena" for "brush-kangaroo." It is "the 

 switt thing." 



7. Dig-e-ncb Man-a- IVaa = the Minister, Rev. Mr. Bedford. 

 This is " tigana-muna-pa(lla)," that is "heart, mouth, big'* 



(H.L R). 'J hus :— "He that speaks with L'r.-at sympathy " ;. 

 literally :—" He that has a big h<art in his mouth." This 

 would ct-nainly be an excellent designation of Di. Bedford, 

 whose symi)athy with the unfortunate Aborigines was very 

 deep, and who had, monover, just arrived, and would realize 

 their misery more keenly than many of those who had become- 

 accustomed to this state of affairs. 



