88 NATIVE WORDS OF THE OYSTER BAY TRIBE, 



R.8. TAS. 



of beino: l»ent, but is so no Lmger, for "k" is the sij^m of 

 "rejection" (hL.B.K). It is probible that H.W.M. pointed 

 at a native and told him " This is you," and the native 

 promptly said '• Tliis is my body" ; whereat H.W.M. wrote: 

 "miena = you" (v. No. 20). 



28. Mier-men-na =z smooh'ng. 



This is "mia-mina," i.e., " bpnt-stick " and refers to the 

 tobacco-pipe, to which H.W.M. mny have pointed when 

 telling the native tliat he was " smooking" (v. No. 20) 



29. Min-Man-a-wee-hoh-ar-ree ^= fighting. 



This is ''' mi?ia-ymna-pe-pa(lla)-pa(lla)-an^ a)-ria^' tliat is, 

 *' stick-stick-active-i>iyf-big-haud-fiiigers," meaning " Sticic is 

 active against stick in a very grear, effort made with luinds 

 and fingers." 



30. My-ett-ta =five. 



This is " miatta," a variant of *' matta," /.e., *' lump," 

 meaning a " lump formed bv bending the fingers " ; compare 

 the English " bunch of fives." 



31. My-he-na = Body. 



See No. 27. The emphatic " h " is characteristic of H.W.M- 



32. Mad-iha = privates. 



This is '' matta " (v. No. 30). 



33. Mim-tta = Mouth. 



H.L.K.. gives "muna" for "lips" (v. No. 20). 



34. Ml-gun-na = Nose. 



H.L.R. gives " meuna" for "bird's bill." The standard- 

 ized form of these words is *' pe-kan-na," i.e., "pointed 

 (upper) jaw." The use of "beak" for " uose " is found in 

 many languages. 



35. Min-gra-nith-ka = had, or disagreable. 



This is "mina-kar;ina ork;inana-ka." i.e., "I or my — mouth — 

 (H.L.R.) rejects," because it is "disagreeable or bad" to my 

 taste. 



36. Mi-hilk-a-la-ma = silence. 



This is " mial-kala or kana-pe," i.e., "Sit down, or stop- 

 talk-do, or make," meaning " make the talk take a rest." 



37. Ma-va-den-?ia = boat. 



This is quite unlike :iny Tasmanian word for " boat." If 

 it were " pa-pata-na," i.e., " big stamp," it might mean 



