BY H. B. RITZ, M.A. 93 



1913. 



Q7. Tra-ban-na = Blankett. 



H.L.R. gives "t-^ri" for "basket"; if "banna" is a con- 

 traction of "palla-iia," the phrnse means *' h hi | bMskefc," that 

 is, "a vvr.ipper" in whicli men lie as if in a " basket." 



68. Vesira = Star. 



Tlie " s "is foreign to T^smanian speech; "v" is also 

 foreign, but it may be written for "w" (v. No. 58), and could 

 then stand for " p." If W . W.M. pointed (" pe ") t . a " ^tar," 

 savins^ at the same time "star," the native wonll most 

 natur.iily say " pp-star-i," adding the usual finril vowel, and 

 laying stress on " pe," which word he knew, nnd sinning 

 ov^^r " stara," which had no meaning to him ; thus H.W.M. 

 would get " we-st(a)ra," and write " vestra." 



69. Weig-tha = Moon. 



H.L.R. gives " wii^getena," " weetah." " weena," for 

 "Moon." Our word, standardize!, is " wig-ti," evidently a 

 variant -if tli^se given by H.L.li. 



70. Wag-grun-na = teeth. 



Tiiis is " [)H,g " (o'- •' pug ")-" rnne-na" ; H.L.R. i^ives the 

 form "wughrinna" for "tooth." Tliis would refer to the 

 round or rather cylindrical things moving (with the lower 

 jaw). 



71. Wood-tha = Bird. 



This is a variant, of "mut'a," which H.L.R. quotes as 

 m»a'iing "pigeon." " Alutta" is a con' i action of *' puufata," 

 meininir "a round or pluin[) tiling." Perhaps the " mutton- 

 bi d" (>ooty j)etiel), the export of which is the st iple indu-try 

 of the Tisuianian half-cast s settled on the islands of Bass 

 Straits, was originally the " mutr, i-bird," ?>., the " plump " 

 or "fit" bird ; the description would be very apt, 



72. Wan-a-pack-a-la-lea =■ Work, or Labour. 



'i'his is "P (lla)-'ia pikali, lia." " Pallt" or " pa lawa *' is 

 "man " ; "pakala" is " buHock" ; "li-a" is ' movin*:." The 

 phrase would then mem "to move (like) a human bullock." 

 Re^rulir Work was distasteful to the Tasmanian abor-\:inal 

 man, and he wouid naturally speak of it as tit only for 

 inferior beings. 



73. Fa-cii-na = Rain. 



74. pho-ca-nah = Rain. 



1 h se words are clearly identical. H L.R gives " pokana'' 

 and "pogana" f >r "r-in." This is " the round 'hiug (z>., 

 "drop") that makes a noise," viz., " pug(a)-kana.'' 



