64 ABORIGINAL DESIGNATIONS FOR STONE IMPLEMENTS. 



It is a peculiarity of this vocabulary that almost all 

 the words end either "er" or " ar," and that, though 

 the spelling is very curious, the first word is no other 

 than the word " trowutta," of Scott and Milligan. We 

 have therefore the well-known word for stone imple- 

 ment : but, besides this, three new words, of wfhich it is 

 impossible to say whether they may mean different 

 types of implements or different varieties of rocks. 



Now, if we refer to Ling Roth's second vocabulary, 

 Appendix B, we find under the heading " a stone " the 

 following words : — 



1. Loine (Dove, Jorgen-Jorgensen, and Brain). 



2. Lenn-parena (Gaimard). 



3. Peoora (Scott). 



4. Nannee (Dove, Jorgen-Jorgensen, and Brain). 



5. Nami (M'Geary). 



6. Loine (Peron). 



7. Lennicarpeny (Dove, Jorgen-Jorgensen, and 



Brain). 



8. Longa (dO). 



That is to say, quite a number of words, among 

 which we can only identify " peoora " with Norman's 

 ik peurar." As it is, however, certain that " loine " and 

 " loine," as well as " nami " and " nannee," and " lenn- 

 parena " and " lenni-carpeny " are identical, the above 

 list is reduced to four new words, and we would there- 

 fore have, including Normans three new words, seven 

 words for " a " stone. 



A reference to Milligan's vocabulary proves, how- 

 ever, that this list is less formidable than it appears. 

 Under the heading " stone " he gives the following 

 words : — 



Tribes about Mount Royal, Bruni Island, Recherc'he 

 Bay, and the South of Tasmania — North-West and 

 Western Tribes. 



Loinah, Louna, or Loine, Noanyale. 



Tribes from Oyster Bay to Pittwater. 

 Loantennina. 



