BY JOHN SHIRLEY, B.SC. O 



fluently, and whose list was kindly placed at my disposal by 

 Mr. Paulovitch of Nanango. 



I have to thank Mr. T. &. Kerby of Nanango, for assisting 

 me on various occasions by obtaining intelligent and reliable 

 blackfellows as informants. 



PRONUNCIATIONS. 

 a has the same sound as in father 

 i as in sin 

 ee as in seen 

 00 as in food 



g is always hard, and approaches k in harshness. 

 g before k is very short 

 c is represented by A; or s 

 q is represented by kw 



dj is intended to represent the French j sound ; as uttered by some 

 blacks it approaches tli and sh in English. 



— in the middle of a word marks a distinct separation of syllables. 



GOWPiBUREA-BAEAMBAH TRIBE. 



I.— PAETS OF THE BODY. 



