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BY GEORGE WATKINS. 



conceive, have remained very constant. Among these may be 

 mentioned " mirigen," star, and "budla" and " bvdla," two. 

 These, to my knowledge, remain the same in many dialects. 



Frequently the names of places had a meaning of their own, 



but in others this seems to have been lost, thus : — 



Caneipa or Kunipa on Russell Island means the "place for spears." 

 Kapemba, name of creek on Stradbrooke, means " place of water " in the 



Gowar language. 

 Yerool, vine shrub, a creek on Stradbrooke. 

 Bigoonture, tree, ant's nest, a creek on Stradbrooke. 

 Coodgee Mudlow, red ground. 



Moodloomba, stone, rock west from Point Lookout. 

 Tahvalpin, native cotton tree, Eedland Bay. 

 Wynnum, pandanus or bread-fruit tree. 

 Tingalpa, fat, or place of fat. 



Among those for which I can give no meaning are : — 



Moorgumpin 



Bungumba 



Noogoon 



Tangaree 



Yerubin 



Meeyantin or Megantchin 



Nindilly 



Dairkooreeba 



Moopee M'llar 



Goa wennewar 



Coompee 



Ballan 



Terangeree 



Moreton Island 

 Mud Island 

 St. Helena 

 Green Island 

 King Island 

 The Brisbane 

 Cleveland 

 Peel Island 

 Bird Island 

 Goat Island 

 Dunwich 

 Amity Point 

 Point Lookout 



Among personal names are the following : — 



Hills on Moreton Island 



Kindara I 



Atta Carrara j 

 Pimbeyan I 



Pirrenpii renba j 

 Ilaroon 

 Tuckabin 

 Koota 



Weedon paregun 

 Timbin 

 Peea mareeba 



Kingal moonji pimba (short, 

 Kingal) 



Hills on Stradbrooke 



Big grass tree 

 Small grass tree 

 The side of the body 

 Black porpoise 

 North wind 

 Throwing a stick 

 A sweet smell 



