608 PROCEEDINGS OF SECUION G. 
The aborigines had no words to express abstract ideas, or any 
powers of generalisation—as, for instance, they had names for 
each variety of gum-tree and wattle-tree, &c., but they had no 
equivalent for the expression “‘a tree ;” neither could they express 
abstract qualities, such as hard, soft, warm, cold, long, short, 
round, &. For “hard” they would say ‘like a stone;” for 
“tall” they would say “long legs ;’ and for “round” they said 
‘like a ball,” ‘like the moon,” and so on. 
Their numeration was limited to five, and when these were 
exhausted, the word “ many ” covers all in excess of that number. 
They are thus expressed :— 
One Me bar ses ... Marrawah 
Two aoe as ae ... Piawah 
IMOURRE dae Bae Bee ... Luwah 
Four Sie bes iB ... Puguntawulliawah 
Five A Ch ay: .. Puyganna marah 
Many (a great number) ... Luawah 
Few es a ba ... Luowa. 
A few English sentences translated :— 
Give me a stone =p ... Lonna tyennabeah 
Give him a stone sok ... Lonna tyennamibeah 
I give you some water ... Lina tyennamibeah 
Give me some bread ... ... Tyanna miapa pannaboona 
We drink water... jae ... Loa liyé 
This water is salt Av ... Lia noateyé 
That waterisfresh ... ... Liana elubana 
The woman makes a basket ... Lowanna olle tubbrana. 
List of words for the English :— 
Man Sc 35 aa ... Puygaunah 
Woman ... “is age ... Lowanna or Lowa 
Head ap Abs i .. Oolumpta 
Hair of head .... a ... Poinglyenna 
Hye ay at re ... Mongténa 
Nose ae os aad .. Munuua 
Tongue ... ete nee ... Kayena 
Ear a ae sat .. Mungenna 
Handi *.. Si His ... Riéna 
Thumb _... HE oF ... Rianaoonta 
Foot At ea SE .. Luygana 
Water «... ifs cht ... lLiena 
Sun Be sae <a ... Pugganoobranah 
Moon ... it Ses .. Wiggeteena 
Blood (my) a BES ... Warrgata meena 
Fire Ae ee was .. Zonna 
Father... yap ane ... Noonalmena 
Mother ... bis ig .. Neingmenna 
Son Ae dot ne .. Malangaua 
Daughter sia ae ... Neautyména 
Brother (little) as ... Nietta ména 
Brother (big) ... LED .. Puggana Tuantittyah 
Sister shh. 4 rr’ ... Nowantareena. 
