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THE SPEECH OF THE TASMANIAN ABORIGINES. 



Liawe, open — li, move ; we, let, make. 



Leiemtoniak, ashamed— len, look ; ton, downwards ; 

 k,, bad. 



Lackaniampaoik, bandy-legged — lag, leg; nia, bent; 

 pe, stick ; k, bad. 



Leiriak, bitter — li, water ; ri, restless (of the sea) ; k, 

 bad. 



Leware, night — Ing, lie ; war, ground. 



Lalina, day — lin, see ; 1, reduplicated, plenty. 



Lila, gun, waddy — li 'li, very swift, flying. 



Lowanakana, circle — low, woman; kan, sing; the 

 singing women standing or sitting in a circle. 



Langta, long, far — len, move on ; t stop : a distant 

 point. 



Luga perenna, survivor — lug, walk away ; pe, very ; 

 ren, quickly. 



Lugana, foot, oyster — the oyster lies fiat like the 

 sole of the foot. 



Lowa, woman — lug, foot ; wa, active ; the woman had 

 t'O do all the work of the tribe except hunting and fight- 

 ing. 



Lingena, languna, loangare, likangana, likura — wind, 

 to blow ; len, continuous motion. ^ 



Lietinna, cold water — li, water; tuna, cold. 



Liena peuniak, scalding water — li, water ; pe, very ; 

 un, fire ; k, bad. 



Lenigugana, stars — len, see ; kuka, round things. 



Miengpa, abstain — niien=wien, bend, turn away 

 from, not ; pa, doing. 



Mianabere, kneel — mien, bend; pere, leg. 



Mealle, kneel — mial, bend ; leg, leg. 



Mealli tonerragetta, inactive — mealli, knee ; to(ka), 

 heel; narra, very; kita, small, useless. 



Mikrakaniak, sick — mie, not ; kraka, rest, sleep ; k, 

 bad. 



Miengkommenechana, anger — mien, distorted, pro- 

 jecting ; kamina, chin ; kana, speak. 



Munnagana, ankle — mien, bend ; leg, foot. 



Malitie, white — ma=rpa, very ; kit, shining. 



Mientonka, tumble — mien, bend, knee ; ton, fall ; k, 

 bad. 



