BY HERMANN B. RITZ, M.A. 



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speech of Western Tasmania bears some analogy to 

 that of the Gaelic, Welsh, and Erse. The following 

 words are assigned to the North-West : — 



Eribba, cockatoo — e, prosthetic; li, flying; pa, active. 



Kocha, swan — ka ka, repeated cries ; or like Southern 

 kuegi, round. 



Karkuka, parrot — ka ka ka, the same ; the cries 

 would prevail in this case. 



Kaumilea, evening — compare Southern kawuta, red 

 ground. 



Kunrare, much talk — kan, voice, jaw; re-re, con- 

 tinually moving. 



Ivunmunera, much talk — kan, noise ; mun, mouth ; 

 ra, continuous. 



Talba, devil ; Eastern palla wa — strong, active, man, 

 fighter. 



Terriga, walk— toka, foot, with r as infix of motion. 

 Loyoranna, wind — li, swift ; ren, moving. 

 Murdunna, star— par, pal, sun ; tinna, diminutive. 

 Loina, sun — len, radiator, eye. 

 Longa, ground — lug. resting place. 



From the Western Vocabulary we take : — - 



Benkelo, bullock — This form of pakalla, with the 

 native infix n, seems strong evidence against the deriva- 

 tion from "bullock." 



Belanilea, shadow — pal, solid ; ni, not ; lea, suffix. 



Boabennitia, grin, make faces — pa, make; pen, 

 laugh ; itia, playfully. 



Gannemerara, come here — kan, call ; me, I ; ran, run. 



Gdulla, acid, sour — ^kot, little ; ali, good. 



Gnimuckle, aged- — kan, teeth; mu, lips; k, bad; le, 

 suffix. 



Illetiape, rouse him — i, prosthetic; le, cjuick; tape, 

 come. 



Marama, star — pal, sun ; inna, little. 



Lulla, foot — lug, foot ; lea, suffix. 



Lugh, foot — lug, without suffix. 



Lola, gun — le-na, spear, striking at a distance. 



