POLYNESIAN, MALAY, MALAGASY, AND AUSTRALIAN, 63 
Discussion. 
The following notes have been furnished by Mr. J. F. Mann :— 
I have no means of my own of comparing this list of words with 
the language used by the aboriginals of New South Wales; copious 
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8 
ri 
jose 
S 
— 
rr} 
os 
— 
wm 
4 
Er. 
° 
= a 
— 
5 
rc) 
Qu 
ta) 
«4 
& 
a 
da 
lo} 
= 
2 
4 
@ 
—— 
° 
=] 
Q 
n 
5 
° 
© 
° 
prevents the mutual use of a word ; so that in forming vocabularies 
each tribe has to be closely questioned as to the proper word, and 
even then much discretion must be observed, as the natives do not 
like to be cross-questioned ; so unless you are thoroughly in their 
confidence you are likely to be misled. 
The pronunciation has to be closely noted ; thus, one reverend 
missionary records that he had. resided a length of time with a 
tribe before he discovered that the words sin and thin had been 
confused, consequently these poor blacks thought that a thin 
person had no chance of going to heaven, and took great trouble 
to cram and fatten up all whom they thought worthy of 
salvation. 
My authority for the accompanying list are the Rev. G. Taplin, 
Rev. Mr. Teichelman, Mr. Moorehouse, Rev. Mr. Schurman (South 
Australia) ; Mr. J. Gason, Cooper’s Creek, Dieyerie Tribe ; Mr. J. 
. O, Bennett, Northern Territory. 
List of some words used by the natives of South Australia :-— 
