134 THE ABORIGINAL NAMES OF RIVERS 
is the fit place for the camping or ae ene While in many — 
cases rivers, as such, often a mere ¢ ponds, are no : 
nated by specific names, yet resting plates are designated with 
great minuteness. Now, beyond doubt, the most important of 
Australia ending in wp. us, wp as a root for wafer agrees 
perfectly with the information that ap — up are used as termi- 
national particles to indicate a resting pla 
But we have seen that numerous hae are used for water— 
does the same peculiarity transpire in connection with any 
more of them? This would seem pretty plainly to be the case. 
Thus in South Australia we have become familiar with the nasal 
sounds in ng. ow, in the vocabularies we learn that in South — 
—, the forms wagai and angh are used as prepositions where 
e idea of rest is signifie This obviously follows up very — 
closely upon the heels of what we have met regarding up its 
nka aparinga, has the same cua The form inga is 
tiem et (though here put after the peter whi it qualifies), and 
ns ator near. Onkaparinga therefore means at or near the rivet 
sonserned | in the matter. Some names besides that of Onkaparings 
have found their way in the prepositional shape into the maps and 
gazetteers. Thus Bullaparinga Creck, Pandlotinga Creek, Wad- 
naminga Springs. As to the actual manner in which t the form in 
ngga appears in prepositional words we have such laste as 
these: Mikangga means before, literally in the eye of; wee % 
means behind, literally in the back of ; Marrangga, alon e, liter- : 
oa os the hand of ; Tangkanugga, inside, liter: ally in the liver of. : 
rivers and Woksiré Now, this very form has also found its way e 
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being root forms for water, and all agreeing in hav | 
for the grammatical conveaience “8 eg A pr ops sto nee 2 
signify rest. As to the forms in Western Australia so eg 4 
taking shape in names ending in up, it nape to be pointed : 
that the equivalent comes to the surface in New South ve 
This is in the particle 6a, which indicates Locality: Thus Mulubin is” 7 
the name of a species of fern which grew where Newcastle noW 7 
stands. By the addition of ba to Mulubin there was a a 
Mulubinba, the native name adopted to designate New reastle, 
meaning the place where the fern called mulubin grows. oxi | 
Following the course pursued all through this paper, it has } 
only to point out that something very similar to the fo fore mere : : 
i 
: 
oe 
been developed in the history of other languages. 
