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78 ASTRONOMY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES, 
_ The dropping of the initial stem-letter in a number of the forms 
requires to be noticed. An inspection of the rows of words givel 
from the vocabularies of aboriginal words leaves no doubt that 1t 
is the same root which is perpetuated through the series, though 
with many modifications. The chief modification is the droppings 
of the initial stem-letter represented by g, k, q, or ¢; but . 
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Europe and Asia. The Latin aguila, with its modern ee x, 
representative aguila, closely resembles the agal-eg of Cape South 
the walt of the Malay and Arabic languages, the willo of 
us a. 
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The aboriginal name Totyarguil, with modifications, seems 
reappear both in South Australia and Tasmania. In the ia 
the year. Now, if Tot : 
pretty plain that Wiltutti exhibits the same roots “ Ne 
reve other South Australian form is Mpbesigeiser = 
g. This agrees with the twofold division betwee 
Summer group and the winter group, the eagle group bel and 
the latter. Again, the vocabulary of Messrs. Teichelman” 0 
Schiirmann gives the word Willo as meaning an.eagle, a mere 
contraction of Wiltutéi 
the eagle—is a ruling sign in the heavens. ‘These associat 
to fix Totyarquil and Wiltutti as really the same nam w 
occurrence in South Australia of the name Wiltutl, 
