NOTES ON SOME NATIVE TRIBES OF AUSTRALIA. 97 
so that in the Kirnti there are four divisions of the com- 
munity instead of two. 
The Kurnut, like the Barkunjee, possess a further distinc- 
tive division into Muggulu and Ngipuru, with their feminine 
forms Mugguluga and Ngipuruga, meaning sluggish or Leavy 
blood and swift or light blood respectively. Again, like 
the Barkunjee, the Kurnu are divided into Nhurré and 
Winggu, the Butt and the Branch shade. A man of the 
Muggulu blood and the’ Butt shade usually and normally 
marries a Ngipuruga woman of the Branch shade, subject 
to variations explained farther on. In regard to the off- 
spring, a Mugguluga mother produces Muggulu children 
who take their mother’s shade. A Ngipuruga mother pro- 
duces Ngipuru children belonging to her own shade. 
The castes of “‘blood’’ and “‘shade’’ are not necessarily 
coincident with the other divisions. For example, a 
Ngipuru man or woman may belong to either cycle or to 
any section and a Muggulu individual has the same varia- 
tions. In short, these castes divide the people of every 
section into two sorts or degrees. The cycles, sections, 
bloods and shades are used as the foundation upon which 
the betrothals and marriages are regulated. Before deal- 
ing further with this important subject, it will be desirable 
to introduce another table. 
Table II. 
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Ibburi C + A+Ngumburi B+Ngummundyerra D+ Ibbundyerra 
Kubbundyerra + Ibbundyerra + + Ibburi Ngumimundyerra Be + Ngumburi 
Murruri No.1 ae Ngummundyerra + K + Murrundyerra 
Murruri No, 2 + - - - - - - - - marries Ibbundyerra + + Kubbundyer ra 
In this table, in the lower left hand corner, we have 
Murruri No.1; above him is his mother Kubbundyerra ; 
and above her, at A, is her tabular or No. 1 father. A 
G—Nov. 7, 1906. 
