LANGUAGES OF SOME NATIVE TRIBES. 175 



Numerals. 

 One, yuaia. Two, bulle. 



Conclusion. 

 In the foregoing pages I have endeavoured to record and 

 preserve the elements of nine aboriginal languages and 

 dialects, all of which are now published for the first time. 

 Only those who are acquainted with the difficulties atten- 

 dant upon the collection of information from uncultivated 

 races can understand the labour and time and patience 

 which have been expended in gathering the materials for 

 the preparation of this article. 



It is perhaps too much to expect that the details of so 

 many languages, and the materials of three vocabularies, 

 should be free from omissions and mistakes, especially 

 when we remember that the seat of investigation comprises 

 about three-quarters of New South Wales, the northern 

 frontier of Victoria, and an extensive region in southern 

 Queensland. 



The whole of this work has been done by myself, with- 

 out the assistance of any person, either in collecting the 

 particulars, or in arranging the grammars. It is hoped 

 that these efforts may prove at least of some value as 

 bases of future operations, and render the further study of 

 Australian languages comparatively easy. Should this end 

 be achieved, the labour and outlay of the author will be 

 abundantly rewarded. 



Vocabulary of Kurnu Words. 

 The folio whig vocabulary, containing about 220 of the 

 most important Kurnu words in general use, has been pre- 

 pared from notes taken by me from the mouths of old men 

 and women in the native camps. 



