LANGUAGES OF SOME NATIVE TRIBES. 



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English. 



KURNU. 



English. 



KURNU. 



Look, 



bummila 



Shine, 



bainburti 



Hear, 



dhurli 



Suck, 



dyungdyalla 



Give, 



nguga 



Swim, 



iga 



Sing, 



bukkinyulla 



Search for, 



wagari 



Weep, 



ngira 



Spit, 



tupala 



Cook, 



nguala 



Smell, 



para 



Steal, 



mirndala 



Throw, 



ngarta 



Request, 



ngandyerri 



Roast, 



ngoala 



Blow with breath, bupa 



Whistle, 



gwilpi 



Climb, 



binnari 



Pretend, 



burlinya 



Conceal, 



wirnki 



Kiss, 



murmundya 



Jump, 



benburri 



Vomit, 



mundulla 



Laugh, 



ginda 



Dance, 



bukka 



Scratch, 



mirra 



Dive, 



nguppoagalla 



Send, 



karndi 



Sting, 



biinda 



Vocabulary of Yualeai and Yota-yota Words. 



The following vocabulary contains about 365 English 

 words with their equivalents in the Yualeai and Yota-yota 

 languages, thus making a total of 730 native terms. Every 

 word has been carefully written down by myself from the 

 lips of the native speakers. 



English. 



Yualeai. 



Yota-yota, 



A man 



ure 



yiyir 



A husband 



gulire 



winyanbunayir 



Old man 



thunningurri 



dhamiyirr 



Very old man 





dyirribung 



Clever man 



wiringin 



ngaraga 



Small boy 



birradyul 



mulnigaptya 



Youth, before initiation 



malnega 



Youth, partly : 



initiated 



wonga 



Youth, after extraction of tooth 



gogamulga 



Youth, fully initiated 



dyibbauga 



Elder brother 



dhaia 



panyupa 



