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1^1. they jingled together, he probably thought mu- 
Dec. 31. sical. 
The noodle-bul or belt, in which they carry 
their hammer and knife, is manufactured from 
the fur of the opossum, spun into a small yarn 
like worsted; it is tightly bound at least three 
or four hundred times round the stomach ; very 
few, however, possessed this ornament ; and it 
is not improbable that the natives who had their 
hair clubbed, those that wore belts, and the one 
who was ornamented with shells, held some par- 
ticular offices in the tribe, which it would be 
difficult for strangers to discover. 
During our communication wdth these people, 
the following vocabulary of their language was 
obtained, of which some of the words are com- 
pared with those recorded by Captain Flinders : 
these last are inserted in the third column. 
A goose . . . 
Ca-an-gan .... 
A dog . , . 
Ti-a-ra .... * 
To eat biscuit . 
Ya-munga-ma-ri • . 
(doubtful) 
A seal . , . 
Ba-al-l6t .... 
The sun . . . 
Djaat 
f This is a Port Jackson 
Water . . . 
J word, and has been 
JDd aOO.< probably obtained 
( from other visitors. 
Beard . . . 
Ny-a-nuck .... 
Cheek . . . 
Ny-a-luck .... 
Mouth , . . 
Ta-tah . . . . .. 
Djaat. 
