An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 866 pages of information about An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1.

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 866 pages of information about An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1.
[Compounded of Na-bung its breast, and Wai-dal-liez relating to drinking]
Bore-goo-roo Child eight months old
Guy-a-nay-yong An old man
Mau-gohn A wife
Mau-gohn-nal-ly A temporary ditto
Go-rah-gal-long A handsome man
Go-rah-gal-long-
   al-le-ong A handsome woman
Ma-lin, Nurkine,
Mud-gin
Gnar-ra-mat-ta A relation [To these I never could affix
                                     precise meanings]
Cow-ul Male of animals
We ring Female of ditto
Do-roon A son
Do-roon-e-nang A daughter
Go-mul A term of friendship
Cam-mar-rade, Terms of affection used by girls
and Ca-mong-al-lay

SPEARS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Goong-un A spear with four barbs cut in the wood,
                         which they do not throw, but strike with
                         hand to hand
Noo-ro Ca-my A spear with one barb, fastened on
Ca-my A spear with two barbs—­This word is
                         used for spear in general
Bil-larr A spear with one barb, cut from the wood
Wal-lang-al-le-ong A spear armed with pieces of shell
Can-na-diul A spear armed with stones
Ghe-rub-bine A spear without a barb
Doci-ull A short spear
No-roo-gal Ca-my Holes made by a shield
E-lec-mong A shield made of bark
Ar-ra-gong A shield cut out from the solid wood
Moo-ting
Cal-larr Fizgigs
Car-rab-ba Prong of the moo-ting
Dam-moo-ne Prong of the cal-larr. 
Woo-dah, Names of clubs. 
Can-na-tal-ling,
Doo-win-null,
Can-ni-cull,
Car-ru-wang,
Wo-mur-rang. 
Gnal-lung-ul-la,
Tar-ril-ber-re,
Mo-go, Stone hatchet. 
We-bat, Handle of ditto. 
Wo-mer-ra, Throwing-stick

PRONOUNS, ADVERBS, AND MODE OF ADDRESS

Gni-a, I, or myself
Gnee-ne, You. 
Gnee-ne-de, Yours. 
Dan-nai, Mine. 
Dar-ring-al, His. 
Gna-ni, Whose. 
Wan, Where. 
De, There. 
Diam, Here. 
Diam o waw?  Where are you? 
Diam o diam o, Here I am. 
Gnalm Chiara, gnahn?  What is your name? 
Bir-rong, Appertaining.

WINDS

Bow-wan, North. 
Bal-gay-al-lang, South. 
Boo-roo-wee, East. 
Bain-mar-ray, West. 
Doo-loo-gal, North-west. 
Yare-ba-lahng, South-west. 
Go-me-mah, North-east. 
Gwar-ra, A high wind

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