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THE ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA:
WILLIS,” TIMOR,”(‘BOBBY,”‘‘ANNIE,” AND OTHERS.
- - - Kiab.
- - - Boolicht.
TWO
- - - - - Cartore.
Three
- - - Boolite be boolite.
Four- Kiamonya.
Five
six- - - Barook.
- - - (No word.)
Seven
- - - - - Boolite be boolite be boolite be boolite.
Eight
- - - (No word.)
Nine- - - Boolite kiamonya.
Ten - - Moorope.
Evil spirit- - - Delcoke.
Good
- Bang-banggo.
Aboriginal woman
- - - Coolech.
Aboriginal man
Porpe.
- - Porpeyangerack.
Head
- Pinnoe.
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One
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A shield
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Mulca.
SOME WORDS OF THE LANGUAGE O F T H E WESTERN TRIBES O F VICTORIA.
(COLLECTED
BY N. THORNLY, ESQ.)
The following native words, with the meanings in English, are from the
tribes of the Western district. I a m indebted to N. Thornly, Esq., Land
Surveyor, for this compilation. He has been so thoughtful as to place on
record the native names of many localities.
Meaning in English.
Native Names.
Annya Ar-va-wan Brimboal Booite
Beeal Bruk-bruk Baaker
Byambynee Baaring
Bramburra Byaduk
Brepa .
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Brim-brim Bunn
- Bacci - Bowan
Boolite Boolite pre boolite Beeor Beerik - Boreang
- Beeaar
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beard.
black and white geese.
the ear.
grass, herbs.
gum-tree
the oak-tree, swamp oak.
Glenelg River.
woman.
road, or path.
name of late chief,
stone tomahawk.
waddy.
spring of water.
bank, ridge, hillock.
soft, boggy.
roast, to cook.
two.
four.
sweet, honey,
native cat.
the Victoria Range.
stream, running water.
Meaning in English.
Native Names.
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BOW -
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Belar BulartBrit-brit
Byjuke
Babrook
Babrooten
Burumbuart
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Bapora
Braite
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Byerr Booring
Caitian
Caroopook
Carong carack
Cowan or cowah
Corra
Cowen
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Mostyn township, old crossing place.
hail.
name of swamp, Mount
Talbot station.
red-ochre, paint.
grey hair, old.
plover.
kangaroo-rat.
heath.
scrub.
junction of the Salt Creek
with Glenelg, Harrow.
meeting, hunt, Parliament.
smoke.
water.
hill.
mountains.
native name for Mount
Arapiles.
kangaroo.
emu.
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LANGUAGE.
Native Names.
Meaning in English.
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Cobe vidion
Crew
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native turkey (bustard).
native water-hen (bald
coot).
Curran geerip
adult.
Coopan
to drink.
Callcoop
bones.
Corre - - mouth.
Calite - light.
Carran mell - snake.
Caite - - one.
Caite p u boolite
three.
Cooack
sand.
Coolanchurrep
- anger.
Caa the nose.
Connadoyen Lake Wallace.
Coite urn
- native companion.
Caeep one tree.
Conawarr
swan.
Coryea
- - paddy melon, small kangaroo.
Conneewirrecow
head o f the Tea-tree Creek,
Longlands.
Connee. forehead ; wirrecow, tea-tree.
name of large salt lake.
Caper kelly
Coleepoo
- - name of a lagoon, Pine
hills.
the magpie.
Carrak
Corrondeeble
- part of Salt Creek, near
Harrow.
Culla-culla - name of lagoon, Mullagh
station.
name of lagoon, Pine hills.
Connepra
name of lagoon, Pine hills.
Colingeelup Cherrieweerup or native name of Clunie
station.
cherryweerup
Carn carmul
- native name of lagoon,
Pine hills.
good water.
Delk
reeds, bulrushes, flags.
Drajurk
Dank teeranite - fight, battle.
the arm.
Dyjark
Docker
. bark of trees.
to kill.
Dakingle
- high, lofty.
Dewrang - limestone, lime.
Drik-drik
Dyea - - earth, soil.
forest, plenty, many.
Geayoul
Gurra red.
blood.
Gurracoop
Gorra - - a chief or king.
Gorran Dorana‘n the present chief of the
tribe.
- the boomerang.
Gatum-gatum
Griljurk
- - mosquito.
Gatall Maryvale old home-station
lake.
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Meaning In English.
Native Names.
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Ill-i-ra
Ingturrapamba
Jerrywarrook
Jell-jell
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Jerrigwarra
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Kadnook
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Kombaiy
Kiata Keepa
Leanguel
Lalanguite
Lak Leea Loomalangan
Maen
Moorang
M urrandana
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- - Mallanganee
Mallanbool Mortart
- Manyonda Mutak Manya
Merr Maarmun Mallee Mood
Monmott
Moray Mallee parbool
Moonjam
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Merrymeric
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Morrpaga
Moonya
Marroo
Moodya
Munda
Merrick
Na a p r u p
Nu yan can
Palpara
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native hut, my-mya.
fear, frightened.
the White Lake of Major
Mitchell.
name of a lagoon, Pine
hills.
swamp near the Mallee
scrub.
flat ; name of S.G. Henty’s
station near Harrow.
lying down, rest.
summer, heat
salt.
a native weapon.
name of a lagoon, Pine hills.
a stone, rock.
teeth.
to cry, to weep.
a kind of tea-tree.
clouds.
thunder; name of one of
Armitage’s stations, S.
Adelaide road.
the skin.
the hands.
the eye.
to hear.
thicket.
winter, cold in the abstract.
to feel cold.
the root of a tree.
name of a tea-tree lake,
Mullagh.
another, Pine hills.
a reedy swamp, Pine hills.
Pleasant Banks, Affleck’s
station.
swamp on Lake Wallace
station.
a dry lake on Mullagh
station.
old sheepwash on Salt
Creek, seven miles from
Harrow.
the face or countenance.
a house.
pine-tree.
St. Mary’s Lake, Mount
Arapiles.
Townsend’s old station,Teatree Creek, Longlands.
an egg.
hair.
to see, look.
a lake on Mullagh station,
twelve miles from Harrow.
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T H E ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA:
Native Names.
Native Names. .
Meaning in English.
Pobrick
Prop -
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- a lake on Pine hills.
- the head.
Pallite - cherry-tree.
Pa-pidjeck - a fly.
Popope- a child, infant.
Punandeegin - salt or brackish water.
Pirrepango - run, flight.
Rapel - - eaglehawk.
Tchakel
- - lake.
Tchakel-tchakel - lakes.
Tort - - stars.
Tord w irrup
hawk.
Tchina
- - foot, footmark.
Ticoyun
t o eat.
Toolang
- - stringybark forest.
Tare - - spear.
Tooloy - - wattle-tree gum.
T a r ar nite
- white color.
Toolka - - the Cape Barren geese.
Toolondo
- - swamp a t Chas. Officer’s
home-station.
Tehila - - the tongue.
Tit-tit - - strong, or strong man.
Urangara - the sun.
Urancooya snow.
Wee - - fire.
Wallie - - rain.
Woorakor Woorack a plain, level country.
Warock
-- - honeysuckle-tree.
Willkin
- - native dog.
Wayang
- - hurricane, high wind.
Win-win tie - a boy eight or ten years old.
Willintick - lightning.
Walling
- burnt black log.
Wallpar
- - dead tree.
W a r wan bool
- green color, growing tree.
Weeheer
- dead body.
Waa - - the crow.
Winani
- - a hollow tree.
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Worroh
Willa Wirreecoo
Wanwin
Wateegat
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Malleraterong
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Ulebowening -
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Ulecart
Tapook
Bucaan
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Woorack
Warackoorack
Bruck-br uck
Toolang
Marroo
Cooakwoorack
Warwanbool
Woohlpooa -
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Weetya
Wale Wombalano
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Wydung
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Meaning in English.
Bepcha
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Bellemenah
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Lambruk
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NATIVETERMSUSED BY
W u r het e gera - clear lake.
Chac chagel - name of district.
N u r coung - birds, native companion.
Wooreep
- - grey parrot.
M o o ro curt Raling ur -
UPPERGLENELG TRIBE.
: Car che cur - - white.
Beap-beap - wood duck.
THE
- green leek.
- blue mountain.
NAMES O F SOME SWAMPS WlTHIN
Jallur.
Bow (pronounced “ bough”).
I
black color.
opossum.
a kind of tea-tree,
black water-holes, twelve
miles from Harrow, Adelaide road.
come, come here.
bandicoot.
the blackwood-tree.
the curlew (little bustard).
love, pretty, lovely, beautiful.
the old Grange home-station in 1840.
the site of Hamilton township.
Wannon, at junction of
Grange Burn.
Mount Napier.
Grange Burn (running
stream).
plains.
honeysuckle plains.
she-oak tree.
stringybark.
pine-trees.
sandy plains.
gum-trees.
Glenisla swamp, near Carter’s home-station.
Solitary hill, situated about
four miles north-west of
Carter’s homestead.
swamp, east of the Glenisla
home-station three miles.
point of the Victoria immediately eastward of Glenisla station.
Carter’s home-station.
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Choluel
Jilpanger
Dope worra Chooyoo
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THREEMILES
Lurmut.
Carchap.
- musk duck.
- skylark.
- lizards, common kind.
- large tree.
OF CLEAR
I
LAKE.
Weobea.
Poorpigoproc.
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LANGUAGE.
NATIVE
NAMES
Mekonongweerap -
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Bujam-bujam
Burrai gurrai
Krambruk
Jahrapoohl -
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Larngebunyah
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Ming-ming
Chukilcallipurt Wonwondah witchoop
Yarragallum
Mucatcatchin
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Wallay
Chokivil
Goburt
Koray
Mooree
Peeall
Johie
Billewirrup -
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Native Nan
Meaning in English.
Native Names.
Catchin
Wallah
Wurtipook wallah
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The black-fish cannot get any higher up (Rosebrook).
Black-fish.
A hill or any impediment of any kind. This is
a small fall in the creek a t Rosebrook.
A water-hole a t Rosebrook home-station.
Boojam-boojam
Burr-ay gurray
A kangaroo camp. Any kangaroo camp.
A sandy place.
As spelt
A water-hole in the Glenelg, a t the crossing of
Ja-rap-oohl
- the Horsham road, by Cavendish.
The entrance north end of the Victoria Range.
Ja-nang-en-yaw-wee
A small creek from the mountains east of
Ko-nang-e-dura
Glenisla.
A large swamp lying a t the base of the hills
Car-tuccle
- east of Lambruck.
The high mountains immediately north of the
Larnge-e-bunyah Chimney-pot Gap, Victoria Range.
As spelt
- - - A large swamp in Woohlpooer, near the east
boundary.
Chuck-il-calli-purt
A swamp a t Brin Springs homestead.
Won-won-dah wit-choop
Another swamp adjoining the last.
Yarragallum
- A swamp at Rosebrook sheepwash.
Mu-cat-cat-chin
- A spring at the base of the Black Range, east
side.
Mee-konong-wee-rap
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Kartukil
Meaning in English.
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Ganangenyaivie
Konangiedwara
ABORIGINES
AT GLENISLA,
WITH TRANSLATION,
LOCALITY,
ETC.
Pronounced.
Native Names.
Weerap
Konong
OBTAINED FROM
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Woorak
Beereek
Rappell
Buor
Norkwook
Goroke
Boboh
Kolabatyin
Jallakin
Don-gan-gee Dakakamudah
B o or Bohe -
Water.
Rain.
A little rain (i.e., a
shower).
A n opossum.
The musk duck.
A she-oak tree.
A kangaroo.
The black duck.
Gum.
An emu.
Rock wallaby.
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LANGUAGE.-LAKE
Meaning in English.
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Hone ysuckle-tree.
A native cat.
Eaglehawk.
Honeysuckle scrub.
A native companion.
Magpie.
Young wattle-tree.
A wild turkey.
Kangaroo-rat.
Wattle gum.
A large crane.
A bandicoot.
CONDAH.
The following sentences in the native language were written down at
my request, in 1870, by Mr. Joseph Sham, of the Lake Condah Aboriginal
Station :Purtoko purpoyah thinbetch ko.
going
am I
to.
Strike
Manoko wortno purpoyah thinbetch ko.
Find
nest
going
a mI
to.
Yow wakko purpoyah thinbetch ko.
Lie down
going
am I
to.
1
Matthala patpattha purpoyah thinbetch ko.
Meat
chew
going
am I
to.
Keyoko thanambur purpoyah thinbetch ko.
Scold
her
going
am I to.
Nawkanna pettoko ko purpoyah thinbetch.
Watch
him to
going
am I.