Part 23 (1/2)

VOCABULARY OF THE ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE AT NICKOL BAY

BY MR P WALCOTT

COLUMN 1: ENGLISH

COLUMN 2: ABORIGINAL

Earoo (Rock) : Noordee

Barbed spear : Bilara

Common spear : Wera Wera

Foot : Jinna

Sleep : Gnaree

Water : Baba

Sit down : Barnee Boongoo

Come here : Gokie

Eastern tribes : Kakardi

Hair of head : Knuggnura

Twine : Bingooro

Nose : Moola

Tongue : Talee

cockle (unio) : Yoondo

Ears : Kulka

Scars on the aree : Marder

Sand : Narnoo

Bean (scarlet runner) : Koordala

Toe nail : Mindee

Oyster (rock) : Jibboor

Oyster (pearl) : Weerdee

Grass : Warabo

Fishi+ng net : Takaroo

Fetch or bring : Takora

Acacia : Baragoon

Breadfruit tree : Tangoola

Gourd or calabash : Guabooraanoo

Come : Gokee

Go : Wakkie

Cowrie or Cypraea : Weelungooroo

Sun : Yanda

Biscuit : Mardoa

Vomit : Kalkalubata