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��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

��Darri — old stumps of grass.

Darrial — a bed.

Darribal — the return of the

' bargau ' when thrown. Darribuu — a queen bee. Darrihmna — to cohabit. Darrawirgal — the name of one of

the native gods ; he lives down

the river ; he sent the small- pox. Darruan — tough. Darrubanna — to leap over. Darrubarra — to rush on and tear

up the ground, as water does. Darruin — a handle. Dawa — very fat. Dawai — the lair of the sorcerer

or of his ' wandong,' q.v. Dawarang — a native dog. Dawin — a hatchet. Dhin — this, that. Dibanua — to hiss, accompanied

with clapping of the hands. Dibbillain — birds. Dibbin — a bird. Dibbindibbin — the hollow part

underneath the breastbone. Dibbong — nails, spikes. Diggal — a fishbone. Diggar — a sneezing. Diggarra — to sneeze. Diggu — the small 'blackwood.' Digiin — top-knot of a cockatoo. Dilbaimananna — to come slyly

upon one. Dilb:ina — to tread softly, to walk

on the toes. Dilgaindilgain— the hair combed. Dilganna — to comb the hair. Dilgar — a splinter of wood. Dihnan — silent, quiet. Dillabirra — to scatter, to sow. Dillabirra — to draw. DilladiUabirra — to throw about,

to cause confusion. Dilladillan-garra— to shake. Dillagar — a native berry -fruit. Dilla;l<jrarra — to shake.

��Dillang — a brother. Dillcdillc — rotten. Uillidilli — small wood. Dillirbunia — /;»/?., smash, dash

against; 2. g'. dillirbunnarrabin Dimbauna — to make a whizzing

noise, as greenwood in the fire. Din — meat, flesh. Din — the inner rind of the 'yam-

magang'; the natives suck it. Dinbain — any sharp and pointed

steel instrument fit to make

native weapons, especially the

' bargan.' Dinbana — to buzz (like flies). Dinbuorin — a native lark. Diudabarra — to take the rough-

ness off, as a carpenter does. Diudadinda — work left rough. Diudar — bald-headed. Diudarra — to bite off, make ill,

as Wandong does. Dindima — the Pleiades. Dincai — a walking stick. Diugandingan — flat, even. Diuganna — to walk with a stick, Dingarra — to sweep, to pull up. Dingelinga — to make smooth. Dingurbarra — to sharpen. Dinmanna — to pick the nose. Dinme — war, battle. Dinmirr — an eyebrow. Dinna — honeycomb, wax. Dinnang — the foot. Dinnawan — an emu. Diragambirra — to raise. Diramadilliuga — to be proud. Diramarra — to sj)eak well of, to

pi'aise. Diran — a mountain or hill. Diranbang — noon; when the sun

is in the zenith. Dirangalbaug — high, exalted ;

entrusted with authority. Diran-garan-garan — many hills

or mountains. Dininua — to rise,likethe dough. Direu-direu g — red.

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