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��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

��"Wambun — sulsf., covetousness ;

ffdj., covetous. Wambunbunmaldain — a covet- ous person. Ayambunbunmarra — to make or

be covetous or greedy. A\^ammal— a native weapon, i.e.,

a little sharp-pointed stick. AVammang — Avrong, not right ;

not straight, out of the road. • AVammar — the hand-stick with

which the spear is thrown ;

the ' wommara.' Wammarra — to build. Wtimu — fat.

Wanarra — to mark a skin. AVanbaug — the mound of earth

on a grave. Wanbuan — a kind of kangaroo. Wandaiyalle — a porcupine. Wandong — the bad spirit. Wandyu — a crow ; i.q. wagan. "Wangaduringa — to be lost. "Waugai — a large species of ant. Wangaidyung — astray, lost. "Wangal — hair matted together. Wangan — clotted. Wanganna — to lose. "VVangar — idle, lazy. Wangarra — to cry like a crew. "Wangi — a night-owl. [the fire. Wangian — to sit at the back of AVannabanna — to leave behind,

to forsake. AVannaggarra — to throw away ;

also wannag-gilarra. AV^annaggilgan — single, i.e., un- married. AV^annamambilana— to separate

from each other, to part. TN^annamindyarra — to neglect,

to be careless; to careforno

longer ; to forgive. AVaunangijillinga — to abandon

one's self ; to despair. AVannanna — to throw. AA'annarra — to dig with a stick,

as native women do.

��AVanucil — one that is under the restriction of tribal law with respect to food ; a lad not yet fully initiated.

AYannamarra — to do, to finish.

AVannamarradanna — to leave alone ; not to meddle with.

AVaimawanna — to scratch.

AVannunduringa — to cease, to discontinue, to throw awaj'.

AVanyanna — to scratch.

AVanyannadillinga — to scratch one's self.

AYanyarra — to mark.

AYarbanna — to blow hard ; as when wind unroofs houses ; to destroy.

AYargu — wherefore ? why ?

AYarngandarra — to be trouble- some, quarrelsome.

AYarngangi — tiresome, trouble- some, quarrelsome, bad.

AYarngauna — to disturb.

AYawe — a monstrous water animal.

AYarra — the edge or hemming ; the end ; the brim.

AYarrabamarra — to stop, to im- pede ; to cause to cease.

AA'arrabarra — to make a noise.

AYarrabinga — to look about, to seek for what is lost.

AA'arradagang — a yellow stone ; adj., yellow.

AV^arradannang — quarrelsome, warlike, wicked.

AA^arraga — under there, down- wards.

AA^arragianna — to stand over or before the fire, to warm one's self.

AA^arragu — limestone.

AYarrai — a kind of iguana.

AYarraingarra — to hui-ry away, to lead astray, to lead into temptation.

AYarrai — stiff, unbending.

AYarralag — a long brown snake.

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