Diary of ten years eventful life of an early settler in Western Australia and also A descriptive vocabulary of the language of the aborigines/A descriptive vocabulary of the language in common use amongst the aborigines of Western Australia/Part 1/I

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I. (Sounded as in Fatigue. See Preface.)

Idal-ya, feathers.

Idi-yal, pron.—(Vasse dialect.) I myself, See Ngadjul.

id-yal, s.—A shrimp.

Igan, v.—Pres. part., Igan; past tense, Igan. To alarm; to disturb; to drive.

I-i, ad.—Yes; sign of assent: pronounced guturally with the lips nearly closed, and the chin projected forwards.

Ijan, v.—To mock; to make game of.

Ijarăp, s.—The snapper-fish, caught in great abundance on banks or shoals near the coast.

Ijow, v.—Pres. part., Ijowin; past tense, Ijaga. To place; to put; to produce, as animals their young, a tree its fruit, a hen her eggs.

llakilak, ad.—At once; immediately.

Ilar, a.—Dry; not wet.

Ilyn, s.—Flesh; muscle.

llyn-gădak, a.—Stout; fleshy.

Il-yan, part.—Obscured, as a track, or steps, which one is desirous of following up; also as a person's voice may be drowned or obscured, by others talking purposely loud, and hindering what is said from being heard.

Il-yanok—Local name of one of the family denominations.

Inbi, s.—A species of Unio; the fresh-water muscle.

Indat, ad.—Together; in company.

Indi, pron.—(Vasse dialect.) Who; the same as Ngando.

Initch—(K.G.S.) A brilliant fire.

Injal, ad.—A form of Winjal; where.

Injar, a.—Dry; parched up.

Injarăn, v.—Pres. part., Injarannin; past tense, Injaranaga. To make dry.

Injarănăn, v.—To dry up.

Inji, ad.—A form of Wingi; where.

Inji s.—The peeled ornamental sticks worn by the natives at the Yallor, or native dance.

Inyene, ad.—(Vasse.) Here.

Ira, a.—Upright; upwards.

Ira, ad.—Up. Applied to going to a place, "up the country."

Irab, v.—Pres. part., Irabin; past tense, Irabin. To arise; to get up. Compounded of Ira, upright, and Abbin, to become.

Irap, v.—Arise; get up.

Ira-yugow, v.—Stand up.

Ira-yugowin, s.—The lower teeth; so called from their standing upright. Compounded of Ira, upright, and Yugowin, standing.

Irilbarra, s.—Ice. Glass is now so called.

Iring-win, part.—Frowning.

Irodu. s.—Nyroca australis. White-winged duck.

Irrgo. s.—A small white bivalve shell; used by the natives for sharpening their spears when they cannot procure glass.