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 2/B

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B.

Baby—Burdilyap; Turnit.

Back, the—Bogal; Gong-go; Ngarra.

Back of the neck—Nang-ga.

Backbone—Bogal; Kot-ye.

Backbone, extremity of—Os coccygis; Mundo; Moro.

Backside—Byi.

Bad—Djul; Windo; Dadim (Southward); Djulgo; Wendang; Waukyn; Warra (Mountain dialect).

Bag, for general purposes—Goto.

Bag, in which the child is carried—Gundir.

Bag, to carry in a—Gotang; Durrungur.

Bald—Mărdă; Barda-ăr.

Baldness, partial—Wallu.

Bandicoot—Gwende; Kundi.

Bandylegged—Matta ngallin.

Banksia, narrow-leaved—Banksia nivifolia—Biara; Pira.

Banksia, narrow-leaved, cone of—Birytch; Biytch.

Banksia, large-leaved—Bulgalla.

Banksia, large-leaved, cone of—Metjo.

Banksia, flower—Mangyt.

Banksia, of low grounds, flower of—Dubarda.

Barb, of a spear—Măngar; Dtarhra; Nambar.

Bare, clear, open—Bărnak; Barda-ăr.

Bark, of trees—Mabo.

Bark, of Banksia, or Hakea—Yabbăl; Djanni.

Bark, of Mahogany, or other gum-trees—Budto.

Bark, to, as a dog—Niran.

Barter, to,—Bang-al yong-a.

Bat (the animal)—Bambi; Babilgun.

Basalt, sp. of—Gagalyang; Kadjor.

Battue, of Kangaroo—Kaabo.

Be off (Go away)—Watto.

Beams, of the sun—Mandu; Battamandu; Ngangabatta.

Bear, to, children—Gudja ijow.

Bear, in the arms—Munang

Beard, the—Nganga; Nganga batta.

Beat, to—Buma; Wurtamar.

Beautiful—Gwabbalitch; Ngworryn-ngworryn.

Becoming, getting—Abbin.

Bee, a species of—Blura.

Bee-eater—Merops melanura—Birunbirun.

Beetle, light-green species—Bullor.

Befall, to—Echenna.

Before—Gorijăt; Gwytch-ăngăt; Gwadjăt.

Beg, to—Gut.

Begone (Be off)—Watto.

Behaviour—Nhurdo; Karra.

Behind—Ngolang-a.

Behold, to—Djinnăng; N-yăngow.

Belching—Karnbarrong-in.

Bell-bird—Calandra—Bokanbokan.

Bellow, to—Mohăm.

Belly, the—Kobolo.

Below (low down)—Ngardăk; Ngardăl; Borak.

Beneath—Ngardăgăn.

Benumbed—Nan-yar.

Betray, to—Kobat kobatăn.

Between—Kardăgor; Mănda.

Bid, to (tell)—Warrangăn.

Big—Gumbar; Ngomon.

Bird, a small—Jida.

Bird, species of—Bilyar; Bulangat

Bird's-nest—Jidamya; Măn-ga.

Bite, to—Bakkan.

Bitter—Djallăm.

Bittern (the bird)—Botaurus; Bărdănitch.

Black—Mo-ăn.

Bladder—Gumbu.

Blade (Shoulder-bone)—Djărdăm.

Bleak (open)—Kăbbar; Bărnăk.

Bless, to (to thank)—Yang-anan.

Blood—Ngubu; Baru.

Blood, coagulated, exuded from a wound—Kundu.

Blood-coloured—Mgubul-ya.

Blow, to, with the mouth—Bobban

Blue—Mu-yubărra; Ngilarăk; Nguyup.

Bluebird—Malurus pectoralia—Djărjil-ya.

Blunt (as a knife)—Kărrin.

Blunt-headed (as a spear)—Meto.

Board, for throwing the spear—Miro.

Bone, a—Kot-ye; Quet-ye (Upper Swan); Quetje; Quej (K.G.S).

Bony—Kot-yedăk; Kot-yelara; Widing.

Boots, European—Jinna nganjo.

Bough, of a tree—Marga.

Bowels—Konăng; Barukur.

Brain—Mal-ya.

Brand (fire-brand)—Kallamatta.

Brave, a brave fellow, a brave of a tribe or party—Bugor.

Break, to—Takkan; Barrang takkăn.

Break, to, off, or in pieces—Kardătakkan; Dakarung.

Break-of-day-bird, or Magpie—Cracticus tibicen?—Gurbat.

Breast, woman's—Bibi.

Breast—man's—Kundu? Min-go.

Breastbone—Ngando.

Breath (Breathing)—Wau-gar; Waug (K.G.S. dialect).

Breathe, to—Wau-gar buma.

Bright (glittering)—Bunjat.

Bring, to—Gang-ow; Barrang.

Bring forth, to (as animals their young)—Ijow.

Broken—Takkand-yung.

Broom-tree—Viminaria denudata Koweda; Kower.

Brother—Ngundu.

Brother, elder—Ngobern; Borran; Ngondo.

Brother, second—Bwyreang.

Brother, middle—Kardijit.

Brother, younger—Kardang; Gărdang; Urdo.

Brother, youngest—Guloyn.

Brother-in-law—Deni; Teni.

Browned (applied to meat properly cooked)—Djidara; Mandubin.

Bruised—Birrga.

Bundle, a—Yuttarlgar.

Burn, to—Narrow.

Burning (hot)—Kallang kallăng.

Bury, to—Bian; Dambarijow; Binnarangar.

Bush (the Bush; the wild country)—Mundak.

Bustard (colonially, Turkey)—Bibilyer.

Butcher-bird—Vanga destructor; Waddowaddong.

Butcher-bird, thick-billed—Falcunculus Leucogaster—Gurbit gurbit.

By-and-bye—Burda; Burdăk (Murray R.)