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/D
D.
Damp—Bal-yan.
Dance, native—Yallor; Kaggarăk; D-yoolgyt; Wirbe; Yenma; Nilge; Yuyltunmitch.
Dance, to—Yallorgannow.
Dark coloured—Mo-ăn.
Darkness—Myart.
Daughter—Gwoy-rat.
Dawn, of morning—Djidar; Waulu; Bina.
Day, a—Gedala.
Daylight—Biryt; Djidar; Waulu.
Day, to-day—Yy-i.
Day before yesterday—Myargyn; Myragyn.
Dead, the—Djanga.—The name applied by the natives to Europeans. Malo, same term used by Aborigines to the North.
Dead—Wanniga; Nodytch; Gwardin (Northern word). Winatding (N.E. dialect); Kainbil; Ki-in.
Decayed, withered—Mandju.
Deceit—Barrit.
Deceive, to—Gulin.
Deception—Barrit.
Decoy, to—Kobat kobatănăn; Myatyl.
Deep—Mordak.
Deep, deep water—Didarăl.
Depart, to—Gulbang; Watto kolo; Gulbat; Gulut.
Departing—Kolbattin.
Desire, to; to direct—Warrangăn.
Desirous of—Gurdak.
Devil; evil spirit—Mittagong; Waugal.
Dew—Min-yi; Jindi; Barup; Manimilyar.
Diamond-bird; Pardolotus—there are two kinds, Punctatus, and Striatus—Widăpwidăp.
Die, to—Gwardo; Wanni.
Dig, to—Bian.
Dig up, to—Dtanbarrang ijow.
Diminutive—X-yumap; Bottyn.
Direct, in a straight line—Durgul; Tolol.
Disappointed—Gurdu djul.
Displeased—Gurdudjul; Mulyabin.
Distant—Bo-yăng; Urrar.
Disturb, to—Igan.
Dive, to—Dărbow.
Diver; blue-bill, Oxyura Australis—Buatu.
Divided, separate—Wallăkwallăk.
Divide to, amongst several persons—Wallak-yong-a.
Dog—Durda.
Dog, Male—Borang.
Dog, wild—Durda mokyn; Yekyn.
Dog, wild, tail of, worn by the natives in the head—Dyer.
Down, short-hair or feathers—Dju; Djuo; Jow-yn.
Down, low—Borak; Ngardăk; Ardak; Ardakat.
Downs, of the sea-coast—Ngobar.
Downwards—Ngardăk; Ardak; Ardakat.
Drag along, to—Barrang maul kolo
Dread, to—Multchin; Wyen; Gudjunanger.
Dream—Welle; Kundăm.
Dream, to—Kundăm; Kundăm-ngwundow; Ngwuntungur.
Dress, to—Wolang; Wandang.
Dried, dried up—Datta; Injarinjar; Manju (applied to trees, or wood; or animals of any sort when dead; a mummy would be Mandju).
Dried, parched ground—Gulbar.
Drill holes, to—dyunong dtan.
Drip, to—Gabbi-gannow.
Drive, to—Igan; Yekan. a.v.—Mordakănăn.
Drowned, to be drowned—Mordakal-ăp.
Drunk—Yowir.
Dry, not wet—Ilar; Injar; Dalbitch; Tabitch?
Dry, thirsty—Gabbigurdăk.
Dry up, to; make dry—Injarăn; Injarănăn.
Dry, withered, applied to leaves—Derer.
Duck, grey; Anas Novæ Hollandiæ—Ngwonăna; N-yuneruk?
Duck, mountain—Tadorma; Gurăga.
Duck, steamer or musk; Biziura lobata—Gaddără.
Duck-Diver, a, with very small flappers or wings—Buatu.
Duck, wood; Anser—Mărăng-ănna.
Duck, white-winged; Nyroca Australis—Errudu.
Duck, shoveller; Rhynchaspis—Wimbin.
Duck, larged-nosed, blue-winged—Bardunguba.
Dung—Konang.
Dust—Dalba; N-yetti.