LANGUAGE.
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| RIVER MURRAY. | ||||
| English. | Tangambalanga, (Kiewa River), Upper Murray. |
Barnawartha, (Indigo Creek), Upper Murray. |
Echuca, Junction of Campaspe and Murray. |
Gunbower, Near Mount Hope, River Murray. |
| Night | Tooma | Burandong | Bona | Boorin |
| Day | Koonda | Erah | Wongda | Karook |
| Fire | Kurraw | Wanga | Bickya | Wannup |
| Earth | Merre | Towarah | Wokka | Churr |
| Stone | Poongah | Willong | Eeoga | Larr |
| Tree | Wondah | Wonder | Tainya | Beeal |
| Wood | Tau-wa | Kegel | Mootta | Beeal |
| Snake | Tueyon | Thoro | Kona | Goornwill |
| Eagle | Warrimoo | Weramu | Hwammery | Wirbill |
| Crow | Berontha | Wargon | Warkil | Waa |
| Kangaroo | Boodgoo | Murray | Kyemery | Cooray |
| English. | Kulkyne, Lower Murray. |
Tyntyndyer, Lower Murray. |
Mildura, Lower Murray. |
Yelta, Junction of the Darling and Murray. |
| Man | Wotungi | Wortongie | Wir | Maa-lee |
| Woman | Lio | Liour | Coormnp | Nongo |
| Father | Maami | Mamie | Bait | Kambia |
| Mother | Paapie | Baboo | Acka | Naamagh |
| Head | Durut-hoopi | Poorp | Turt | Therto, Kokoro |
| Hair | Kiut-carangie | Gneningin | Moor-il | Boorlkee |
| Eye | Mai | Mirnoo | Me | Maykee |
| Ear | Mural-wimpoli | Wirumpoolen | Mural | Uree |
| Mouth | Dhuck-chapie | Woorinen | Turk | Yelka |
| Tongue | Maat | Tchilinen | Maita | Therlinya |
| Teeth | Ruruc-leang | Leangin | Rurck | Nandee |
| Hand | Wuin | Murnungin | Wina | Mambanna, Mera |
| Finger | Munangi | Ak-a-quim | Merra | |
| Foot | Jahu | Chinangin | Thina | Thinna |
| Blood | Kuroc | Jinka jinka | Coorook | Kandara |
| Bone | Beagim | Calwe | By-imp | Pina |
| Sun | Nung | Nowie | Nunk | Yhnk-ko |
| Moon | Bait | Meatian | Pyte | Pytoa |
| Star | Narre-bil | Toort | Boul | Boorlee |
| Night | Biangri | Tolkine-nowie | Wangry | Ton-kon-ko |
| Day | Beianung | Keely-nowie | Bay-a-nauk | Minki |
| Fire | Neic-wunapi | Wanup | Mick | Nan-day-lee, Koon-ega |
| Earth | Teangi | Tungie | Nat-ya | Merndi |
| Stone | Kotabi | Muckie | Thank | Yerndaj |
| Tree | Bullot-bullandi | Boorongie | Burnell | Yarra |
| Wood | Leitpar | Boup | Yarra | |
| Snake | Karnie | Cannie | Thoke | Tooroo |
| Eagle | Maundil | Perrit-perrit | Maw-an-dil | Bilyarra |
| Crow | Waak | Wangie | Walk | Waukoo |
| Kangaroo | Bulukone-quangi | Koorangie | Bu-lu-cool | Bool-oolye |
The words in the foregoing tables illustrate the language spoken by the tribes inhabiting the banks of the River Murray. The first place named—
