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��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

��Graml)U]ij2;ang — thin, little, small Game — to seduce; s., stronj]; vo- luptuous des^ires and practices Gamma — a kind of spear. Gammagamma — a kind of bird. Gammandi — a pillow. Gammanp; — unwiilino; to work ;

lazy; sticking fast, as bark

when not strippinjj; well. Gammar — a storm, a tempest. Gammarra — to awaken. Gammayan — from behind. Gananna — to burn, to smoke. Ganarra — to smoke, as when

the smoke descends. Ganaurda — fainting, exhausted. Ganbanna — to wipe ; rf. murru. Ganbauna — to blot out. Ganda — the bend of the leg

under the knee. Gandaiwarra — to grow long. Gandalgandal — to be of unequal

length ; unlike. Gandalmambirra — to drive a

spear through, to cut through. Gaudamai — hard, difficult. Gandarra — to pass by. Gandarra — to push or roll along

the ground. Gandiaggulaug — a mountain. Gangan — surface, top. Gangar — a s])ider. Ganggar — a little shadow ; the

small thread of a spider's web. Ganginmarra — to tell a lie. Gangul — sloping, steep. tGani — a tree on fire. Ganna— to bring, to carry. Ganna — the shoulder. Gannabarra — to carry on the

shoulder ; also, gannabunna. Gannagallanbial — shoulder, all

over the shoulder. Gannai — a woman's stick. Gannalduringa — to burn a hole

into a tree so as to drive out

the opossum. Gannal-birra, -dirra — to burn.

��Gannambang — the palm of the hand ; the sole of the foot.

Gannambaldain — one that is in- trusive, troublesome.

Gannambarra —to do the work for another.

Gannang — warm.

Gannanna — to burn.

Gannandu — near, at hand.

Gannardang — very hungry.

Gannawardarra — to want food, to feel hungry.

Ganne — a particle ; I suppose.

Gannung — the liver.

Gannur — the red kangaroo.

Ganur — a kind of ' kangaroo- rat.'

Garabuoangarra-to have abun- dance of water.

Garai — stern, grave in aspect.

Garrmdarra — to eat forbidden food.

Garang — liberal, generous.

Garba — the waist.

Garban gandu — stout, large.

Gardagarda — having cramp in the limbs, stiff.

Gardar — stiff, as in death.

Gargumarra — t o embrace.

Garibawallanna— to run over.

Gariwan — a black wood, much used for making weapons.

Gariwang — a cold east wind.

Garngan — very strong.

Garwal — withered.

-garra — to be ; a postfix.

Garra — to cough.

Garrabaral — very thirsty.

Garrage — another, not the one intended.

Garrage — yes. it is so !

Garraigal — palm of the hand.

Garrain — raw, underdone.

Garrainjang — a survivor, in re- ference to another brother.

Garraiwarra — to seek, look out.

Garraiyarra — to slander ; to speak ill of any one.

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