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��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

��Ngurrawang — a Jiest like that of some birds, or of an op- possum.

!Pfgurrigal — surprise, wonder.

Ngurrigelang — vain, proud; s., showy dress.

Ngurru — water weeds.

Ngurruai — choice, fancy.

Ngurruarra — to claim as one's own.

IN^gurruigarra — to see new or strange things ; to wonder, to be surprised.

Xgurrulganna — to snore.

Ngurrumirgang — blue, as the sky.

Nguri-umurdin — ver}^ dark.

Ngurrurganna — to snore.

Xgurui — the belly.

Nguruiu-dinnag-garag — emu's feet ; Baiamai (q.v.) has such feet.

Ngurumbi — winter ; frost.

Nguyargir — a native doctor.

Nguyog-guyamilag — beautiful.

��Ibbai — an eagle-hawk. Ibbir-ibbir — little marks. Ibbuga — a nephew ; a relative. Ibiriuanna — to paint, ornament. Iddangin-gidyilliuga — to hurt

one's self. Iddarra — to hurt, to injure. Idya — the little finger. Igge — ripe.

Iggebirra — to get ripe. Iggebuananna — to make ripe. llli — dry, withered ; like brown

withered leaves. Illigidyang — of a faded colour. Illibirra — to wither, to dry. Illilbamarra — to make a rattling

noise. Ilware — little hailstones. Inar — a woman, a female.

��Inarginbidyal — one that is fond

of women. Inargung — a girl. Inarmubang — without a wife. Indyamarra — to be gentle, po- lite ; to honour, respect; to do

slowly. Indyambildain — a childish man. ludyambirra — to act childishl}-,

to be silly. Indyang — slow, soft ; slowly. Ingamarra — to unloose, take otF. Ingang — a species of locust. Inganna — to give way ; to slip ;

as the ground. Ingar — a lobster or crayfish. Ingel — ill, sick. Ingelbang — very ill. Ingian — like, similar. Ingiananna — to resemble. Ingianbirra — to make similar. Ira — the gills. Iraddu — day. Iraga — spring.

Iragunnanna — to pick the teeth. Iragur — bitter, unjjleasant to the

taste ; sour ; said of unripe

fruits. Iraidurai — the morning star. Iramangamanna — to pick the

teeth. Irambang — steep, mountainous,

dangerous ; a big mountain. Irambang — seeds of herbs. Irambarranna — to grin, to show

the teeth. Irambannaug — toothless. Irambin — kangaroo teeth. Iramir — a precipice, a steep bank

at the river. Iramir-ngarang — precipitous ;

oho irangarang. Irarauggu — not sharp, blunt ;

without teeth. Iramurrun — a tallish boy. Irang — teeth. Iraroarala — red-hot, very hot ;

unquenchable.

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