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THE WIRADHARI DIALECT.

Murrugian — the bone worn in the nose.

Murrumarra — to hold fast, to sift seeds in a piece of bark, to rub between the hands.

Murrumbain — the firstborn.

Murrumbir — sky, firmament.

Murrumbirrhe — a loud sound heard in the air by the natives.

Murrumurrung — laughable; s., one that is always laughing.

Murrung— a kind of grass- hopper.

Murrungayarra — to say always.

Murrungelinga — to surround, to encompass, to inclose.

Murug-gamirra-to like or fancy a thing.

Muruidarra — to make a noise when eating.

N


Nammunmanna — to hold hand to the mouth.

Nammundambinga — to shut up ; to tie up, as clothes.

Nan — the neck.

Nanan — quick, fast-running.

Nandirang — bent, like a hook.

Nangan — putrified meat.

Nangundarra — to trespass by eating things forbidden.

Nangunmarra — to trespass, in- trude, to do wrong.

Nannaibirra — to be in a hurry ; to be very eager.

Nannaibungarra — to waste.

JVannaigan — poor, miserable.

fNannaigur — poorly, unwell.

Nannaigure — miserable, un- comfortable.

Nannainia — very steep.

Nannaimarra — to spill, to waste.

Nannainannaibina — to be very lucky.

Naraumarra — to strip off.

��Xarbang — a woman's bag ; the pouch of an animal.

Narguaima — round.

Narrannanaugerang — a flower.

Narrarwarra — to slip backwards

Narrawai— the smoky appear- ance of the air caused by great heat.

Narriar — hot.

Narrin — the hip-bone.

Narro — a man's bag.

Narruldirra — to escape.

Xarrundirra — to kick.

Naruin — fresh skin.

Narwarra — to slip.

Niggauagga — very hot, oppres- sive ; said of the sun.

Nilla — he, she, it {pron.).

Nimmadillinga — to pinch one's- self ; also nimma-gidyillinga.

]N"imuggang — a little rat.

NIn — one's own.

Ninganna — to come begging in a sly manner.

Ninirwara — to search minutely.

Nirgian — sulky, peevish.

Nirin — an edge.

Nirmarra — to break one's arm.

Nuggadang — reddish gum from the ' gum-tree.'

Nugganirra — to beat regularly ; as the heart.

Xuggur — loathing food ; not in- clined for eating.

JS^ulang — mist ascending.

Nulang — the mist-like appear- ance of the atmosphere in summer indicative of great heat ; Germ., hohenrauch.

NuUabang — many.

Nullari — hurry, haste.

NuUuimarra — to turn upside down, to tilt.

Nulluimbinga — to be folded upwards.

Nulluinbibaddi — folded up.

Nulluin-marra, -manna-to spill

iNumbanna — to blow the nose

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