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Gang-a-nginnow, v.—To take a person as a friend or servant to live with you.
Gangow, v.—Pres. part, Gangowin; past tense, Gangăga. To bring; to carry; to fetch; to take.
Ganno, s.—A root found at York, eaten by the natives, and resembling a potato in shape. Sp. Nov. nondescript, growing in poor, dry, gravelly soil. A species of truffle.
Gannow, v.—Pres. part., Gannowin; past tense, Gannega. To step; to kick.
Garba, s.—A piece of wood; branch of a tree broken off. Matta garba; stick or wooden legs, is a term of reproach.
Garbala—The afternoon; the evening; towards sunset.
Garbăng, v.—Pres. part., Garbangwin; past tense, Garbăngăga. To scrape a spear; to point by scraping.
Garbang-a, s.—Large black cormorant.
Garbel, a.—Scraped; pointed, but not barbed; applied to spears—as Gidji garbel, a fishing spear. The point of the spear is hardened by fire, and scraped off to a degree of sharpness which is scarcely credible.
Garbyne, s.—A large flag-like grass growing in the low grounds, very stiff, and apt to cut the natives' legs, and, therefore, much avoided by them when out hunting.
Gărdan, s.—Eucalyptus resinifera; red gum-tree, so called from the quantity of gum-resin of a deep coagulated blood colour, which exudes, during particular months in the year, through the bark. It is a valuable timber on a farm, as it splits well for posts and rails, and is useful for all agricultural implements. It grows generally on good red loamy soil. In the hot summer months a sweet saccharine juice exudes plentifully from some trees of this sort, which the natives call by the same name which they apply to our sugar. See Ngon-yang.
Gărdang, s.—Younger brother.
Gargan, v.—Pres. part., Garganwin; past tense, Garganăga. To light down; to pitch; to alight as a bird on the ground.
Gargoin, s.—The stone of the Zamia fruit. The outer rind is edible after being steeped in water or buried in moist earth for a time; but the kernel is considered unwholesome by some persons.
Găr-jyt, s.—A flowing spring—as Gabbi gărjyt, running water,
Garlgyte, s.—Hypsiprymnus Gilbertii. A species of kangaroo.
Garrab, s—A hole; a hollow; a cane.
Garrabara, a.—Full of holes; pierced with holes.
Garragăr, a.—(Upper Swan word.) Slippery.
Gărrang, s.—Anger; passion; rage.
Gărrănggădăk, v.—To be angry.
Garraning, v.—(Upper Swan.) Restraining a man in a passion. See Wunyan.
Garrăp, s.—Marrow.
