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Glossary
Comebeegeeboondarnghealdah, grey moth.
Comeboo, tomahawk.
Coolah, tree with water-holding roots
Corroboree, tribal dance.
 
Daen, black fellow.
Daendeeghindamaylännah, Venus the laughing star. Lit., "A laughing man."
Dardurr, shelter made of bark.
Dayoorl, magical speaking stone
Deenyi, iron bark.
Deereeree, Willy wagtail.
Dheal, sacred tree.
Dindee, pointed stick
Dinewan, emu.
Dinjerrah, west
Dooloomai, thunder.
Doongairah, lightning
Doowee, dream-spirit.
Dourandouran, north wind
Dulloorah, small grey birds.
Dullaymullaylunnah, feud, vendetta.
Dumerh, brown pigeon.
Durrie, bread made from grass seed.
Durroon, the night heron.
 
Eehu, rain.
Eer-dher, mirage.
Euahlayi, language of Narrin blacks.
Euloowirree, rainbow.
Eurah, a drooping shrub.
 
Gahreemay, camp.
Garahgah, crane.
Gayanday, man's name for voice of borah spirit.
Gayardaree, platypus.
Gheeger Gheeger, the cold west wind.
Gidya, tree of acacia species, which gives forth a sickening smell in damp weather, or if in bloom.
Girrahween, place of flowers.
Goodoo, codfish.
Goolabah, grey-leaved box-tree.
Goolahyool, water-holding tree.
Goolayahlee, pelican.
Goolmai, death dirge
Goombeelgah, bark canoe.
Goomblegubbon, turkey or bustard of the plains.
Goonagullah, the sky.
Goonbean, specks on the leaves of the bibbil
Gooweera, small stick or bone, possessing magical death-dealing power.
Gougourgahgah, laughing jackass.
Gubbah, good.
Gubbee, man's clan name.
Gubberah, sacred wonder-working stone.
Guineeboo, redbreast.