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| SECTION XII LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARIES Names given are of natives from which vocabularies were obtained. Part 2. E. 3. Northwestern District Majjeree of Fitzroy. Folio 53/1-12 |
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NATIVE VOCABULARY Compiled by MAJJEREE, m. Of Fitzroy River (Telegraph Station) FITZROY Magisterial District |
| Aunt | Kungala |
| Baby | Jimbamurda |
| Blackfellow | Mulba |
| Blackwoman | Jenga (young woman) |
| Boy | Gumbai |
| Brother | Buboa, bō-a (oldest and youngest) |
| Father | Ngowungoo |
| Father-in-law | Rumbur ngarree |
| Grandfather | Kammeeda |
| Grandmother | Kammeeda |
| Grandson | Kammee |
| Husband | Ngoomburna |
| Man | Boonungullee mulba |
| Mother | Beebee, nga mala |
| Mother-in-law | Jeegal, malle |
| Nephew | Mammawa |
| Sister | Ngoonoo |
| Sister-in-law | Mandeeree |
| Son-in-law | Rumbur, ngarla |
| Uncle | Nyaanyee |
| White man or woman | Moondungur |
| Widow, widower | Waioo |
| Ankle | Pootoo |
| Arm | Moona |
| Back | Nara |
| Board | Narnga ? |
| Blood | Marda, warrba |
| Bone | Koojee |
| Breast, breasts | Kommoo |
| Calf of leg | Boolya |
| Cheek | Nyeerelee |
| Chest | Munga |
| Cry, to | Warree |
| Drink, to | Ngalgoo |
| Ear | Manga |
| Eat, to | Ngalgoo |
| Elbow | Joongoo |
| Eyebrow | Wanberr |
| Eye | Melwa |
| Fat | Tchingal |
| Foot | Jinna |
| Hair | Embara |
| Hand | Maria |
| Head | Toonoo |
| Heart | Kooraoodoo |
| Heel | Lingala |
| Hip bone | Manba goojee |
| Kidney | Wilmuree |
| Knee | Kimmona |
| Leg | Gilalba, ballaearree |
| Mouth | Taa |
| Neck | Woongarra |
| Nose | Jeerjee |
| Rib | Walloomboo |
| Skin | Wongarree |
| Sleep | Ngarree; cannot sleep = nyillimba |
| Sneeze, to | Ngatchee |
| Speak, to | Jowararree |
| Teeth | Eera |
| Thigh | Beerramal |
| Throat | Longa |
| Tongue | Jallain |
| Walk, to | Yangoolee |
| Bandicoot | Gooyoondoo |
| Dingo | Goonyarr |
| Flying Fox (bat) | Jarrungee, dungawa |
| Kangaroo (generic) | Jajjee |
| Kangaroo (brush) | Mungawan |
| Mouse | Yoogardoo |
| Opossum | Longo |
| Wallaby | Moorerung |
| Bald Coot, Red-bill | Tchoolai |
| Bird (generic) | Jeega |
| Bustard, wild turkey | Mungaira |
| Cockatoo, Black, red tail | Deramulla |
| Cockatoo, Galah, grey and pink | Ngagalilla |
| Cockatoo, white, northern variety | Labba |
| Crane, Blue | Binga bingoo |
| Crow | Wongarda |
| Crow, Shrike (squeaker) | Koora koora |
| Cuckoo | Boogoo ooogoo |
| Duck | Jeebiloogoo |
| Eaglehawk | Warrida |
| Emu | Kornungunja; young one = winninee |
| Flycatcher (Wagtail) | Deejer eejeree |
| Hawk, Sparrow | Larra |
| King-fisher | Jiggeree |
| Magpie | Kooroobarroo |
| Mopoke | Toomboo |
| Native Companion | Koorunda |
| Owl | Thilē'gee |
| Parrot | Ging-gin |
| Pelican | Maiarda |
| Pheasant (Gnou) | Jomba |
| Pigeon | Mairnbin |
| Shag | Kurrung kurrung |
| Swallow | Bijjeroora |
| Swan | Burra ngoona |
| Herring, River | Lōma |
| Frog, large, green | Wirkee |
| Iguana, long-tailed | Wurdabee |
| Iguana, stump-tailed | Barndee |
| Snake (water snake, magic) | Goolaba |
| Tortoise, turtle | Toobee |
| Ant | Minga |
| Ant's nest | Moongoo |
| Ant (sergeant) | Kē'gingoo (jumping ant) |
| Bardie (grub) | Lajjee |
| Bee | Ngowra |
| Butterfly | Warree maagoo |
| Flea | Bijjee bijjee |
| Bush (the wild country) | Kannara |
| Daylight | Nyimbee nyimbee |
| Earth, the | Tchoordoo |
| Fire | Windalee |
| Grass | Maalee |
| Lightning | Mulgaree, Jcanyee nganna |
| Moon | Gillingmun |
| Star | Wardo |
| Sun | Karrongoo |
| Vegetable food | Mai |
| Water | Karrawa |
| Alligator | Lallangurra |
| Avoid, to | Jeegal, nyeeree |
| Board, for throwing spear | Ngowala |
| Club | Nowloo |
| East | Ka'rara |
| Exchange | Meenin |
| Forbid, to | Nyeeree |
| Ghost (spirit of ligntning) | Jamba |
| Ghost (spirit of dead native) | Jooarree |
| Honey | Wallaja |
| Long ago | Ngarrangurree |
| Meat | Moola |
| No | Ngooan, waggoora |
| North | Ke'aree, kooneean N.N.W. |
| Paint, to | Manjee |
| Roundaoout | Ngoweeril ngoweeril |
| Shy | Minyeree |
| Sorcery | Nyal-ngara |
| South | Koolarra |
| Spear | Jinnal |
| Stranger | Billeenarra |
| West | Kunningberra |
| Yes | Eeja |
| Asleep, He Is | Ngoorindee ngarrinee |
| Bad, That is very | Yoolgooroo |
| Brother, He is my | Munna ngarraga |
| Bury him | Dhirrik burra |
| Come here | Mara burra |
| Country, Where is your? | Wanja nyoonung ngoorra |
| Dead, He is | Mulba goonga (man dead) |
| Doing, What are you? | Nyarra wa yanna |
| Father, He is my | Ngow ngunninga ngowingoo |
| Fire, Make a | Warroo meela mulla |
| Fire, Make, by friction | Warroo woongala |
| Friend, I am your | Ngajiee nyoonunga neemarree |
| Get along | Yarra |
| Get up | Geej barra |
| Give me, give it to me | Yoonga |
| Go away | Wert burra |
| Going away, I am | Ngajjee yanna |
| Gone, They have | Nyow murbee yanna |
| Good, That is no | Uurnin gooling |
| Good, That is very | Kitta |
| Go quickly | Yangoolee boogalgarra |
| Go quietly | Yarrooroo yangoolee |
| Go, You | Nyoonda yango |
| Husband, Is that your? | Nya nyoonongun ngoomburaa |
| Killed, Who has, him? | Ngandoo goo beenya |
| Know, I do not | Ngajjoo waggoo binarree |
| Mother, She is my | Ngaa nganung nga maia |
| Mother-in-law, | She is my Jeegal |
| Name, What is your? | Nanna yinda |
| Natives, Where are the? | Winyara mulba |
| What is it? | Nyamba nyoondee yanna, wanjara nyoondee yanna |
| You and I | Ngallee. |
QUESTIONS
| 1. Native modes of burial in district? | Young people are buried in trees, old people in ground. Where the bones are placed under rocks, etc, all these resting places are Jeegal (forbidden ground.) |
| 2. Names of weapons, implements and domestic utensils in district? | Tchandee, chisel Nowloo, club Jinnal, spear Ngowaia, spearthrower |
| 3. Carvings and paintings on rocks or in caves (if any)? | Manjee = paintings |
| 4. Extent of tribal country? | About 130 miles along the Fitzroy. |
| 5. Native names of tribes in district? | Warree ngarree |
| 6. Do the tribes meet at any distant places for exchange or barter? | Yes. Meenin = exchange. |
| 7. Native belief in ghosts, or a future state? | Jooarree - dead man's spirit Jamba = bush spirit, spirit of the ligntning |
| 8. What belief have the natives in witchcraft, sorcery? | Jaingangooroo = see in day time only, not so good as Mummara - sleep and go away from their bodies. 1 |
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| Marginal notes not included in typed MSMajjeri [xx]Fitzroy River Telegraph Station |
| Jinnal | spear |
| Ngowela | spearthrower |
| Tehandee | chisel |
| Nowloo | club |
| Kee'aree | North |
| Kollarra | South |
| Kunninberra | West |
| Koonean | NNE |
| Ka'rara | East |
| ngain | I |
| nyoondoo | you |
| nyowa | she |
| nya'nganningur | that's mine |
| nya'ny[oronurba] | that's yours |
| Nyarnda nganninga jeemarree | You are my friend |
| Nyamba nyoondeearna | Which way are you going |
| Wertburra | we go |
| Majjeree's Group | Warree-ngarra |
Tribal neighbours Gee'jawa [XX initiation to their XX the WarreeXX] went to Western, eastern and S.Western groups areas + were visited by all these + visited them. They participated in Initiation rites barter, exchange of women etc etc. Some of this dialect resembles Broome speech |
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Joodagooroo (xx) Balgai song - sung by Warree Ngarra Joon'go Walaa'wa Wa[xx]lowee boonganjee Nganjee Joon'go butaa-wa bompanjee Nganjee Mulgaree Kanyeengunna I weil! Warnaa! Ngooweeril Ngooweeril [round and round] |
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