Bracelets of dog-tails or kangaroo-skin were commonly worn and one had several escalop shells hanging about him, the noise of which, as they jingled together, he probably thought musical.

The noodle-bul or belt in which they carry their hammer and knife is manufactured from the fur of the opossum spun into a small yarn like worsted; it is tightly bound at least three or four hundred times round the stomach; very few however possessed this ornament; and it is not improbable that the natives who had their hair clubbed, those that wore belts, and the one who was ornamented with shells, held some particular offices in the tribe, which it would be difficult for strangers to discover.

During our communication with these people the following vocabulary of their language was obtained, of which some of the words are compared with those recorded by Captain Flinders:  these last are inserted in the third column.

COLUMN 1:  ENGLISH WORD. 
COLUMN 2:  NATIVE WORD. 
COLUMN 3:  NATIVE WORD RECORDED BY CAPTAIN FLINDERS.

A goose :  Caangan. 
A dog :  Tiara. 
To eat biscuit :  Yamungamari (doubtful). 
A seal :  Baallot. 
The sun :  Djaat :  Djaat. 
Water :  Badoo (this is a Port Jackson word, and has been probably
obtained from other visitors). 
Beard :  Nyanuck. 
Cheek :  Nyaluck. 
Mouth :  Tatah. 
Teeth :  Orlock :  Yeaal. 
Tongue :  Darlin, or Thalib. 
Arm :  Wormuck. 
Nails :  Pera (strong accent on the r.)
Finger :  Mai, plural Maih. 
Toe :  Kea, plural Kean. 
Finger nails :  Peramaih. 
Toe nails :  Perakean. 
Nipple :  Beep :  Bpep. 
Belly :  Cobbull, or kopul :  Kobul. 
Posteriors :  Wallakah :  Wallakah. 
Kangaroo :  Beango. 
A frog :  Toke. 
Spear-throwing-stick :  Meara. 
Hammer :  Kaoit. 
Eye :  Meal. 
Navel :  Beil. 
Shoulder :  Kadyaran. 
Shall I go on board? :  Bokenyenna. 
Elbow :  Gnoyong. 
Scars on the body :  Naamburn. 
Firewood :  Gogorr. 
A spear :  Namberr, or pegero. 
A knife :  Taap. 
Rope (on board) :  Nearbango. 
Wood (Plank) :  Yandari. 
Lips :  Tar :  Urluck. 
Throat :  Wurt. 
Thighs :  Dtoual :  Dtoual. 
Knee :  Wonat :  Wonat. 
Leg :  Maat :  Maat. 
Foot :  Jaan, or bangul :  Jaan. 
Ear :  Duong :  Duong. 
Nose :  Tarmul :  Moil. 
Head :  Maka :  Kaat. 
A porpoise :  Nordock. 
Woman :  Paydgero, or coman (doubtful). 
Hair of the head :  Kaat :  Kaat jou. 
Come here :  Bulloco. 
Shoulder :  Djadan. 
Musket :  Puelar (doubtful). 
Gum :  Perin. 
Tomorrow :  Manioc (doubtful.)
Surprise or admiration :  Caicaicaicaicaigh.  The last word lengthened out
with the breath. 
A hawk :  Barlerot. 
A shark, or shark’s tail :  Margit. 
Belt worn round the stomach :  Noodlebul. 
Back :  Goong. 
A particular fish :  Wallar, or wallat.

NAMES OF THE NATIVES.