Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..
tsika :  -. 33 :  High-water :  wur pusakuradun (746) :  -. 34 :  Low-water :  wur nuremizinghi :  -. 35 :  Tide, flood :  wur kamizinghi :  -. 36 :  Tide, ebb :  wur nurezinghi :  -. 37 :  Salt :  — :  ? bawa. 38 :  Fresh water :  nuki :  epi. 39 :  Spring :  dana nuki (443) :  -. 40 :  Well, hole dug in ground :  marama :  akanya. 41 :  Stream of fresh water :  bubbu :  epitaba (38). 42 :  Stream, bed of :  kassa :  artaba. 43 :  Chain of ponds :  upu (529) :  -. 44 :  Land :  laga (370) :  -. 45 :  Sand, sandy beach :  butu :  aigi. 46 :  Island :  kowra (455) :  unbonya. 47 :  Reef :  madji :  -. 48 :  Flat, plain :  bowa :  -. 49 :  Hill, wooded :  pada :  pada. 50 :  Hill, stony :  baradi (56) :  -. 51 :  Ground, soil :  apa :  ampa. 52 :  Mud :  barrudder :  -. 53 :  Mangrove swamp :  tugga :  -. 54 :  Stone, rock :  kula, kola :  olpa. 55 :  Cave, hole in rock :  sakai :  -. 56 :  Any remarkable rock :  adi :  -. 57 :  Cliff :  thi :  -. 58 :  Sandstone :  iba-eba :  -. 59 :  Quartz :  us :  elpowa. 60 :  Pumice :  maat :  meta. 61 :  Ochre, red :  parma :  anto. 62 :  Ochre, yellow :  daoma :  -. 63 :  Fire, wood :  mue :  yoko. 64 :  Flame :  buyeli :  -. 65 :  Smoke :  tuo :  ekora, ekura. 66 :  Ashes :  kunur :  buro-buro. 67 :  Charcoal :  burker :  onta. 68 :  Path :  yabu :  alka. 69 :  Summer, dry season :  aibow :  -. 70 :  Winter, rainy season :  kuki* :  adara.

(Footnote.  Also applied to north-west wind then prevailing.)

71 :  Spring and Autumn :  malgui :  -. 72 :  Turtling season :  sulangi :  -.

a.  MAMMALIA.

73 :  Tail of quadruped :  koba :  opo. 74 :  Bat, large :  sapur :  -. 75 :  Bat, young of :  kugi :  -. 76 :  Bat, harpy :  — :  tumidumi. 77 :  Bat, small :  ararapa :  mali. 78 :  Native cat :  — :  kute. 79 :  Dog :  umai :  ing-godinya. 80 :  Bandicoot :  — :  walkundunya. 81 :  Kangaroo :  usur* :  epama.

(Footnote.  The sounds of s and z are wanting in Gudang, and when occurring in a foreign language are represented by ch or ty.  Example:  The Kowrarega words usur = kangaroo, makutz = mouse, surka = megapodius, susu = breasts, if pronounced by a Gudang black are rendered by uchur, makutcha, tyurka, tyu-tyu.)

82 :  Opossum :  barit :  -. 83 :  Mouse :  makutz :  makutcha. 84 :  Whale :  bidu :  -. 85 :  Dugong :  dung-ula :  wattei. 86 :  Dugong, tail of :  sun-na (149) :  -.

b.  BIRDS.

87 :  Bird, insect, shell, etc. :  ure :  wuroi. 88 :  Wing :  buta :  ngaga. 89 :  Tail :  kupa-luba (478) :  kopagoba. 90 :  Quill :  kai-kai :  aikunya, eikunya. 91 :  Down :  palissa :  -. 92 :  Nest :  padama :  untinya (242). 93 :  Egg (or of reptile) :  kakuru (499) :  achina (499). 94 :  Eagle :  agaleg :  -. 95 :  Eagle, quill of :  baba* (418) :  -.

(Footnote.  Literally the father (of feathers); it is much prized as an ornament both for the persan and to deck graves with.)

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