A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 794 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 794 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13.
The head, Wageegee. Hair, Morye. Eyes, Meul. Ears, Melea. Lips, Yembe. Nose, Bonjoo. Tongue, Unjar. Nails, Kulke. Sun, Gallan. Fire, Meanang. A stone, Walba. Sand, Yowall. A rope, Gurka. A man, Bama. Beard, Wallar. Neck, Doomboo. Nipples, Cayo. Hands, Marigal. Thighs, Coman. Navel, Toolpoor. Knees, Pongo. Feet, Edamal. Heel, Kniorror. Cockatoo, Wanda. The soal of the foot Chumal. Ankle, Chongurn. Arms, Aco, or Acol. Thumb, Eboorbalga. The fore, middle, and ring fingers, Egalbaiga. The little finger, Nakil, or Ebornakil. The Sky, Kere, or Kearre. A father, Dunjo. A Son, Jumurre. A male turtle, Poinga. A female, Mameingo. A canoe, Marigan. To paddle, Pelenyo. Sit down, Takai. Smooth, Mier Carrar. A dog, Cotta, or Kota. A loriquet.  Perpere, or pier-pier. Blood, Yarmbe. Wood, Yocou. The bone in the nose, Tapool. A bag, Charngala. A great cockle, Moingo. Cocos, Yams, Maracatou.

   New Holland.  English

Cherr,               }      Expressions, as we supposed, of
Cherco,              }      admiration, which they continually
Yarcaw,              }      used when they were
Tut, tut, tut, tut,  }      in company with us.[97]

[Footnote 97:  This table is exceedingly scanty and imperfect, and would not have been given were it not thought proper, for a reason already assigned, to preserve entire this early account of New Holland.—­E.]

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