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LANGUAGE

AN ENGLISH-AWABAKAL DICTIONARY
by David Andrew Roberts

 

 

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canoe nau-wai (1834: 2, 89); nauwai (1892: 48)
canoe Kuttál (1834: 89);
carry Kur-ril-li-ko (1834: 96a); Kurrilliko (1892: 60, 221)
cat (native cat) Ki-ko-i (1834: 11, 86); Kikoi (1892: 10, 53)
cat fish Bo-a-ta (1834: 85); Boata (1892: 53)
catch Ta-le-a-mul-li-ko (1834: 102); Taleamulliko (1892: 61)
chatterer Wi-yai-yé (1834: 9); Wiyaiyé (1892: 9)
cheat Nga-kóm-bil-li-ko (1834: 98); Gakómbilliko (1892: 58)
cheeks Kul-lo (1834: 94); Kullo (1892: 54, 56, 220)
chest Wa-pur-ra (1834: 95); Wapåra (1892: 57)
chew Ki-tel-li-ko (1834: 96a); Kitelliko (1892: 58)
chief Pir-ri-wul (1834: 4, 90); Piriwål (1892: 9, 55)
child-like Won-nai-ki-lo-a (1834: 17);
childish Won-nai-kei (1834: 17);
chin Wat-tun (1834: 94); Wattån (1892: 56)
chop Kól-bun-til-li-ko (1834: 96a); Kólbúntilliko (1892: 59, 218)
clay Tumpoa (1834: 84); Tumpoa
clay (pipe clay) Pit-to (1834: 83); pito (1892: 52)
clothes Wo-ro-pil (1834: 93); Woropil (1892: 56)
clothes (kangaroo skin cloak) Wo-ro-wán (1834: 93); Worowán (1892: 56)
clouds Ya-reil (1834: 93); Yareil (1892: 56)
coal Nik-kin (1834: 83); nikkin (1892: 52)
cockatoo Kér-a-ra-pai (1834: 86); Kéarapai (1892: 53)
cockle (also a kidney) Pur-ra-mai (1834: 90); Pur-rum-mai (1834: 96); Purramai (1892: 55); Purråmai (1892: 57)
cold (to be cold) Tuk-kur-ra (1834: 101); Tukkåra (1892: 62)
cold (to be cold) Kur-kur (1834: 96a); Kur-kur (1892: 59)
collarbone Mil-ka-mil-ka (1834: 95); Milka-milka (1892: 56)
collarbone Mum-mur-rur-kun (1834: 95); Mçmurråkun (1892: 56)
come here Ká-ai (1834: 80);
command urgently (v) Wol-la-wal-loú (1834: 5);
conceal Yu-ro-pul-li-ko (1834: 104); Yuropulliko (1892: 64)
conceal Kól-la-mul-li-ko (1834: 96a); Kóllamulliko (1892: 59)
concubine Nga-pál (1834: 90); Gapál (1892: 53); Gapal (1892: 209)
convalescent Bur-kul-li-ko (1834: 96);
corpse Mum-mu-yá (1834: 88); Mçmuya (1892: 54); Mamuya (1892: 222);
cough Koi-no-mul-li-ka (1834: 97); Koinomulliko (1892: 59)
courageous Ki-a-ki-a (1834: 96a); Kia-kia (1892: 58)
crab Tin-ting (1834: 9); [ * ] (1892: 9)
create (to do, to make) Umulliko (1834: 97); U-mul-li-ko (1834: 102); umulliko (1892: 34, 58, 63)
crooked Wa-rin-wa-rin (1834: 102); Warin-warin (1892: 63)
cry out Kai-pul-li-ko (1834: 97); Kaipulliko; Kaibulliko (1892: 58, 212)
cudgel Kut-tul (1834: xi, 87); kuttul (1892: x); [ * ] (1892: 54)
cudgel (or `waddy') Ko-tir-ra. (1834: xii); Kót-ta-rir (1834: 87); kotirra (1892: x); Kotara (1892: 54)
cultivate Me-a-pul-li-ko (1834: 98); Meapulliko (1892: 60, 223)
cure (to make well) Ka-rá kul-u-mul-li-ko (1834: 97); Kárkål-unmulliko (1892: 58)
curlew Bo-a-wál (1834: 86); Boawál (1892: 53)
cut (v) Kun-bun-til-li-ko (1834: 96a); Kunbuntilliko (1892: 59; Kunbúntilliko (1892: 220)
   

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dance (to dance) Un-tel-li-ko (1834: 102); Untelliko (1892: 63)
daughter Yi-nál-kun (1834: 93); yinálkun (1892: 56)
dawn Ngo-ro-kán (1834: 89); Gorokán (1892: 53)
day Pur-re-ung (1834: 90); PurreåŸ (1892: 55)
dead (permit to die) Tet-ti-ba-bun-bil-li-ko (1834: 100); Tetti-ba-bunbilliko (1892: 62)
dead (they are dead) Tet-ti bara (1834: 30);
dead (to permit to be put to death) Tet-ti-ba-bun-bur-ril-li-ko (1834: 100); Tetti-ba-bun-burrilliko (1892: 62)
dead; death Tet-ti (1834: 4, 100); Tetti (1892: 61)
deceive Nga-kóm-bil-li-ko (1834: 98); Gakómbilliko (1892: 58)
deep Pir-ri-ko (1834: 99); Pirriko (1892: 61)
depart Wai-ta (1834: 4, 102); Waita (1892: 63)
deride Be-el-mul-li-ko (1834: 96); Béelmulliko (1892: 57, 202)
detain Mi-mul-li-ko (1834: 98); Mimulliko (1892: 60, 223)
dig Pin-nil-li-ko (1834: 100); Pinnilliko (1892: 60)
dingo Wor-rikul (1834: 92); Wårikål (1892: 55)
dingo Mur-rong-kai (1834: 93); MurroŸ kai (1892: 55)
dingo Yu-ki (1834: 93); yuki (1892: 55)
disabled Kur-rál (1834: 96a); Kurrál (1892: 60)
displeased Niu-wa-ra (1834: 98); Niuwara (1892: 60)
disregard Na-kón-ti-bun-bil-li-ko (1834: 99); Gakóntibunbilliko (1892: 58)
docile Mo-ro-un (1834: 97); Moroun (1892: 60)
doctor Ka-rá-kul (1834: 87, 88, 93-4) Karákul (1834: 97); Karákål (1892: 48, 50, 53)
dog (bitch) Tin-ku (1834: 11); Ting-ko (1834: 92); tinko (1892: 9); TiŸ ko (1892: 55)
dog (tame bitch) Wai-yi (1834: 93); waiyi (1892: 55)
drag Tu-ir-kul-li-ko (1834: 102); Tuirkulliko (1892: 62)
drake Wom-ma-ra-kán (1834: 91); wommarakan (1892: 55)
dream Pór-run (1834: 91); Porun (1892: 54)
dream (v) Pór-run-wit-tél-li-ko (1834: 100); Porun-witilliko (1892: 55); Pórunwitilliko (1892: 61)
dress (to put on clothes) Wu-til-li-ko (1834: 103); Wutilliko (1892: 63)
drink Pit-tul-li-ko (1834: 99); Pittalliko (1892: 61)
duck Pi-ra-ma (1834: 91); Pirama (1892: 54)
dung Kin-tá-ring (1834: 86); kintárig (1892: 54)
dung Ko-nung (1834: 86); KónuŸ (1892: 54)
dust Pón-no (1834: 90); Póno (1892: 55)
dwell (v) Min-kil-li-ko (1834: 98); Minkilliko (1892: 60)
 

 

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Citation: D.A. Roberts, H.M. Carey and V. Grieves, Awaba: A Database of Historical Materials Relating to the Aborigines of the Newcastle-Lake Macquarie Region, University of Newcastle, 2002
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