Letter from Bulmer 20 April 1880
Transcription - Page 7
for instance one who is much
given to hunting a particular
animal as Bunjil Narrat
Bunjil Tambun +c.
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The word Woolum I
think does not belong
to the Gippsland language
The only approach to the it
in sound is Booloom
meaning two
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Moomoo is also not
of the language. I find
in the Maneroo language
Moomoo means to break
into little pieces, or a lot
of little pieces scattered
about and Moomogang
means a white man
Document Details
Date
20 Apr 1880
Letter From
Bulmer, Reverend John
Letter To
Howitt, Alfred William
Author
—
Country
Australia
Colony/State
—
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 82
Medium
Letter
Region
Gippsland
Locality
Lake Tyers
Summary
"The letter discusses the region around the junction of the Darling and Murray Rivers. Content also relates to the Gippsland District. Discusses social organisation and marriage laws and customs. Reply to A.W. Howitt's questionnaire and questions relating to language. Also mentions ""Wallace's Australasia"" when speaking of languages."
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Three folded sheets, eleven pages. Vertical, red-pencil line through text on three pages. Condition: fair; small tears along central folds; slightly tattered upper edges.