W.T. Dawson and H.W. Pettit Gippsland place names and vocabulary

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ADVERBS, INTERJECTIONS, &c.-

Pigeongul .. Good while ago
Bow .. here
Yao .. yes
Knarwine .. yes
Morro .. no
Gnee .. no
Nartbun .. no
Baal (P) .. no
Karangi (P) .. no
Cho-ki (0), Yuk-ki .. Oh Dear!
Yukka-dom .. Oh dear. oh dear.
Bour (0) .. one
Ucalowla (0) .. two
Ucalowla-bairn (0) .. three
Courrunagu (0) .. four
Courrunagabour (0) .. five
Goodabun .. one
Boolooman .. two
Currwi .. east
Yuk .. west
Birr .. south
Dar, Daar .. north

VERBS -

Gunya-Gunya .. smoking
Maria-aginnee, muriaginnea .. Gammon, lie, hoaxing.
Jeaboulin .. lying
Becquong (P) .. lying
Burrac-burrac .. thirsty

PHRASES -

Pullawut (0) .. stop a bit
Wellbunite .. stop a bit
Targoot .. stop a bit
Muttarlee (0) .. stop a minute
Wooddu, Woother woother .. Be quick
Burra burri .. be quick

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Document Details

Date —

Letter From —

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Author Dawson, W. T. and Pettit, J. H. W.

Country Australia

Colony/State Victoria

Holding Institution State Library of Victoria

Collection Name Alfred W. Howitt Collection

Registration Number MS9356/437

Medium Article

Region Gippsland

Locality —

Summary MS 9356 [Series] Correspondence and notes concerning aboriginal tribes - Aboriginal tribes of Victoria. [Sub Series] Yaitmathang or Omeo tribes [Item Title] Typescript copy of article by W. T. Dawson and J. H. W. Pettit titled 'Gippsland vocabularies and place names: obtained and recorded in the fifties by W. T. Dawson, District Surveyor, and J. H. W. Pettit, Surveyor' with annotations to show Omeo District. [Summary note] 15 pages. Box 1054 [Folder] 2(c) [State Library Victoria record 2018]

Physical Description Typescript copy of article with a front page with handwritten title 'Dawson and Pettit Gippsland Aboriginal Vocabularies' and an annotation bottom left, 'M.E.B. Howitt, Eastwood, Lucknow.'