On this day ...
23 August 1770
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| English. | New Holland. | English. | New Holland. |
| The head, | Wageegee. | Nails, | Kulke. |
| Hair, | Morye. | Sun, | Gallan. |
| Eyes, | Meul. | Fire, | Meanang. |
| Ears, | Melea. | A stone, | Walba. |
| Lips, | Yembe. | Sand, | Yowall. |
| Nose, | Bonjoo. | A rope, | Gurka. |
| Tongue, | Unjar | A man, | Bama. |
| . Beard, | Wallar. | A male turtle, | Poinga. |
| Neck, | Doomboo. | A female, | Mameingo. |
| Nipples, | Cayo. | A canoe, | Marigan. |
| Hands, | Marigal. | To paddle, | Pelenyo. |
| Thighs, | Coman. | Sit down, | Takai. |
| Navel, | Toolpoor. | Smooth, | Mier Carrar. |
| Knees, | Pongo | A dog, | Cotta, or Kota. |
| Feet, | Edamal. | A loriquet, | Perpere, or pier-pier. |
| Heel. | Kniorror. | Blood, | Garmbe. |
| Cockatoo, | Wanda. | Wood, | Yocou. |
| The soal of the foot, | Chumal. | The bone in the nose, | Tapool. |
| Ankle, | Chongurn. | A bag, | Charngala. |
| Arms, | Aco, or Acol. | A great cockle, | Moingo |
| Thumb, | Eboorbalga. | Cocos, yams, | Maracotu. |
| The fore, middle, and ring fingers, | Egalbaiga. | Expressions, as we supposed, of admiration, which they continually used when they were in company with us. | Cherr, Cherco, Yarcaw, Tut, tut, tut, tut, |
| The little finger, | Nakil, or Eboornakil. | ||
| The sky, | Kere, or Kearre. | ||
| A father, | Dunjo. | ||
| A son, | Jumurre. |
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© Derived from Vols. II-III of the London 1773 edition: National Library of Australia call no. FERG 7243, pages 646 - 647, 2004
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