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The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
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| Keremande, | A cocoa-nut-shell. |
| Darnda, | The redgum. |
| Zoocoo, | Wood. |
| Maianang, | Fire. |
| Poorai, | Water. |
| Poapoa, | Earth. |
| Galan, | The sun. |
| Wulgar, | The clouds. |
| Kere, | The sky. |
| Walba, | A stone. |
| Toowal, or joowal, | Sand. |
| Yendoo, or jangoo, | A basket. |
| Goorga, | A rope, or line. |
| Paijall, | A string made of sinew. |
| Charngala, | A bag. |
| Gulka, | A lance. |
| Melpairo, or melpier, | The hand-board of the lance. |
| Tapool, | The bone ornament they wear through the septum nasi, or division of the nostrils. |
| Geannar, | A mother-of-pearl necklace. |
| Carbanda, or carball, | The white paint on their bodies. |
| Maragau, or emaragu, | A canoe. |
| Malepair, | The lever of the canoe. |
| Garboora, or garburra, | The out-rigger. |
| Mairbarra, | Smooth. |
| Boota, bootina, yette, and yatta, | To eat. |
| Chuchala, | To drink. |
| Meerya, | To roast or dress victuals. |
| Tucai, or tucaiya, | To sit down. |
| Marra, | To go. |
| Mingoore, | To dance. |
| Mailelel, | To swim. |
| Pelenyo, | To paddle. |
| Aibudje, | To yawn. |
| MENS NAMES | ||
| Yappa Gadugoo, | Tapuolyer, | Dunggrea, |
| Yarconigo, | Balgomee, | Yaparico, |
| Garranattoo, | Goota, | Taijaputta. |
Cabeeleelee, coyelaillo, halle-cutta, yerba, yerbe, yerga, are words they frequently made use of, but the meaning of them we could not find out.
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