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supernatural in Eaglehawk and Crow

estion may be reasonably asked is this Buddai not as likely to refer to Daibaitah of the north- west as to Budha ? In New Guinea, according to Marsden, the same deity is known as ' Wat,' the first and third syllables of the name being lopped off. And further, may it not be possible that Baiame, of…

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1,899
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1580
Source
Internet Archive
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Eaglehawk and Crow; John Mathew
Published
1899
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Spirit-Person Narratives
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supernatural
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Federation Era
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Australia (Australia): B
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estion may be reasonably asked is this Buddai not as likely to refer to Daibaitah of the north- west as to Budha ? In New Guinea, according to Marsden, the same deity is known as ' Wat,' the first and third syllables of the name being lopped off. And further, may it not be possible that Baiame, of New South Wales, and Pundyil, of Victoria, refer to the same supernatural being ? Baiame, indeed, may be a local * " Queensland, Australia,"' p. 379. us i:a(;li:hawk and crow pc|iiivaleut of Banna, another Sumatrau deity. The blackfellow Yanjj^alla already mentioned recognised Daibaitah as Pundyil; the fancied resemblance may have been.

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