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apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania

YEAR
1890
PLACE
Tasmania
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania

e for toe (Norman gives lugamer for toe, which is of course identical with luggana). The Tasmanian name for black man is pugga-na, the same as the word for five, and as the Europeans on first arrival all wore boots, which looks like one toe (or finger), it is not improbable that the aborigines actu…

Record ID
2,051
Year
1,890
Source
Internet Archive
Index status
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Record ID
2051
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
The Aborigines of Tasmania; H. Ling Roth, J. G. Garson, and contributors
Published
1890
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
apparition
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Tasmania (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
Source voice
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e for toe (Norman gives lugamer for toe, which is of course identical with luggana). The Tasmanian name for black man is pugga-na, the same as the word for five, and as the Europeans on first arrival all wore boots, which looks like one toe (or finger), it is not improbable that the aborigines actually called Europeans the " One- toe (people)." (Oyster Bay) apparition (Mount Royal) apparition widow (lit. apparition woman) echo house or hut, place nest (birds) nest (little birds) bird) eagles' nest ? eggs (corruption oipuna lino) g. wurrawena fia-wurrawa * wurrawa Imvanna kukanna wurrawhina h. ienna, It'ni Tnalunne, line puni line.

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