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1842
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Western Australia
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spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia

(K.G.S.) A small species of kangaroo. KwiLAS — (K.G.S.) A species of ant. KviELA, luliji.— (K.G.S.) A speclea ol cttaos.t\\i3n KW[ 64 Kr-i. KwmiN — (K.G.S.) The Dili of HBpecies ofiomia. KwoaoTH, tuisf. — Soul; iipirit, KwoND*, ivtal. — A Tery deadly species of annke. Kaianla. KvroKNiT, gubtl,—A sp…

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Year
1,842
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2096
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Internet Archive
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A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia; George Fletcher Moore
Published
1842
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
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spirit
Archive period
Early Colonial
Location
Western Australia (WA): B
State or territory
WA
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(K.G.S.) A small species of kangaroo. KwiLAS — (K.G.S.) A species of ant. KviELA, luliji.— (K.G.S.) A speclea ol cttaos.t\\i3n KW[ 64 Kr-i. KwmiN — (K.G.S.) The Dili of HBpecies ofiomia. KwoaoTH, tuisf. — Soul; iipirit, KwoND*, ivtal. — A Tery deadly species of annke. Kaianla. KvroKNiT, gubtl,—A spedes of acacia. Sec Kun&rt. KwoY-i.i.1110, luhit.- — Soul ; spirit. KwYT-Txi — Melaleuca hainata i having leavea like those ol pine OF fir tree, ooly hoolied at tlie eod ; fuund always : wet or damp soils. Kr-A, tubU (Northern dialect.) An ema. Kr-A—(EBBtGrn dialect.) Ves. Ky at Kiug George's &ouid,i Kr-A-KT-i, inttrj. — An exclamation.

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