Mullyangah in Australian Legendary Tales
oorillah, pebbly ridges. Mubboo, beefwood-tree. Mullyan, eagle hawk. Mullyangah, the morning star. Murgah muggui, big grey spider. Murrawondah, climbing rat. Narahdarn, bat. Noongahburrah, tribe of blacks on the Narran. Nullah nullah, a club or heavy-headed weapon. Nurroo gay gay, dreadful pain. Ny…
- Record ID
- 2,474
- Year
- 1,896
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 2474
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies; K. Langloh Parker
- Published
- 1896; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Mullyangah
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
- State or territory
- NSW
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
Source-grounded excerpt
oorillah, pebbly ridges. Mubboo, beefwood-tree. Mullyan, eagle hawk. Mullyangah, the morning star. Murgah muggui, big grey spider. Murrawondah, climbing rat. Narahdarn, bat. Noongahburrah, tribe of blacks on the Narran. Nullah nullah, a club or heavy-headed weapon. Nurroo gay gay, dreadful pain. Nyunnoo or Nunnoo, a grass humpy. Ooboon, blue-tongued lizard. Oolah, red prickly lizard. Oongnairwah, black diver. Ouyan, curlew. Piggiebillah, ant-eater. One of the Echidna, a marsupial. Quarrian, a kind of parrot. Quatha, quandong; a red fruit like a round red plum. U e hu, rain, only so called in song. Waligoo, to hide. A game like.
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