RECORD ID

3571

FIGURE

Spirit

NARRATIVE

Spirit-Person Narratives

PRINTED LABEL

spirit

PUBLICATION

The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines; Christina Smith

AUTHOR

Not specified

h that my soul is glad to meet God. We will " all meet there.'* He shook hands with his brother, and said, " Good night, I'm going to sleep," and fell asleep in Jesus. The two brothers once told me that one night, when restless with pain, they could not fall asleep, they saw the stars looking down upon them, and rejoiced that they spoke to Mam-bo-ong (Great Spirit). Billy said, "Mam-bo-ong, take our bo-ong '* (spirit) to his good place ;" adding, " Weep dredbon lo-on ; " weep mootoh, coonamena" (no hunger, nor cold, nor winter there, brother). " It won't be long now, brother," he said ; *' berin Ion doing wahrgulla" (do not be.

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1. 01spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
2. 02spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
3. 03spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
4. 04spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
5. 05spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive
6. 06spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive