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spirit in Kamilaroi, and other Australian languages

YEAR
1875
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Queensland
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spirit in Kamilaroi, and other Australian languages

ng for wild figs." TJai, yannig kainandha yandhanai. " Very well ; go ; go on ; start away." Kurmunnu, biagaly. Net, basket. "Wunnomainbala kurwery ; kurma He picked the figs ; filled net and biagaly gobimata. basket. Kullymirgaia, biagaly wal, gobimata Cut more bangaly for basket, and filled kurwe…

Record ID
3,935
Year
1,875
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
3935
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Kamilaroi, and other Australian languages; William Ridley
Published
1875
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
spirit
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
New South Wales and Queensland (QLD): B
State or territory
QLD
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ng for wild figs." TJai, yannig kainandha yandhanai. " Very well ; go ; go on ; start away." Kurmunnu, biagaly. Net, basket. "Wunnomainbala kurwery ; kurma He picked the figs ; filled net and biagaly gobimata. basket. Kullymirgaia, biagaly wal, gobimata Cut more bangaly for basket, and filled kurwery. them with figs. Yandhanai inumbaianai, kubaia yirra- The spirit comes ; catches him ; swal- main. lows him. TiTaindhanai wurri nadjongo, undhumaia Takes him to the water, drinks, spits dhurawaia. out again. Jellunjiiranadthanai ; yangundaianai ; Looks back ; tickles him ; looks at him, nanyinajellanai, yallumbunyainoi yangun- comes.

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