Vocabulary of the Language Spoken by the Aborigines of the Southern and Eastern Portions of the Settled Districts of South Australia; Viz., by the Tribes in the Vicinity of Encounter Bay, and (with Slight Variations) by Those Extending Along the Coast to (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ... belonging to net t salmon. Darraim-in, v.s., stabbing. The natives have four modes of disposing of their dead. Old persons arc buried. The middle-aged are placed in a tree, the hands and knees being brought nearly to the chin, all the openings of the body--mouth, nose, ears, &c.--being previously sewn up, and the corpse covered with mats, pieces of net, or old clothing. The corpse being placed in the tree, a fire is made underneath, round which the friends and relations of the deceased sit and make a lamentation. In this situation the body remains, unless removed by some hostile tribe, until the flesh is completely wasted away, after which the skull is taken by the nearest relation for a drinking-vessel. The third mode is to place the corpse in a sitting posture, without any covering, the face turned to the east, until dried by the sun, after which it is placed in a tree. This plan is adopted with those to whom they wish to show respect. The last mode is to burn the body, which is practised only in the case of still-born children, or those which die shortly after their birth. H Datrulun, p., bringing forth young. Dattul-amalde, s., prolific woman. Dauwari, s., basket made of rushes. Dengande, adv., early. Dewangg-en, p., being dark. Dewangk-in, p., groaning. Y Dewil, ., darkness. Dild-in, v.s., smelling. Dlaitye, adj., thin, lean. Dlomari, ., mist, fog, vapour. Dondamball-in, p., beating time. Dondambarrin, v.s., beating time. Dondami, s., middle-aged person. Drfek-in, v.s., cutting. Drek-urmi, ., knife. ' Drerauwul-un, p., cutting to pieces. Drerauw-un, v.s., cutting to pieces. Dretul-un, p., cutting. Ngap-an-angk dretul-un )r I me to cutting am J1 cut myself. Duwari, s., kind of root eaten by the natives; flour, rice, vegetable food generally. Duwari-ma...