Australian Aborigines: The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia Tribes (Kolor, Kuurn kopan noot, Pirt kopan noot, Mopar, Peek whuurung, Kirrie, Kolakgnat, Katubanuut), boundaries, language, population, laws of property, inheritance, camping units, tools, utensils, weapons, laws of marriage, treatment of wives, exchange of wives, initiation (tooth avulsion), birth, children, naming of children, changing names, superstitions, healing, death and burial, cannibalism, recreations, music and dancing, astronomy and myths, vocabularies, numbers from one to one hundred in Chaap wuurong; photographs of natives from different tribes. |
Contents
CHAPTER | ix |
summons preliminaries messagestick | 62 |
music songs korrobor� gala dress | 80 |
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Aborigines Aunt bark basket birds bones boomerang brother bunyip burned called camp Camperdown Cape Otway Chaap wuurong broad chief cockatoo Cousin Dawson death deceased Deen eldest sister English father's female fire fish Framlingham friends Geelong gnan gnulla Gnumm� Gnuuteung Granddaughter grandfather grandmother grass ground heear hole Hopkins River husband kaal kangaroo Karrin kill the dog kneerang kopan noot small korrobor� Kuukuurn kuur� kuurk Kuurn kopan noot kuuruuk Kuut� Lake Lake Bullen Merri language marrang mirng moon mother Mother-in-law mother's eldest mother's side Muuruup natives Nephew neung Niece noot small lip opossum rug Peek whuurong kelp Port Fairy Puuliit relatives River single or married skin snake spear specific stone teeth tirng tree tribe Tuku� Uncle Wannan Wardii Waterhole Western District whuurong kelp lip wife wife's wirng woman women Wuin wuurn wuurong broad lip young youngest yuul دو
