Linguistic Archaeology: A Tasmanian Indigenous dictionary (Part A)

 Part A

1. Lieernena (Abscess)
2. Malurnbo (Absent)
3. Miengpa (Abstain)
4. Nunamara (Abstract; to deduct)
5. Tawe (Accompany)
6. No-Wieack (Acid taste)
7. Peooniack (Acrid taste)
8. Prolone (Add to or put)
9. Prolon-unyere (Across; to put or place)
10. Puggana Minyenna (Adult man)
11. Lowalla Minyenna (Adult woman)
12. Tiarina Coitbyack (Afraid)
13. Kaawutto (Afternoon)
14. Tinna-triouratick (Aged; literally rotten-boned)
15. Menakarowa (Agile)
16. Oimunnia (Air)
17. Nuntyerntick (Altogether)
18. Muyanato (Aloft)
19. Rinnyowalinya (Amatory; rakish)
20. Miengconnenechaiia (Anger)
21. Wien-powenya (Angle; crooked like the elbow)
22.  Munnaghana (Ankle)
23. Yennernee (Anoint)
24. Tabboucack (Another)
25. Ouneeprape (Answer to)
26. Pugganeiptietta (Ant, blue)
27. Ouiteitana (Ant, small black, strong smelling)
28. Tietta (Ant, largest black, venemous)
29. Nowateita (Ant, red body with black head and tail)
30. Mungyenna (Ant-eater, Echidna)
31. Wurrawena (Apparition)
32. Krotto-mientoneack (Apparition)
33. Muunna puggawinya (Aquiline; Roman nosed)
34. Wu'hnna (Arm)
35. Leiemtonnyack (Ashamed)
36. Annyah ! Teborah ! (Aha ! you are sulky all of a sudden)
37. Tontaiyenna (Ashes)
38. Ongheewammeno (Ask)
39. Tugganick (Asleep)
40. Cranny-mongthee (Awake, to open eyes)
41. Wennymongthee (Awake, to open eyes)
42. Lientiape (Awake him; rouse him)
43. Narramuna (Ay; yes)
44. Noorbiack (Azure; sky)
45. Lientable, tagga muna ! (Awake; rouse ye; get up)
46. Cottruluttye (Babe)
47. Pugganara mitt ye (Bachelor)
48. Me-inghana (the Back)
49. Lenere (Backward)
50. Noweiack (Bad; no good)
51. Lackaniampaoick (Bandy-legged)
52. Tiennah (Bandicoot)
53. Poora, poora-nah (Bark of a tree)
54. Kaeeto Kekrabonah (Barren woman)
55. Nangemoona (Barren woman)
56. Tughbranah (Baskets)
57. Peounyenna (Bat)
58. Miemyenganah (Battle)
59. Comena purerlnah (Beard)
60. Comena-ranyah (Beardless)
61. Legganegulumpte (Beat; to strike)
62. Pugganatereetye (Bean; coxcomb)
63. Lowanna-elapthatye (Beauty; fine-looking woman)
64. Lowanna-eleebanleah (Beauty; fine-looking woman)
65. Poorakunnah (Bark of tree flapping)
66. Oortrackeomee (Bed; sleeping-place in the bush)
67. Noonameena (Bed; sleeping-place in the bush)
68. Mealtetriangulebeah (Before)
69. Mealtitta len-entitta (Behind)
70. Luonna-kunna (Belch to)
71. Tree-erina (Belly)
72. Teeunna (Big; large)
73. Meunna (bird's Bill)
74. Puggunyenna (Bird)*
75. Ralkwomma (Bite)
76. Laieeriack (Bitter)
77. Maback (Black)
78. Mahanna (Black)
79. Warrgata meena (my Blood)
80. Maleetye (Blossom)
81. Mongana (Blow-fly)
82. Loyune (Blow with the mouth forcibly)
83. Lieemena (Boil; Furunculus)
84. Paruggana (woman's Bosom)
85. Puggamenyera (man's Bosom)
86. Malangyenna (small Boy)
87. Cotty-mellitye (large Boy)
88. Pannaboo (Bread)
89. Tienna miape panna-boona (give me some Bread)
90. Meryanna (Breast; chest)
91. Manenge-keetanna (Brook)
92. Perruttye (a besom Broom)
93. Nietta mena (little Brother)
94. nietar-rana (little Brother)
95. Puggana Tuantittyah (big brother)
96. Rogoona (Brow; forehead)
97. Weena-keetyenna (Brushwood)
98. Punna meena (Burn; hurt by fire)
99. Parrawe peangluntapoo (to Bury)
100. Liengana (Buttock)




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Trending A-N at 90% up there with Kushite kings...