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Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Linguistic Archaeology: Tasmanian Indigenous dictionary (part C)

 Part C

1. Teeralinnick (Eagle Hawk Neck)
2. Gooalanghta (Eagle)
3. Lieemunetra (Eagle's nest)
4. Mungenna (Ear)
5. Tuggamarannye (Early in the morning at twilight)
6. Pengana (Earth mould)
7. Wughyranniack (Earthquake)
8. Lollah (Earthworm)
9. Telbeteleebea (Eat heartily)
10. Tughlee (To Eat)
11. Tuggana (To Eat)
12. Kukanna wurrawina (Echo)
13. Lengomenya (Eel)
14. Mebreac (Effluvia)
15. Liena punna (Egg)
16. Wieninnah (Elbow)
17. Nanginya (Elf or Fairy fond of children and dances in the hills, after the fashion of Scotch Fairies)
18. Munkannara walah (Eloquent; talkative)
19. Toneetea (Ember; red hot)
20. Parrawe tiakrangana (To disembowel)
21. Talwattawa (Embrace; Platonic)
22. Rugana wurranaree (Embrace; Platonic)
23. Ramuna reluganee (Embrace; Platonic)
24. Ouyeteita (Emmet; small ant)
25. Punnamoonta (Emu)
26. Lena wughfa rotaleebana (Encampment)
27. Miengotick (To Enfeeble)
28. Mienkomyack (To Enfeeble)
29. Miemeremele (Enough; sufficient)
30. Regana Tianna (Entrails)
31. Tiakrangana (Entrails)
32. Kaoota (Evening)
33. Tientewatera nente (Exchange)
34. Tiangtetewemyna (Exchange)
35. Tiamena (Excrement)
36. Teagarea kraganeack (Expectorate)
37. Parliere (Extinguish)
38. Wialina (Exudation)
39. Wallenah (Exudation)
40. Wallainenul (Exudation)
41. Lierkanapoona (Exuvia; skin of a snake)
42. Lierkapoona (Exuvia; skin of a snake)
43. Mongtena (Eye)
44. Lyeninna poorinna (Eyebrow)
45. Mongtalinna (Eyelash)
46. Moygta genna (Eyelid)
47. Malanna meena (Eyry)
48. Kunawra Kunna (Falmouth and George's River)
49. Niengheta (Face)
50. Niengheta elapthatea (fine Face)
51. Poigneagana (Facetious)
52. Tianana (Feces)
53. Mongtaniack (Faint)
54. Murrumbuckannya (Fairy)
55. Nanginya (Fairy)
56. Maneentayana (Falsehood)
57. Wugherinna Rugotoleebana (Fang; canine tooth)
58. Tongoomela (Far)
59. Lewatenoo (Far)
60. Nangummora (Far)
61. Niennameena (Fat)
62. Poonamena moonta (Fat man)
63. Nienna langhta (Fat woman)
64. Noonalmeena (Father)
65. Tuggely pettaleebea (Feast)
66. Puggerinna (Feather)
67. Tuggemboonah (Feeble)
68. Wughanee (Feel; to pinch)
69. Lawittao-brutea (Fern)
70. Nowarracomminea (Fern-tree)
71. Kunnywattera (Fetch; to bring)
72. Preolenna (Fetch; a spirit)
73. Miempeooniack (Fever)
74. Luowa (Few)
75. Winnya Wainettea (Fiend)
76. mienginnya (Fiend)
77. Miamengana (Fight)
78. Lenymebrye (Filth)
79. Wunha (Fin of a fish)
80. Ri-ena (Finger)
81. Tonna (Fire)
82. Lyenapontendiah (Fire-tail bird)
83. Kawurrinna (Fire in the bush grass)
84. Weerutta (Firm; not rotten)
85. Warratinna (Firmament; sky)
86. Mungunna (a Fish)
87. Nunnya (cray Fish)
88. Ree-trierrena (fist)
89. Pugganna (five)
90. Poorena Maneggana (Flambeau)
91. Poolominna (flank)
92. Lowangerimena (flea)
93. Relbooee trawmea (flay)
94. Wurrangata poonaIareetye (fleet; swift)
95. Wiangata (meat; flesh)
96. Peawe (fling)
97. Trowutta (flint; black flint)
98. Lia ruoluttea (to float)
99. Luggana Poogarane (flog)
100. Lerunna (Flounder; flat fish)






Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
97            70            46           38              36

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
9               10            1              1                42

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
16            0              18            41              36

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
82             22            0              42              0

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
46            0               32            0                 19

Z      %
0


Now above Kushite Kings. So a great many people sheltered in Australia.  Though we wont quite know until the ful disctionary is analyzed. The alternate was Kushite kings reached Tasmania in their navigation of the Indian ocean.

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