| Author |
Ridley, William, 1819-1878 (author) |
| Title |
Kámilarói and other Australian languages / by William Ridley ; with comparative tables of words from twenty Australian languages and songs, traditions, laws and customs of the Australian race. |
| Other title |
Comparative tables of words from twenty Australian languages and songs, traditions, laws and customs of the Australian race. |
| Edition |
2nd edition revised and enlarged |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney : Thomas Richards, Govt. Printer, 1875. |
| Description |
vi, 172 pages, [1] leaf of plate : illustrations, portrait ; 27 cm. |
| Contents |
Traditions.--Institutions and laws.--Laws of marriage and descent. |
| Cited in |
Ferguson:
14916. |
| Summary |
Glossary of 10 languages in English and Aboriginal from the eastern Australia. |
| Kamilaroi; notes on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary (685 words) including place names, phrases, extracts from Gurre Kamilaroi (primer); Wailwun; vocabulary (162 words), phrases; Kogai; 72 words; Pikumbul; 62 words; Dippil; 289 words, dialogues; Turrubal; 269 words, grammar, dialogues, names of Aborigines on the Brisbane River, paraphrases from Genesis and Luke; Turuwul; 64 words, phrases; language of Georges River, Cowpasture and Appin (196 words), sentences; WodiWodi; 132 words, phrases; Twofold Bay; 16 words; comparative tables of 107 words in above languages and Paiamba, Kingki, Wiradhuri, lower Hunter, Victoria and N.W. coast; vocabulary of 40 words in Witaoro, Jajaorong, Ngenngenwurro, Burapper, Taunggurong; belief in supreme being and good and evil spirits (Kamilaroi, Wiradhuri, Wolaroi, Pikumbul, Kogai, Wailwun and at Twofold Bay); origin legends south WA, Murri, Koinberi, Wee Waa; cosmology Wailwun and Murray River; tales with translation in Tharumba and Thurawal; Bao-illi songs (texts with translations) - Kamilaroi, Wolaroi, Wailwun, Georges River and junction of Isis and Hunter Rivers; types of food (Barwan, Darling River, Central Australia, Coopers Creek); initiation ceremonies - Koinberi, between Barwan and Lower Castlereagh Rivers; description of bora ground, Hunter and Isis Rivers; marriage customs QLD, Lower Hunter, Wailwun; seclusion and care of women during and before childbirth; avoidance relationshipd (Aust); burial and mourning - Wailwun, Ginji; divisions of classes, rules of marriage and descent (Kamilaroi, Kubbi, Kogai, Moreton Bay, Wide Bay, Balonne River, Barwon, Wiraiorai, Wailwun, Pikumbul, Narran); comparison with Tamil system; appearance and locations of above tribes. |
| Terms of use |
Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that content in this item may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author's attitude or that of the period in which the work was published and may now be considered offensive. |
| Local note |
MCCARTHY holding: attached (in pocket at back) vocabulary of Port Jackson and Botany Bay tribes, collected by Lt. Gov. King and Mr. Bass, and published in 1804. |
| KENNEDY holding: leather bound copy with embossed lettering and designs in gold on the spine and coat of arms on the cover ; text block is partially detached from the spine. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages |
| Wandandian / Dharamba people (S55) (NSW SI56-13) |
| Djadja wurrung / Dyadyawurung / Dja Dja Wrung people (S31.1) (Vic SJ54-04) |
| Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi people (D23) (NSW SH55-12) |
| Gubbi Gubbi / Kabi Kabi / Gabi Gabi people (E29) (Qld SG56-06) |
| Gooreng Gooreng / Gureng Gureng / Gurang Gurang people (E32) (Qld SG56-05) |
| Baraba Baraba people (D5) (NSW SI55-13) |
| Bigambul people (D34) (Qld SH56-01) |
| Daungwurrung / Taungurong people (S37) (Vic SJ55-02) |
| Gawambaray people (D39) (Qld SH55-16) |
| Kogai / Gogai people (D38) (Qld SG55-16) |
| Gumbaynggir / Gumbainggirr people (E7) (NSW SH56-11) |
| Gunybaray people (D15) (NSW SI55-04) |
| Yugara language E23 |
| Jagara / Yuggera people (E23) (Qld SG56-14) |
| Muruwari / Murrawarri language D32 |
| Muruwari / Murrawarri people (D32) (NSW SH55-06) |
| Ngiyampaa / Ngempa language D22 |
| Ngiyampaa / Ngemba people (D22) (NSW SH55-10) |
| Dharawal / Tharawal language S59 |
| Dharawal / Tharawal / Dariwal people (S59) (NSW SI56-09) |
| Wathawurrung / Wada wurrung / Wathaurong people (S29) (Vic SJ54-12) |
| Wadi Wadi / Wudi Wudi people (S58) (NSW SI56-09) |
| Wailwan / Weilwan people (D20) (NSW SH55-11) |
| Wiradjuri people (D10) (NSW SI55-07) |
| Related title |
Comparative tables of words from twenty Australian languages. |
| Call number |
MCCARTHY 499.15 RID |
| KENNEDY 499.15 RID |
