kaat

head, mountain

Geeleeng katta ginji : Always (head thinking) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 19)

Kaat wara : Bad in the head (Albie Harris von Brandenstein 1970: 188)

kaat birlowiny : bald (head) (Whitehurst 1992: 30)

Kaata burnutch : Bald (used also as a swear word) (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 14)

Kaat burdar : Bald (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 14)

kaat pan : bald (Charlie Dabb von Brandenstein 1970: 194)

Kaata bamp : Bald (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 13)

Kaata beeragoort, kaata dorling : Bald (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 16)

Kaata burnitch, baarnil : Bald (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 16)

Kat beergurt : Bald (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 19)

Kata bamp : Bald (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 12)

kata barder : Bald (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 12)

Kāta burnitch : Bald (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 17)

Katta bilgurt : Bald (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 23)

Katta dagurroo : Bald (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 20)

Katta dogurr, katta burnaitch : Bald (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 20)

Katta yoogal : Bald (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 20)

Kattu marda : Bald (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 21)

kat birlowiny : bald head (Douglas 1991: 15)

kat birlowiny : bald head (Douglas 1991: 23)

kat torliny : bald head (Douglas 1991: 15)

kat torliny : bald head (Douglas 1991: 23)

katta murda : bald head (Grey 1839:?)

Kata barder, kata bamp : Bald headed (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 10)

kata bărnaitch : Bald headed (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 19)

Kāta bīragurt : Bald headed (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 12)

Kata dogăr : Bald headed (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 19)

kāta dorling : Bald headed (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 12)

katta marda : bald headed (Brady 1845: 29)

kat piḷowinj, kat toḷ inj, toḷ inj, tuḷ inj : bald, bald-headed (Douglas 1968: 83)

Kāta bărnitch : Bald, head bare (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 9)

Kāta bărnitch : Baldheaded (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 10)

Gatta gooling : Giddy (head going) (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 28)

chow,chow-kaat : Hair of the head (Hossell, Knight & Spencer Curr 1886: 389)

Kaat : Hair of the head (King 1821: 146)

Kar-Ta-Marn-Ga : Hair of the head (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

Kar-ta-marn-ga : Hair of the head (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)

kat djumbur : hair of the head (Douglas 1991: 21)

kat djumbur : hair of the head (Douglas 1991: 23)

Kāt jumbăr : Hair of the head (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 10)

Kat mǒngar : Hair of the head (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 9)

kat tjumpuṛ : hair of the head (Douglas 1968: 84)

kata mungia : Hair of the head (Barlee Curr 1886: 355)

kater : Hair of the head (Gifford Curr 1886: 363)

katta mungarra : Hair of the head (Armstrong Curr 1886: 335)

Katta beendee : Hair stick (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 27)

kat tjumpuṛ, kat tjuwinj, kat tjitj : hair, hair of the head (Douglas 1968: 91)

Katta măngăra. : Hair, Of The Head (Moore 1842: 138)

Katta măngăra. : Hair, of the head (Moore 1884: 100)

Cart : head (Davis n.d: 3)

cart : head (Hassell 1975: 231)

carte : Head (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 4)

carter : head (Bussell 1930: 33)

carter : head (Bussell 1930: 63)

Cat : Head (Brown, R 1801: 105)

cata : Head (Salvado Curr 1886: 318)

Ka:t : Head (Innell, C; Tindale, N 1939)

Ka:t : Head (Tindale, N 1939)

kaart : head (Brown, H 2002: 10)

Kaat : Head (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 4)

Kaat : Head (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 4)

Kaat : Head (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)

kaat : head (Harris; Thieberger 1986)

kaat : Head (Hossell, Knight & Spencer Curr 1886: 388)

Kaat : Head (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 5)

Kaat : head (Mippy Rooney 2002: 325)

Kaat : Head (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 5)

Kaat : Head (Nind 1831: 47)

kaat : head (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)

kaat : head (Whitehurst 1992: 38)

Kaat : Head (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 5)

Kaãt : Head (Flinders 1801: ?)

Kaat : Head (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 3)

kart : head (Anon n.d: 3)

kart : Head (Chester Curr 1886: 390)

kart : head (Gray nd: 2)

Kart : Head (Ranford, H.S 1875: 146)

Kart : head (Davis n.d: 5)

karta : Head (Hackett Curr 1886: 344)

Kar-Ta : Head (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

Kar-ta : Head (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)

karta, kaat : Head (Hester Curr 1886: 360)

karter : Head (Knight Curr 1886: 332)

karter : Head (Monger Curr 1886: 322)

kat : head (Douglas 1982: 14)

kat : head (Douglas 1982: 16)

kat : head (Douglas 1982: 17)

kat : head (Douglas 1991: 16)

kat : head (Douglas 1991: 23)

kat : head (Rae, W.J 1913: 2)

Kāt : Head (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 8)

Kāt : Head (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 9)

Kāt : Head (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 10)

Kat, kata : head (Douglas 1968: 84)

kat, kata : head (Douglas 1968: 91)

kata : Head (Barlee Curr 1886: 354)

kata : Head (Barlee Curr 1886: 356)

Kata : Head (Binyunyu Bates XXII B, 2: 5)

kata : Head (Small Curr 1886: 358)

kater : Head (Gifford Curr 1886: 362)

katta : Head (Armstrong Curr 1886: 334)

Katta : Head (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 5)

Katta : Head (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

katta : Head (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 340)

Katta : Head (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 5)

Katta : Head (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Katta : Head (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 4)

Katta : Head (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 5)

Katta : Head (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 5)

Katta : Head (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 5)

katta : Head (Whitfield Curr 1886: 326)

Katta : Head (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 4)

Kat-ta : Head (Eyre 1840: 496)

Kat-ta : Head (Symmons 1842:3)

Katta. : Head (Moore 1884: 100)

khart : head (Douglas 1991: 23)

kotta : Head (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 384)

kutta : Head (Scott Curr 1886: 346)

kar-tar : Head (Hammond 1938: 22)

kaat : head (E ) (Dench 1994: 177)

kada : head (N,SW) (Dench 1994: 177)

Kāt wera : Head bad, stupid (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 10)

khart tawrling : head bald, bald head (Douglas 1991: 23)

kat djulurr : head bone, skull (Douglas 1991: 23)

khart tjulor : head bone,skull (Douglas 1991: 23)

Kaal bwog : Head cover (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 18)

Kaat booka : Head cover (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 21)

Katta boka : Head cover (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 27)

Kātbwog : Head cover or cloak (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 13)

Kata boka : Head cover, hat (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 21)

kaat ŋạạnd pạnniń : head hair out (Charlie Dabb von Brandenstein 1970: 212)

Kata wogain : Head no good, mad (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 21)

Kartabooka : head wear (Davis n.d: 7)

Kāt : Head, hill (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 9)

Kāta : Head, hill (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 16)

qa:d : head, hill, nipple, hair (Laves 1931: 12)

kat-ta : head, hill, the top of anything (Grey 1839:?)

catta : head; top of a hill (Salvado 1851: 257)

Katta booka : Headcover (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 20)

Kaat booka : Head-cover (Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 17)

Kaat bwog : Head-cover (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 20)

Katta boka : Head-cover (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 26)

Katta booka : Head-cover (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 26)

Katta bwoka : Head-cover (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 27)

Katta ngabong : Head-cover (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 21)

Katta ngobung : Head-cover (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 29)

Carter : hill (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 77)

cattacorere : hill (Salvado 1851: 257)

cattacorere : Hill (Salvado Curr 1886: 320)

kaa(r)dakq : hill (Charlie Dabb von Brandenstein 1970: 73)

Kaat : Hill (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 12)

Kaat : Hill (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 11)

Kaat : Hill (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 13)

Kaat : Hill (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 10)

Kaat : Hill (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 14)

Kaat : Hill (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 12)

Kaat : Hill (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 12)

Kaat goombar : Hill (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 9)

kaat, booi : Hill (Hossell, Knight & Spencer Curr 1886: 389)

kart : hill (Whitehurst 1992: 38)

karta : Hill (Barlee Curr 1886: 357)

karta : Hill (Hackett Curr 1886: 345)

karta : Hill (Monger Curr 1886: 323)

Kar-ta : Hill (Brockman (Old Settlers of WA) 1949: 17)

Kar-Ta : Hill (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

karter, waar : Hill (Hester Curr 1886: 361)

kata : Hill (Salvado Curr 1886: 319)

Kata, murda : Hill (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 19)

kater : Hill (Gifford Curr 1886: 363)

Katta : Hill (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 15)

Katta : hill (Glauert nd: 4)

katta : Hill (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 341)

Katta : Hill (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 14)

Katta : Hill (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 15)

Katta : Hill (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 11)

katta : Hill (Whitfield Curr 1886: 327)

Katta : Hill (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 12)

Katta moorda, goombar : Hill (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 16)

Katta, moorda : Hill (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 15)

Katta; Warh-ro. : Hill (Moore 1884: 101)

kattaa : Hill (Armstrong Curr 1886: 335)

kotta : Hill (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 385)

moolan, kaht : Hill (Graham Curr 1886: 351)

Caterine : hill the shape of man’s head (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 85)

Kāt : Hill, also head (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 11)

kaat : hill, mountain (S,SW) (Dench 1994: 181)

kata : hill, mountain (N) (Dench 1994: 181)

Kāt kwēl ngīn : Hill, name what (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 12)

kata : Hill, point of hill (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 25)

Kaat nob : Hillock (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 12)

Kaat nob : Hillock (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 9)

Kaata bottoyn : Hillock (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 11)

Katta battingur : Hillock (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 12)

Katta bottoyn : Hillock (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 14)

Katta butting : Hillock (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 16)

Katta koorert : Hillock (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 15)

Katta nyoo-map : Hillock (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 15)

Carti : hills (Davis n.d: 3)

karda : hills (Douglas 1991: 23)

karda : hills (Douglas 1991: 26)

karda : hills (Douglas 1991: 28)

karda : hills (Whitehurst 1992: 38)

Kat : Top (of anything) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 36)

kat djulurr : skull (Lit.head bone) (Douglas 1991: 30)

Kāt ji-au : Hair (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 9)

Kāt kwej : Skull (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 8)

Kāt kwej : Skull (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 9)

kat wara : mad (Douglas 1991: 33)

kat wara : silly in the head (Douglas 1982: 16)

kat wara : silly in the head (Douglas 1991: 16)

kat waṛa : deranged, mad, mentally weak etc. (Douglas 1968: 87)

kat waṛa : drunk (Douglas 1968: 88)

kat waṛa : insane (Douglas 1968: 92)

kat waṛa : intoxicated, silly (Douglas 1968: 92)

kat waṛa : mad (Douglas 1968: 94)

kat waṛa : mental, mentally weak (Douglas 1968: 94)

kat waṛa : uncontrollable, violent, deranged (Douglas 1968: 100)

kat waṛa : violent (Douglas 1968: 100)

kat waṛa : weak, mentally weak (Douglas 1968: 101)

kat wara dwangkaburt : silly in the head (Douglas 1991: 29)

kat wara dwangkaburt : silly in the head (Douglas 1991: 30)

kat wara dwangkaburt : silly in the head and unreasonable (Douglas 1991: 19)

kat wara dwangkaburt : silly in the head and unreasonable (Douglas 1991: 15)

kat waṛa twaŋk puṭ : lunatic (Douglas 1968: 93)

kat waṛa, kat waṛa twaŋk puṭ : silly, stupid (Douglas 1968: 97)

kat waṛapinj : to become silly (Douglas 1968: 97)

Kāt wari : Long hair (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 11)

Kat wuri : Long hair (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 17)

Kāt wuri : Long hair (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 10)

kat(a)wara : mad (Douglas 1991: 25)

Kata bīndī : Hair stick ornament, head ornament of shaved sticks (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 20)

Kata birdi : Hair (Binyunyu Bates XXII B, 2: 4)

Kata găra : Mountainous country (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 19)

Kăta kătăk : Afternoon (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 9)

Kata kwīja : Skull, headbone (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 16)

Kata mamarăp : Mountain (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 19)

Kata mangar : Hair (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 16)

Kata măngar wurit : Long hair (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 21)

Kata măngēr-a-mălong : Fair haired (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 20)

Kata wera : Mad, head no good (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 11)

Kata wera : Mad, madness (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 17)

Katta : Top (of anything) (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 39)

Katta : Top (of anything) (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 36)

Katta : Top (of anything) (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 31)

Katta, eejil : Top (of anything) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 36)

Historical References

Cat : Head (Brown, R 1801: 105)
Kaãt ead (Flinders 1801)
Kaat : Hair of the head (King 1821: 146)
Kaat : Head (Nind 1831: 47)
Kaat : hair (Lyon 1833: 52)
Kat, kaat : Head (Tète) (Dumont D'Urville 1834: 5)
Cata-Mourda-Mokine : Resembling mountains (Perth Gazette 21/05/1836 by Hon G F Moore (Moore River Locality) and J Drummond.)
kat-ta : head, hill, the top of anything (Grey 1839)
Katta. : Top Of Anything (Moore 1842: 165)
Kat-ta : Head (Symmons 1842: 3)
Katta : the head or top of anything. (Brady 1845: 27)
catta : head; top of a hill (Salvado 1851: 257)
Kart : Head (Ranford 1875: 146)
karta : Hill (Barlee (Curr) 1886: 357)
katta : Head (Armstrong (Curr) 1886: 334)
kater : Head (Gifford (Curr) 1886: 362)
katta : Head (Goldsworthy (Curr) 1886: 340)
moolan, kaht : Hill (Graham (Curr) 1886: 351)
karta : Head (Hackett (Curr) 1886: 344)
karta, kaat : Head (Hester (Curr) 1886: 360)
kaat : Head (Hossell, Knight & Spencer (Curr) 1886: 388)
karter : Head (Knight (Curr) 1886: 332)
karta : Hill (Monger (Curr) 1886: 323)
kutta : Head (Scott (Curr) 1886: 346)
kata : Head (Small (Curr) 1886: 358)
katta : Head (Whitfield (Curr) 1886: 326)
Kad : head (Wainbret, Helms 1896: 326)
Katta : Head (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 5)
Katta : Hill (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 15)
Kat : Top (of anything) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 36)
Katta : Head (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 4)
kaat : head (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Katta : Head (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 5)
Kar-ta : Hill (Samuel Isaacs; Brockman 1949: 17)
Katta : Head (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 5)
kat : head (Rae 1913: 2)
carter : head (Bussell 1930: 33)
kar-tar : Head (Hammond 1938: 22)
Carter : hill (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 77)
Katta : hill (Glauert 1950: 4)
Kat, kata : head (Douglas 1968: 84)
Cart : head (Davis 1969: 3)
cart : head (Hassell 1975: 231)
qaatt : head, head hair (Von Brandenstein 1988: 68)
karda : hills (Douglas 1991: 23)
kaat : head (Whitehurst 1992: 38)
kaat : hill, mountain (S,SW) (Dench 1994: 181)
Kaat : head (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)

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