maar

hand, wind

Ma:r : Wind (Innell, C; Tindale, N 1939)

Ma:r : Wind (Tindale, N 1939)

ma:rrǝ : wind (Laves 1931: 6)

maar : Wind (Armstrong Curr 1886: 335)

maar : Wind (Scott Curr 1886: 347)

mahr : Wind (Graham Curr 1886: 351)

Mar : Air (or rather wind) (Symmons 1842: 2)

Mar : Air, atmosphere, wind, cloud (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 11)

mar : air; wind (Salvado 1851: 261)

Mar : Atmosphere (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 12)

Mar : Atmosphere (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 10)

Mar : Atmosphere (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 11)

Mar : Breeze (land) (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 13)

Mar : Cloud (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 10)

mar : cloud (Douglas 1968: 86)

Mar : Cloud, cloudy (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 10)

Mar : Cloud, cloudy (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 9)

Mar : Cloud, cloudy (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 12)

Mar : Cloud, cloudy (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 10)

Mar : Clouds (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 11)

Mar : Sky (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 13)

Mar : Sky (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 12)

mar : Wind (Hester Curr 1886: 361)

mar : Wind (Hossell, Knight & Spencer Curr 1886: 389)

Mar : Wind (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

Mar : Wind (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 11)

Mar : Wind (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)

Mar : Wind (Richards 1994: 128)

mar : Wind (Salvado Curr 1886: 319)

mar : Wind (Small Curr 1886: 359)

Mar : Wind (Symmons 1842: 2)

Mar : Wind, clouds, cloudy (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 14)

Mar' : Atmosphere (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 13)

Mar' : Cloud, cloudy (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 13)

Mār : Wind, clouds, atmosphere (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 24)

Mar babuk : Cloudy (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 10)

Mar bai-yungăr : Light wind, wind "stranger", wind "one" (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 26)

Mar booyal : Wind (South) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 18)

Mar booyel : Wind (south) (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 13)

Mar booyungal : Wind (south) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 18)

Mar būyăngăl : South wind (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 26)

Mar bwurrer : Wind (East) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 17)

Mar by’yimger, dabala geyening : Wind (light) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 18)

Mar deeril, kogarr : Wind (east) (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 13)

Mar dweruk : Wind (north) (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 13)

Mar jarongăl : North wind (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 26)

Mar jarrongul : Wind (North) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 18)

Mar koggar : Wind (East) (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 14)

Mar koorndet, koondurt : Cloud, cloudy (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 12)

Mar kunneeung : Wind (West) (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 14)

Mar kunning, mar winnagul : Wing (west) (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 13)

Mar kurndert : Clouds, cloudy (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 12)

Mar meenung : Wind (South) (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 14)

Mar ngoogap : Wind (west) (sea wind) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 18)

Mar ngūgap : West wind, sea breeze (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 26)

Mār ngūngăp : West wind (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 15)

Mar ngwunmărn : Right hand (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 11)

Mar ngwunmurn : Hand (right) (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)

Mar nyeedup : Breeze (sea) (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 10)

Mar nyitting : Wind (East) (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 13)

Mar' nyitting : Breeze (sea) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 13)

Mar wala, koojeetch : Sky (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 17)

Mar warditch : Wind (north) (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 15)

Mār wârditch : North wind (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 15)

Mar weel : Wind (North) (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 14)

Mar weereetch : Wind (south) (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 15)

mar welba : Wind (strong) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 18)

Mar welba : Wind (strong) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 18)

Mar wēlba : Strong wind (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 26)

Mār wīrītch : South wind (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 15)

Mār yărlemer : East wind (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 15)

Mar yeera gurl : Poise, to (spear) (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 23)

Mar yerbil : Wind (West) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 18)

Mar yerbil, mar yarbil : Wind (strong) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 18)

Mar yoola, walbunya : Wind (North) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 17)

Mar yoolur : Breeze (land) (hot breeze, eastern) (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 10)

Mar yurlemer : Wind (east) (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 15)

Mar, koorndut : Cloud, cloudy (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 11)

Mar, warl : Cloud (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 13)

Mar. : Wind (Moore 1842: 169)

Mar. : Wind (Moore 1884: 117)

Mar; Kundart. : Cloud (Moore 1842: 126)

Mar; Kundart. : Cloud (Moore 1884: 93)

Mar; Myart myart; Bwot. : Cloudy (Very Dark) (Moore 1842: 126)

Mar; Myart myart; Bwot. : Cloudy (very dark) (Moore 1884: 93)

marerrr : Wind (Taylor Curr 1886: 393)

mari : wind (Douglas 1991: 16)

mari : wind (Douglas 1991: 34)

marl : Wind (Chester Curr 1886: 391)

marr : wind (Bussell 1930: 56)

marr : Wind (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 341)

marr : Wind (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 385)

marra : Wind (Barlee Curr 1886: 357)

marra : Wind (Knight Curr 1886: 333)

marra : Wind (Whitfield Curr 1886: 327)

mayet, mar? : wind (Brown, H 2002: 7)

Mar : Five (Davis n.d: 10)

Mara bailee : Five (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 25)

Ma-Ra-Bal-Lee : Five (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

Ma-ra-bal-lee : Five (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)

Marah : Five (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 69/2)

Marh-jinbangga. : Five (Moore 1842: 133)

Marh-jinbangga. : Five (Moore 1884: 97)

Marra-yarrung : Five (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 27)

Meera gēn? : Five (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 25)

ko-djal murr-dyn : Five (Hammond 1938: 1)

Marh-jin-bân-ga : Five (half the hands) (Symmons 1842:7)

marakernung : five (hand one side) (Douglas 1991: 21)

marakernung : hand-one-side, five (Douglas 1991: 23)

maarak : hands (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)

maaraka : hands (Whitehurst 1992: 38)

maṛaka : hands (Douglas 1968: 84)

marer : hands (Bussell 1930: 33)

Marindo : hands (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 71/3)

marraer : hands (Bussell 1930: 11)

Myre-a : Hands (Eyre 1840: 496)

Marah Jennah : Hands & feet (20). (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 69/2)

Mar kujal : Hands two - ten (recent, introduced) (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 23)

ma, tant : hand (Rae, W.J 1913: 2)

Ma:r : hand (Tindale, N 1939)

Ma:ra : hand (Innell, C; Tindale, N 1939)

maar : hand (Hassell 1975: 232)

maar : hand (Roberts; McCabe and Miniter 2001)

maar : hand (Whitehurst 1992: 38)

Maara : Hand (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

mahr : Hand (Graham Curr 1886: 350)

mair : Hand (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 4)

Mar : Hand (Bardeet; BATES XII 2B, 6 : 4)

Mar : Hand (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 4)

Mar : Hand (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)

mar : hand (Brown, H 2002: 11)

mar : hand (Douglas 1982: 17)

mar : hand (Douglas 1991: 23)

Mar : Hand (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 3)

Mar : Hand (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 5)

Mar : Hand (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 5)

Mar : Hand (Notum; Wirijan; Kaiar; BATES XII 2B, 8a : 3)

Mar : Hand (Ranford, H.S 1875: 146)

mar : Hand (Taylor Curr 1886: 392)

Mar : Hand (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 5)

mār : hand (Sam Dabb von Brandenstein 1970: 178)

mar, mara, marr : hand (Douglas 1991: 23)

maṛ, maṛa, mayaṛ : hand (Douglas 1968: 91)

maṛ, mayaṛ mar : hand (Douglas 1968: 84)

mara : hand (Anon n.d: 3)

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

mara : Hand (Barlee Curr 1886: 354)

Mara : Hand (Binyunyu Bates XXII B, 2: 4)

Mara : Hand (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mara : hand (Mippy Rooney 2002: 325)

Mara : Hand (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 3)

Mara : Hand (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 5)

Mara : Hand (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 5)

Mara : Hand (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 5)

mara : hand (Salvado 1851: 261)

mara : Hand (Salvado Curr 1886: 318)

mara : Hand (Small Curr 1886: 358)

mara : Hand (Whitfield Curr 1886: 326)

marai : hand (Salvado 1851: 261)

marǝ : hand (Laves 1931: 7)

Marhra : Hand (Richards 1994: 128)

Marh-ra : Hand (Symmons 1842:3)

Marh-ra. : Hand (Moore 1842: 138)

Marh-ra. : Hand (Moore 1884: 100)

marr : Hand (Chester Curr 1886: 390)

marr : hand (Gray nd:1)

marr : Hand (Hossell, Knight & Spencer Curr 1886: 388)

Marr : Hand (Nind 1831: 47)

marra : Hand (Adam Curr 1886: 382)

marra : Hand (Barlee Curr 1886: 356)

Marra : Hand (Beedagooroo; Bates XII, 2B, 19: 3)

marra : Hand (Gifford Curr 1886: 362)

marra : Hand (Goldsworthy Curr 1886: 340)

Marra : Hand (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 5)

Marra : Hand (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII, 2B, 23: 3)

marra : Hand (Monger Curr 1886: 322)

Marra : Hand (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 4)

Mar-Ra : Hand (Isaacs, Samuel; Brockman, F S, n.d: ?)

Mar-ra : Hand (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)

marra, mar : Hand (Hester Curr 1886: 360)

Marrajee : Hand (Goolaara; Bates XII, 2B, 18:3)

marta : Hand (Hackett Curr 1886: 344)

murra : Hand (Knight Curr 1886: 332)

murra : Hand (Scott Curr 1886: 346)

myrha : Hand (Armstrong Curr 1886: 334)

mahra : Hand (Hammond 1938: 7)

mara, marra : hand (N) (Dench 1994: 178)

Mār ngank : Hand "mother" = thumb (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 14)

maar : hand (E ) (Dench 1994: 178)

Maara nyordagong : Hand (left) (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

mair gerugeach : Hand (left) (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 4)

Mar joor : Hand (left) (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)

Mara : Hand (left) (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 5)

Mara joor : Hand (left) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mara joorang : Hand (left) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 5)

Mara nyardoo : Hand (left) (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 5)

Mara wanmurnong : Hand (left) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 5)

weer-goording : Hand (left) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 5)

Maara ngoonman : Hand (right) (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

Mair wonnonug : Hand (right) (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 4)

Mar ngwunmurn : Hand (right) (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 5)

Mara beeda : Hand (right) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 5)

Mara beeduk : Hand (right) (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 5)

Mara ngoonmurn : Hand (right) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mara ngunmarn : Hand (right) (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 5)

mar : hand (tongue turned back for r) (Douglas 1982: 14)

Marra berre : hand nails (Grey 1839:135)

Mar : Hand, finger (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 10)

Mar : Hand, finger, cloud, wind (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 11)

Māra : Hand, fingers (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 25)

myre-a : hand, fingers (Grey 1839:?)

Mar : Hand, wind (Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 12)

piṛi, piṇika, maṛak piṛi : claw, finger, digit (Douglas 1968: 86)

Maara : Finger (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

Maara : Finger (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 4)

Mai, plural, Maih : Finger (King 1821: 145)

mair : Finger (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 3)

Mar : Finger (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 3)

Mar : Finger (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 4)

Mar : Finger (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 3)

Mar : Finger (Jakbum Wabbinyet Bates XXII B, 3a: 4)

Mar : Finger (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 4)

Mar : Finger (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 4)

Mara : Finger (Binyunyu Bates XXII B, 2: 4)

Mara : Finger (Joobaitch (Ngoorweel); Bates XII, 2B, 14: 4)

Mara : Finger (Ngalyart (Sarah Karil); BATES XII 2B, 9 : 5)

Mara : Finger (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 5)

Māra : Finger (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mara nyonga : Finger (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 3)

marical : finger (Salvado 1851: 261)

Marra : Finger (Beedagooroo; Bates XII, 2B, 19: 3)

Marra : Finger (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 3)

Marrai : Finger (Kajjilgarra; Bates XII, 2B, 23: 3)

Marrajee : Finger (Goolaara; Bates XII, 2B, 18:3)

Maara joola : Finger joint (Ngwoonbib; Bates XII, 2B, 16: 4)

Mara : Finger joint (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII, 2B, 13: 3)

Mara bardil : Finger joint (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mar-o-murdok : Finger joint (Bardil; BATES XII 2B, 10 : 3)

Marra koojee : Finger joint (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 3)

Maara beera : Finger nail (Balbuk; Bates XII, 2B, 15: 5)

mair pire : Finger nail (Wall; Bates XII, 2B, 50: 4)

Mar beer : Finger nail (Boordenam; Beereenan; Boongong; Werdabirt; Bates XII 2B, 4 : 4)

Mar beer : Finger nail (Indar Joowel Baiungan Bates XII 2B, 1b 1912: 3)

Mar beer : Finger nail (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7a : 4)

Mar beer : Finger nail (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 4)

Mar bir : Finger nail (Jakbăm; Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b : 10)

Mar bīr : Finger nail (Waienburt; Banyaitch; Bates XII, 2B, 21: 11)

Mara beer, beeree : Finger nail (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 5)

Mārbīr : Finger nail (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 13)

Marra bindeeree : Finger nail (Woolberr; Bates XII, 2B, 17: 3)

maarak birka : finger on hand (Whitehurst 1992: 35)

Mār : Finger, hand (Ngalbaitch; BATES XII 2B, 7b : 13)

mara bini : fingernail (N) (Dench 1994: 178)

mara birra : fingernail (SW) (Dench 1994: 178)

marabiri : fingers (Anon n.d: 3)

Marh-ra; Marh-ragur. : Fingers (Moore 1842: 133)

Marh-ra; Marh-ragur. : Fingers (Moore 1884: 97)

marrerk : fingers (Bussell 1930: 34)

marunga : fingers (Bussell 1930: 59)

murring : fingers (Rae, W.J 1913: 2)

marak birika : fingers of the hand (Douglas 1991: 21)

marra kawing yarra : fingers, all fingers (Douglas 1991: 21)

Marh-ra bottyn. : Fingers, Joint (Moore 1842: 133)

Marh-ra bottyn. : Fingers, joint (Moore 1884: 97)

Jen marn : step (footstep) (Monnop; Ballarruk; Bates XII, 2B, 24: 28)

Jena marna : Footstep (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 16)

Jenna marna : Step (footstep) (Ngilgee; Bates XII, 2B, 12a: 37)

marn : sound, tapping (Laves 1931: 7)

Marn bokkan ngeen : Noise, What is that? (Woorgomirt; Bates XII 2B, 5 : 22)

Marnabărt : Noiselessly (Ngilgi; Bates XII, 2B, 12b: 22)

mundǝrn : sound of walking (Laves 1931: 8)

moorna : sound (of anything in the bush) (Whitehurst 1992: 47)

Murna : the sound, or rustle of any living creature in the woods. (Brady 1845: 32)

Historical References

Marr : Hand (Nind 1831: 47)
Mal, mar : Hand (Main) (Dumont D'Urville 1834: 3)
Mar : Water (Perth Gazette 21/05/1836 by Hon G F Moore (Moore River Locality) and J Drummond.)
ma-ra : handle (Grey 1839:?)
Mar. : Wind (Moore 1842: 169)
Mar : Wind (Symmons 1842: 2)
Marhra : the hand. (Brady 1845: 29)
mara : hand (Salvado 1851: 261)
Mar : Hand (Ranford 1875: 146)
mara : Hand (Barlee (Curr) 1886: 354)
maar : Wind (Armstrong (Curr) 1886: 335)
marr : Wind (Goldsworthy (Curr) 1886: 341)
mar : Wind (Hester (Curr) 1886: 361)
mar : Wind (Hossell, Knight & Spencer (Curr) 1886: 389)
marra : Wind (Knight (Curr) 1886: 333)
maar : Wind (Scott (Curr) 1886: 347)
mar : Wind (Small (Curr) 1886: 359)
marerrr : wind (Taylor (Curr) 1886)
marra : Hand (Gifford (Curr) 1886: 362)
mahr : Hand (Graham (Curr) 1886: 350)
marta : Hand (Hackett (Curr) 1886: 344)
marra : Hand (Monger (Curr) 1886: 322)
mara : Hand (Whitfield (Curr) 1886: 326)
Mārr : cloud (Wainbret, Helms 1896: 326)
Mār : Wind, clouds, atmosphere (Ngilgi; Bates XII 2B, 12b: 24)
Mara : Hand (Baaburgurt (Bulyen/George Eliot); Bates XII 2B, 13: 5)
Maara : Hand (Balbuk; Bates XII 2B, 15: 5)
Maraburn : Pinion (wing) (Kajaman; Bates XII, 2B, 11: 30)
Mara : Hand (Monnop, Ballarruk; Bates XII 2B, 24: 3)
mar : finger (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Marra : Hand (Joobaitch aka Ngoorweel; Bates XII 2B, 14: 5)
ma, tant : hand (Rae 1913: 2)
Ma : hand (W J Rae, Native Vocabulary, 1913.)
marer : hands (Bussell 1930: 33)
mahra : Hand (Hammond 1938: 7)
Mar : Wind (Old Settlers of WA 1949: 21)
maṛ, maṛa, mayaṛ : hand (Douglas 1968: 91)
maar : hand (Hassell 1975: 232)
maal- : see maar֘ (Von Brandenstein 1988: 5)
maar : wind, cloud (Douglas 1991: 34)
maar : hand (Whitehurst 1992: 38)
Mar : Wind (Richards 1994: 128)
maar : hand (E ) (Dench 1994: 178)
Mara : hand (Mippy (Rooney) 2002: 325)

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