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 9 Billangdjinnang, v.—To lift; to turn anything over, for the purpose of examining under it.

Billara, s.—A dead leaf; dried leaves.

Bille—(Vasse). The other.

Bilo, s.— A stream; a river. No names are given to rivers as proper names, but the localities and resting-places on their banks are designated with great minuteness. Few rivers in the colony run continuously throughout the summer, when they present the appearance of a series of ponds, standing at irregular intervals, and only connected by the rains of winter. It is probable that each pond is the actual source of, or is fed by, springs of more or less strength. Some very large rivers have been discovered lately on the north-west coast, but have not been thoroughly examined.

Bilobăng-ga, a.—Wounded severely, but not mortally.

Bilorbăng, s.—A person living on the banks of a river.

Bil-yagorong, s.—Myzantha garrula. The noisy honey-sucker.

Bil-yan, v.—Pres. part., Bilyanwin; past tense, Bilyanaga. To throw off; to take off; to unloose—as Buka bilyan, to throw off the cloak.

Bil-yap, s.—The tailless guana.

Bilyăr—(K. G. S.) A small species of bird.

Bil-yi, s.—The navel. The aborigines suppose a person with a large navel is necessarily a good swimmer; and therefore Bil-yi-gadak, or Bil-yi-gwabba, means a good swimmer. They also think that whether they can swim well or not, depends upon whether their mother has thrown their navel-string into the water or not, at the time of their birth.

Bim.—(K. G. S.) A footstep.

Bimban, v.—Pres. part., Bimbanwin, or Bimbanăn; past tense, Bimban-ăgga. To kiss.

Bina, s.—(Northern word.) Daylight; daydawn.

Binar, s.—Strix Cyclops. The white owl.

Binăng, s.—To-morrow.

Binbart binbart—Rolling from side to side; rocking, unsteady; like a drunken man or a ship—Ngarrăk ngarrăk.

Binda, s.—Dryandria, species nova. A species of Dryandria tree.

Bindak, s.—Calthamnus sanguineus. A plant so named from the colour of the flower.

Bindang, v.—Pres. part., Bindangwin, or Bindangan; past tense, Bindang-ăgga. To smell.

Bindart, s.—Personal effects; that which can be bequeathed by a man at his decease as Durda, Kadjo, Buka: his dog, his hammer, and his cloak. The spear of a deceased person, being first broken, the knives, and the throwing board, are usually stuck into the earth of the grave mound.

Bindi, s. The stick, or skewer, with which the cloak is fastened.

Binitch.—(K. G. S.) Sparks.