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 16 Bun-gyte, s.—A girl who is not betrothed.

Bunjat, a.—Shining; glittering; adorned; clean. Burnu Yyi bunjat, the trees are now glittering.

Bura, prep.—Within; in safety—as Maryne bura ngwundow, the food is within, or is in safety.

Barabur—(K. G. S.) The wild turkey.

Burarap, s.—The underground Xanthorea or grass-tree. Sheep feed on the centre leaves.

Burbur, s.—Exact resemblance; counterpart one thing of another.

Burda, ad.—By-and-by; presently.

Burdak, ad,—(Murray River dialect.) By-and-by; presently.

Burdi, s.—Macropus; a species of small kangaroo, having the habits of a rabbit.

Burdi, s.—Musk obtained from the musk-duck.

Burdilyup—(K. G. S.) A baby.

Bur-dun, s.—A light straight spear procured from the south, and highly prized by the natives on account of the elasticity of the wood.

Burnu, s.—A tree. Wood. The most abundant tree is the Eucalyptus, of which there is a very great variety of species. The other trees are principally of the Banksia, Casuarina, Melaleuca, Hakea, and Acacia sorts.

Burnunger,—(K. G. S.) A species of paroquet.

Burnur, or Burnuro, s.—The autumn of Western Australia, including the months of February and March. It follows the season Birok, and is followed by Wanyarang. This is the By-yu or Zamia-fruit season; and mullet, salmon and tailor-fish abound.

Burr—(K. G. S.) Rough; hard.

Burtăp—(K. G. S.) To lie; to deceive. Probably from Bărt, not. To say what is not.

Bu-ruro, s.—A neck-band of opossum's hair.

Bu-tăkbu-tăk, v.—To wink ; to open and shut, or move the eyes at all quickly.

Butăngăr—(K. G. S.) To cure.

Butogs, s.—A species of edible fungus. They will not eat the common mushroom, which grows abundantly.

But-yak, s.—Dryandria Fraseri. The flowers are thistle-shaped, and abound with honey; they are sucked by the natives like the Man-gyt or Banksia flowers.

Buyal, s.—The south. They always direct you by the points of the compass, and not by the right or the left.

Buyenak, s.—Hovea pungens.

Bu-yi, s.—Turtle; tortoise. A small snake-necked turtle is found in rivers and swamps; and the large turtle, valued for its shell and for food, is to be found in great abundance at Shark's Bay, and other more northern parts of the coast, weighing about 300 lbs.