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 19 of white across the forehead, down the sides of the cheeks, round the chin, and round each eye. White clay or lime is used on these occasions. When a man puts on mourning, he is said to Murh-ro năbbow; which see.

Dardi, s.—Pudenda. A disease was lately introduced, which the men attributed to the witchcraft of the northern Boyl-yagadaks.

Dardun, a.—Uneven; as Budjor dardun, uneven ground.

Dardyn, s.—Whiting.

Dărgangăn, v.—Pres. part., Dărgangănnin; past tense, Darganănăga; to strike so as to stun or kill, as Nadjul nginni gori dărgangan, I'll settle you, put an end to you presently.

Darin, s.—Ægotheles; little goat-sucker.

Dărnavan, s.—Fear; fright; alarm; terror.

Darnavanijow, v.—To alarm; frighten; to startle; to terrify.

Dărnavănmidi, a.—Anything which frightens or startles a person.

Darrajăn, ad.—Superfluously; beyond what is required or expected; as Darrajănwănga, to speak or talk beyond measure; Darrajăn yongow, to give over and above measure.

Datta, a.—Dried up; in a place where water has been, as Ngura datta, a dried up lake.

Dedam, s.—A name given to two stars, one male, the other female, of which the following story is told:–Dedam the man speared Dedam the woman, because she let his brother's two children stray away. The children are represented by two small stars at some distance higher in the heavens. The spear is represented by two stars standing one on each side of the woman's body.

Deidung, v.—(Vasse.) To cut.

Dendang, v.—Pres. part, Dengang-win; past tense, Dendang-ăgga; to climb; to mount; to ascend. They climb the tallest trees by cutting small notches, in which they insert the great toe, helping themselves up by leaning with the hand on the handle of the hammer, which they strike into the soft bark like a spike.

Deni, s.—Brothers-in-law, or sisters-in-law. The brothers of the wife are to the husband Deni; but his brothers are to her Kardomăn, marriageable relatives; because when a man dies his next brother takes his widow to wife, as a matter of course.

Derer, a.—Dry; withered; applied to leaves in autumn.

Didarăl, a.—Deep; deep water in the middle of a river.

Didarok.—Proper name of one of the principal families among the aborigines; they are Matta Gyn, with the Djikok and Nogonyak. See Ballarok.

Didi, s.—Small sort of fish; colonially termed silver fish, or silver herring.

Didin, v.—Pres. part, Didinin or Didinwin; past tense, Didinăgga; to close; to shut.

Didin Wanjo, c.—To close a door or gate after one.

Dil, s.—(Vasse.) The cray-fish found in swamps.