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 24 Dtallăng, s.—The tongue.

Dtallăngiritch, v.—Pres. part., Dtallăngiritchie; past tense, Dtallăngiritchăgă, to order anyone away out of your presence.

Dtallăngyăk, a.—Jesting; joking; teasing (the act of).

Dtăllăp, s.—Flame—as Kalla dtallap, the flame of fire.

Dtallar, s.—Flame—as Kalladtallar, the flame of fire.

Dtal-yi, s.—Spittle; froth; foam.

Dtal-yil, s.—(K. G. S.) A small species of fungus eaten by the natives.

Dtalyili-yugow, v.—To lie; to tell lies. Fortunately for the ends of justice, when a native is accused of any crime, he often acknowledges his share in the transaction with perfect candour, generally inculpating others by way of exculpating himself. Were it not for this habit, there would be a total failure of justice in the great majority of cases of aggression committed by them against the white people.

Dtamel, s.—The countenance; literally the mouth and eyes.

Dtan, v.—Pres. part, Dtenin; past tense, Dtanaga. To pierce; to penetrate; to make an opening.

Dtanbarrang-ijow, v.—To dig up; to dig out. A compound word, signifying literally, pierce (the ground) take (it, whatever is dug up, in your hand), put (it on one side), this being an exact description of the native style of digging.

Dtandinit, v.—Pres. part., Dtaudidinwin; past tense, Dtandidinaga. To close; stop up a gap; to mend a hole.

Dtardytch, s.—The lowest of the vertebræ of the neck.

Dtarh-ra, s.—Small sort of knife; the barb of a spear.

Dta-wang, v.—Pres. part., Dtawang-goan; past tense, Dtawangăgga. To yawn.

Dtondarăp—Proper name of one of the great families into which the aborigines are divided. Matta Gyn, with the Ballarok and Waddarok. See Ballarok.

Dtowal, s.—The thigh.

Dtowalguorryn—The name of a dance among the Eastern natives, during which the muscles of the thigh are made to quiver in a very singular manner. A dance of this sort is common among the Malay girls.

Dtul-ya, s.—Exocarpus cupressiformis. This with the By-yu and the Kolbogo, and a few other things deserving no better name than berries, of no particularly good flavour, are all that have been yet found in the country in the way of fruit.

Dubarda, s.—The flower of a species of Banksia which grows on the low grounds and comes into flower the latest of all these trees.

Dubyt, s.—A very venomous yellow-bellied snake, from five to six feet long, much dreaded, but eaten by the natives.

Dubta, s.—The seed-vessel of the white gum-tree.

Dukun, v.—Pres. part., Dukunin; past tense, Dukunăgga. To light the fire for the purpose of cooking; to be put on the fire to be cooked.

Dulbar, s.—Season of bad or wet weather—as Ngannil dulbar mya wyerowin, we build, or are building, huts in Dulbar.