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 28 Gang-a-nginnow, v.—To take a person as a friend or servant to live with you.

Gangow, v.—Pres. part, Gangowin; past tense, Gangăga. To bring; to carry; to fetch; to take.

Ganno, s.—A root found at York, eaten by the natives, and resembling a potato in shape. Sp. Nov. nondescript, growing in poor, dry, gravelly soil. A species of truffle.

Gannow, v.—Pres. part., Gannowin; past tense, Gannega. To step; to kick.

Garba, s.—A piece of wood; branch of a tree broken off. Matta garba; stick or wooden legs, is a term of reproach.

Garbala—The afternoon; the evening; towards sunset.

Garbăng, v.—Pres. part., Garbangwin; past tense, Garbăngăga. To scrape a spear; to point by scraping.

Garbang-a, s.—Large black cormorant.

Garbel, a.—Scraped; pointed, but not barbed; applied to spears—as Gidji garbel, a fishing spear. The point of the spear is hardened by fire, and scraped off to a degree of sharpness which is scarcely credible.

Garbyne, s.—A large flag-like grass growing in the low grounds, very stiff, and apt to cut the natives' legs, and, therefore, much avoided by them when out hunting.

Gărdan, s.—Eucalyptus resinifera; red gum-tree, so called from the quantity of gum-resin of a deep coagulated blood colour, which exudes, during particular months in the year, through the bark. It is a valuable timber on a farm, as it splits well for posts and rails, and is useful for all agricultural implements. It grows generally on good red loamy soil. In the hot summer months a sweet saccharine juice exudes plentifully from some trees of this sort, which the natives call by the same name which they apply to our sugar. See Ngon-yang.

Gărdang, s.—Younger brother.

Gargan, v.—Pres. part., Garganwin; past tense, Garganăga. To light down; to pitch; to alight as a bird on the ground.

Gargoin, s.—The stone of the Zamia fruit. The outer rind is edible after being steeped in water or buried in moist earth for a time; but the kernel is considered unwholesome by some persons.

Găr-jyt, s.—A flowing spring—as Gabbi gărjyt, running water,

Garlgyte, s.—Hypsiprymnus Gilbertii. A species of kangaroo.

Garrab, s—A hole; a hollow; a cane.

Garrabara, a.—Full of holes; pierced with holes.

Garragăr, a.—(Upper Swan word.) Slippery.

Gărrang, s.—Anger; passion; rage.

Gărrănggădăk, v.—To be angry.

Garraning, v.—(Upper Swan.) Restraining a man in a passion. See Wunyan.

Garrăp, s.—Marrow.