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 39 was attributed to some volcanic action along the bed of the river, or eruption of mephitic gas.

Kalla, s.—Fire; a fire; (figuratively) an individual's district; a property in land; temporary resting place. Wingi Kalla, meaning where are you staying just now?

Kallabidyl, s.—Charcoal embers; dead coals.

Kallabudjor, s.—Property in land.

Kalla-inak, s.—Embers; cinders.

Kallăk, a.—Hot; burning; fiery.

Kallama, a.—(Derivative evidently from Kalla, fire.) Bright yellow.

Kallamatta, s.—(Compound of Kalla, fire; and Matta, a leg.) Fire-stick; firebrand.

Kallăng, a.—Warm, applied to water; Gabby Kallăng, water standing in the whole of a rock, and therefore warm at any season under an Australian sun; water at the edges of lakes in the summer season. It is a very remarkable fact in the history of mankind, that a people should be found now to exist, without any means of heating water, or cooking liquid food; or, in short, without any culinary utensil or device of any sort. Their only mode of cooking was to put the food into the fire, or roast it in the embers or hot ashes; small fish or frogs being sometimes first wrapped in a piece of paper-tree bark. Such was their state when we came among them. They are now extremely fond of soup and tea.

Kallăngkallăyg, a.—Burning hot; from Kalla, fire, and Ang, of.

Kallang, v.—Pres, part., Kallangwin; past tense, Kallangăgga. To collect sticks for a fire.

Kallar, a.—Deadly; mortal.

Kallarak, a.—Hot; warm.

Kallardtan, v.—To wound mortally.

Kallili, s.—Formica maxima. The lion-ant, nearly an inch and a half long, having very sharp mandibles, and giving a formidable sting, which produces very acute pain.

Kallip, a.—Denoting a knowledge of localities; familiar acquaintance with a range of country, or with individuals, also used to express property in land; as Ngan-na Kallip, my land.

Kal-ya, s.—Chorizema cordifolia. A plant.

Kal-yăgăl, ad.—Always; ever; continually.

Kamak, s.—A small kind of Kuruba, found in the York district.

Kambar, s.—Incisores, or cutting-teeth of the large kangaroo; one of these is sometimes inserted into the end of the Miro, or spear-throwing board, for the purpose of scraping anything with, as the points of the spears, &c.

Kambart—A niece. See Gambart.

Kămmajar, a.—Green.

Kanangur, a.—(K.G.S.) Adorned; shining.

Kanba a.—The wing of a bird; gill of a fish.