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 * U sounded as in rude. U and O are often used interchangeably in different dialects. See Preface.

Uloyt. s.—The calf of the leg.

Urdal, s.—The west.

Urdo, s.—(Vasse.) A younger brother.

Utamat—The local name given at King George's Sound to one of the principal family divisions.

W.

Wab-ye gadak, a.—Awed; terrified; having awe or fear.

Waddarăk—Proper name of the Canning mountain people.

Waddarak, s.—A species of chicory or sow-thistle.

Waddo-wadong, s.—Vanga destructor; butcher-bird.

Wadju. A term applied to the hair of the head. Katta măngăra wadju, meaning that it is properly dressed, according to native fashion and ideas, when rolled up, well-greased, and wilgied, and fastened round the head, so as to form a matted mass impenetrable to the intense heat of an Australian sun.

Wai-yu—(K.G.S.) A species of Kingia.

Wa-kur-in—(K.G.S.) A species of waterfowl.

Walbăr—(K.G.S.) The sea-shore.

Walbul, ad.—Stretching or reaching over—as Walbul-ngannowin, eating with the neck outstretched, as a horse reaching over a fence.

Walbyn, v.—Pres. part., Walbynang; past tense, Walbynăgga. To cure by enchantment: to eject the Boyl-ya, or evil spirit, the supposed cause of all sickness and disease. This is performed by the person who undertakes the cure, squeezing the afflicted part with his hands, and then drawing them down, thereby to attract the Boyal-ya to the extremities. He is, however, very careful after each squeeze to shake his hands and blow well upon them, in order to preserve himself from any evil influence, or ill-effects of Boyl-ya, who generally makes his escape, invisible to uninitiated eyes; but sometimes assumes the likeness of a piece of quartz, in which case he is eagerly captured, and preserved as a great curiosity. Any person having the reputation for effecting this cure is sought after by the natives for many miles round, in behalf of a sick relative. The mode of cure sometimes adopted resembles the process of animal magnetism.

Waldja, s.—Very large dark brown mountain-eagle. It sometimes attacks lambs and young pigs.

Walga, s.—A kind of Dowak.

Walgah—(K.G.S.) A species of fish.

Walgen, s.—The rainbow.

Wal-gur—(K.G.S.) To laugh.

Walgyt, s.—The calf of the leg.