NAMES OF PERSONS.
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| When an uncle on mother's side dies, his nephew is called | Kurm kurm kuurk | Kun kun yaa |
| When an uncle on father's side dies, his niece is called | Palliin kuurk | Parrapæheear |
| When an uncle on mother's side dies, his niece is called | Pitchæ kuurk | Tætuyaar |
| When a male cousin dies, a male cousin is called | Gnullii yuurpeetch | Parrap tow'will |
| When a female cousin dies, a female cousin is called | Gnullii yuurpee kuurk | Parrap tow'will heear |
A similar law regulates the names of animals and things after which a deceased person had been called. Thus, if a man is called after an animal, or place, or thing, and he dies, the animal, or place, or thing is not mentioned during the time of mourning by any member of the deceased person's tribe, except under another name, because it recalls the memory of the dead.
For Example:—
The crow, waa, is called narrapart.
The magpie, or piping crow, kirrææ, is called paalbaluum.
The common cockatoo, gniiyuuk, is called narrapart.
The black cockatoo, wilann, is called waang.
The grey duck, tuurbarnk, is called kulkuwæær.
The gigantic crane, or native companion, kuuront, is called kuuluur kuyætch.
The eagle, kneeangar, is called tiiro mænk.
The turkey bustard, barrim barrim, is called tillit tilliitsh.
The ringtail opossum, weearn, is called manuungkuurt.
The dasyure, or common native cat, kuppung, is called tulla meealeem.
The dingo, or wild dog, bumang, is called parroætch.
The kangaroo, kuuriin, is called warrakuul.
The carpet, or tiger snake, kuurang, is called killaweetch.
The black snake, mowang, is called kundareetch
Tussock grass, parnet, is called pallingii.
A swamp, yaang, is called warrumpeetch.