In 1844, I stated, at York, that from three true Malay localities, and in three true Malay vocabularies, I had found Australian and Tasmanian and Papuan words, viz:—

  1. In the Timboran dialect of the Sumbawan.
  2. In the Mangerei dialect of Flores.
  3. In the Ombayan of Ombay.

1. Arm = ibarana, Ombay; porene, Pine Gorine dialect of Australia.

2. Hand = ouiue, Ombay; hingue, New Caledonia.

3. Nose = imouni, Ombay; maninya, mandeg, mandeinne, New Caledonia; mena, Van Diemen's Land, western dialect; mini, Mangerei: meoun, muidge, mugui, Macquarie Harbour.

4. Head = imocila, Ombay; moos, (= hair) Darnley Island; moochi, (= hair) Massied; immoos, (= beard) Darnley Islands; eeta moochi, (= beard) Massied.

5. Knee = icici-bouka, Ombay; bowka, boulkay (= forefinger) Darnley Islands.

6. Leg = iraka, Ombay; horag-nata, Jhongworong dialect of the Australian.

7. Bosom = ami, Ombay; naem, Darnley Island.

8. Thigh = itena, Ombay; tinna-mook (= foot) Witouro dialect of Australian. The root, tin, is very general throughout Australia in the sense of foot.