| English. | Circular Head. |
|---|---|
| Hair | parba |
| Hand | rabal-ga |
| Foot | rabuc-ka |
| Head | ewuc-ka |
| Eye | mameric-ca |
| Nose | rowari-ga |
| Tongue | mamana = mimena, Brumer I. |
| Teeth | cawna |
| Ear | cowanrig-ga |
Here however, it must not be concealed that the termination ka, or ga, occurs in other words, such as tenal-ga = laugh, tar-ga = cry, teiri-ga = walk, lamunika = see. These, however, are verbs; and it is possible (indeed probable) that the k or g is the same as in the preceding substantives, just as the m in su-m and [a]εἰ-μι] is the m in meus, me, and [a]ἐμι]. Still, this will not apply throughout; e. g. the words like lalli-ga = kangaroo, para-ka = flower, and others.
| English. | Eastern Tasmanian. |
|---|---|
| Eye | lepe-na |
| Ear | pelverata |
| Elbow | rowella |
| Foot | langa-na |
| Fist | trew |
| Head | pathe-na-naddi |
| Hair | cetha-na |
| Hand | anama-na = nema-da, Brumer I. |
| Knee | nannabena-na |
| Leg | lathana-ma |
| Teeth | yan-na = yinge-da, Brierly I. |
| Tongue | me-na = mime-na, Brumer I. |
| Chin | came-na |
| Neck | lepera |
| Breast | wagley |
Here, the number of other words ending in na is very considerable; so considerable that, if it were not for the cumulative evidence derived from other quarters, it would be doubtful whether the na could legitimately be considered as a possessive affix at all. It may, however, be so even in the present instance.
To these we may add two lists from the Lobo and Utanata dialects of the south-western coast of New Guinea.
Finally, we have the long, and evidently compound forms of the Corio, Colack, and other Australian dialects; long and evidently compound forms which no hypothesis so readily explains as that of the possessive adjunct; a phenomenon which future investigation may shew to be equally Oceanic and American.
NOTES AND ADDENDA.
The vocabularies of the Rattlesnake are (1) Australian, (2) Papuan.
The former were for the parts about Cape York, i. e. the Northernmost part of Australia, and also the part nearest the Papuan area. The Kowrarega was the form of speech best illustrated.