King spent some time camped at Oyster Harbour in 1821 and collected a word list as well as the names of a dozen local men. He also provided the first drawings of Noongar hunting equipment. The complete text of his book is now freely available on the net as part of Project Gutenburg.
The original tables contain a variety of accent marks over many of the letters, I've excluded these rom this table, but the Project Gutenburg edition includes images of this list.
The occasional words in the third column appear to be revisions, in some cases the revised word is incorrect. For instance, orlock is given as a revision of the correct taafor mouth, on the other hand Moil is a correct revision for the incorrect Tarmul for nose.
Of interest is King's note about badoo being a Sydney word for water. As well the phrase manioc for tomorrow gets recorded later as maniana by Nind later, but both would appear to be adopted from sailor's lingo.
| A goose | Can-an-gan | ||
| A dog | Ti-a-ra | ||
| To eat biscuit | Ya-munga-ma-ri (doubtful) | ||
| A seal | Ba-al-lot | ||
| The sun | Djaat | ||
| Water | Badoo { | This word is a Port Jackson word, and has been probably obtained from other visitors | |
| Beard | Ny-a-nuck | ||
| Cheek | Ny-a-luck | ||
| Mouth | Ta-tah | ||
| Teeth | Or-lock | Yea-al | |
| Tongue | Dar-lin or Tha-lib | ||
| Arm | Wor-muck | ||
| Nails | Per-a (the accent strong on the r) | ||
| Finger | Mai, plural, Maih | ||
| Toe | Kea, plural, Kean | ||
| Finger nails | Pera-maih | ||
| Toe nails | Pera-kean | ||
| Nipple | Be-ep | Bpep | |
| Belly | Cob-bul or Kop-ul | Kobul | |
| Posteriors | Wal-la-kah | Wal-la-kah | |
| Kangaroo | Be-ango | ||
| A frog | Toke | ||
| Spear-throwing- stick | Me-ara | ||
| Hammer | Kaoit | ||
| Eye | Me-al | ||
| Navel | Be-il | ||
| Shoulder | Kad-ya-ran | ||
| Shall I go on board? | Bo-ken yen-na | ||
| Elbow | Gno-yong | ||
| Scars on the body | Naam-burn | ||
| Fire wood | Go-gorr | ||
| A spear | Nam-berr or pe-ge-ro | ||
| A knife | Ta-ap | ||
| Rope(on board) | Ne-ar-bango | ||
| Wood | Yan-dari | ||
| Lips | Tar | Urluck | |
| Throat | Wurt | ||
| Thighs | Dtou-al | Dtoual | |
| Knee | Wo-nat | Wonat | |
| Leg | Maat | Maat | |
| Foot | Jaan or Bangul | Jaan | |
| Ear | Duong | Duong | |
| Nose | Tar-mul | Moil | |
| Head | Ma-ka | Kaat | |
| A porpus | Nordock | ||
| Woman | Pay-dge-ro, or coman (doubtful) |
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| Hair of the head | Kaat | Kaat jou | |
| Come here | Cau-wah | Caw-wah | |
| Go away | Bul-lo-co | ||
| Shoulder | Djadan | ||
| Musket | Puelar (doubtful) | ||
| Gum | Pe-rin | ||
| Tommorow | Ma-ni-oc (doubtful) | ||
| Surprise or admiration | Cai-cai-cai-cai-caigh The last word lengthend out with the breath |
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| A hawk | Bar-le-rot | ||
| A shark or shark's tail | Mar-git |
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| Belt worn around the stomach | Noodle-bul |
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| Back | Go-ong | ||
| A particular fish | Wallar or Wallat | ||
Names of Natives |
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|---|---|
| Yal la pool (a little boy) | |
| U-ree-ton | }boys |
| Wy-tum-ba | |
| Mar-in-bibba | |
| Cool-bun | |
| Na-kin-na | |
| Mal-ka | |
| U-der-ra | |
| Ky-noo-ra | |
| Han-bar-rah | |
| Ba-war-rang | |
| Monga | |
| Floo-reen-a | |
| Cool-ya-rong | |
| Mogril (a young man)* | |