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Daringa

Language: 
Biyal Biyal
Australian: 
Dar-“n-ga
English JS Main: 
Daringa
English: 
A convict was at length taken in the fact of stealing fishing-tackle from Dar-“n-ga, the wife of Colbee.
Category: 
name of person
Sub-category: 
female
Source: 
Tench
Page: 
221
Line: 
31
Respelt: 
Darin-ga
Part of speech: 
noun
Date: 
1793
Meaning Clue: 
"Dar-“n-ga" Daringa = "...Dar-“n-ga, the wife of Colbee." Daringa: Tench [:221:31] [BB]
Source Details: 
Captain Watkin Tench: A Narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay (1789) and A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson 1788-1791 (1793): Republished at Sydney’s First Four Years (1961), Library of Australian History

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