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jump

Language: 
Sydney
Australian: 
Ilga
English JS Main: 
jump
English: 
To leap
Category: 
motion
Source: 
SofM 18970531 [123.4: Suttor-BB]
Page: 
123
Line: 
49
Respelt: 
yilga
Part of speech: 
verb
Date: 
1897.5
Meaning Clue: 
‘yellagang’ yilagang = ‘Rejoice’: Mathews DWL + Kml 1903 [279.4:16] [DWL]
Source Details: 
Science of Man: 31 May 189, p. 123 Suttor, J.B.: Aust Anthrop J LINGUISTICS [4 languages] Columns for: "1. Mulligan River dialect, supplied by A. Fraser, Esq. (2) "2. Johnstone River dialect, supplied byHenry Matheson, Esq. (2) "3. Bellinger River dialect, supplied by W.R. Harper, Esq. "4. Port Jackson dialect, supplied by J.B. Suttor, Esq. (2) PROBABLE SOURCE: The entries seem predominantly to come from King. ------------------- JS LIST LOCATION: lime green SofM ringbinder

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