man
Language:
Australian:
Ml-la
English JS Main:
man
English:
The first time Colbee saw a monkey, he called Wr-ra (a rat); but on examining its paws, he exclaimed, with astonishment and affright, Ml-la (a man).
Category:
human classification
Source:
Tench
Page:
270
Line:
25
Respelt:
mala
Part of speech:
noun
Date:
1793
Meaning Clue:
"Ml-la" mala = "The first time Colbee saw a monkey, he called Wr-ra (a rat); but on examining its paws, he exclaimed, with astonishment and affright, Ml-la (a man)." man : Tench [:270:25] [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