B

bindari

NOONGAR

thunderstorm

ENGLISH

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

bin-nar : comet described by the natives as a star like fire, seldom visible, but when seen, they fear they must die. (Grey 1839:?)
Binnar. : Comet (Moore 1842: 126)
Bin-nar : comet or meteor (Symmons 1842)
pindan; chilan-an : lightning (Salvado 1851: 264)
binari : lightning (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
Bindardee ? : Thunderstorm (Ngilgee; Bates XII 2B, 12a: 17)
pinderi : thundery weather (Douglas 1991: 32)
binar : meteor (Whitehurst 1992: 42)
bina : light (N) (Dench 1994: 181)