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boolya

NOONGAR

magic, medicine

ENGLISH

boyl, bălya : magic, magic healing or killing (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
mulgar, bulya, boyl : medicine (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
boolija, boyl’ : sorcery (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
bulya : native remedy (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
boyl : magic, to charm, to bewitch (Kaiari, Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b)
boyiya, mulgan, yoomp, yoombuk : sorcery (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
boylya : witchcraft (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
boyl-ya : sorcery (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
boyl : charm, to by a spell (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
boyl : medicine (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
boil : sorcery (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
pool’ : magic (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
pool’oq pamin : kill by magic (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
püäly : magic (Von Brandenstein 1988: 57)