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Nyleta,
Union street,
Toowong, S.W.1.
Nov. 22nd, 1940.

Mr. Sydney May,
Hon. Secretary,
Q'ld, Place Names Committee,
University of Queensland

Dear Sir,

I have letter of yesterday with description of West
Nundah to hand. With regard to the trees mentioned, the native
names of those not yet embodied in place names are not such as would
help to make a euphonious place name except perhaps Yúrabá, meaning
"place of spotted gum trees". With regard to the hilly nature
of the place the word Búrubá (Buroóbá) meaning" place of hills"
might be suggested,; the name , however, implies plurality and
would not suit if for one hill only.
Burunga, sometimes pronounced búruná (buroóná) means"hilly" ,
but this would be too much like the existing place name, _Baroona , which
possibly has the same origin. Bári-ngá, which may also be
pronounced "Báriná" means "at or on the top". Nya-gilli,
(the ultimate vowel as ee in english bee), meaning "See a long
way". Nya-kuĺla-kuĺla, meaning"see there and there, i.e. every-
where". Perhaps the most suitable name would be Wańduma,
meaning "Rising or climbing upward". This word is common to the
the local and two adjacent languages and a place of this description
was actually so-named by the blacks but does not appear on any
official map.
Care should be taken to note whether any of these names
are already in use.

Yours faithfully,
FJ Watson
P.S. Please note the accentuation of syllables.
FJW.