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take

Language: 
Sydney
Australian: 
Maun
English JS Main: 
take
English: 
To take hold
Category: 
transfer: bring, take, give, fetch
Source: 
SofM 18970531 [123.4: Suttor-BB]
Page: 
123
Line: 
53
Respelt: 
mån
Part of speech: 
verb
Date: 
1897.5
Meaning Clue: 
‘man’: man = ‘To take’ Dawes [a:37:0.1] [BB]
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
Comment: 
Suttor has maun: king has maur: PROB SUTTOR RIGHT IN CHANGING THIS

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