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50 rn AUSTRALUN LANGUAGE.
A child-gulag.
, An infant-gudja.
Relations.
Bncestors-~'~ettin-gal.
Aunt-miin-gat.
Brother-@du.
,, (eldest)-guban; boran.
,, (middle)-kardijit.
,, (youngest)-guloain.
, , -in-law-deni.
Daughter-gwoairat.
Father-maman.
,, -in-law-kan-gun.
Husbancl, wife-kardo.
&Tother-gan-gan.
?, -in-lam-win-gat.
Nephew-maiur.
Niece-gimbart.
Sister-djuko.
,, (eldest)-jindam.
,, (middle)--kauat.
,, (youngest)-gnloain.
, , (married)-maMk.
,, -ill-law-deni.
Son-mammal.
Uncle-kan-gun.
Parts of the body.
Arm (upper)-wan-go.
, , (lower-mal-ga.
,, (right)-gunnyin.
, , (lef t)--d'yu-ro.
Back-bogal.
Eearcl-gan-ga.
Blood-gubo.
Bone-kotye.
Bowels-konig.
Breast (male)-mingo.
(female)-bibi.
~i;n--~an-ga.
Count,enance-dtamel; minait.
Ear-ton-ka.
Elbow-nogait.
Excrement-konig.
Eye--mel.
,, -brom-mimbat.
Eye-lash-niel-kambar.
,, -lids-mel-nalyak
Flesh-ilain.
Foot-jina.
Forehead-bigai6.
Hair of head-kattmingai-ra.
Hancl-marhm.
Head-katta.
Heel-gardo.
. Knee-bonllit.
Leg-matta.
Liver-maiel-ri.
Mouth-dta.
Neck-wardo.
Nose-mulya.
Side-gai~il.
Stomach-kobbilo.
Tear-mingaly a.
Teeth-nalgo.
,, (upper)-gardik-yuga~l.
,, (1o~ver)-ira-yugauin.
Temples-y aba.
Thumb-marhra-@an-gnu.
Tongue-dtala&.
Animals, Birds, kc.
Bst-bambi.
Bird (a)-jida.
Crow-mardag.
Dog-4urda.
Flea, louse-kolo.
Fly-llurclo.
Lizard-jina-iw.
Pig-miggorog.
Snake-wan-gal.
Miscellaneous.
Bark (of tree)-mabo.
Egg-nurdo.
Food (of all sorts)-dadja.
Grass-boobo.
Grave (a)-bogol.
Hill (a)-katta.
House (a)-maia.
Lake (large)-mulur.
,, (small)-gu-ra.
River-bilo.
Rock, stone-bus. Tree-burnn.
Sand-goyarra. TVater-gabbi.
Sea-odei-11. Water (fresh)-gabbi dji-kill.
Stick (mooc1)-garba. ,, (stream)-gabbi gurjait.
,, (fire-)-kalla-matta. Young (animal) -noba.
2. ADJECTITES.
The acljectires most commonly in use are :-
Alive-won-gin, clorclik Hot-kallag.
Angry-girrag Like (similar)-mogin.
Arni (left)--n'yardo. Little-n'yu-map.
,, (right)-gun-man. Long, length-walaiacli.
Bad-djul. Low-gal--dik.
Big-gomon. Narrow-nulu.
Bitter-cljaUim. Near-barduk.
Black-~lloin. Old-windo.
Clear (as water)-karrail. Red-wilgilig.
Cold-nagga. Short-gorad (-da).
Deacl-wonnaga. Sick-menclsik.
Dry (not wet)--ilar. Sloxv-dibbik.
Far away-war. Softgunyik.
Fat-boain-gaddk. Sweet-niulyit.
Fresh-milgar. Tall-urri.
Good-gwabba. Thin-kotyelarra.
Green-gerip-gerip. True-bunclo.
Hard-mnrcloen. Wetbalyan.
Kealtli (in)-barra-barra. IVl~ite-mil ban.
High-it-agbn. Wild-maii-aaii.
- A substantive acquires an adjective meaning by taking such
suffixes as -gadik, ' having, possessing,' -bru, ' without,' \vhicli
corresponds to the English suffix ' less'; as, j i g a 1 a-g a d i k, ' having
horns,' ' a corn'; kar do-gad a k, 'having a husbancl or wife,'
'married'; b o ka-bru, ' cloak-less'; ga bbi-b r u, ' without water.'
Conzpnrison of Arljectioes.
Some acljectives adcl j i 1 for the coiuparatire ; as, f ronl d i b b a li,
'slow,' dtibbik-jin, 'slower'; gwicljir, 'sharp,' gmidjir-jin
sharper '; y errti k, ' high,' yerrak-jin, 'higher.' But usuaIIy a
reduplication makes the comparative, and -jil is added to the
base for the superlative ; as uwabba, ' good,' gwabba-gmabba,
'better'; gmabba-jil, be&.' This intensive particle ;j il, eqniva-
lent to 'verily,' may be added to other parts of speech ; as,
kardo-j il, ' one who is in the clirect line for marrying with
another'; daclja-j il, 'it is certainly meat '; liannahj il, 'is it
indeed so ''2 The English ' very ' is renclerecl by a reduplication ;
as, mu l y i t-mu 1 y it, ' rery sweet.'