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13G AN AUSTRALIAN LAKQUAGE.
7. 9 u- r u r-the plural pronoun ye. The as in vogue.
Wea, nu-rur ma-nun Mulubinba ko-lang; m.,willye go to
Say, ye mox-e-will Newcastle to. Ne~castle.
Wea-la nurur, ngatoa mita; at., do ye talk and I will go.
Speak ye, I depart.
Kari nurur ta-kaan ngoro-kan-ta; ?I$., ye have eaten kan-
Kangaroo ye eaten-have this morning. garoo this morning.
8. Ba-rur-the plural pronoun, they.
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Ngan-bo barur uwah? ngan-bo kant; barur napal.
LVho they moved? who being; they woman.
I~z., who are they gone? Idon't know; they are women.
IVea-lang barur; wea-leyn barur; at., they talk; they are
Speak they ; speak-ing they. talking.
Wit a ka - b a bar ur ; m., they are in the act of departing.
Depart in they.
9. Ba-le-dual pronoun fhozc and I, we fzco.
wits ba-le mah-OT-wil pa-ka-ta; m., thou and I will go .
Depart we-two move to at this time.
&[in-aa-ring ko-lang ba-le 50n wea-la?
now.
What towards we-two him speak?
m., art thou and I to speak to him ? about what art, kc.
IVea bula tanan ma-nun? a-a, wa-nun bale?
Say, ye-two approach move-will? yes, move-will w-e-two.
q~,.,will ye two come? yes, me rill come.
10. Bu-la-dual pronoun, ye t~co or the tzo.
A-la! bula; ka-bo! won-ta ko-lang bula?
Hall0 ! ye two ; be still ! whither for ye two?
nz.,halloi ye two; stop; whither are ye two going?
11. Bn-la bu-lo-a-ra--dual pronoun, they tcoo.
Won-ta 1x0-lang bula unnung buloara? m., whither are
IThither the two there two? they t ~ going? o
12. Min ? (an interrogative) st., what ?
Min-11%-ring unne? minnaring kan.t
What this ? What being ?
112, what is this? I don't know, lit., what (is it) being ?
Ninnaring unnoa? minnaring ngatong ?
What that ? what the thing
772., what is that ? I don't know.
Biinnnring tin ba unnoa? muyrenowwa tin ullnoa
What from that ship because of that.
nz, what is that for? on account of the ship that.
Blinnaring tin bountoa unnung tun-ka-leyn?
What from she there cry-ing ?
m., why does she cry there?
Ninnaring tin kan? mamuya tin bountoa tuukaleyn?
What from being? corpse from she cry-ing.
nz., I don't know ; on account of the corpse she is crying.
Minnaring ka unnoa-nung? minnaring kan be wean?
What that there what being thou speak.
nt., what is that there? what dost thou say ?
Minnaring ko ka unnoa-n~og ? .m., what is that there for ?
What for that - there?
Nakoro lro-Iang tura-nun bang; m., it isforfishIwillspear.
Fish towarcls spear-will I.
Minnaring be unnoa kurra-leyn? nt.,mhat are you cprrying?
What thou that carry-ing?
Micnaring ko be unnoa kurra-leyn? m., why art thou
What for thou that carry-ing carrying that?
Minnaring beunno~ petan? liokoin bang unne petan.
What thou that drink? water I this drink.
nt., what is that thou drinkest ? this is water I drink.
Minnaring be unnoa ta-ka-leyn? ~n., what is that thou art
TVhat thou that eat-ing? eating ?
Kari bang unne takaleyn ; m., this is kangaroo I am eating.
Kangaroo I this eat-ing
Minnnring berung uma unnoa? nt., vhat is that made of?
What from made that
Koli berung; brass berung ta uniie; 112.,of wood; of brass,
Wood from; brass from this. this.
Minnaring berung kan? m., what can it be made of?
\That from being.
Xinnaring tin be ka-la-la bulc-ka? m., on rr11at account
What from thou wast furious ? was't thou SO angry?
Minnaring tin ngatongt; ngukung tin bang buklra.
What from nothing ; wife from I furious.
nz., from no cause; on account of wife I (am) furious.
DXinnaring-ko bonoun tura? kota-ro, ware-ko, bibi-to.
What her pierced? wacldy, spear, axe.
nt., what didat thou pierce her with ? with a waddy, spear, axe.
Dfinnaring tin be-noun tura? nt., from what cause didst
TVhat from thou-her pierced ? thou spear her ?
New-wara-kan-to bang tura bounnoun ; ut., through anger
Angry being I pierced her. 1 I speared her.
Blinn-an beyn monni? wonni korean.
How-many to thee child ? child not.
m., how many children hast thou? none.
Minn-an beyn terrakul ngeroamba? kow~ol-kowwolo.
How many to thee peaches tliine much miich.
IT&., how many peaches haat thou with thee ? a great many.
Ninn-an kol-bun-te-nun? ma-ra-a kol-bun-te-la.
How-wch cut-will ? little cnt do
at., how much is to be cut ? let alittle be cut.