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18 ~ii AUSTBSLIAX LAXQITAGE.
All Nouns, n-hatever nlay be their original signification, m-hen
used as proper names of places, are of this declension, if they
end ia a.
M u 1 u b in b a, the site of 'Ke-ircastle.'
Nont. &I u 1 u b i n b a, the name of the place, dI . . . . .
Gen.1 Mulubinba-koba, a~ythingbe1ongingtoJ.f. . .
2 Mulnbinba-kal, amalebelongiugtoX . . . .
3 Mulubinba-kalin, a female belonging to M . . .
Bat. 1 Mulubinba-liako, for M . . ,-to remain there.
2 Mulubinba-kolag, toiU . . , toproceedtoill. .
Acc. 1 Barun Mulubinba-kal,them(azasc.)ofX. . .
2 Barnn Mulubinba-lialin, them (fen*.) of H . .
3 Barun yantin Mulubinba-ki1,themallof X. .
Boc. PapBllun Mulubinba-kil, alas! people of M. . .
Abl. 1 Mulubinba-tin,from,onaccountofX. . . . .
2 Mulubinba-kabirug, from, away from Jf . . .
3 Nulubinba-koa, by, by vayof, through M . . .
4 Mulubinba-kaba,at, on, inN. . . . . . . .
NOTE 1.-TO form the Acc. singular or dual here, put their
pronouns in the place of b a r u n.
2.-The interrogative pronoun signifying place is w o n t a ?
' where is it ?' and this may be substituted for M u 1 u b in b a ;
the example would then become interrogative ; as, M- o n t a k a I ?
' belonging to what place ?' IV o n t a k a b a ? ' where is it at 'i'
' at what place is it ?' kc.
DECLENSION OF THE FIRST PERSO-VaL PROA70UA-.
The cases of the three l~ersonal pronouns and the manner of
using them are similar to those of the nouns. Thus, for the first
pronoun :-
NO~. 1. G a to a, L-This form is used in acswer to an interrogative
of personal agency ; as, G B n t o mi y & n ?
'Who speaks?' The answer mould be g a to a, 'it is I
who,' the verb being understood. The next form,
b a g, would simply declare what I do.
2. B a g, 4-is used in answer to an interrogative of the
act; as, Minnug ballin bi? 'What art thou
doingnow?' tat&n bag,'Ieat;'bagmustbeused,
and not the personal-nominatire, gat o a.
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Geiz. E m m o - 6 m b a, ~1Iy or qizi?ze,-ia usecl m-it11 a noun, or
with a substantive rerb ; the noun aln-ays precedes ;
as, kokera .enznloumba, 'my house';
emmoumba ta, 'it is mine.'
but
Bat. 1. Em m o - u g, 301- wte,--personally to receive or use.
2. Emm o -u g- lc in - lio, To ,i>he,-to the place 11-here I am.
Acc. Ti-a, Xe,-governed by transitive verbs. This proiloun is
used to form the equivalent for the passi~-e voice ; as,
b6nt6n bag, 'I strike;' but bi~atiin tia, 'I
nm strucii,' Zif., ' strikes me.'
TGc. K a - t i- o 6,-mere1~- an exclamation ; as, Oh me ! A7& me !
DE~~OXSTXATITE PEOXOGSS.
(1 in their signification as to include the
elative ; e.g.-1. gali is equivalent to
11,'-the person or thing spoken of being
'that is that who 07- which,'-being at
is that who or which,'-being beside
ot far of£. They are thus declined : -
Proril~~afe. l~enzofe.
Ga-loa.
-LTn-toa.
Gala-ko-ba Gdoa-ko-ba.
Galoa-ko.
Un-toa-lco.
Un-toa.
un-ta-tin Galoa-tin.
En-toa-birug.