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4. How big is the child ? 5. Have you a large quantity of yams 1 

 6. What quantity of fish have you brought? 7. He caught a 

 few fish : T caught a lot. 8. Ducks are a bit small : and they 

 are also scarce. 9. The women are sitting apart near the tree. 

 10. The emus are large : they are also plentiful. 



Example So. 



1. bama nulu bodan ngoba : ugayu pinal-mul. 2. ngando nulu 

 bodan ngoba, warra ngoba : ngayu pinal-mul. 3. nulu dadai 

 ngoba : gari ngoba. 4. mina-ganguru purai-e maril ngoba, 

 — (ngayu) nadelmul (go) 5. goda-we ngayu mina mundal wudinu? 

 (5. ngautan yuelelinu ? ningga-nu ngoba 1 7. ngando-ngai 

 nganni ninggal? 8. nanu-ngu nga} T u nanggorga dudauu? 

 9. ngalan netcbin yandal. 10. garko nundu ngondu kadanu? manu- 

 budon ! 



Translation. 



1. One hardly knows whether this fellow is a good one. 

 2. This woman may be good or bad : I don't know. 3. One 

 hardly knows whether he went or not. 4. One would think 

 that a kangaroo swims, but you can't be sure. 5. Shall 1 give 

 the dog some food ? 6. Shall he stand or sit ? 7. Why are the 

 women sitting? 8. Shall I run up to the camp for you (for your 

 advantage, etc.) 9. The sun rises daily. 10. Will return later 

 on Certainly ! 



Example 86. 



1. nundu purai kana pudala : mayi gorer. 2. gari dadara, 

 burnga ngato kana woa. 3. nanggor-ngan ngayu kana dadanu, 

 nulu gorer. 4. wondalngan nundu milbir mane? 5. mina golan 

 wonda ninggal? yoku-we ? 6. wondalga nundu dadara ? 7. bobo 

 wanun-game nulu ninggal? 8. didar bobo yubaigo ? galakati. 

 9. ngantan ngondu kadanu. nila ? ngan-go ! 10. kanabudo ! 



Translation. 



1. Drink before you eat. 2. Give ine a dilly-bag before you 

 go (lit. don't go ! give me a dilly-bag first). 3. He will be 

 going away from the camp after I do. 4. From whereabouts did 

 you fetch the boomerang? G. Where does an opossum live? In 

 a tree. 5. Whither are you going ? 7. At whose place is he 

 staying? 8. How far is didar (Cape Bedford)? 9. We shall 

 soon come back. When? Soon. 10. Adieu. 



