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PHILOLOGY. 



K A M I L A R A I. 



as kokere, hot, kokero; these also belong to 

 the fifth declension. Nouns of four sylla- 

 bles, ending in r, are of the sixth declension. 



Participial nouns, used as agents, change 

 their final syllable ra to ro, as buntoara, 

 that which is struck ; active nominative, 

 buntoaro. 



The author gives a second declension, 

 which comprises a few variations peculiar 

 to names of places ; as, Mulubinbakal, a 

 man of Mulubinba ; Mulubinbakolay, to 

 Mulubinba. In the other cases, the words 

 are declined according to their terminations. 

 MuluMnba is of the third declension. 



The following is an example of a noun 

 varied according to the first declension, or 

 that appropriated to the names of persons. 



Biraban, a man's name (meaning, pro- 

 perly, Eagle-hawk). 

 Simple nom. Biraban 

 Act. nom. Birabanto, B. does, did, will, 



&c. 

 Gen. Birabanumba, belonging to 



B. 



1st Dat. Birabannii-g, for B. 



2d Dat. Birabankinko, to, toward B. 



Ace. BirdbannuT), Biraban 



1st Abl. Birabankai, from, on account 



ofB. 

 2d Abl. Birabankdbirvy, away from 



B. 



3d Abl. Birabankatoa, along with B. 



4th Abl. Birabankinba, remaining 



with B. 



The same word, when used as a common 

 noun, signifying an eagle-hawk, is declined 

 according to the second declension. 



Simple nom. biraban, a hawk 



Act. nom. birabanto, a hawk does, &c. 



Gen. birabankoba, of a hawk 



1st Dat. birabanko, for a hawk 



2d Dat. birabantako, to a hawk 



WIRADUREI. 



Bagai, a shell or spoon, of the first de- 

 clension, is thus varied: 

 Simple nom. bagai, a shell 

 Act. nom. bagatu, a shell does, will, &c. 

 Gen. bagaiguba, of a shell 



1st Dat. bagaigu, for a shell 

 2d Dat. bagaitd, to or with a shell 



Ace. bagai 



Abl. bagaidi, by, concerning, &c., 



a shell 



Simple nom. bagai-galay, shells 



Act. nom. bagai-galandu (qu. -gu?) 



Gen. bagai-galayguba 



1st Dat. bagai-galaygu 



2d Dat. bagai-galayga 



Abl. bagai-galandi 



Karandarai), a book, of the second de- 

 clension, is varied as follows : 



Simple nom. karandaray, a book 



Act. nom. karandaraygu, a book does, 



&c. 



Gen. karandarayguba, of a book 



1st Dat. karandarar/gu, for a book 



2d Dat. karandarayga, to or with a 



book 

 Abl. karandarandi, by, concerning 



a book 



The plural is karandaran-galay, de- 

 clined like that of bagai. 



