AUSTRALIA. 



K A M I L A R A I. 



Ace. birabdn, a hawk 



1st Abl. birabantin, on account of a 



hawk 

 2d Abl. biralxintabiruy, away from a 



hawk 



3d Abl. birabdntoa, along with a hawk 



4th Abl. birabantdba, staying with a 



hawk 



The other declension can be easily 

 formed from these. 



WIRADUREI. 



Inar, woman, and bural, bed, will serve 

 as examples of the third declension. 



ADJECTIVES. 



The same word may be adjective, noun, 

 verb, or adverb, according to the construc- 

 tion, or the affixed particles. Mororoy, 

 good, yarakai, bad, konein, pretty, with 

 the particles of agency affixed, would be- 

 come agents, or verbal nominatives, and, 

 consequently nouns, as maroroyko, the 

 good ; yarakaito, the bad, etc. 



The adjective follows the noun which it 

 qualifies, and agrees with it in case. 



Comparison can only be expressed by a 

 circumlocution ; as, this is very sweet, that 

 is not, kekul kei uni kauwulkauwul, kea- 

 wai unoa, lit., sweet is this exceedingly, is 

 not that. 



ADJECTIVES. 



Adjectives are declined like nouns, and 

 generally agree with them in case. 



Comparison is expressed by circumlo- 

 cutions ; as, yina maruy bala mat dila, 

 this good truly is with that (dtia being in 

 the ablative), for, this is better than that ; 

 or, yina maruy yila wlrai, this good, that 

 not. 



A high or superlative degree is expressed 

 by the addition of bay or bUdy, or both, to 

 the adjective ; as, maruy, good, mdrumbdy, 

 very good, mdrumbdy bildy, extremely 

 good. 



NUMERALS. 



The natives can count no farther than 

 four, beyond which they use the general 

 term kauwulkauwul, many. 



wakol, one 

 buloara, two 

 yoro, three 

 icardn, four 



NUMERALS. 

 The only numerals in use are 



yunbai, one 



lil'lil, tWO 



. bula-yunbai, three 

 buygu, four or many 



buygu-gala-g, > 

 biay-galay > 



very many 



