AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. 



nuuiig 

 on. 



My dog bit the leg of the opossum. 



Bmindan pirn'guunong kuurarauuka kaal gnan. 

 Bit leg opossiim dog mine. 



Give the opossum to the dog. 



Wuukakoe kaal kuuramuuka. 



Give dog opossum. 



Take the opossum from the dog. 



Kumiiin kai-taka^ kaal kuuramuuka. 



Take fo'om dog opossum. 



The opossum sits on a branch of the tree. 



Karma; gneengauna; kuuramuuk wuurkaa 

 Up sits opossum branch 



The opossum has a young one in its pouch. 

 Kuuramuuk Imat tuukua'yuung 

 Opossum of young one 



The young opossum sits on its mother's back, 



Kuurna kum-amuuk gnuuni gnuum 

 Yoimg opossum sitting on 



Tlie young opossum sits on the tree with its mother. 



Kannie gnseng gamise kuurna kuuramuuk 

 Up sits young opossum 



Tlie young opossum runs away along with its mother. 



Karkuuran kuurna kuuramuuk puulie wretnanda 

 Run young opossum two 



Take the young from the opossum. 



Mannakje kuurahneung kuuramuuk 

 Take young one opossum 



paansetnuung. 

 pouch its. 



giifetnong 

 back 



together 



kneerangatong. 

 mother of it. 



kneeranga?nong. 

 mother its. 



kneeraneung. 

 mother its. 



gnat, 

 belonguig to. 



ADJECTIVES. 



There is no distinction of cases or genders in adjectives. There is no 

 comparative degi-ee, and the superlative is expressed variously. See ILLUSTRATIVE 

 Sentences. 



SENTENCES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE USES OF ADJECTIVES. 



My dog is better than yours. 



Yang'se yang'ee gnuuteung kaal gnan gnuutook gnat. 

 Good good dog mine yours. 



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