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Gaianburnung is a stronger way of expressing "large," and has- 

 the dual and plural suffixes as before. Sometimes burnung is used 

 by itself, as yuin. burnung, a man large. A man of unusual 

 stature is spoken of as yuin burndal, a man very large. 



Equality is expressed by Gulagang nhai — gulagang nham, short 

 this — short that; or Bundauariwulali, long both. Inferiority by 

 Gurnung nhai — nuggung nham, bad this — good that. There is a 

 sort of superlative, Gulagangang, very small; gumbuludhung, very 



Words used to distinguish the sex of animals are treated as 

 adjectives, and inflected for number, as follows: 

 A kangaroo, male, Buru kaualgang 



A couple of male kangaroos, Burulali kaualgangbulali 

 Several male kangaroos, Buruloala kaualgangbuloala 



When used predicatively, as, you are stupid, adjectives can be 

 conjugated the same as an intransitive verb. Nuggung, means- 

 good, and also well in health. 



Present. 



Singular 



1st Person 

 2nd „ 

 3rd „ 



1st Person 



Dual 



Plural 



Singular 



) 2nd 

 * 3rd 



1st Person 



2nd „ 

 3rd „ 



j 1st Person 

 J 2nd „ 

 3rd „ 



Singular 



1st Person 

 2nd „ 

 3rd „ 



I am good, 

 Thou art good, 

 He is good, 



j We are good, incl. 



( We are good, excl. 

 Ye are good, 

 They are good, 



j We are good, incl. 



\ We are good, excl. 

 Ye are good, 

 They are good, 



Past. 

 I was good, 

 Thou wast good, 

 He was good, 



Future. 

 I will be good, 

 Thou wilt be good, 

 He will be good, 



Nuggungai 

 Nuggumbi 

 Nuggung 



Nuggungul 

 Nuggungulling 

 Nuggumbul 

 Nuggumbula 



Nus 



[unyang 



Nuggunyilling 



Nuggunhur 



Nuggumba 



Nuggungabambeh' 

 Nuggumbibambeh 

 Nuggungbambeh 



Nuggungabambeng 

 Nuggumbibambeng; 

 N uggumbambeng 



