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gudhawung, a bitch's puppy. In the possessive case, and in the 

 nominative too, the suffixed particle varies with the termination 

 of, and the vowel sounds contained in, the word to which it is 

 attached. Moreover, these suffixes are applied to the simple 

 nominative form of the noun, not the agent nominative. 



The name of any object over which possession can be exercised 

 by a native is subject to inflection for number and person by 

 means of possessive suffixes: Berradya, my boomerang (berra). 

 Berranyi, thy boomerang. Berrung, his boomerang; and so on 

 through the dual and plural. In the dative case they say, Ngurane 

 yerrabi, to the camp go thou. The ablative form is, Ngurajea 

 yerrabi, from the camp go thou. 



Adjectives. — Adjectives are declined for the dual and plural, 

 and are placed after the nouns they qualify: — Wirria buggarabang, 

 an iguana large ; Wirriawulali buggarabangbulali, a pair of iguanas 

 large; Wirriadyargang buggarabandyargang, several iguanas large. 



Comparison is effected in a manner similar to that employed in 

 the Thurrawal ; and certain adjectives, when used as predicates, 

 can be conjugated like intransitive verbs, the same as in that 

 language. 



Pronouns. — Pronouns have person, number, and case, but are 

 without gender. Some of the nominative and possessive pronouns 

 are as under : — 



il Gulangga Mine Gulangguya 



Thou Gulanjee Thine Gulangunyi 



He, she Dhanuladhu His, her Dhanulangu 



( We, incl. Gulanga Ours, incl. Gulangalung 



j. , J We, excl. Gulangalung Ours excl. Gulangalangun 



j You Gulambu Yours Gulambulung 



(They Dhanudyula Theirs Dhanudyulangu 



{We, incl. Gulambanyan Ours, incl. Gulanyanung 



We, excl. Gulambanyilla Ours, excl. Gulanyanungun 



You Gulambanhu Yours Gulanhurung 



They Dhanujimalang Theirs Dhanujimalangu 



The following are examples in the ablative case : — 



(With me Gulanguria From me Gulangarajia 



With thee Gulangurunyi From thee Gulangaranyi 

 With him Dhanulangura From him Dhanulangaraji 



