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Case. — The nominative case has two forms, one of which simply 

 names the person or thing, as Wungar, a boy. The other form 

 represents the subject, or the instrument, in action, e.g., Wungara 

 bumarangga kerraiba, the boy a boomerang threw. Here the 

 name of the boy and that of the instrument each take a suffix. 

 Again, when the instrument is in the accusative case, a suffix is 

 •employed, as, Boomerangga kerraibadya, a boomerang threw I. 

 Moreover, these suffixes fluctuate according to the termination of 

 the word to which they are attached. 



The possessive case has two suffixes, like the Thurrawal, as, 

 Dyingu kurungbi, a woman's child (kurung). Any article over 

 which possession can be asserted is subject to inflection for number 

 and person by means of suffixes, analogously to the Thurrawal 

 and Gundungurra, examples of which are not considered necessary. 



Adjectives. — An adjective takes the same inflection as the 

 qualified noun, and follows it: — Ngunuii kaual, a flying- fox, male; 

 Ngununbula kaualbula, a couple of male flying-foxes ; Ngunun- 

 •dyarralang kaualdyarralang, several male flying-foxes. The suffix 

 is often omitted in one of the words, the last one generally taking 

 the inflection. 



The comparison of adjectives, and their conjugation like intran- 

 sitive verbs in certain cases, is analogous to the Thurrawal. 



Pronouns. — The following are some of the nominative pronouns 

 in the singular — the dual and plural being passed over for want 

 of space, in this and undermentioned examples. The simple 

 nominative is given in the first column, and the nominative-agent 

 in the second. 



[1st Person Ngaia Ngaiadya 



Singular-^ 2nd ,, Nyindi Nyindidya 



( 3rd ,, Nanu Nanudya 



Examples of the possessive pronouns are as under: 



( 1st Person Mine Jannunggai 



Singular < 2nd ,, Thine Nyinnunggai 



( 3rd „ His Nannunggai 



Dative — Jannawigu, for me, and so on. Ablative — Jannawi, 

 with me, and so on. 



