94 R. H. MATHEWS. 



Gender. — Kunnai, a man. Rukut. a woman. The gen- 

 der of animals is distinguished by employing the word 

 brangula for males, and yukkana for females, as, dyira 

 brangula, a male kangaroo; clyira yukkana, a female kan- 

 garoo. 



Case. — The cases comprise the nominative, nominative- 

 agent, possessive, accusative, dative, instrumental, and 

 ablative. 



Nominative. — Wangin, a boomerang. Kunnin, a yamstick. 

 Gri, a canoe. Bang and nguya, both mean a camp. Lity, 

 a boy. 



Nominative-agent. — Kunnaio waddhan dhanda, a man an 

 opossum eats. Waddhando dyerring dhanda, an opossum 

 leaves eats. 



Possessive. — The chattel and the owner are both declined. 

 Wanginma kunnaia, a man's boomerang. Grima rukutta, 

 a woman's canoe. Nguyama Ha, a boy's camp. 



Every object over which ownership exists can be declined 

 for person and number : 



( 1st Person My boomerang, Wangingitha 

 Singular < 2nd „ Thy boomerang, Wangingina 

 ( 3rd ,, His boomerang, Wanginung 



-nnoi i*t p^ I ° ur > incL ' boomerang, Wanginalla 

 uuai lbLr-ei. j Our, excl., boomerang, Wanginalanalla 



and so on through all the persons and numbers. 



Dative. — Banggea, to the camp. Ablative. — Bangga, 

 from the camp. 



Pronouns. 

 The following few examples of the nominative and posses- 

 sive pronouns will exhibit their inflection : 



| 1st Person I, Ngaiu Mine, Ngithalung 



Singular < 2nd „ Thou, Ngindu Thine, Nginnalung 

 ( 3rd „ He, Nungga His, Nungalung 



