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a man large, Buppir, a very large man or any other thing. 

 Thurgalagu bitthigu murrawe gumi, a man large a kangaroo 

 struck. The suffix is often omitted from one of the words, 

 leaving the noun only, or the adjective only, to indicate 

 number or case, as, mirri bitthigu guragi gutthe, a dog 

 large an opossum bit. Thurgallanggu bitthilalanggu bulga, 

 a large man's boomerang. 



The comparison of adjectives does not follow the same 

 rides as in European languages, but one article is compared 

 to another in this way: Yuttama nginya — wurrai ngunnai, 

 good this — bad that. There are modifications in the case- 

 endings of nouns and adjectives, depending upon the ter- 

 mination of the word declined. 



Pronouns. 



Pronouns have the nominative, possessive and objective 

 cases as in the subjoined table. There are two forms in 

 the first person of the dual and plural — one in which the 

 person or persons addressed are included with the speaker, 

 and another in which they are exclusive of the speaker. 



1st Person 

 2nd „ 

 3rd „ 



1st Person 



2nd 

 31'd 



1st Person 



2nd 

 3rd 



Singular. 



Nominative. 



Ngadhu 

 Ngindu 

 Nyillula 



5 Ngulli 



( Ngullina 

 Ngindunyula 

 Nyillubulu 



Ngutthi 

 Nginnu 

 Igula 



Dual. 



Ngulligi 

 Ngulligina 

 Nginnula 

 Igubala 



Plural. 



f Ngeana 

 ) Ngeanuna 

 Ngindugal 

 Nyillugala 



Ngeanigi 

 Ngeanigina 

 'Nginnugal 

 Igugulla 



Objective. 

 Dhi 

 Nu 

 Lugu 



Liggi 

 Liggina 

 Nula 

 Lugula 



Ngeanaga 

 Ngeanagina 

 Nunggal 

 Nyuggala 



