106 W. J. ENKIGHT. 



Translation — 1. The dog bit him. 2. I struck them. 3. I 

 speared a man. 4. The 'black snake' bit a man. 



6. Nouns, possessive. — The possessive is formed by adding 

 "goo'-ba " to the possessing noun. 



Example III. — I. Koo-noong-goo-ba bar-ra-kun'. 2. Warn'- 

 bo-gn-goo-ba nimbik. 3. Bing'-hi-goo-ba gum'-ml. 4. Kidn- 

 goo-ba mir'-ree. 



Translation — 1. The old man's boomerang. 2. The kangaroo's 

 (doe) bone. 3. The eldest brother's spear. 4. The 

 woman's dog. 



7. Nouns, ablative. — The ablative is formed by adding "oo" to 

 the noun. In cases where the final letter of a word is a vowel, 

 the vowel is dropped. 



Example IV. — 1. Nut'-wa koor'-ee bar'-ra-kundo6 bun-yil'-la. 

 2. Nut'-wa koor'-ee goot'-the-roo bun-yil'-la. 



Translation — 1. I struck a man with a boomerang. 2. I struck 

 a man with a club. 



8. Verbs. — The verb is without any change in the present tense 

 for either number or person. The same rule applies to the past, 

 which is formed by adding "11a" or "la" to the present tense. 

 The present participle is formed by adding "llin" or "lin" to the 

 present tense. Euphonic changes are also occasionally made in 

 the final syllable to meet this addition. There is no separate 

 form of the verb for the future, which is indicated by suffixing 

 "nuh" to the nominative agreeing with the verb. 



Present. Past. 



Mur'-roo-ma (make) Mur-roo-ma-la (made) 



Bun'-yee (strike) Bun-yil'-la (struck) 



Yal'-16-wa (sit down) YaT-16-waT-la (sat down) 



Bud-jee (bite) Bud-jee-la (bit) 



Boon'-ma (steal) Boon'-ma-la (stole) 



Boo-ba (lie down) Boo-ba'-la (laid down) 



Bit'-yee (drink) Bit'-yeel-la (drank) 



