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In front of ; meaning also, the whole of, ngo6-mir-ra. Wul'-lee 

 ther'-reo-min' ngo6-mir-ra wa'-roon-ngoo, opossum stands in front 

 of tree-trunk. 



The other side of, ngun'-a-ow. Mun'-nee wur'-rin-jung ngun-a-ow 

 ba-ba-roong gin-nee, run, run to the other side of the hill. 



Behind, ben'-gul wa-rea. Ngul-lee ben'-gul wa-rea, sit behind ; 

 i.e., sit down behind me. 



(b) For, meaning for the benefit of, ngoo, the affix that denotes 

 possession. Bow'-wil-ga jung'-ga-ja-mar'-ra mm bul-lan-ngoo thung- 

 ang, man begs food for woman. Mun'-na-gal-an-in'-nga mir'-ree- 

 gang, will bring I dog-for grass. 



For, meaning for a purpose, gin'-nee. Yoong-ee ag'-gee-ja bow'- 

 wun gum'-mee gin-nee, give thou me grease spear-for; i.e., give 

 me some grease to rub my spear with. Gud'-ba-min moo-rool go6- 

 roo-gung gin'-nee, cuts (she) grass bag-for. 



With, by means of, ga; which is also the. affix of agency. Boo- 

 bal'-ga mung'-a-rin ngul'-lee gum'-me-ga, boy (agent) catches fish 

 spear (agent). Bul-lan'-ga ngoo-bun-ning mul'-lung-a-ngoo gnul'- 

 la-ga, woman (agent) will hit girl stick (agent). 



TV. Adjectives. — 1. Of quality. — These may also be used as 

 nouns and verbs Mij'-jurh, sharp, means also a point ; and, as 

 far as abstract notions can be grasped by Australian aborigines, 

 Mij'-jurh is equivalent to sharpness. Comparison is denoted by a 

 kind of balance, which places the compared groups side by side, 

 without conjunction. However, the Gundungurra use ma'-dee, 

 more; as a prefix or affix to adjectives. To express abundance or 

 intensity, they prefix bug'-ga-ra-bang, large or great to a noun ; 

 and they use reduplication of the adjective, as dam'-boo dam'-boo, 

 everywhere. 



(a) Comparative — Bul'4an thee-al'-le-min ; bo6-bal mo6-goo, 

 woman hungary ; boy not. Bul'-lan ma'-dee thee-al'-la-min ; boo- 

 bal moo-goo, woman more hungry ; boy not. Both mean, the 

 woman is more hungry than the boy. 



