664 ie R. H. MATHEWS. | 
Dh is pronounced nearly as th in “‘that,’? with a slight 
sound of d preceding it. Nh has also nearly the sound of 
th in “‘that,’? but with an initial sound of the n. A final 
h is guttural, resembling ch in the German word joch. 
T is interchangeable with d, p with b, and g with k, in 
most words where these letters are employed. Ty and dy 
at the commencement of a word or syllable have nearly 
the sound of j or ch, thus dya or tya closely resemble ja 
or cha. At the end of a word or syllable, ty or dy is 
sounded as one letter; thus dity, the last syllable of Bung- 
an-dity, can be pronounced exactly by assuming e to be 
added to the y, making it dit-ye; then commence articu- 
lating the word, including the y, but stopping short without 
sounding the added e. Dy atthe end of a word can be 
pronounced in the same way, the sound of d being substi- 
tuted for that of t. In all cases where there is a double H 
consonant, each letter is distinctly enunciated. 
THE BUNGANDITY GRAMMAR. 
ARTICLES. 
The place of the English article is supplied by various 
forms of the demonstratives representing “this’”’ and 
*“‘that,’’ which are declinable like the noun. If it be desired 
to definitely say that only one object is meant, the numeral, 
wandho, one, would be employed. 
NOUNS. 
Number—Nouns have the singular, dual, trial and plural. 
Drual,a man. Drualara,a couple ofmen. Drualwawung, 
three men. Drualaban, several men. | 
Gender—Drual, a man. Bulle-bulle, a woman. Mur- 
ungal, a boy. Barraty, a girl. Among animals sex is 
distinguished by words meaning ‘‘ male” and ‘ female,” 
respectively, thus, guramu mamung, a buck opossum. 
Guramu ngurtung, a doe opossum. 
