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In the spelling, French vowels and English consonants are used. 
Accents are used to indicate the stress put upon syllables. 
Hyphens are used to asist the pronunciation. 
The ng is sounded soft as in our “ing/ 7 but coming as it often does 
as the initial sound, it is difficult to pronounce until one becomes 
accustomed to it. 
In nearly all cases where the Infinitive Mood is asked for, Mr. 
Bird has given the Indicative Mood in the third person, as he has 
not yet found the Infinitive in this language. Abstract ideas are gen- 
erally lacking in this as in many other native languages. 
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd personal pronouns are indicated by nun, 
min, and in respectively, as : — 
I desire, Leean nunman. 
You desire, Leean minman. 
He desires, Leean inman. 
The indicative mood and nominative case is shown by “nim 77 
after the personal pronoun, thus: — 
I fall, “ngi nim nunjalgoo. 77 
You fall, “jou nim minjalgoo. 77 
He falls, “kinging nim injalgoo.” 
The “nim/ 7 however, is often left out, understood only. 
The imperative mood is shown by the prefix “an 77 to the verb, 
thus : — 
Help, “analong. 77 
Throw away, “anamoor.” 
The potential mood being “neen 77 and “neengarra. 77 
'fhe negative changes the “n 77 into “l 77 in the prefix, thus: 
I will come back, “ngi tarroongarra. 7 7 
I will not come back, “ngi arra tarroolarra. 77 
The heads into which the subject of inquiry have been divided 
are as follows : — 
Vocabulary... 
Man, his Relationships, etc. 
Parts and Functions of the Body 
Animals 
Birds 
Fishes 
Reptiles 
Insects 
Trees 
The Elements, etc... 
General Vocabulary 
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