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__ (4) That use of the numerals has a parallel in the Wiradhari 
dialect occupying « very large territory in the heart of New South 
NOES There we have ngindu-bula, ‘ you two,’ ngain-bula, ‘ they 
wo.’ 
(5) In these Woddowro examples, the particles for the in- 
flexion of the genitive are pre-positive ; in all the other dialects that 
I know of they are post-positive. This peculiarity of the Wod- 
dowro deserves notice. 
(6) Nga, nge, ‘1;’ adding the formative do, du we have nge- 
du : add ko or k, the genitive particle, and nge-tuk, ‘my,’ appears ; 
by aphaeresis that becomes etuk. In my Proposition III, page 
11, L have shown that the Melanesians say not hand, father and the 
like, but my hand, my father. So, also, the Woddowro tribe; ¢.g., 
genong-eiuk, ‘my foot ;’ mir-ngetuk, ‘my eye;’ pedong-etuk, ‘ my 
father.’ ‘Ihe second of these examples proves that the initial ng 
of ‘my’ isa part of the word, and that in the other two itis thrown 
off by the influence of the preceeding nasal. ‘This is exactly what I 
have said about bangik and the other pronouns. : 
In conclusion, I may be permitted to add that I have had much 
pleasure in writing this paper at Mr Cary’s request ; for his dis- 
covery brings a new and very interesting feature into the languages 
of our Australians, and connects them linguistically with the 
Melanesians, to whom, also, they are allied physically. Itis possible 
that, if Thad more copious data from the Woddowro, my scheme, 
might require some modification, but I believe that, in the main 
my analysis is correct. 
