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—_——_—_—_——— ee 
Dual. 
4, Bangul, We two. Bang-(b)ul. 
5. Bangbullok You two. Bang-bula-k. 
6. Bang-a-bul-ong They two. Bang-(t)a-bula-ng. 
Triple. 
7. Bang-etuk-kol-lik, We three, Bang-ngedo-guli-k, 
8 Bang-ud-kol-lik, You three, Bang-ngn-d-guli-k, 
9, Bang-tan-a-kol-lik, They three, Bang-tana-guli-k, 
Plural. 
10, Bang-wod-jok, We. Bang-wadjo-k, 
11, Bang-ud, You. Bang-ngu-d. 
12. Bang-tan-ong, They. Bang-tana-ng. 
Possessive Case. 
Singular, 
Bang-ang-ngi-k. 
Bang-kode-ngin, 
Bang-kode-da-k, 
13. Bang-ong-ik, My. 
14, Bang-go-de.gnen, Thy, 
16, Bang-go-de-duk, His. 
Dual, 
16. Bang-go-de-ul, Ours Bang-kode-(b)ual. 
17. Bang-go-de-bul-ok, Yours. Bang-kode-bula-k, 
18, Bang-go-de-bul-ok,. Theirs, Bang-kode-bula-k. 
Triple. 
19. Bang-ong-etuk-kol- Bang-ang-gnedo-guli-k, 
lik, Ours. 
20. Bang-ong-ud-kol-lik, Yours, Bang-ang-ngu-d-guli-k, 
21. Bang-a-tan-a-kol-lik, Theirs, Bang-a(ng)-tana-guli-k. 
Plural. 
22, Bang-a-wod-jok, Ours. Bang -ang-wa‘jo-k. 
23. Bang-ong-ud, Yours. Bang-ang-ngu-d, 
*24, Bang-go-de-tan-ok, Theirs, Bang-koda-tana-k, 
*The numbers are set before the lines for facility in reference, 
Now in casting your eye over this listof words, you at once 
recognise the fact that everyone of them begins with the syllable 
bang, and nearly all end with &. As to bang, it cannot be a pro- 
nominal form ; for, suppose it means ‘ I,’ it is clear that the pro- 
noun ‘ I’ cannot be an essential part of the pronoun for ‘ thou’ 
or‘he,’ “Its constant and unsympathetic form make me sure that 
it is neutral in meaning and use. I take it to be a demonstrative 
strengthening particle used to hold up the pronoun which follows 
it. In fact, it is the Australian demonstrative 6a which occurs so 
often*in place names, as in Barra-ba, ‘loowoom-ba, and many 
others ; it is the South Australian demonstrative pa, and is also 
the root ot the Awabakal pronoun da-ra, ‘ they ’ (demonstrative), It 
is part of some of the postpositions which are used for the declension 
of nouns and pronouns in the Awabakal dialect of New South 
