34 AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.
(h.) Demonstrative and Interrofjat'we Pronouns.
The demonstrative pronouns are: — hik-kai, hik-ke, 'this'; hitye-katye, 'this one' (emphatic) ; and nai-ye, 'that.' They are tlius declined : —
�� �Intitcmt.
�Proximate.
�Uimofc.
� � � �Kom.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
AM.
�Hikkai
Hin Hi'l
�Hitye-katye
Hityene katye Dual
�Kaiye Orn-auwe Orn-agk Orne
�iVom.
�Heggegk
�Heggene-kegk
�Nakak
�Ace. AM.
�Heggun Heggul
�Plural
� �Nam.
Ace.
AM.
�Harar Haran Harar
�Harnakar
�Narar Narai-
��The interrogative pronouns are gagke, ' who'? minye, ' what 'i They are thus declined : —
Ngang-ke, ' a-ho"! Minj^e, ' whaV.
Norn. Gagke Minye
Gen. Nauwe, nauwurle Mek
Dat. 1. Namby Mekimby 2. Nak (sing.)
jL^ak-an-agk (phi.)
AM. 1. Gande Mengye, 'how'?
Other forms of the interrogative minye are : — minyandai, ' how often ' (lit , ' what times '?) minyurti, ' what sort "? minyai or minyarai, 'what number'? minde, ' why? for what reason'? murel, ' with what intention '?
7. Vehus.
In the Narrinyeri dialect, the form of the verb is often parti- cipial, and is closely allied to the adjective.
If we take the root-form lak, 'to spear,' as the example of a transitive verb, the mootls and tenses with their meanings may Ije shown thus : —
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