THE XAERIKYERI DIALECT.
��Nouxs.
Nouns cire declined, as usual, by affixes ; after the following manner : —
��Kintalo-Tjutu
Dog-with Bu6ii-ali
Blind-of Kurna - undru Man relatinsc-to.
��A pa - n - undru
Water relating-to.
Kurna - thulka
]Man relating-to.
Yinkani - kii
Yours-to.
��The Verb.
The Diyeri verbs, as in other Australian languages, have their tense-forms based on the forms of the imperative and the present participle, as shown in the paradigm below. The numbers indi- cate the tenses quoted, which are : — 1. Infinitive Present ; 2. Participle Present ; 3. Participle Past ; 4. Participle Reciprocal ; 5. Indicative, Perfect Definite ; 6. Indicative, Pluperfect ; 7. Indi- cative, Future ; 8. Imperative, Singular ; 9. Im2)ercdive, Plurcd.
�� � �' Groic:
�Ask.'
�', Strike.'
�1.
� �Acami^"
�Diami
�2_
�Bunk
�una Acanr
�„
�Diuna
�5."
�Blink
�anaorif Acanaori
�Dinaori
�6.
�Blink
�anawonthi Acanj:
�■wonthi
�Dinawonthi
�7.
�Bdnkanalauni
� �Dialauni
�8.
�Bunk
�a Acea
� � �9.
�1.
�' Cover, huvj/,' aSTumpani
�'See.'
�Dimarau
� �2.
�Numpuna
�Niuna
� � �s!
�Numpathuruna
� � � �4.
�Nurapamulluna
�Niamulluna
� �5.
�Numpanaorif
�Nianaori
� � �6.
�Numpunawonthi
�Nianawon
�thi
� �7.
�Numpalauni
� � � �«.
� �Nii or nil
�i
� �9.
� �Niamaran
� ��*The post-position mi means 'to.' fTo decline any tense, prefix the causative form of the personal pronouns as the suliject.
Some adjectives are participal in their form ; as, miincuruna, ' sick '; mundathuruna, 'lazy'; kukutharkuna, ' unlevel'; kiin- kuna, 'lame'; mull una, 'alike.'
Some adjectives seem to have forms of comparison ; as, wordu, 'short,' wordu-murla, 'shorter,' wordu-muthu, 'shortest'; umu, 'good, umu-murla, 'better'; nuru, 'quick,' nuru-pina, 'very quick'; moa, 'hungry,' moa-pina, 'very hungry.'
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