��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.
��(From Ur. Moorhouse's Grammar.) THE MURUNDI TRIBE.
From Manum to Overland Corner, on the River Murray, and thirteen miles back from the river on each side ; Blanchetown is their head-quarters.
Declension of Nouns. Nguilpo, ' child. ' Dual.
��Nom.
Gen.
Bat.
��Singular.
G-uil-po
G-uil-yog
Guil-yanno
Gruil-pallarno
G-uil-po
��Guil-pakul
Guil-yamakul
Giiil-yakullamann
��Plural.
Guil-pa
Guil-yarago
Guil-yarumanno
��Guil-pa
Guil-yara mainmudl
��Ace. Guil-po Guil-yapakul
Abl. 2. Guil-yanmudl Guil-kakulla main
mudl
4. Guil-kulla manno Guil-yaramanno
6. Guil-yanna
Note. — AM. 2 means ' from'; Ahl. 4, ' at,' ' with ' (a locative form) ; Ahl 6 is the Causative, and may be translated ' by.'
Declension of the Personal Pronouns.
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� � �^jLll'I'lflli
�^
� �1st.
�2nd.
�3rd.
�Nom.
�Gape
�Gurru
�Ninni
�Gen.
�Gaiyo
�Guri'ogo
�Nunnago
�Bat.
�Ganne
�Gurrunno
�Ninnanno
�Ace.
�Gape
�Gurru
�ISTinni
�Abl. 6.
�Ganna
�Gurra
�Ninna
� � �Bual
�V
�Nom.
�Gedlu
�.Gu})al
�Dlano
�Gen.
�Gedlago
�Gupalago
�Dlanogo
�Bat.
�Gedlunno
�Gujtalanno Plural
�Dlanunno
�Nom.
�Gennu
�Gunnu
�Nana
�Gen.
�Gennago
�Gunnago
�Nana go
�Bat.
�Genunno
�Gununno
�Nanunno
��Note. — There are no abbreviated forms of the pronouns, and no gender forms.
Declension of the A^erb.
The verbs p.arldkun, ' strike ' and terrin, ' stand,' may be ta- ken as examples ; in form, both of these are Present Participles.
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