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136 AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

7. Nu-rur — the plural pronoun ye. The r as in rogue. Wea, nu-rur wa-nun Mulubinba ko-lang; m., will ye go to

Say, ye move-will Newcastle to. Newcastle.

Wea-la nurur, ngatoa wita; m., do ye talk and I will go.

Speak ye, I depart.

Kari nurur ta-kaan ngoro-kan-ta; m., ye have eaten kan- Kangaroo ye eaten-have this morning. garoo this morning.

8. Ba-rur — the plural pronoun, they.

Ngan-bo barur uwah? ngan-bo kan ✝ ; barur napal.

Who they moved? who being ; they woman.

m., who are they gone? Idon't know; they are women.

Wea-lang barur; wea-leyn barur; «?., they talk; they are

Speak they ; speak-ing they. talking.

"Wita ka-ba barur; ««., they are in the act of departing. Depart in they.

9. Ba-le — dual pronoun iliou and J, loe tico.

"Wita ba-le wah-ow-wil ya-ka-ta; ?»., thou and I will go Depart we-two move to at this time. now.

Min-na-ring ko-lang ba-le bon wea-la? What towards we-tjvo him speak?

OT., art thou and I to speak to him ? about what art, &c. "Wea bula tanan wa-nun? a-a, wa-nun bale? Say, ye-two approach move-will? yes, move-will we-two. OT.jWillyetwo come? yes, we will come.

10. Bu-la — dual pronoun, ye two or the two.

A-la! bula; ka-bo! won-ta ko-lang bula? Hallo! ye two; be still! whither for ye two?

9H., hallo I ye two; stop ; whither are ye two going?

11. Bu-la bu-lo-a-ra — dual pronoun, they two.

"Won-ta ko-lang bula unnung buloara? m., whither are Whither the two there two? they two going?

12. Min? (an interrogative) m., wJtat?

Min-na-ring unne ? minnaring kan.f What this? What being?

m, what is this ? I don't know, lit., what (is it) being ? Minnaring unnoa? minnaring ngatong? What that ? what the thing

OT., what is that ? I don't know. Minnaring tin ba unnoa? murrenowwa tin unnoa What from that ship because of that,

w, what is that for ? on account of the ship that. Minnaring tin bountoa unnung tun-ka-leyn? AVhat from she there cry-ing ?

711., why does she cry there?

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