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 THE MINYUNG DIALECT.

��'these,' 'those.' A.s such, they usually agree iii fonn with the nouns which they qualify, that is, they take similar suffixes. Often, however, the noun is omitted, and then they become true personal jironouns, retaining whatever suffix they would have if the noun were used. For examjile, the Avord kully, used as a predicate, means 'here'; as, paigal kully, 'a man is here'; but paigal kully yilyul means 'this man is sick'; and, omitting paigal, kully yilyul means 'he is .sick'; kully thus means 'here'; 'this'; 'the'; 'he here'; 'she here'; and 'it here.'

Such words are real demonstratives, and must be carefully dis distinguished from ordinary adverbs of place ; for, often an adverb of place i.s, as it were, promoted to the rank of a demonstrative, and in this way it may come to take the place of a personal pro- noun. This may account for the fact that the third personal pronouns are so numerous, and have little or no etymological con- nection in Australian dialects. These demonstratives are kully, mully, killy, kunde, kanyo, miin, kam, kaka, ka, and kaba. As these are sometimes doubled or reduplicated and have some other variations in form, the following scheme may be convenient : —

Singular. PlnraL

' I.— Kully, ku-kully, 'this'; 'the';

'he (she, it) here '; 'this here.' II. — Kulla-na-gun, ' this '; ' she here.' III. — Konno, ko-konno, ' this '; 'it here, IV. — Kully, kii-kully ; kiikai ;

kuUai, ku-kullai ; 'here.'

I. — Mully nui-mully, 'that'; 'the'; ' he (she, it) there.' II. — Mulla-na-gun, 'that'; ' she there.' III.— Monno, ' it there.' IV. — Mully, mu-mully ;

mullai, mu-mullai ; 'there.'

I. — Killy, ki-killy, 'yon'; 'he'; ' he (she, it) yonder.' II. — Killa-na-gun, 'yon'; 'she yonder.' Ill— Kundy, ' it there '; 'it.'

Kanyo, ka-kanyo, 'this'; 'it near.' IV. — Kanyo, ka-kanyo, 'here.'

I. is the common masculine form used as an adjective or pro- noun. II. is the feminine form so used. III. is the neuter form so used. IV. is used as a predicate for masculine, feminine, and neuter.

Demonstratives used either as singular or plural are — ka, 'it '; 2jhi., 'they in that place there'; kaba, 'it'; phr., 'they there.'

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��Munyo ;

sometimes

mim.

��KAmo, ka-kdmo :

sometimes

kcim.

��Kaka,

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