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 ��an australian language. Paradigm of the Declension of Common Nouns.

Komi, ' a man.''

�� � �Sinrjidar.

�Dual.

�Plural.

�Norn.

�1.

�* Ivorii-i

�Korn-egk

�Korn-ar

�Gen.

� �Korn-akl

�Korn-egk-al

�Koru-an

�Dat.

�2.

�C Korn-agk

�Korn-iigegun

�Korn-ugar

�Ace.

� �Korn

�Korn-egk

�Korn-ar

�Voc.

� �Korn-incla.

�Korn-ula

�Korn-una

�AM.

�1.

�Korn-il

�Korn-eggul

�Korn-ar

� �2.

�Korn-anmant

�Korn-ugegun

�Korn-ugar

� �6.

�Korn-anyir

�Korji-iigegun Porly, 'acJul'I.'

�Korn-an

� �iSiyigidar.

�Dual

�Plural.

�Nom.

�1.

�* Porl-y

�Porl-egk

�Porl-ar

�Gen.

� �Porl-ald

�Porl-egk-al

�Porl-an

�Dot.

�j Porl-agk \ Porl-ugar

�Porl-ugegun

�Porl-ugar

�Ace.

� �Porl-y.

�Porl-egk

�Porl-ar

�Voc.

� �Porl-inda

�Porl-ula

�Porl-una

�Abl.

�1.

�Porl-il

�Porl-eggul.

�Porl-ar

� �2_

�Porl-inend

�Porl-(en)egguland

�Porl-anand

��(6.) Nouns of Relationshi]). For nouns of relationship, the case-endings are :•

��Ace, Gen.

�—

�-yin.f

�Dative 1.

�' for '

�-yin-amby.

�Dative 2.

�'to'

�-yin-agk.

�Catisative.

�'by'

�-yin-inda.

�Ablative 6.

�' from '

�-yin-anyir.

��fThat is, -in or -an preceded by the euphonic y.

For nouns of this kind there are also special terminations to express the nature of the relationship, whether 'mine,' ' yours,' cr ' his '; thus : —

Nag-gai, 'father,' 'my father.'

Yiko-wally, 'his father.' Gai-uwy, ' your father.' N a g - k u - w y, ' mother, ' 'my mother. '

Nagku-wally, 'his mother.' Nagku-uwy, ' your mother.' Kelan-owy, ' my (elder) brother.'

Kelan-wally, 'his brother.' Kelan-uwy, 'your In-other.'


 * iSee foot note, p. 15 of appendix.

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