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 An adjective oi' a possessive pronoun, when used as an attribute to a noun, is declined vv^itli the noun, and has its own case-endings; thus : —

Wuiuli kmauwe, ' Jus spear.' Winuli nung-gari, ' good sjnuj;'

Singular.

Nom. "Wundi kin-auwe (nuggari)

Gen. Wund-ahl kin-anyir-akl (nuggar-ald).

Dat. 2. Wund-agk kin-anyir-agk (nuggar-ugar).

Ace. Wund kin-auwe (nuggari).

Abl. 1. Wund-il kin-anyir-il (nuggar-il).

2. Wund-inend kin-anyir-inend.

Dual.

Kom, "Wund-egk keggun-auwurle (nuggar-egk). (Jen- "Wund-eggal keggun-anyir-ahl (nuggar-egkal). Dat. 2, Wund-ugegun Iceggun-anyir-agk (nuggar-ugegun). Ace. "VVund-egk keggun-auwe (nuggar-egk).

Ahl. 1. Wund-eggul keggun-anyir-il (nuigar-ugegul). 2. Wund-ugegun keggun-anyir-inend.

Plural.

Nom. Wund-ar kan-auwe (nuggar-ar).

Gen. Wund-an kan-anyir-akl (nuggar-an).

Dat. 2. AVund-ugar kan-anyir-eggun (nuggar-ugar),

J^cc. Wund-ar kan-auwe (nuggar-ar).

Ahl. 1. Wund-ar kan-anyir-il (nuggar-ar).

2. Wund-ugar kan-anyir-inend.

Kornar ngruwar, ' many men.'

Plural.

Kom. Ivorn-ar gruwar. • Gen. Korn-an grunt-ugo.r. Dat. Korn-ugar gruut-ugar. Ace. Ivorn-ar gruwar Voc. Korn-vina gruwiin. Ahl. 1. Korn-ar grunt-ar.

2. Korn-ugar grunt-inend.

Peculiarities in the syntax of the pronouns are shown in such sentences as : — gaty mempir kin-anyir-agk {not kin-auwe) kurly, ' I struck his head '; here apparently the object of a transi- tive verb is in the dative case; kil plep])in keggun-auwe, pilar, ' he touched ths eyes of these two '; but here the accusative case is used.

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