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 34 AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

(h.) Demonstrative and Interrofjat'we Pronouns.

The demonstrative pronouns are: — hik-kai, hik-ke, 'this'; hitye-katye, 'this one' (emphatic) ; and nai-ye, 'that.' They are tlius declined : —

�� �Intitcmt.

�Proximate.

�Uimofc.

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Gen.

Dat.

Ace.

AM.

�Hikkai

Hin Hi'l

�Hitye-katye

Hityene katye Dual

�Kaiye Orn-auwe Orn-agk Orne

�iVom.

�Heggegk

�Heggene-kegk

�Nakak

�Ace. AM.

�Heggun Heggul

�Plural

� �Nam.

Ace.

AM.

�Harar Haran Harar

�Harnakar

�Narar Narai-

��The interrogative pronouns are gagke, ' who'? minye, ' what 'i They are thus declined : —

Ngang-ke, ' a-ho"! Minj^e, ' whaV.

Norn. Gagke Minye

Gen. Nauwe, nauwurle Mek

Dat. 1. Namby Mekimby 2. Nak (sing.)

jL^ak-an-agk (phi.)

AM. 1. Gande Mengye, 'how'?

Other forms of the interrogative minye are : — minyandai, ' how often ' (lit, ' what times '?) minyurti, ' what sort "? minyai or minyarai, 'what number'? minde, ' why? for what reason'? murel, ' with what intention '?

7. Vehus.

In the Narrinyeri dialect, the form of the verb is often parti- cipial, and is closely allied to the adjective.

If we take the root-form lak, 'to spear,' as the example of a transitive verb, the mootls and tenses with their meanings may Ije shown thus : —

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