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 ��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

��(From Ur. Moorhouse's Grammar.) THE MURUNDI TRIBE.

From Manum to Overland Corner, on the River Murray, and thirteen miles back from the river on each side ; Blanchetown is their head-quarters.

Declension of Nouns. Nguilpo, ' child. ' Dual.

��Nom.

Gen.

Bat.

��Singular.

G-uil-po

G-uil-yog

Guil-yanno

Gruil-pallarno

G-uil-po

��Guil-pakul

Guil-yamakul

Giiil-yakullamann

��Plural.

Guil-pa

Guil-yarago

Guil-yarumanno

��Guil-pa

Guil-yara mainmudl

��Ace. Guil-po Guil-yapakul

Abl. 2. Guil-yanmudl Guil-kakulla main

mudl

4. Guil-kulla manno Guil-yaramanno

6. Guil-yanna

Note. — AM. 2 means ' from'; Ahl. 4, ' at,' ' with ' (a locative form) ; Ahl 6 is the Causative, and may be translated ' by.'

Declension of the Personal Pronouns.

�� � �iX 1 -\i / 1 1 1 1 n \*

� � �^jLll'I'lflli

�^

� �1st.

�2nd.

�3rd.

�Nom.

�Gape

�Gurru

�Ninni

�Gen.

�Gaiyo

�Guri'ogo

�Nunnago

�Bat.

�Ganne

�Gurrunno

�Ninnanno

�Ace.

�Gape

�Gurru

�ISTinni

�Abl. 6.

�Ganna

�Gurra

�Ninna

� � �Bual

�V

�Nom.

�Gedlu

�.Gu})al

�Dlano

�Gen.

�Gedlago

�Gupalago

�Dlanogo

�Bat.

�Gedlunno

�Gujtalanno Plural

�Dlanunno

�Nom.

�Gennu

�Gunnu

�Nana

�Gen.

�Gennago

�Gunnago

�Nana go

�Bat.

�Genunno

�Gununno

�Nanunno

��Note. — There are no abbreviated forms of the pronouns, and no gender forms.

Declension of the A^erb.

The verbs p.arldkun, ' strike ' and terrin, ' stand,' may be ta- ken as examples ; in form, both of these are Present Participles.

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