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 142 A^^ AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

Is'gan-um-ba-ka unnoa napal? m., whose is that woman?

Whose that woman ?

Kgan kin-berung be unnoa man-ka-la? w., from whom didst Whom from thou that tookest? thou take that?

Mr. Brooks kin-berung; Mulubinba ka-berung. Mr. Brooks from ; Newcastle from.

on., from Mr. Brooks ; from jS'ewcastle.

Ngannung be wean? ngeroung bang wean.

Whom thou speakest ? thee I speak.

on., to whom speakest thou ? to thee I speak. Ammoung be wean? kaawi; nge-ko-ung bang wean. Me thou speakest? no; him I speak.

on., is it to me you speak? no ; to him I speak. Ngan-bo wingun-nun nowwi-ta? on., who will paddle the Who paddle-will canoe ? canoe ?

14. Ta-ko-un-ta? on.,irJieii? at icliat time?

Ta-ko-un-ta be noun na-kala Patty-uung ? OT.,whGn didst W' hen thou her see-did Patty ? thou see Patty ?

Taketa, bungi, bang nakala; buloara-ka-la; korowarung. Now, to-day, I saw ; two at ; a long time since.

on., I saw her just now, to-day; two (days) past; long ago. Yurak'3 bang-nung na-ka-la; m., some time ago I saw (her). Some time ago I-her see did.

Korowarung ka-ta-a-la; yuraki ta ka-ta-a-la.

on., it was a long time back ; it was formerly. Ta-ko-unta kurre be wan-nun tanan? on., when wilt thou

When first thou move-will approach? come again ?

Kumba be ba-la wan-nun unte-ko; m., to-morrow thou To-morrow thou must move-will here-for. must come here.

A-la! tanan, wea-wil koa bang-nu; on., hallo! come that Hallo ! approach, speak-maj'^ that I-it. I may tell it.

A-la! wa-mun-billa tea; w., hallo ! let me go. Hallo ! move-let me. •

Ta-ko-un-ta ka be makoro ko-lang? on., when dost thou

When at thou fish towards ? fish ?

Kumba koa bang wa-kayn ; on., why, to-morrow I am coming. To-morrow, why, I move-ing. Tura-ke-ta-0 ; yura-ke-ta bang; korowarung ka bang.

Long ago ; a long time since I ; long while at I.

on., a long while ; I shall be a long while ; a long time since I have.

Ya-ko-un-ta ka be yan-tara (yante) uma-nun? When at thou like as that (like as this) make-will?

on., when wilt thou make like that ? like this ?

Ya-ke-ta bang uma-nun ; m., I will make it now. Now I make-will.

Yakounta be-nii na-kala, Bun-nung? When thou-him see-did. Bun ?

m., when didst thou see Bun.

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