LANGUAGE.
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"Three" would be expressed thus:—
| Boolooman | batha | kootook. |
| Two | and | one. |
"Four" thus:—
| Boolooman | batha | boolung. |
| Two | and | two. |
And so they go on repeating as far as they can. All the numerals they have are "one" and "two."
| Ban yal thanga yarn. We drink water. |
Kinnamä kallack bal ngin pandä baan. Take stick and you strike dog. | |
| Wreckil birndang ma nat-kidha. Long arm has my brother. |
Thapija kani pandano kallow baan. The man beat (or struck) with stick dog. | |
| Wreckil mandhä bowan dowhan. Long is sister of mine. |
Tata kandä woorin. Rising is the sun. | |
| Boolithganda lathe kani mali. Two children man that. |
Thrapä woorin. Set is the sun. |
| Thrapä | naran | waregando. |
| The | moon | is risen. |
Declension of Substantives and Personal Pronouns, with Examples of the Dual.
| Singular. | Dual. | Plural. | |
| Nom. | Kani, a man | Boolong kani, two men | Womba kani, men. |
| Gen. | Wa kani, of a man | Wa boolong kani, of two men | Thungo wanga kani, of the men. |
| Dat. | Mo kani, to a man | Kinna boolonga, to two men | Thulona kani, to the men. |
| Acc. | Kani, a man | Boolong kani, two men | Womba kani, men. |
| Voc. | Wagrato kani, O man | Wagrato boolong kani, O two men | Wakratgil kani, O the men. |
| Abl. | Kinanga kani, by a man | Kinanga boolonga, by two men | Thana kani, by the men. |
| Exat. | Thingo wangona kani, from a man | Wanga boola, with two men | Wanga thana kani, from the men. |
| Ergat. | Kikana thulona kani, with a man | Thula wanga boola, | Thitana worna kani, with the men. |
First person. | |||
| Singular. | Dual. | Plural. | |
| Nom. | Ngio, I | Ngalo, we two | Nango, we. |
| Acc. | Ngat, me | Ngalo, us two | Nango, us. |
| Caus. | Ngioma, by me | Ngango, by us two | Werna, by us. |
Second person. | |||
| Singular. | Dual. | Plural. | |
| Nom. | Jilana, thou | Ngoogara, you two | Ngurtana, you. |
| Acc. | Jilani, thee | Ngoogara, you two | Ngurtana, you. |
| Voc. | Wakrat denana, O thou | Kanugura gno, O you two | Wakrat ngurtana, O you. |
| Caus. | Nindoma, by thee | Boolangara, by you two | Thal ngurtana, by you. |
Third person. | |||
| Singular. | Dual. | Plural. | |
| Nom. | Jilli, he; Malie, she; Mandha, it | Boolagano, they two | Thinana, they. |
| Acc. | Ngunga, him | Boolagano, they two | Thinana, them. |
| Caus. | Kanu ngunga, by him | Thanouraganu, by them two | Thana, by them. |
