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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