FIRST SPECIMEN" OP THE AWABAKAL DIALECT.
��Minnaring tin kanPmamuya tin bountoa tunkaleyn?
What from being? corpse from she cry-ing.
m., I don't know ; on account of the corpse she is crying. Minnaring ka unnoa-nung? minnaring kan be wean?
What that there what being thou speak.
m., what is that there? what dost thou say? Minnaring ko ka unnoa-nung? w., what is that there for ?
What for that - there?
Makoro ko-lang tura-nun bang; w., it is for fish I will spear.
Fish towards spear-will I.
Minnaring be unnoa kurra-leyn? w.,what are you carrying?
What thou that carry-ing?
Minnaring ko be iinnoa kurra-leyn? m., why art thou
What for thou that carry-ing carrying that?
Minnaring be unnoa petan? kokoin bang unne petan.
What thou that drink ? water I this _ drink.
m., what is that thou drinkest ? this is water I drink. Minnaring be unnoa ta-ka-leyn? «z., what is that thou art
What thou that eat-ing? eating?
Kari bang unne takaleyn; w., this is kangaroo I am eating. Kangaroo I this eat-ing
Minnaring berung uma unnoa? m., what is that made of?
What from made that
Koli berung; brass berung ta unne ; w., of wood; of brass, Wood from ; brass from this. this.
Minnaring berung kan? «j., what can it be made of ?
W^hat from being.
Minnaring tin be ka-ka-la buk-ka? w., on what account
W'hat from thou wast furious ? was't thou SO angry ?
Minnaring tin ngatongt; ngukung tin bang bukka.
What from nothing ; wife from I furious.
m., from no cause; on account of wife I (am) furious.
Minnaring-ko bonoun tura? kota-ro, ware-ko, bibi-to.
What her pierced? waddy, spear, axe.
m., what didst thou pierce her with ? with a waddy, spear, axe.
Minnaring tin be-no un tura? m., from what cause didst
What from thou-her pierced ? thou spear her ?
New-wara-kan-to bang tura bounnoun; w., through anger
Angry being I pierced her. I speared her.
Minn-an beyn wonni? wonni korean. How-many to thee child ? child not.
m., how many children hast thou? none. Minn-an beyn terrakul ngeroamba? kowwol-kowwolo. How many to thee peaches thine much much.
m., how many peaches hast thou with thee ? a great many. Minn-an kol-bun-te-nun ? wa-ra-a kol-bun-te-la. How-much cut-will? little cut do
m., how much is to be cut ? let a little be cut.
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