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DIPPIL.
V. – PRONOUNS.
I, ... ƞai, or ai, or ƞutta
me, ... unna
to me, ... enna
we two, ... allen, or ƞulliƞ
thou, ... ƞin, ƞinna, inta, indu
ye, ... ƞindai
he, ... unda
that (pointing to it) ... numbain
that (in front) ... mittenda
that (behind) ... kutyenda
that (on the right) ... duruïnya
that (on the left) ... wūdhuƞgeru
that (above or below) ... minda
DIALOGUES IN DIPPIL.
Ƞin wunti yanin ? ... You where going?
Ƞai yōwai yanin. ... I northward am going.
Ƞin winta bain ? ... You whence come?
Ƞai bariƞ bain. ... I from the south come.
Ƞai kāndū; enna wā. ... I am hungry; to me give.
Ƞai bālūn kōƞgo; enna wā. ... I am dying for water; to me give.
Winyo Magilpi? Minda bobain. ... Where's Magilpi? There he
stands.
Mākoron indu nunyin? ... White men have you seen ?
Yoai. ... Yes.
Mākoron wunti yanin ? ... White men whither went?
Dalle winta mākoron yanin? ... How long since white men went?
Nāmbūr wūrri yanin. ... The day before yesterday they went.
Dān murriyu yanin. ... The aborigines after kangaroo went.
Dān winta bunna bumgai? ... The aborigines when will come back?
Bunni yīrki bumgai. ... To-morrow morning they come back.
Wūnda kurbunta bumgaigo. ... In three days they come back.