Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 18

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KAMILAROI GRAMMAR.

The suffixes are -dū (the sign of the agent) ; -ŋū (of or belonging to) ; -gō (to) ; -dī (from) ; -dā (in) ; -kūnda (with, i.e., remaining at rest with ; this suffix is related to kūndi, a house) ; ŋunda or -kāle (going with)

Example.

1st Nom: mullion, an eagle. mulliondā, in an eagle.

2nd Nom: mulliondū, an eagle as agent. mullionkūnda, with an eagle at rest.

Possessive: mullionŋū, of an eagle. mullionkāle, with an eagle in motion.

Objective: mullion, an eagle. Mulliongō, to an eagle. Mulliondi, from an eagle.

PRONOUNS.

Pronouns are declined in some respects like nouns. They have distinct dual and plural forms. All the personal pronouns begin with the nasal η. 

1.– Personal Pronouns.

1. ηaja, I

ηai, my

ηunna, me

ηulle, we two – thou and I

ηullina, we two – he and I 

ηēane, we

ηēaneηū, our

 

2. ηinda, thou

ηinnu, thy

ηinnuna, thee

ηindāle, ye two

ηindai, ye

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