Item 09: John Dunmore Lang personal and miscellaneous papers, 1838-1873 - Page 10

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           Gniendy (or Gnyeningy) murry mabor(?)aning muggin nuy.
                    - gin - You very saucy old woman.
            Gniendy murry maboraing kain kain (?), You very saucy
                        old man.
             Gniendy murry kooridye  kain kain, You very lazy
                            old man.
     200(?) Gniendy Kaperab (Latin, caput, Greek neopalos, German 
                             kopf)  werry, You head sore? or ache?   
              Eah gnaio kaperab murry werry, Yes, my head very sore.
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    It does not appear that the aborigines of Terra Australis
make use of connecting particles, such as prepositions & conjunctions,
Their language is in too (much?) a state for such refinement. They do
not seem to have (nouns?) or substantive verb. 

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