Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 26
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KAMILAROI GRAMMAR
DERIVATION AND COMPOSITION
Adjectives and nouns are combined for the formation of new epithets. Thus "mūga" means blind or stupid ; "mūgabinna" (blind ears) signifies deaf. Adjectives are also formed by adding suffixes to nouns. From "yūl" (food) come "yūlarai" (full, satisfied) and "yulηin" (hungry) ; from "kolle" (water) "kolleηin" (thirsty). From "yinar" comes "yinararai" (having a wife) ; from "giwīr" comes "giwirarai" (having a husband) ; from gūlīr" comes "gulirarai" (having a spouse) – three terms for married. The suffix -arai (having) is applied by the blacks to the English word milk, to make "milimbrai" (milkers, i.e., cows giving milk). From "bul" (jealousy) comes "būlarai" (jealous). "-dul" is an adjective suffix ; as "yārul" a stone, "yaruldūl" stony. -dul is used with a diminutive meaning ; thus, "waruηgul" mighty, "waruηguldūl" somewhat mighty or strong, "ηaragē" other, ηaragēdūl" another ; "birradul" (youth) and "miēdūl" (maiden), meaning having something of the boy, and having something (not much) of the girl left.
Verbs are formed from nouns, pronouns, and adverbs. Thus, from "mil" (the eye) come "milmil" (to see) ; from "andi" (who?) comes "anduma" (say who).
From the particle "yeal" (merely or just so) come "yealo" (also) "yealokwai" (like) "yealokwaima" (likewise).
The noun gīrū (truth) is evidently from the particle gīr, meaning yes, or indeed.