Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 43
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ADJECTIVES.
glad ... guiyë
good or beautiful ... murrubā
green ... gīan
green (dull) ... bulum bului
grey ... dīri or dīria
heavy ... mūnān
high ... baō-irra
hollow ... berūge
honest (or sweet) ... kuppa
hot ... kūduail’na
hungry ... yūlƞin
jealous ... būlarai
lame ... bain
large ... būrul
light (in weight) ... kubonbā
like ... yeälokwai or -keart (suffix)*
long ... gūrar
mighty ... wāruƞgūl
near ... kuinbu
old (grey) ... dīria
only ... ƞāndīl or muƞgāl
own ... guiyuƞun
outrageous ... ƞūriella
piebald ... gūlolibā
pregnant ... mūbalyal
quick (eager, fervent) ... kaiabur
red ... koïmburra
red (blood) ... guë
red (light) ... koïkoï
roan ... ƞūndƞūndi
round ... guru, or gurugal
short ... buƞgudūl
sick ... wībil
slow ... bullo, or bullowa, or mālō
small ... kai or kaidūl, also būtī
sorry ... budda
stinking ... nui
stout ... būrel
strong ... waruƞgul or waruƞguldūl (in less degree)
straight ... waragil or gurā
* Thus pukadi-keart is like a pookadi (squirrel), bhan-geart, like bhan (mistletoe).