Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 48
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VOCABULARY OF KAMILAROI.
2. OF PLACE.
here ... ƞowo or naialle
here (beside me) ... nābū
there (in front) ... ƞurri
there (on the right) ... ƞutta
there (on the left) ... ƞurriba
there (at your hand) ... murra
there ... arrigo
up there ... ƞurribā
down there ... ƞuttā
outside ... ƞāru
in the midst ... bigundi
on this side ... ūriellona or ƞūriellona
on the other side ... urrigālina or narrikolinya
on the far side ... mūlanda
hither ... tai
from above ... ƞurribātai
near ... kuïnbu
far ... urribū or berū
where ? ... tulla ?
3. OF COMPARISON.
as ... yeälima
so ... na
merely ... yeäl
furthermore ... yeälo
very ... yealo
very much indeed ... murra
also ... murramurra
together ... ƞellibu or yellibu
4. OF AFFIRMATION AND NEGATION, AND INTERROGATION.
yes ... yo
verily ... gīr or giraol, sometimes kīr and kīraol
no ... kāmil
note of interrogation ... yamma
"yo" is used as a verb of affirmation: thus " ƞaia yo" (I yes) means I assert it to be so.
"yamma" is placed at the beginning of a question.