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bularr is 2, and the words for one and three
differ as much from wakol, mal, kunnar (all meaning
one) + from ngoro, guliba, muddan all meaning three)
as these words differ one from another. That is to say,
in going along 1200 miles of the Coast and far
into the interior we find always 2 represented
by bular,- with the slight variations of budla and
buloara. While the words for one and for three are
totally different. Among the few {root?} words
which are found North, East, South, and West, are
the pronouns of the first and second person. The words for he
and she differ as much as those for one and three;
but the words for I, thou, we and you are the
same with slight variations all over Australia.
For instance I is at Newcastle "Ngatoa", on
the Namoi "Ngaia" at Moreton and Wide Bay Ngai, ai,
ngutta, ngatti; in South Australia Ngaii; in S.W. Australia
ngnya or ngadjo. We is in these places
ng{e}en, ng{e}ane, ngadlu, nganeel.
Thou is ngintoa, nginda, nginta, or inta.
S.W. Australia {Nginnee}. Ninna.
The pronouns of the third person differ widely.
he is {bountoa}, {ngersua}, unda.