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le in the singular will be sufficient: Singular 1st Person I am large _Mununmangga_. 2nd " Thou art large _Mununmandyi_. 3rd " He is large _Mununman_. Comparison of adjecitves is effected by such expressions as, _Gudba ngunu, yeddhung nin_, bad this, good that. _Yeddhung madi ngunu_, this is very good. _Pronouns_. These are declined for number, person and case, but are without gender. They contain the inclusive and exclusive forms in the first person of the dual and plural: Singular 1st Person I _Gulangga_. 2nd " Thou _Gulandyi_. 3rd " He _Dhanu_. Examples in the dual and plural are omitted, as their terminations will appear in the conjugation of the verbs. The foregoing full forms of the pronouns are used chiefly in answer to a question. In ordinary conversation the pronominal suffixes to verbs, nouns and other parts of speech, supply their place. Towards, or with, me, _gulangguria_. Away from me, _gulangguridyia_. Belonging to me, _gulangguia_. Myself, _mittimbaldya_, and so on. All these can be inflected for number and person. _Demonstratives_.--These may be classed under different heads, of which the following are a few examples: _Position_.--_Ngunu_, this, close. _Ngunubun_, this also. _Nin_, that. _Ninwulu_, that only. _Wurranaguddha_, that, a little way off. _Warranandiwang_, that, farther still. _Mudhamaguwarri_, a long way off. _Direction_.--_Ngunaga_, that (in rear of speaker). _Barunggo_, that (in front of speaker). _Ngunainbil_, that this side (of something). _Nguna-au_, that on other side (of something). _Gagurwarru_, that in the hollow. _Warrugunnawang_, that on the rising ground, or hill. _Size_.--_Warranalang_, that large one. _Warranuggada_, that small one. _Possessive_.--_Ningulangu_, belonging to that. _Warranalangu_, belonging to that large one. _Nidyulangu_, belonging to those two persons. _Number_.--_Warranungulu_, those two. _Warradyimmilan_, those several animals or things. _Person_.--_Ngunadya_, this mine. _Ngunadyi_, this thine. _Ngunawung_, this his. "This" and "that" in all the foregoing examples can also mean "here" and "there" according to the context. _Interrogatives_.--Who, _ngunnaga?_ Whose, _ngunnagangu?_ Who from, _ngunnaganguridyi?_ What, _minya?_ What (did something), _minyaga?_ _Verbs_. The verb has the usual moods and tenses, and is inflected throughout for number
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