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146 AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

Tura-mun billa tea; wita tea wa-mun-billa. Pierce-let me; depart me move-let. m., let me spear; let me depart.

Bereke-bun-billa tea; yalla-wa-bun-billa tea. Sleep-let me ; rest move-let me. m., let me sleep ; let me go to rest .

Wea-bun-billa tea; ugurrur-bun-billa tea. Speak-let me ; hear-let me. m., let me speak ; let me hear.

Tanan tea wa-mun-billa koeyung kako. Approach me move-let fire to. m., let me draw nigh to the fire.

Tatte-ba buu-billa tea ; m., let me die. Dead let me.

Yan-te kore murrong, tatte-ba bun-billa tea. Like-as man good, dead let me.

m., let me die, like as a good mau. Yuring ba-la bula wa-la; m., away ye two must go.

Away must ye-two move. Bu-wa bou kore unne ; buwa noun napal unnoa. Beat him man this ; beat her woman that. m., beat this man ; beat that woman. Bu-wa be-nu warekul unnung ; kai! wa-la, wa-la, wa-la. Beat thou it dog there ; come ! move, move, movf>.

«?., beat thou the dog there ; come move, make haste. Ka-bo yarai ka ; m., stop till the evening.

Stop evening to. Yanoa! take yekora be; yai! take korji, yanoa. Let be ! eat not thou ; let be ! eat not let be.

m., thou shalt not eat ; let it be ; on no account eat ; let it be,

18. Ya-no-ow, m., I remain ; I loill not.

Mau-ke yekora; bunke yekora; peta yekora; peta-la. Take not ; smite not ; drink not ! drink- do.

m., do not steal ; do not kill ; do not drink ; drink. Yake! beyn petayeka; ;«., serve tliee right if thou art drunk. Let be ! to thee drunken.

Ya ke! beyn m ur ray eka ; w., serve thee right if thou wilt run. Be as it is ! to thee a runner. Wea, be tanan; unte bang ka-tan; »«., wilt thou draw nigh?

Say, thou approach ; here I am.

Wita korean bang; kaawi bang nga-le ko; nga-la ko. Depart not I ; not I this for ; that for.

m.^ I depart not ; I am not for this ; for that.

Kabo, kabo! me-tela tea; yanoa! me-te yekora. Stop ! wait me ; let be ! wait . do not.

in., stop, stop ! wait for me ; never mind ; do not wait. Kakul-ba-taunne; kakul koreannan unne; »?., this is nice; Nice this j nice not this. this is not.

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