n
[a^] as in father [o^] as in pole ee as in feel
ou as in loud

It is frequently difficult to distinguish between the short or
unmarked sound of a and that of u. A thick or dull sound of i is
occasionally met with, which closely approaches the short sound of u
or a.

G is hard in every instance.

R has a rough trilled sound, as in hurrah!

Ng at the beginning of a word, as ngee=yes, has a peculiar sound,
which can be got very closely by putting oo before it, as oong-ee',
and articulating it quickly as ony syllable. At the end of a word or
syllable it has substantially the sound of ng in our word sing.

The sound of the Spanish [n~] is frequent, both at the beginning or
end of a syllable.

Y, followed by a vowel, is attached to several consonants, as in dya,
dyee, tyoo, etc., and is pronounced therewith in one syllable, the
initial sound of the d or other consonant being retained. Y at the
beginning of a word or syllable has its usual consonant value.

Dh is pronounced nearly as th in "that" with a slight sound of the d
preceding it.

Nh has nearly the sound of th in "that" with an initial sound of the
n.

The final h is guttural, resembling ch in the German word "joch."

T is interchangeable with d, p with b, and g with k in most words
where these letters are employed.

A sound resembling j is frequently given by the natives, which can be
represented by dy or ty; thus, dya or tya has very nearly the same
sound as ja.

In all cases where there is a double consonant, each letter is
distinctly enunciated.

W always commences a syllable or word and has its ordinary consonant
sound in all cases.

At the end of a syllable or word, ty is sounded as one letter; thus,
in beety-bal-lee-ma[n~], it is disappearing, the syllable beety can be
obtained by commencing to say "beet-ye," and stopping short without
articulating the final e, but including the sound of the y in
conjunction with the t--the two letters being pronounced together as
one.

Articles.

The equivalents of the English articles, "a" and "the," do not occur
in this language.

Nouns.

_Number._--Nouns have the singular, dual and plural:

(1) _Singular_ A man Murri[n~]
_Dual_ A pair of men Murri[n~]boolallee
_Plural_ Several men Murri[n~]dyargang

(2) _Singular_ A kangaroo Booroo
_Dual_ A pair of kangaroos Booroolallee
_Plural_