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-mañ, 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 Murriñ
Dual A pair of men Murriñboolallee
Plural Several men Murriñdyargang