358 MATHEWS— LANGUAGE OF THE BIRDHAWAL TRIBE. [October 4 



Pronouns. 

 The following additional examples are now supplied 



r^ J T7- ^ f We, inclusive, Ngallu 



Dual First person | ^^; exclusive, Niallang 



n, , -r- ^ /We, inclusive, Ngangan 



Plural F irst person | ^^; exclusive, N^aniannang 



There are also forms for the second and third persons in all 

 the numbers. The full forms of the pronouns given in this and the 

 original table are employed chiefly in answering questions. In 

 ordinary conversation the natives use the pronominal suflixes illus- 

 trated under the heading of Verbs. 



Verbs. 



In my former memoir, already quoted, in the second example 

 of the inflection of verbs, at page 95, the past tense of the verb 

 dkakani, " to see," was inadvertently set down as the present. I 

 therefore wish to expunge lines 19 to 21 inclusive on page 95, and 

 substitute the following fuller details of another verb, dhanggani, 

 " to speak," in their stead : — 



Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



{First person, I speak, Dhangganetch 



Second person. Thou speakest, Dhanggandu 

 Third Person, He speaks Dhangga 



Past Tense. 



{First person, I spoke Dhanggandha 



Second person. Thou spokest Dhangganinna 



Third Person, He spoke, Dhanggan 



Future Tense. 



{First person, I shall speak, Dhangginga 



Second person, Thou shalt speak, Dhangginnin 

 Third Person, ,He shall speak Dhanggin 



Dual First Person | ^^' inclusive, shall speak Dhangginyal 



I We, exclusive, shall speak, Dhangginyallung 



Plural First Person { S^' inclusive, shall speak, Dhanggingan 



I We, exclusive, shall speak, Dhanggmgannang 



Imperative Mood. 

 Speak ! Dhanggin ! 



