1903.] MATHEWS—ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES. 183 
( We, incl., beat Bundhina 
oa J Tae feet ge We, excl., beat Bundhinadyula 
ural,..... 2d échc 3 SS, You beat Bundhinura 
| 34 £6 sapere They beat Bundhira 
Past Tense. 
( ISt, Personw= aa. : T beat Bundharanyu 
Singular.... 2d eared Renee Thou beatest Bundharandu 
( 3d Ds IO EOe He beat Bundharabu 
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future Tense. 
Mats Bersomertos< 2). oe). I will beat Bunggunyu 
Singular.... J 2d Coo at ae Se Thou wilt beat Banggundu 
3d C6 irks oles fice ee He will beat Binggubu 
It is thought unnecessary to give the dual and plural numbers of 
the past and future tenses. 
Imperative Mood. 
BOSIELVES |. p tia oletar stele Beat Bungga 
IVGBALIWES sy) 6 5 dies Beat not Bungga wulla 
Conditional Mood. 
I may beat Wullawurri bunggunyu 
Reflexive. 
I am beating myself Bundherriyu 
I was beating myself Bundherriaiyu 
I will beat myself Bundherriguyu 
The inflexion continues through all the persons. 
Reciprocal. 
Dual § We, incl., are beating each other Bumbullali 
at hl ae | We, incl., will beat each other Bumbullaguli 
We, incl., are beating each other Bumbullana 
Piarall. ye « | We, incl., will beat each other Bumbullaguna 
The second and third persons of the dual and plural also take 
reciprocal inflexion. 
_ The following examples show the native way of expressing the 
English verb ‘‘ to be’’: 
x PROC. AMER. PHILOS, SOC. XLII. 173. M. PRINTED AUG. 1, 1903. 
