186 MATHEWS—ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES. [April 3, 
PRONOUNS. 
Pronouns have four numbers, singular, dual, trial, and plural. 
There are double forms of the first person to include or exclude the 
person spoken to. The following table shows the nominative and 
possessive pronouns : 
Singular. 
Ist Person...... I Yetti Mine Yenneu 
2d BEA cliche lett fe Thou Nginma Thine Nginneu 
3d Gage ipa s de He Kinyi or Kalu His Kikinga 
Dual. 
Pp We, incl., Negulli Ours, incl., Ngullidha 
Est hereon. We, excl., Negullu Ours, excl., Ngulludhu : 
2d &“ You Nyuia Yours Nyuladhu ; 
3d “ They Kalubulang Theirs Kinyebuladhu 
1 
Trial. | 
2 We, incl., Yangurkullik Ours, incl., Yanguradhukullik | 
Ist Person... ) We, excl,, Vandakkullik Ours, excl., Yandhadhukullik 
2d ‘“ You Ngutakullik Yours Ngutadhukullik 
3d “ They Kaludhanakullik Theirs Dhanadhukullik 
. 
Plural. 
. We, incl., Yangur Ours, incl., Yanguradhu a 
re eee We, excl., Yandhank Ours, excl., Yandhadhu | 
od “ You Nguta Yours Ngutadhu , 
3d “ They Kaludhana Theirs Dhanadhu 
There are objective forms of the pronouns, signifying me, with 
me, towards me, from me, and so on. Interrogative and demon- 
strative pronouns are also various and precise. 
VERBS. 
Verbs have the same numbers and persons as the pronouns, three 
tenses and three principal moods; as exhibited in the following 
conjugation of the verb ‘‘to sit’’: 
Indicative Mood—Present Tense. 
1st Person, ;...-2 I sit Ngangan 
Singular’. aay 20M tie (steer Thou sittest Ngangar 
cI ae es a He sits Nganga 
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