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Conditional Mood. 
Perhaps I will beat Yukka neta nyumarala 
Reflexive. 
Present. .I beat myself Yukka nyugatina 
Past ....I beat myself Yukka nyugatimbina 
Future ..I will beat myself Yukka nyugatila 
Reciprocal. 
Dual....We, exclusive, are beating each other, Tala nyutaka 
Plural... We, exclusive, are beating each other, Nala nyutaka 
ADVERBS. 
The following are a few of the more commonly used adverbs: 
Yes, ngeh. No, apala. Today, lunna. Tomorrow, yin. Soon, 
lanabura. By and bye, loka. Long ago, toangga. Now, ilan. 
Recently, irrandya. , 
How, thanggana. Where, renya. How many, thambula. Here, 
awa. There, gamba. The two last are frequently used as demon- 
stratives. 
PREPOSITIONS. 
In the rear, yanda. In front, gattanda. Around, lunggai. In 
the middle, umtinda. Up, dapai. Down, irrakirran. Between, 
ilkongga. 
CONJUNCTIONS. 
The general absence of conjunctions is attributable to the nu- 
merous modifications of the different parts of speech, by means of 
which sentences are brought together without the help of connect- 
ing words. 
INTERJECTIONS AND EXCLAMATIONS. 
These parts of speech are not numerous. 
NUMERALS. 
One, nyoanda. ‘Two, tuala. 
THE BANBAI LANGUAGE. 
The aboriginal tribes speaking this language adjoin the Anéwan 
community on the north, and are located at Guyra, Ben-Lomond, 
Wollomombi and Kookarabooka. 
