1847.] 



Specimen of the Language of the Goonds. 



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Imperfect Tense. Future Past. 

 Singular. 



Nunna wunkundan, -\ r Nunna, wunksi bowe, 



Imma wunkundi, >I was speaking, &c. < Imma, wunksi howe, &c. 



tiaan, -\ 

 di, V 

 ur. J 



Wur wunkundur, 



Plural. 

 Mar wunkundum, 

 Imar wunkundir, 

 Wurg wunkundurg 



Perfect. 



Singular. 

 Nunna wunktan, I spoke 

 Imma wunkti. 

 Wur wunktur. 



Plural. 

 Mar wunktum. 

 Imar wunktir, 

 Wurg wunkturg. 



Pluperfect. 



Singular. 

 Nunna wunksi, 

 Imma wunksi, 

 Wur, 



Plural. 

 Mar, &c. 

 Imar, 

 Wurg, 



Future. 



Singular. 

 Nunna wunkika, 

 Imma wunkiki, 

 Wur wunkanur, 



Plural. 

 Mar wunkikum, . 

 Imar wunkikir, 

 Wurg wunkanurg, 





same for all persons. 



I shall have spoken. 



Imperative Mood. 

 Wunka, speak thou. 



Wunkar, speak ye. 



I had spoken, &c* 



L 1 shall speak, 



