Dual 



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examples, which are in the past tense, the present and future 

 being omitted. 



C 1st Person He struck me, Bulmaiadhan 



Singular < 2nd „ He struck thee Bulmaianying 



( 3rd „ He struck him Bulmaianyilla 



1 i. p / He struck us, inch Bulmaiangullung 



( He struck us, excl. Bulmaiangulleen 

 2nd ,, He struck ye Bulmaiaualung 



3rd „ He struck them Bulmaiaulung 



, , p i He struck us, incl. Bulmaianyannung 



) \ He struck us, excl. Bulmaianyannin 



j 2nd „ He struck ye Bulmaianthurung 



* 3rd ,, He struck them Bulmaiadhunnung 



When the striking is done by two persons, the pronominal 

 suffix is varied : 



C 1st Person They two struck me, Bulmaiaulaian 

 Singular < 2nd ,, They two struck thee, Bulmaiaulanying 

 (3rd ,, They two struck him, Bulmaiaula 



When several persons join in doing the beating another variation 

 in the verb takes place : 



( 1st Person They all struck me, Bulmaiauaian 

 Singular^ 2nd ,, They all struck thee, Bulmaiauanying 



( 3rd ,, They all struck him, Bulmaiaua 



The two last examples can also be conjugated for dual and plural. 



When two or more are the recipients of the beating, the form 

 is as follows, one example only being given in each number : 

 Singular I struck two Bulmaiangambula 



Dual We, inclusive, struck two, Bulmillangul 



Plural We, inclusive, struck several, Bulmillanyilling 



The dative case is thus indicated by the verbal suffix : — 

 „. , ( 2nd Person I gave to thee, Bindagun 

 ° ( 3rd „ I gave to them, Bindyangai 



j. , j 2nd Person I gave to ye, Bindyangambulung 



( 3rd ,, I gave to them, Bindyangambula 



p, , j 2nd Person I gave to ye, Bindyanganthurung 



( 3rd ,, I gave to them, Bindyangandhunnung 



( 1 st Person He gave to me, Bindadhan 

 Singular < 2nd ,, He gave to thee, Bindanying 



( 3rd „ He gave to him, Bindaia 



J— Nov. 6, 1901. 



