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and so on through the dual and plural numbers. Bindich bingalin, 

 do not give to us. 



Other verbs contain an ablative meaning: 



~. , J 2nd Person I took from thee, Bundaiaguii 

 feingular | 3rd ^ j took frQm ^ Bundaiangai 



■p. , j 2nd Person I took from ye, Bundaiangambulung 

 (3rd ,, I took from them, Bundaiangambula 



p, , { 2nd Person I took from ye, Bundaianganthurung 

 ( 3rd ,, I took from them, Bundaiangandhunnung 



/ 1st Person He took from me, Bundaiadhan 

 Singular^ 2nd ,, He took from thee, Bundaianying 



( 3rd ,, He took from him, Bundaia 



the conjugation being continued for the dual and plural. 



The verb takes an inflection for the same number as the object 

 noun in the following phrases : 



A squirrel saw I, Bunggu nandangai 



A pair of squirrels saw I, Bunggulali nandangambula 



Several squirrels saw I, Bungguloala nandangandhunnung 



The number of the verb agrees with the nominative in such 

 expressions as, We (dual inclusive) saw a squirrel, Bunggu nan- 

 dangul ; we (plural inclusive) saw a squirrel, Bunggu nandanyang. 



Yerbs are also modified to express a negative meaning: 

 Strike not thou me Bulmumbindyen 



Strike not us (dual exclusive) Bulmumbinbungullin 

 Strike not us (plural exclusive) Bulmumbinbenyunnin 

 Come not thou to me Yendabindyen 



Come not you (dual) to me Yendabinbuldyen 



Come not you (plural) to me, Yendabinhurdyen 

 Go not thou away Yenbin 



Go not you (dual) away Yenbimbul 



Go not you (plural) away Yenbinhur 



Another negative form is as follows: 



I struck not Bulmullanganangai 



Thou struckest not, Bulmullanganabi 

 He struck not, Bulmullangana, 



and this inflection continues through the dual and plural. 



