148 R. H. MATHEWS. 



the intermediate points. Frequently a native will state the loca- 

 tion of anything by its compass direction from a known tree or 

 other determinate point. 



Some prepositions can be conjugated for number and person, as. 

 in the following example : 



I 1st Person Behind me Yellungadyen 



Singular J 2nd „ Behind thee Yellungangun 



( 3rd ,, Behind him Yellunganthung 



1st Person I Beh j nd us inclusive Yellungangulling 



j. . J ( Behind us exclusive Yellungangalin 

 < 2nd „ Behind ye Yellungawulung 



3rd „ Behind them Yellungawulanhu 



Plural 



1 p j Behind us inclusive Yellunganyunnung 



( Behind us exclusive Yellunganyunnin 

 2nd ,, Behind ye Yellunganhurung 



3rd ,, Behind them Yellungadhunnung 



Adverbs. 

 Like the prepositions, adverbs consist of separate words as well 

 as being expressed by means of verbs which are modified in their 

 terminations so as to convey an adverbial meaning. 



Of time. — Dyedyungalla, a month or moon. Dyedyungbulali,. 

 two months or moons. Dyedyung, the moon. Nyillamung, now- 

 Burrenhung, soon. Burriwalganga, some time. Dhalluga,. 

 yesterday. Dhadyilam or dhallugawal, day before yesterday- 

 Nhauwai, to-day. Dhadyawarri, long ago. Dhadyam, by and 

 bye. Burriwurri, this forenoon. Burriu, to-morrow. Burrinhung,. 

 day after to-morrow. Dhurrandhurung, always. 



Affirmation and negation. — Ngai, yes ; ngargudhung, certain ;. 

 ngaiang or mirra, no ; murrungai, none I have ; mirruguyung,. 

 nothing; ngamurra, perhaps. 



Interrogation. — Illing, how 1 ? Illingjaiabi, how didst thou do it? 

 This word can be inflected for number and person : Illingbi 

 mandha, how didst thou catch (a fish, etc.?) Illingbul mandha,. 

 how did you two catch (a fish, etc.'?) Illinhur mandha, how did 

 you several catch (a fish, etc.)'? Yununggubi yenda, when didst 



