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Active Voice — Indicative Mood. 

 Present Tense. 



j 1st Person I beat Takan 



Singular j 2nd „ Thou beat est Takar 

 ( 3rd „ He beats Taka 



, 1st Person { ^ e ' inc1 ;' J> ea J> Takangul 

 i I We, excl., beat, Takangulang 



Dual -l 2nd „ You beat, Takawul 



( 3rd „ They beat, Takabullang 



, 1st Person { We, inc1 "' £ ea *' ™ an f u 1 k,1 S? 

 J ( We, excl., beat, Takandakullik 



1 Trial -\ 2nd „ You beat, Takawakullik 



(3rd „ They beat, Takanakullik 



, 1st Person \ ^ e ' incl - ****> ^ kan f u 

 C I We, excl., beat, Takandanj 



j 2nd „ You beat, Takawat 



(3rd „ They beat, Takanaty 



Past Tense. 



( 1st Person I beat, Takinan 



Singular { 2nd „ Thou beatedst, Takinar 



{ 3rd „ He beat, 



Takin 



Future Tense. 



C 1st Person I will beat, Takinyan 



Singular -j 2nd ,, Thou wilt beat, Takinyar 

 (3rd „ He will beat, Takin 



Imperative Mood. 

 Singular 2nd Person Beat, Takak 

 Dual Beat, Takakul 



Trial Beat, Takakatkullik 



Plural Beat, Takakaty 



The negative form is, Bowan takak, beat not. 



Conditional Mood. 

 Perhaps I will beat, Takinyan mumba, and so on. 



1 This is the first time the trial, or triple, number has been reported in 

 rthe verbs of any Victorian tribe. 



