THE ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES OF VICTORIA. 89 



Active Voice. 



Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



i 1st Person I beat, Tyilbuinan 



Singular < 2nd ,, Thou beatest, Tyilbuiner 

 ( 3rd ,, He beats, Tyilbuin 



1st Person i We ' incL ' beat ' T y ilbuin g ul 

 C \ We, excl., beat, Tyilbuingun 



Dual < 2nd „ You beat, Tyilbuinbul 



(3rd ,, They beat, Tyilbuinbullain 



l«t PprQnnl We, inch, beat, Tyilbuingunyinbaiap 

 ibt x-uibuii | We ^ excl ^ beat ^ Tyilbuingunninyubaiap 



Trial j 2nd „ You beat, Tyilbuinatbaiap 



(3rd „ They beat, Tyilbuinurbaiap 



1qi Ppr«nn S We ' incl., beat, Tyilbuingunyin 

 isi reibon j w ^ exc} ^ bea ^ Tyilbuingunninyu 



Plural j 2nd ,, You beat, Tyilbuinat 



( 3rd ,, They beat, Tyilbuinur 



Past Tense. 



( 1st Person I beat, Tyilbuddhan 



Singular ] 2nd „ Thou beatedst, Tyilbuddhar 

 « 3rd ,, He beat, Tyilbai 



Future Tense. 



I 1st Person I wiH beat, Tyilbunnhan 



Singular 2nd ,, Thou wilt beat, Tyilbunnher 

 ( 3rd ,, He will beat. Tyilbun 



Imperative Mood. 

 Singular — Beat, Tyilbak. Trial — Beat, Tyilbagubaiap 

 Dual — Beat, Tyilbakwula. Plural — Beat, Tyilbagu 



The negatives are Ngabuk tyilbak. Ngabiikwula tyilbak. 

 Ngabugabaiap tyilbak. Ngabuga tyilbak. 



Conditional Mood. 

 Singular — Perhaps I will beat, Gullai tyilbunnha 

 Dual — Perhaps we, incl., will beat, Gullai tyilbunnhungal 

 Trial — Perhaps „ Gullai tyilbunnunginyinbaiap 



Plural — Perhaps „ Gullai tyilbunnunginyin 



