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Middle Voice — Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



( 1st Person I beat myself, Tyilbarballinan 



Singular < 2nd „ Thou beatest thyself , Tyilbarballinher 

 ( 3rd „ He beats himself, Tyilbarballin 



All the numbers, persons, tenses, and moods can be 

 conjugated, as in the active voice. 



Reciprocal. 

 Dual — We, incl., beat each other, Tyilpdyiringal 

 Trial — „ „ Tyilpdyirinaibaip 



Plural — „ „ Tyilpdyirinai 



Adverbs. 

 Yes, ngaii. No, dha-ung and dhandyak. Nothing, dha- 

 gumbert. Now, dyumi. Karremin, to-day. Yerambui, 

 to-morrow. Yulungui, yesterday. Bambogadhak, long 

 ago. Here, mugulli. There, mangi. Indharu gurinher, 

 where art thou? Indhagurin yilam, where is the camp? 

 Indhar gurnange, which way (or where) wentest thou? 

 Ngunungo, whence? 



Prepositions. 



(1st Person In front of me, Kallinudyik 



Singular -j 2nd ,, In front of thee, Kallinudyin 



(3rd ,, In front of him, Kallinudhu 



fist Person Behind me, Wenyudyik 



Singular] 2nd ,, Behind thee, Wenyudyin 



1 3rd „ Behind him, Wenyudhu 



Exclamations and Interjections. 

 Yukkai, surprise. Cease, themerni ! Halt, yama ! Poor 

 fellow, wurangrangga. 



Numerals. 

 One, kopthun. Two, bulaubil. Three, bulaubil-ba-kop. 



The Woiwurru Dialect. 

 This dialect was spoken on the Yarra, Saltwater, and 

 Werribee rivers, and extended from the main dividing 



