140 R. H. MATHEWS. 



'Whom belonging to, ngangu? What, minya? What for, 

 minyagu ? 



Demonstratives. — This, nha. That (near), ngule. That 

 (farther), yuari. That (yonder), yurma. That (in front), 

 murra. That (behind), murrabu. The demonstratives are 

 many and diverse, and can be declined for number and 

 case. A native will frequently indicate the position of 

 anything by giving its compass direction from a tree or 

 other known spot. 



There are forms of the pronoun meaning "towards me," 

 44 away from me," etc. There is also a causative form, as, 

 Ngaiala, I (will do it). 



Verbs. 



Ginye appears to have the meaning of "am," and can 

 be used as a substitute for the English verb, "to be," by 

 taking an adjective, wallun, or other suitable word, as in 

 the following example. Dim is the pronominal suffix repre- 

 senting "I" or Ngaia: 



Present Wallundhu ginye, strong I am 

 Past Wallundhu gillani, strong I was 

 Future Wallundhu gigi, strong I will be 

 Imperative — Be strong! Wallun ginga. 



In the subjoined conjugation of the verb buma, to beat, 

 the present tense is given in full ; but in the past and 

 future, the first person only of the singular is taken : 

 Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



I 1st Person I beat, Bumuldunnadhu 



Sing. < 2nd ,, Thou beat est, Bumuldunnindu 



( 3rd ,, He beats, Bumuldunnangu 



1st Pers )ii ' ^ e ' * 11C 1-' b eat > Bumuldunnali 

 * I We, excl., beat, Bumuldunnaligu 



Dual -: 2nd ,, You beat, Bumullundhale 



I 3rd ,, They beat, Bumulbulaia 



1st Person I ^ e ' mc *-' beat, Bumuldunnane 



j - - ( We, excl., beat, Bumuldunnaneu 



Plural < 2nd ,, You beat, Bumuldunnadai 



( 3rd „ They beat, Bumuldunnagunnagu 



