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Plural 



1st Person J We, incl Ngeane 



( we, excl., Ngeaneyel 

 2nd ,, You, Ngandai 



3rd „ They, Ngurugunnugu 



Verbs. 

 The principal parts of the verb bumulla, beat, are repre- 

 sented in the following conjugation. An abbreviated form 

 of the pronoun is added to the verb stem, to indicate num- 

 ber and person. The whole of the present tense is given, 

 but only parts of the others : 



Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



1st Person I beat, Bumuldadhu 



Singular <J 2nd ,, Thou beat est, Bumuldandu 



3rd ,, He beats, Bumuldanguru 



Dual 



Plural 



1«t Pprunn i We ' illCL ' beat ' Bumuldali 



ist rerson < w ^ exc] ^ beat ^ Bumuldalinguru 

 , You beat, Bumuldandale 



, They beat, Bumuldagale 



2nd 

 3rd 



1st Person 



1st Person 

 Singular 



1st Person 

 Singular 



2nd ,, You beat, 



3rd „ They beat, 



Past Tense. 

 I beat, indefinite 

 I beat this morning, 

 I beat yesterday, 

 I beat recently, 



Future Tense 

 I will beat presently, 

 I will beat tomorrow, 

 I will beat, indefinite 



We, incl., beat, Bumuldane 

 We, excl., beat, Bumuldaneyel 

 Bumuldandai 

 Bumuldunnugu 



Bumidhu 

 Bumulngaindhu 

 Bumulmiendhu 

 Bumullendhu 



Bumullidyu 



Bumulngedyu 



Bumullingurriclyu 



Imperative Mood. 

 Bumulla, beat ! 



If we direct one or more to do the beating, we could say, 

 Bumullandu, beat thou ! Bumullandali, beat you two ! 

 Bumullandai, beat you all ! The prohibitive expression 

 would be, Kurria bumulla, beat not. For the dual and 



