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plural the suffixes in the last example could be used. Or, 

 these suffixes could be applied to the negative instead of 

 to the verb, thus : Kurriandu bumulla, beat thou not ! 

 Kurriandale bumulla, but not you two ! Kurriandai bumulla, 

 beat not any of you ! 



Conditional Mood. 

 Perhaps I will beat, Bumulliyadhu. 



Reflexive. 



I will beat myself, Bumaingilidyu. 



Reciprocal. 



We, dual, excl., are beating each other, Bumullellangura 



We, plural, excl., ,, „ Bumullellaneyel. 



Adverbs. 

 Kawam, no. Yo, yes. Thulla, where ? Yelladu, now. 

 Yirralo, by and bye. Ngurago, tomorrow. Yawawunna, 

 perhaps. Kullier, quickly. Muru, well. Ngana, who? 

 Minya, what? Minyangai, how many? Ngua, here. 

 Nungarregi, there. The adverbs "here" and "there" 

 often have the meaning of "this " and "that." When used 

 in such sense, they serve the purpose of the definite article. 



Prepositions. 



Biddhun, between. Wurre, in front. Boadhe, behind. 



Kubbarunda, on top. 



Interjections. 



Ngibai, surprise ! Ngurragadhul, pity. Burre, to break 



wind, (flatus per anum), is often done as an interjection 



in the middle of a conversation, and provokes merriment 



among both sexes of all ages. 



Numerals. 

 One, mal. Two, bular. Three, guliba. 



4. — The Wongaibon Language. 

 The territory of the Wongaibon tribe extends from about 

 Booligal up the Lachlan River to Uabbalong ; thence to 



