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Any person or number in each tense can be shown by 

 using the necessary pronominal suffix. 



Imperative Mood. 

 Singular Ngea, Speak (thou). 



Dual Ngealadha, Speak (you). 



Plural Ngealagadugal, Speak (you). 

 Conditional Mood. 

 Perhaps I will talk, Ngelagaiadhu 



Reflexive. 

 I am talking to myself, Ngedyillingadhu. 



Reciprocal. 

 We, (dual incl.) talk to each other, Ngelinnangulli 

 We (plural incl.) talk to each other, Ngeliunangenna 



If space permitted, all the above examples could be 

 illustrated through the different persons and numbers. 



Some verbs take a special inflection for number, which 

 applies to actions in which two or more persons can take 

 part, as in sitting, fighting, throwing, playing, etc., as in 

 the following example : 



Two talking, Ngeallanimnala 

 Several talking, Ngeallanimnuggal 



The negative form of any verb is obtained by prefixing 

 kurria, thus, Kurria ngea, speak not. 



There are numerous modifications of verbs to express 

 different shades of meaning, as : Wingurrimunnadhu, I sat 

 all the time. Birrumburrayambuldhu, I throw (as a boom- 

 erang) in play. 



Adverbs. 



Yes, ngarbu. No, wongai. Now, dhallungurra. Yester- 

 day, kumbirrangurra. Tomorrow, kumbirragulli. By and 

 bye, dhallunggogulli. Long ago, ngurgambungarru. How, 

 widdyu? How many, minyangalmai ? Where, wiindlia? 

 Where art thou, wiindhalindu ? and so on. 



