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Verbs. 



Verbs have the same numbers and persons as the pro- 

 nouns, with the usual tenses and moods. Tables of conju- 

 gations of verbs are omitted for want of space, but a toler- 

 ably full list of verbs will be found in the vocabulary. 

 There are two forms in the first person of the dual and 

 plural — the " inclusive " and " exclusive." 



Adverbs. 



Yes, ngi. No, ngatthu. Here, kungara. There, wurra. 

 Yonder, wurrityalinnaga. To-day, kailpominka. Yesterday, 

 yillana. To-morrow, wambinna. By and bye, kunnidilli. 

 Long ago, kundindyi. In the future, windhuru. First, 

 mirriga. 



Where art thou, windyarra ngimba. Where goest thou, 



windyawarra dhani ngimba. How, nunguua. How many, 



ngulthurra. 



Prepositions. 



In front, mirrika. In rear, ngunda. Between, bukkulu. 



Beside, gungo. Down, baikabika. Up, wunggalu. Inside, 



ngunggaru. The other side, murlaka. Outside, dhurna- 



murlaka. At my back, dhurna ngariri. 



See the vocabulary of Kurnu words at the end of this 

 article. 



6 — The Tyake, or Mystic Language. 

 I have on several occasions reported the existence of a 

 secret or cabalistic language used only by the men at the 

 initiation ceremonies of several native tribes in New South 

 Wales. 1 While the novitiates are away in the bush with 

 the elders of the tribe, they are taught a mystic name for 



1 Journ. Anthrop. Inst., (1396) Vol. xxv., p. 310. Proc. Royal Soc, 

 Queensland, Vol. xvi., p. 37 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, Phil v., Vol. 

 xxxix., p. 471. Journ. Royal Soc, N.S. Wales, Vol. xxxn , pp. 240, 250. 

 Congres Internat. d' Anthrop. et d'Archr'ol. prehist., Compte Rendu, 12me 

 Session, p. 491. 



