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Imperative-reciprocal. 

 Dual Beat each other, Wammaclyagalul 

 Plural Beat each other, Wammadyagalunyu 



There are numerous modifications of the verb to convey 

 different shades of meaning, a few examples of which may 

 be given : — Wammabandya. struck me ; wammaguban, 

 struck thee. Warranganwai yellindyarria, a boomerang 

 bring to me. Yellinyilliwai, bring this direction. Yelli- 

 mungga, I carry or bring. 



The verb takes an inflection for the same number as 

 the object noun : 



Burru nyambugga, a kangaroo saw I. 

 Burr ula nyabugalu, a couple of kangaroos saw I. 

 Bfirruma nyabugana, several kangaroos saw I. 

 Prepositions. 

 The equivalents of our English prepositions are in some 

 cases separate words, but are also frequently expressed by 

 a verb. A few short sentences will illustrate the applica- 

 tion of these rules : — Burru, between, or in the middle. 

 "Wurrananggi, the other side. Nguluwan, in front. Gar- 

 ranggaii, behind. Irritgundi, inside. Nguttandya, outside. 

 Gurrano, up (a river). Wullungurri, clown (a river etc.). 

 Nyaninggo, close. 



The following verbs convey a prepositional meaning : — ■ 

 Dhumala dhuratyububugga, scrub through went I. Bungguri 

 dhullibumutigga, hill up go I. Bungguri nyirrumungga, 

 hill down go I. Bungguri bullawugungga, hill on the side 

 of go I, or I go on the side of the hill. Ngugangga yendi- 

 nyellima, water across comes he. 



Some prepositions can be inflexed for person and number: 



f 1st Person In front of me, Nguluwandyia 



Singular <J 2nd ,, In front of thee, Nguluwandyin 



L 3rd ,, In front of him, Nguluwangung 



and so on through the dual and plural numbers. 



