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Imperative mood. — Beat (thou), ngo6-bee (it understood). Beat 

 (you two), ngo6-boo-yow. Beat (you all), ngoo-boo yan'-oo. Beat 

 not, ngoo-boo mo6-gee. (You two) beat not, ngoo-goo mo6-gee-yow. 

 (You all) beat not, ngoo-goo moo-ga-yan-now. 



The last syllablle in the singular present of the imperative is 

 always ee; as, yoong-ee, give. The verbal pronoun itself (second 

 singular) isjee. 



I must beat, ngoo-bun'-nin-nga We two must beat, ngoo-bun'- 

 ing-a-loong. Bun is always inserted after the root-sound to imply 

 necessity; as, yer'-ra-bun'-nin-nga ga'-ding-bill-in-nga, I must go 

 hunting. Yer'-ra-bun-nga war'-ree, I must go away. 



Participles. — I am beating, ngo6-goo-min' ya. We two are 

 beating, ngoo-goo-min'-yir-loong. We all are beating, ngoo-goo- 

 mln'-yil-la. I am not beating, ngoo-goo-moo-goo-min' ya. I was 

 beating, ngoo-goo-min'-ya, with time specified. 



Reflexive. — The reflexive is known by having I in one form or 

 another after the root. I am beating myself, ngod-bil'-lee-min' ya. 

 We two beat ourselves, ngod-bil'-lee yang'-ee-loong. They beat 

 •each other, ngoo-bool-lee-nga'-la. I beat myself not, ngooboo-lee- 

 moo-goo-min-ya (ya equal nga, I.) They have beaten each other, 

 ngoo-bul-lee-nging'-bil-la. 1 shall beat myself to-morrow, ngoo- 

 bul-lee-ng-ee-nga boo-rati'-doo. Beat each other, ngoo-bul-ee-yow. 

 Do not beat thyself, ngoo-bool-ee-moo-gee. 



Bun, sign of necessity, and I or 11, sign of the reflexive, are 

 blended in the supine, as, I must beat myself, ngoo-bul-lin'-in-nga. 

 We two must beat ourselves, ngoo-bul-lin-in-ngoo-loong. 



Participle. — Beating myself, ngoobul-lee-min-ya. 



Other forms of verbs : — I shall beat again, ngoo-bun-nin-nga 

 ngod-ring ; (ngoo-ring, again). He beats always, ngoo-ba-jin boo- 

 loo. You (then) must always hear, ngur'-rum-ba-lee-bun'-nin-jee. 

 You (then) must always go, yur'-ra-bun-nin-jee. Don't beat often, 

 ngoo-goo-moo-goo mum'-nin-jee. I have finished beating, ngod- 

 nga ngoo-boo rin-nga. I beat continually, ngoo-boo-jin gow'-ul-loo. 

 I beat (him) running away, ngur'-rit mun'-ninga. I beat coming 



