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under ‘‘ Prepositions.’? There are forms of the pronouns 
meaning ‘“‘with me,” “‘towards me,”’ “‘away from me,’‘etc., 
and also causative forms, as Ngatthowir, I (did it). 
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Demonstratives.—The demonstratives in this language, 
by the combination of simple root-words, can be made to 
indicate distance, direction, position, size, number, person, 
possession, movement, etc. Only a few examples will be 
given at present :—This, nu. This perhaps, numiu. That, 
nuana. That (yonder), gwalluburu. That (person), dhaiu. 
That, (up there), gannu. That, (down there), wannu. This 
is mine, ngunnahain. This is thine, ngunnahun. This is 
his, ngunnahung. See also possessive affixes to nouns in 
an earlier page. : 
Many of the demonstratives are likewise used as pro- 
nouns of the third person, which explains the great number, 
irregularity, and lack of etymological connection found 
among such pronouns in the several aboriginal languages 
whose grammars I have promulgated. There are names 
for the different points of the compass, and a native will 
frequently indicate the position of anything by giving its 
compass direction from some wel! known tree or water-hole. 
Interrogatives.—Who, nganuin. Whose, nganungat. 
What, nunh. What for, nunnagau. How many, nuppur. 
VERBS. 
Verbs have the same numbers and persons, with inclusive 
and exclusive forms, as the pronouns. The principal moods 
are the indicative, imperative and conditional. Number 
and person are indicated by pronominal particles added to 
the verb stem, as exemplified in the conjugation of the verb 
**to speak.’’ | 
Indicative Mood—Present Tense. 
(1st Person I speak, Lanha 
Singular < 2nd __,, Thou speakest, Lanin 
> Worden. He speaks, Lan 
