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times quite astonishing. I do not yet know whether there exist differcBtcofr 
jugatlons, and if so, which are their characteristics; but of this I am sure, tbi 
the number of forms derived from one verbal root is very great in somecisa 
As a specimen for the conjugation of a good many verbs the following na; 
serve as examples:— 
Paradigm of the Tumali verb : Andek, to go. 
Present. 
S. Dgi yandek, I go. PI. nginde nandek, m go, 
ngo wandek, iliou goest, ^c, ngonda ngonduk, ye go. 
ngu andek, he goes. ngenda k^dek, they go. 
Preterit. 
S. ngi yendek, I have gone. PI. nginde nendek, ire tee ifow- 
ngo weudek, t/um hast gone. ngonda ngendek, ye hone ywf- 
ngu eudek, he has gone. ngenda kendek, they bate gust. 
Future. 
S. nge yondiikrungen, 7 w«W( 70. PI. ngindenondukrungen,t«w>^[^ 
ngo wondukTMngeu,thouiinltgo. ngondangondukrungen, ye 
ngu ondukrungen, he will go. ngenda kondukruDgeii,/%“’‘^?’’ 
Negation. . 
The negation is expressed by prefixing to the root of the verb . 
and at the same time by affixing the auxiliar verb en, to be, througnuui 
tenses, numbers and persons ; for instance : — 
Present. 
S. ngi yedi, I put. 
ngo wedi. 
ngu edi. 
n. nginde nedi. 
ngonda ngedi. 
ngenda kedi. 
Future. 
S. yedirun^en. 
wedirungen. 
edirungen. 
etc. 
Negative. 
Pres, ngi kede-yea. 
ngo kede-wen. 
ngu kede*en. 
PI. ngiude kede-nea. 
ngonda kede^ngon. 
ngenda kede-ken. 
Negative. 
S. kediyarkrungea. 
kediwarkruDgen. 
kediarkruDgen. 
etc. 
The affirmative form of the Preterit of this word I do not know; but 1 
in my manuscript the negative form marked thus:— 
Preterit. 
S. ngi kedeyirin. pi. nginde kedenirin. » 
ngo kedewirin. ngonda kedengurin. 
ngu kedeirin. ngenda kedekirin. 
Paradigm of the Tumali auxiliar verb : En, to be. 
S. ngi yen, lam. 
«Ko wen, thou art. 
^^'^Gn,he,she,itis. 
yirin, 1 have been, 
Hgo wirin, thou hast, &c. 
ngu iriu, be has been. 
Present. 
PI. nginde nen, ICC 
ngonda ngon, yew are. 
ngenda ken, they ar^‘ 
Preterit. ^ 
PI. nginde nirin, tee ^ 
ngonda ngurin, yr ^ 
ngenda mo, th0 have been’ 
