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 72 AX AUSTBALIAN LANGUAGE.

10. THE COXJUGATIOX OF THE ACTIA'E VERB.

GannugbuukuUa? unni bon yc; w., who was beaten?

Whom struck? this him be. this is he.

Minarig-tin biloa gala bimkulla?; m., why did that What-from he-thee that struck? person beat you?

Unni b ulun b vi n k u 1 1 a n o a; m., these are the two he struck. These them-two struck he.

Tanan tia, wolla-wolla; biintcin tia butti kirrin-kirrin! Approach me, move-move, beats me more pain pain.

m., come to me, make haste; I am beaten more and in pain. Gan-to bin bunknlla? wiyella bi tia; mupai yikora; Who thee struck? tell thou me; secret not.

on., who beat you? tell me; do not conceal it. Gali-noa tia biinkulla; m., this is he who struck me.

This-he me struck.

M i n a r i g-k o biloa biinkulla? m., with what did he strike

What- with he-thee struck? you?

Mattarro gikoumba-ko; m., with his hand. Hand -with his- with.

Kotarro noa tia biinkulla; «?., he struck me with a cudgel. Cudgel-with he me struck.

Kora koa binug biim-ba? «?., you ought to have beaten him.

Not ut thou-him struck had. Biiwil koa bon, kaiyu korien bag;

That-might-strike ut him, able not I.

7)1., I wish to beat him, but am unable. Kotara bi tia guwa buwil koa bon bag; Cudgel thou me give to-strike ut him I.

m., give me a cudgel that I may beat him. Bum-ba bo ta bon bag, wonto bag-ba kinta kan kakulla; Struck-had surely him I, but I fear being was.

m., I should certainly have struck him, but I was afraid. Biinkeun bon bag; m., I have beaten him, sc, this morning. Struck -have him I. B II n n u n b on bag k a-b o; m.,1 will beat him by-aud-by.

Strike-will him I by-and-by. Bunkillaiban kora nura; m., do not be striking one

Striking-be not ye. another.

Bunkillin bon bara y aki ta; j«., they are striking him now.

Ai'e-striking him they now. BunkiUiela bon bag, tanan bi ba uwa; Was-striking him I, approach thou came. m., I was striking him when you came. B u n t a 1 a tia bara av o n n a i b a g b a; Struck me they child I

m., they beat me when I was a child. Waita-kolag noa b ii n kill i-ko lag; vi., he is gone a- Depart-towards lie to-strike-towards. fighting.

B li n k i 1 1 i 1 i n noa wheat; m., he is thrashing wheat. Is-continuing-to-strike he wheat. _

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