2nd " You _Ngut_ Yours _Nguteuk_.
3rd " They _Malugulik_ THeirs _Ngugaty-guligaty_.
_Interrogatives_.--Who, _winyar?_ (singular)--_winyarbula_ (dual) and
_winyartukuli_ (plural). What, _nganyu?_ which also has a dual and
plural form.
_Demonstratives_.--This, _ginga_, which has a dual and plural suffix.
_Malu_, that; _kila_, that near you. _Munya_, that farther away.
_Kigety_, belonging to that. _Kigety-bulugety_, belonging to those
two. _Kigety-guligety_, belonging to all those.
_Verbs_.
Verbs have the same tenses and moods as those of the Wiradyuri, as
will be demonstrated in the conjugation of the verb "to beat." In the
Burreba-burreba verb there are, however, no regular modifications of
the past and future tenses, such meanings being expressed by separate
words.
_Active Voice_--_Indicative Mood_.
_Present Tense_.
1st Person I beat _Ngaty tyilba_.
2nd " Thou beatest _Ngin tyilba_.
3rd " He beats _Malu tyilba_.
_Past Tense_.
1st Person I beat _Ngaty tyilbin_.
_Future Tense_.
1st Person I will beat _Ngaty tyilben_.
_Imperative Mood_.
Beat, _tyilbak_. Beat not, _burreba tyilbak_.
_Conditional Mood_.
Perhaps I will beat, _Ngaty tyilben mumbun_.
In all the foregoing examples, the remaining persons and numbers of
the verb can be supplied by the table of pronouns.
_Middle Voice_--_Indicative Mood_.
_Present Tense_.
Singular. I am beating myself. _Tyilbanyungbenggat_.
The conjugation can be continued through all the moods, tenses, etc.,
the same as in the indicative mood.
_Reciprocal_.
We two (incl.) are beating each other, _Tyilptyerrungal_.
We all (incl.) are beating each other, _Tyilptyerrungungur_.
There are forms for all the persons and tenses.
_Adverbs_.
Yes, _ngungui_. No, _burreba_. To-day, _gillaty_. To-morrow, _perbur_.
Yesterday, _dyelli-dyellik_. By and bye, _gillandam_. Some time ago,
_gillenadya_. Long ago, _yagaluk-wanda_. Where, _windyella_?
(singular); _windyellaubul?_ (dual); _windyellat?_ (plural). How many,
_nyabur?_ Here, _kingga_. There, _nyua_.
_Numerals_.
One, _kaiapmin_. Two, _buletya_.
Initiation Ceremonies and Marriage Laws.
The initiation ceremonies of the Burreba-burreba are the same in all
essential respects as those of the Wiradyuri tribes, which I have
described in detail elsewhere.[10] The social organisation is also
similar to the Wiradyuri, compri
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