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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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