Item 02: Kamilaroi, and other Australian Languages, by Rev. William Ridley, 2nd ed. (Sydney, 1875) - Page 23

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VERBS

IMPERATIVE

kāηa ... take

kāηawā ...take ; you must and shall!

kānamīa ... take, if you dare.

PARTICIPLE

kagillendai ... taking

Tai (hither) prefixed to kāne makes it mean bring: taikāηa – bring. From yanani (went) is derived in the same way taiyanani (came).

wīnuη ... hear, understand.

INDICATIVE

PAST: wīnuηi ... heard

wīnuηaηain ... heard to-day

wīnuηuliēn ... heard yesterday

wīnuηullain ... heard long ago

PRESENT: wīnuηulda ... hears

FUTURE: wīnuηulle ... will hear

wīnuηulηari ... will hear to-morrow.

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