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English.	Native.
I am going to chew the meat	Watye ginyan ngowee. To chew going am I the meat.
I am going to scold her	Tyallee ginyan. To scold her going am I.
I am going to chop with an axe	Taardow ginyan batye goorook. To chop going am I with an axe.
I am going to watch him.	Maan-maan tyerry ginyan. To watch him going am I.
I am going to burn the wood	Werrick ginyan wanyip. To burn going am I the wood.
I am going to pour out the water	Gaal ginyan cattying. To pour out going am I the water.
I am about to take it	Gaam-maan ginyan. To take it about am I (going).
I intend to keep it	Woorrpamitt ynootyan. To keep it intend I.
I am going to sharpen my spear	Litwoong ginyan ngary balleck. To sharpen going am I my spear.
He hit me on the head	Tacking propanpeck. He hit me on the head (my head).
The bird eats	Bany tyeckelang. The bird eats.
How does the snake bite and kill man?	Tyanango goottilang goornmill buntinong wootye? How does bite the snake to kill man?
With his teeth	Lee allook. With his teeth.
I was angry	Goollinan. Angry was I.

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The Verb "Goongee."

TO LOVE, TO CREATE BY LOVE, TO MAKE, TO DO.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
Singular.		Plural.
Present tense.
Goongeenon	I love.	Goongeenan	We love.
Goongeen	Thou lovest.	Goongeenat	You love.
Goongeena	He loves.	Goongeenatt	They love.
Past tense.
Goongeenong	I loved.	Goongeenango	We loved.
Goongeeno	Thou lovedst.	Goongeenange	You loved.
Goongeena	He loved.	Goongeenang	They loved.
Perfect tense.
Goongeenon mala	I have loved.	Goongeenango malan	We loved.
Goongeeno mala	Thou hast loved.	Goongeenange malan	You have loved.
Goongeena mala	He has loved.	Goongeenang malan	They have loved.
Pluperfect tense.
Goongeenon malana	I had loved.	Goongenanon malanon	We had loved.
Goongeenone malana	Thou hadst loved.	Goongenange malanon	You had loved.
Goongeena malana	He had loved.	Goongeenga malanan	They had loved.