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| Examples of the 5 Conjugations from Gunther's system | ||||||||
| 1st Conjugation | "-anna etc" | |||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| dalgarrimanna | to eat all day long | dalgarrim | dalgarrimanna | dalgarrime | dalgarriman | dalgarrimagirri | dalgarrimagi | dalgarrimada |
| dangarumanna | to dance | dangarum | dangarumanna | dangarume | dangaruman | dangarumagirri | dangarumagi | dangarumada |
| birgananna | to carve meat | birgan | birgananna | birgane | birganan | birganagirri | birganagi | birganada |
| birganna | to scratch | birg | birganna | birge | birgan | birgagirri | birgagi | birgada |
| biromballanna | to throw at each other | biromball | biromballanna | biromballe | biromballan | biromballagirri | biromballagi | biromballada |
| birombanna | to go away to a distance | biromb | birombanna | birombe | biromban | birombagirri | birombagi | birombada |
| yarranna | to make an angry noise | yarr | yarranna | yarre | yarran | yarragirri | yarragi | yarrada |
| 2nd Conjugation | "-unna etc" | |||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| dalladallabunna | to split | dalladallab | dalladallabunna | dalladallabunne | dalladallabunnan | dalladallabungirri | dalladallabungi | dalladallabunga |
| dunna | to spear; to write | d | dunna | dunne | dunnan | dungirri | dungi | dunga |
| yarradunna | to beat on the ‘bargan’, q.v. | yarrad | yarradunna | yarradunne | yarradunnan | yarradungirri | yarradungi | yarradunga |
| 3nd Conjugation | "-inga etc" | |||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| gumbinga | to wash, to bathe | gumb | gumbinga | gumbinna | gumbinnan | gumbigirri | gumbigi | gumbidya |
| gundádeyannallinga | to go or come from behind | gundádeyannall | gundádeyannallinga | gundádeyannallinna | gundádeyannallinnan | gundádeyannalligirri | gundádeyannalligi | gundádeyannallidya |
| gundaimadillinga | to shelter one’s self | gundaimadill | gundaimadillinga | gundaimadillinna | gundaimadillinnan | gundaimadilligirri | gundaimadilligi | gundaimadillidya |
| gunduringa | to give a daughter away | gundur | gunduringa | gundurinna | gundurinnan | gundurigirri | gundurigi | gunduridya |
| gunnabunbinga | to sit down tired; to take rest | gunnabunb | gunnabunbinga | gunnabunbinna | gunnabunbinnan | gunnabunbigirri | gunnabunbigi | gunnabunbidya |
| 4th Conjugation | "-arra etc" | |||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| báddarra | to bite. | bádd | báddarra | báddae | báddalguan | báddalgirri | báddalli | báddalla |
| baggaimarra | to take out of a pod, as peas. | baggaim | baggaimarra | baggaimae | baggaimalguan | baggaimalgirri | baggaimalli | baggaimalla |
| baggarbuawarra | to stand on a dangerous precipice. | baggarbuaw | baggarbuawarra | baggarbuawae | baggarbuawalguan | baggarbuawalgirri | baggarbuawalli | baggarbuawalla |
| damburmarra | to wrap round, to fold up | damburm | damburmarra | damburmae | damburmalguan | damburmalgirri | damburmalli | damburmalla |
| bíndurgarra | to move along | bíndurg | bíndurgarra | bíndurgae | bíndurgalguan | bíndurgalgirri | bíndurgalli | bíndurgalla |
| 5th Conjugation | "-irra etc" | |||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| babbirra | to sing. | babb | babbirra | babbie | babbilguan | babbilgirri | babbilli | babbia |
| báddambirra | to catch fish. | báddamb | báddambirra | báddambie | báddambilguan | báddambilgirri | báddambilli | báddambia |
| dalmambirra | to feed (a baby). | dalmamb | dalmambirra | dalmambie | dalmambilguan | dalmambilgirri | dalmambilli | dalmambia |
| dandámbirra | to feel cold, to be freezing | dandámb | dandámbirra | dandámbie | dandámbilguan | dandámbilgirri | dandámbilli | dandámbia |
| dargimbirra | to lay across | dargimb | dargimbirra | dargimbie | dargimbilguan | dargimbilgirri | dargimbilli | dargimbia |
| 4th Conjugation | "-arra etc" | Example | ||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | RootStem | Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative |
| bumarra | to beat; to strike | bum | bumarra | bumae | bumalguan | bumalgirri | bumalli | bumalla |
| 1. Bumarradu | I beat | Present | ||||||
| No Conjugation | ||||||||
| Wiradjuri words | word meaning | Wiradjuri words | word meaning | Wiradjuri words | word meaning | |||
| birrimannar | sitting in a circle; walking in a row | guwa | the taking shelter under a tree | banne | an inter. particle; like Lat. ‘an’, ‘anne’. | |||
| bullun | a large bird | dabbuyarra muron | to give or bestow life | barrãggâná | to get out of the way. | |||
| ba-la or simply ba | to be; is always joined to pronouns. | darribal | the return of the ‘bargan’ when thrown | bial | emph. particle; up; high | |||
| bangal | to interfere, to dissuade, to intercede. | dillirbunia | smash, dash against; i.q.., imp., dillirbunnarrabin | billingaya | going backwards | |||
| bángãn | an assertive particle; it is so; indeed; truly. | duggumi | glad, fond of | gamé | to seduce; s., strong voluptuous desires and practices | |||
| bannambannang | to lend or exchange wives. | durinda | to spear, to prick | ganbánná | to blot out | |||
| Examples from | Gunther | |||||||
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Infinitive | Imperative | |||
| gãnna | gae | gaan | gaagirri | gaagi | gaada | |||
| Maindyu dain gaan | brought | Sen #12 | Transitive | |||||
| wirringa | wirrinna | wirrinnan | wirrigirri | wirrigi | wirridya | |||
| Guin ngurandi wirrigirri | will sleep | Sen#13 | Intransitive | |||||
| bundinga | bundinna | bundinnan | bundigirri | bundigi | bundidya | |||
| Karbaga bundinya yawanna | fall | Sen#17 | Intransitive | |||||
| dunna | dunne | dunnan | dungirri | dungi | dunga | Imperfect or Inf? | ||
| Guin ngurongga mallang dunni | Sen#19 | Transitive | ||||||
| winnangganna | winnangge | winnanggan | winnanggagirri | winnanggagi | winnanggada | Present | ||
| Yamandu ngannal winnangganna? | Sen#21 | Transitive | ||||||
| ngánna | ngae | ngaan | ngaagirri | ngaagi | ngaada | Unclear | ||
| Yamandu ngannal ngannumminye | Sen#23 | Transitive | ||||||
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Table of Wirdjuri Pronouns Source: Gunther
| Singular | Dual Inclusive | Dual Exclusive | Plural | Exclusive | ||||||
| ist person | 1st person | |||||||||
| I | ngadhu; -dhu | we; you &i | ngali; -li | us two him or her and me | guwiinyngaligin | we all (erg) | ngiyanhi | us all;exclusive | ngiyanhinyaguna | |
| me | nganhal; - nhal | us;to or for us two | guwiinyngali-gin.gu | we all; but not you | ngiyanhiguna | |||||
| my; my; mine; about me | ngadhi; -dhi | ours; yours and mine | ngaligingunha | with; us two | guwiinyngaligindya | with us all | ngiyanhigindya | us; to or for us all | ngiyanhigingunha | |
| with; with me | nganhundha | ours; our two his or hers and mine | guwiinyngaligin.gunha | ours; more than 2 | ngiyanhigingu | we all; but not you | ngiyanhiguna | |||
| with; with me; by me | nhundha | ourselves; our own | nganhayung | us; to or for us all | ngiyanhigingunha | |||||
| myself | guyunganmadilin | |||||||||
| 2nd person | 2nd person | ? | ||||||||
| you singular | ngindhu; -ndhu | you two | ngindhubula | you all | ngindhugir | you all | nginhubulagu | |||
| you singular (object) | nginyal or nyal | You two (object) | nginyalbula | You all (object) | nginyalgir | |||||
| you; about you | nginhu; -nhu | with; or near you two | nginyundhabulaga | with; or near all of you | nginyundhagirra | |||||
| for you; towards you | nginyugu; -nyugu | you; all; to or for all of you | nginhindhugir | |||||||
| your/s | nginhugir | yours (all) | nginhubulagu | |||||||
| 3rd person | 3rd person | 3rd Person | ||||||||
| he | nhila | them | nganhiguliya | |||||||
| he | guwiiny; -wiiny; -ngiiny | them; two (object) | nganhanybula | one's own | niin | them; them all (object) | nganhanyguliya | |||
| her; to or for him; her or it | ganguwan; -nguwan | theirs - to; for or belonging to | ngagwiinybulagu | |||||||
| with; or by him her or it | ngadhiyala; -dhiyala | with; or near those two | nganhiyinbulaga | themselves | ngaguyungguliyirr | |||||
| theirs - to; for or belonging to | ngagwiinybulagu | theirs | guwiinyguliyagu |
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