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 |