Interrogatives.—Who, ngunnaga? Whose, ngunnagangu? Who from, ngunnaganguridyi? What, minya? What (did something), minyaga?
Verbs.
The verb has the usual moods and tenses, and is inflected throughout for number and person. In the first person of the dual and plural there is a variation in the affix to the verb to indicate the inclusion or exclusion of the person spoken to.
Indicative Mood—Present Tense.
Singular 1st Person I beat Ngubumangga.
2nd „ Thou beatest Ngubumandyi.
3rd „ He beats Ngubumañ.
Dual 1st Person We, incl., beat Ngubumanga.
We, excl., beat Ngubumangalu.
2nd „ You beat Ngubumanbu.
3rd „ They beat Ngubumanbula.
Plural 1st Person We, incl. beat, Ngubumanyin.
We, excl. beat, Ngubumanyilla.
2nd „ You beat Ngubumanhu.
3rd „ They beat Ngubumandyula.
Past Tense.
1st Person I beat, indefinite Nguburingga.
Singular, I beat recently Ngubumuingga.
I beat going along Ngubunyirringga.
I beat long ago Nguburiangga.
Future.
I will beat, indefinite Ngubuningga.
I will beat soon Ngubumunningga.
The inflections extend through all the persons and numbers of the past and future tenses by means of the suffixed particles shown in the present tense.