Words meaning “is here,” “was here,” “will be here,” also exist in this language.
Many prepositions can be inflected for number and person:
Singular 1st Person In front of me Ngunalundya.
2nd „ In front of thee Ngunalundyi.
3rd „ In front of him Ngunalung.
and so on through the dual and plural.
Exclamations.
Ya! calling attention.—Bŭngamugi, cease!
Numerals.
One, meddhung. Two, bullâla.
Vocabulary of Wiradyuri Words.
This vocabulary contains about 430 words collected personally among the Wiradyuri natives on the Lachlan, Macquarie, and Murrumbidgee rivers. Instead of arranging the words alphabetically they are placed together under separate headings:—Family terms—Parts of the body— Natural objects—Animals—Trees—Weapons—Adjectives—Verbs. As the equivalents of English terms will most frequently be required they are put first.[16]
FAMILY TERMS.
A man gibir or mên.
Old man bidyar.
Husband nguban.
Clever man wiardhuri.
Young man walwi.
Small boy gibirgang.
Woman inar or bulâdyeru.
Old woman buddung.
Girl gunnadhurai.
Child, either sex burai.
Father bubbin.
Mother guni.
Elder brother gagang.
Younger brother galbumañ.
Elder sister min-gan.
Younger sister barrigan.
Infirm old person gugun.