LAU VOCABULARY

A.

a 1, personal article: used with the names of males, both native and foreign, a Masuraa, a Luke; is used also with doo, thing, a doo So-and-So, a doo na, the person; is seen also in ati who? In usage it corresponds to the i of Mota and Malagasy. Cf. S. a.

a 2, termination of the verbal noun: attached to verb, angi to cry, angia a cry, fanga to eat, fangaa a feast; added to compounds girigiri lifoa, gnashing of teeth.

a 3, pers. pron. sing. 3. suffixed to verbs as object, and to prepositions as anticipatory object and used both of persons and things: him, her, it. S. a.

a 4, stem to which the pronouns gu, mu, na, etc. are suffixed in forming the possessive. S. a.

a 5, prefix of condition making participles: luga to loose, aluga loosened. S. 'a.

a 6, adj. term, suffixed to nouns and verbs rodo, night, rorodoa, belonging to darkness, bulu, to be black, bubulua, black. S. a.

a 7, exclam. negative; don't

aba (gu) n., hand, arm, part, leaf: fuli abae ai, men's handiwork. S. apa.

abaa n., staff. S. apaa.

abalolo a banyan tree. S. 'apalolo.

abasua adj. afraid of, silent out of respect for a person.

abatoo v, i. to be barren, of women.

abolo n., a piece: abole ai, a beam. S. polo.

abu (gu) n., blood: abu rakaraka, an issue of blood. S.'apu.

abua adj., red.

abu 2. v. i. to be forbidden, taboo: abu rongo, to be unwilling to hear. S. 'apu.

abulo partic., turned round: abulo fasi, to face towards,

abuloa v. n. a turning round. S. apulo.

abusu v. i. to be filled, satiated.

abusua v. n. satiety.

ada 1. v. i. to see, to awake.

ada filo to perceive; ada fua, to choose; ada sae tamana, to recognize; ada too, to succeed in finding.

adala, v. n. sight, seeing.

adasi, v. tr. to see. faada.

ada 2. poss. pl. 3, among them, for them, for their part, theirs (of things to eat), used also as obj. to neut. verb; tani aiai ada, some of them. S.'ada.

Adagege artificial islet next to Ferasubua going north.

adalu poss. pl. 3, as ada, but more restricted in application.

adaro poss. dual. 3. Cf. ada 2.

ade v. tr. to do, to make; of disease, to be prostrated by si maea e adea, he was sick; ade au, to play on a bamboo flute; ade doo, to worship; ade doola, worship.

adi v. tr. to taboo, to place one's mark upon, S. adi.

ado, adomi, v. tr. to serve, to wait upon, to furnish with food, to worship.

ae (gu) 1. n. foot, leg; lado ae, to follow; aena, because of, aena falisi, lord of the garden; ae i fera, a householder; ae mwane, chief man. S.'ae.

ae 2. exclam. ah!; used also in summing up.

afa 1. v. i. to cut, to incise, to mark by cutting. S. aha.

afa 2. an eagle. S. hada.

afe 1. woman, wife; si afe nau, my wife.

afe 2. v. tr. to direct, to guide, S. 'ahe.

afe, afeafe 3. n. foam, waves; na afe, surf. S. ahe.

afedali; matai afedali, to be in a fever. S. madali, wet with perspiration.

afetai partic., difficult; bae afetai, to take an oath.

afoa partic. apart, separate. S. ahoa.

afu v. tr. to wrap up, to hide. S. ahu.

afui partic. precedes verb, altogether. S. ahu'i 4.

afuta- (gu) n. all; afutana, all of it; afutagamere, both of us. S.ahuta.

aga poss. pl. 1. among us, for us, for our part, ours (of things to eat), used also as obj. with neuter verbs. S. aka.

agalimae a spirit, a ghost.

agalo a ghost; qaife agalo, a witch doctor. S.'akalo.

agamelu poss. pl. 1. excl. for us, for our part, among us, us (obj).

agamere poss. dual, excl. for us two, among us two, us two (obj.)

agamolu poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, you (obj.).

agamere poss. dual, excl. for us two, among us two, us two (obj.).

agamolu poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, you (obj.).

agamu poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, for your part, you (obj.); ati mwane agamu, what man among you?

agani v. tr. to pluck out. S. akani.

agau to be ready. S. akau.

age; age reresi, a lily. Crinum asiaticum.

agera poss. pl. 3. for them, among them, them (obj.).

ago, agoago, 1. v. i. to be hot, to shrivel up; manata agoago, to be zealous; 2. n. si agoago heat.

agofi v. tr. to cause to be hot.

agolu poss. pl. 1. more restricted in meaning than aga.

agoro poss. dual. 1. incl. for us two, of us two, us two (obj.).

agu poss. sing. 1. for me, for my part, me (obj.).

ai, aiai, 1. n. a person, kindred, you (voc.) Joe, ai, I say, Joe! mwela ai, Hey, you! ai ana fera nau, my neighbour; ai salaa, a stranger; James ai tou, James the Less; ogule ai, a company; too te ai, a few; te ai gone, only one, aiai is used as a relative pronoun, the one, that, or as a plural, tani aiai, everybody; tani fufue aiai, some seeds. Compounded with sai; saiai ne, that which. Mota gai.

ai 2. n. a tree; ai rarafolo, a cross. S. ai.

ai 3. ai lado, to graft.

ai 4. trans. suffix to verb; sato, satoai.

aia 1. sister, female relations; used with art. ni for sing., ote for pl.

aia 2. exclam. Hey! well then!

aini trans. suffix to verb. S. aini.

ainitalongaini v. tr. to proclaim. S. talonga'ini.

ala 1. v. i. to answer; alagwau, to nod the head in affirmation.

alamai v. i. to answer.

alamaini v. tr. to obey, to take notice of. S. ala.

ala 2. v. tr. to bite; ala meme, to bite and rend; ala tagalaa, to feed promiscuously (of animals). S. ala.

ala, alaala 3. v. i. to set a net; ala fafi, to surround, to catch. alasi v. tr. to lie in wait for. S. ala.

alaa adv. up; of direction, southeast S. 'ala'a.

alafana adv. like, just as. Cf. S. alihana.

alange; alange gwou, to nod the head in affirmation. ala. 1.

aliali forthwith.

aliburi (na) v. tr. to shorten, curtail.

alida v. i. to journey by sea. S. alide.

alidea v. n.

alifii v. tr. to lament.

alifooa n. blood money.

alinga (gu) n. ear; alinga bungu, deaf. S. 'alinge.

alitafu n. a dung heap, refuse. S. alitehu.

alofi v. tr. to shake off.

alu v. tr. to put, bury; v. i. to become; alu ere ana, to burn; alu mwela, to have children; salo e alu maraqai, the sky is red; alu fafola, addition, increase. U. 'alu.

alua, dehortative, no! don't! alua fasi, wait a while!

alula v. n. putting, becoming.

alualu v. i. bae alualu, to promise.

aluga partic. unloosed. luga.

amu 1. poss. sing. 2. for thee, thee (obj.). gera soea amu, they asked it of thee. S. amu.

amu 2. v i. to be dumb; a amu, the deaf mute. S. amumu.

ana 1. poss. sing. 3. for him, her, it; used also as obj. e soea ana, he asked him for it; e lea ana, he went on his way; e ita ana mai, from there; qaifamanatai ana too, a teacher of the people; e baita tasaana, bigger than it; bota ana, perhaps. S. ana.

ana 2. instrumental, with, therewithal; doo gera saungia ana, the thing they killed him with. S. ana.

ana 3. belonging to, from, him, her, it; o ngalia ana ati, from whom did you get it? tani ai ana aigi, some of the people. S. ana.

ana 4. time when; ana ta maedangi, on a certain day; ana koburo, in the time of the northwest wind, summer. S. ana.

ana 5. after, by the name of; e saea lau ana satana, he called him by his name. S. ana.

ana 6. of, belonging to; used in composition; kakao ana ano, an earthen vessel; lea ana fera, to go to another country.

ana 7. if, for, when, because, used of subjunctive.

ana 8. tangafulu ana, tenth in a series. S. ana 8

ani 1. v. tr. to eat. Mota gana; Florida gani.

anila, v.n. eating.

ani 2. instrumental, with; suu fafia ani taa, clothed with what? the pronoun a may be added, ka modea na toongi ua inao ania, to mend the old garment withal; liona kafi too ania, his heart shall be glad thereat. S. ani.

ani 3. prep. concerning, in; e langi ani nau, there is nothing in me; gera ote gera ani nau, they will have nothing of me. S. ani.

ani 4. poss. pl. 3, used of things only, for them; na doo da soi amu ani, the things which they asked you for. S. ani.

ani 5. v. suff.; ui, to throw, uiani v. tr., to throw a thing.

aniramo, v. tr., to do violence to. ramo.

ano 1. n., earth; si ano lofo, dust. S. 'ano. Cf. gano.

anomi v. tr., to bury.

iano on the ground, down.

ano 2. v. i., to come to naught. S. 'ano 2.

angai v. tr., to lift, to carry. S. anga'i.

angi v. i., to cry.

angisi v. tr., to cry over. Mota tang.

angia, angila v. n., a cry, crying.

angita adv. with loc. i, i angita, when? bye and bye. Mota angaisa.

anu, anuanu v. i., to be shaken, to be loose. S. anu.

ao v. i., ao maa ilengi, to lift the eyes, to look up. S. aonga'i.

aqaa v. i., to be well, whole, convalescent. S. awaa.

aqala 1. n. a ten, a tally; aqale mwai, ten baskets.

aqala (na) 2. n., its noise, the sound of it. S. awa 2.

aqaoro v. i., to stoop. S. aqa oro.

arabuu v. i., to reach, arrive at. S. arapuu.

arai 1. n., husband; arai faalu, bridegroom; arai na luma, master of the house.

arai 2. n., a chief; inite arai, the elders.

arenga- (gu) n., part, duty. S. arenga.

ariabasi v. i., to strive, endeavor, attempt. S. lapasi.

ariri v. i., to be shaken. S. ariri.

aro v. i., to soar. S. aro.

asi 1. n., the sea, salt water, salt; i toulana asi, on the surface of the sea; asi namo, a lake; busu asi, a whale. S. 'asi.

asi 2. man's brother, woman's sister; used only with art. mwai; mwai asi, brethren. Cf. sasi. S. 'asi.

asi 3. v. tr., to cast away, to fall down; daro langi si asidaro laona kilu, shall they not both fall into the ditch?

asia 1. adj., scattered; 2. adv., much, excessive, very; tou asia na, very lowly; elangi asia, far from it, by no means. S. 'asi'a.

asua n. daylight, daytime; fe asua, a day. S. atowa.

asufe n., a rat. S. 'asuhe.

ati interrog. pron. sing, who, pl. gerati; ati gera, who among them? ati susulia, who knows? (I can't say); doo ati, whose thing, who owns it? ati satana, what (who) is his name? S. atei.

ato 1. v. i., to be in motion; ato buri, with poss., to turn the back on; ato folo, to cross over; lua e ato fafigera, the flood came upon them; ato ae, to move quickly, to hurry. S. ato 1.

ato 2. v. i., to be difficult.

au n., the bamboo, flute; musical instrument. S. au 3.

auau; ngidu auau, to hate.

B

ba adv., gives force, explains, makes the diction less abrupt; ai ba, who then? a doo ba, why so-and-so; go may be added, a doo bago, the man there.

babala n., a tempest; babalai tolo, a hurricane.

babali (gu) n., cheek. Cf. bali. S. papali.

babara (gu) n., side (of persons only), loins. S. parapara.

babaranga n., a draught, shoal, of fish; babarangai ia, a shoal of fish.

babataini v. tr., to throw down, break by throwing down, overthrow. S. papa.

bae, babae v. tr., to speak, to say; bae fua, to rebuke.

baea, v. n., word; si baea, a word; a si baea, The Word.

baela (gu) v. n., word, the act of speaking; si baela nana, that word.

baita big, loud, to grow big; manata baita ana, to love a person; mala baita, Big Malaita. It is worth notice that the last three letters of baita, viz, ita, are those which the Spaniards, the original discoverers of Malaita, added to the name mala, by which Malaita is known to the natives of those parts. The part of the island which the Spaniards saw and named is called by its inhabitants mala baita, and it is conceivable that the ba of baita may have been lost in transcription. S. paine, Alite baita. The root is probably bai, and ta a verbal suffix.

balafe v. tr., to thank, to praise. S. paalahe.

balafela v. n., praise, thanksgiving.

balala, bala v. i., used with fafi; balala fafi, to despise.

bali n., part, side, of position; ita bali logo, from over there; i bali jordan i bali logo, from the other side of the Jordan; te bali babali, one cheek; te bali maa, one eye; Cf. babali. S. papali, cheek.

bara n., a fence, gate, wall, courtyard; gule bara, family (tribe). S. para.

baraa n., a feast.

baru n., a large sea-going canoe, ship (late use).

bata n., shell money. S. haa.

bebe n., moth, butterfly. S. pepe.

bele v. i., by mischance, by mistake, in error, of no avail.

belengaini v. tr., to do a thing by mischance, in error. S. pele.

beli, belibeli v. tr., to steal, to rob, to steal from a person.

belila v. n., theft. S. peli.

beu n., a chamber in a house; kade beu, inner chamber.

bibii n., mud. S. qiqi.

bibisu n., shiny starling, callornis metallica. s. pipisu.

bibiu, mwela bibiu, a baby, an infant. ?Mota piopio.

bilage v. tr., to shut; bilage maa, to shut the door.

bili; fabili, to make dirty.

bilia adj., dirty, unclean.

bilili v. tr., to press upon, weigh down. S. pilingi.

bilingi v. tr., to press down.

binaae v. i., to shine, of sun.

binisi v. tr., to bind.

bito 1. v. i., to sprout, to shoot, to begin to grow; 2. n. a sprout;

bitona e bito, it sprouted. S. qito.

bobola to be fitting, meet.

bobongi with loc. i, i bobongi, tomorrow. Mota qong.

boe v. i., to be whole, big.

boeboela adj., whole, sound, fat, well.

bokosi v. tr., to hinder.

bola n., a pigeon, carpophaga rufigula. Florida bola.

bole; teo bole, to dream; Teo bolea, teo bolela, a dream. S. qole, Mota qore.

bona v. i., to cease speaking, to be silent.

bono v. i., to close a hole; toongi bono maa, sackcloth. S. pono.

bongara, bongangara, v. i., to succor, nourish; bongara fonosi, to oppose.

bongi; 1. too bongi, to be sad of face.

bongi; 2. dau bongi, to take hold of.

boro 1. (na, ni), borona aena, heel.

boro 2. adv., perhaps, probably, possibly.

boro 3. v. i., boro tafa, to emerge, come out from. S. pola.

boso n., a pig. Bugotu, botho, Florida, bolo, New Guinea, boro.

bota used with poss., blessed, to receive a thing gratis, to be well provided with; bota ana, haply.

fabota v. tr., to be of assistance to.

bouruuru v. i., to fall down, to kneel down.

bouruurula v. n. S. pouruuru.

bubu v. i., to look; bubu tete adalu, to look earnestly at them.

bubungi v. tr., to look at.

bubulu n., a star; fe bubulu, a star; a bottle (late use).

bubulua adj., black. S. pulupulu'e.

bubungi; bubungi luma, a village. S. pungu.

bukonu v. i., to be grieved; lio bukonu, to be sad of heart.

bulo, bulobulo v. i. to turn; afe bulobulo, a tide rip. S. pulo.

bulu n., gall. S. pulu.

bungu 1. a shell trumpet; ufi bungu, to blow the trumpet.

bungu 2. v. i., to be deaf; alinga bungu, deaf. S. pungu.

buri (gu) n., back, stern, behind, after, of persons, buri mwane, second son.

burina after that; i burimu, in your absence. S. puri.

buro; lio buro, manata buro, to forget. S. pu'o.

burosi v. tr., burosi lio, to keep in doubt. S. mahuro.

buroburo v. i., to bubble, to spring up, of water. S. hure'i.

buru v. i., to be narrow; tala e buru, narrow is the way.

buruburu v. i., to be frequent; adv. frequently. S. puru.

busu v. i., to squirt, to eject spray; busu asi, a whale. S. pusu.

D

There is no sound of n in the d. The pronunciation of d in Lau is much the same as that of d in English.

da 1. pers. pron. pl. 3. they; used by itself as subject, or follows igera; igera da ada, they saw.

da 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. suffixed to verb and to prepositions as an anticipatory object, them.

dada v, i.; dada fafi, to leave undone; to pass over.

dadaola, daodaola adj., tired; noni daodaola, weary.

dafi n., the golden lip pearl shell, a pearl; fufue dafi, pearls. S. dahi.

dalafa v. tr., to strike against, to hit.

dali v. i., to tread upon; uri dali, to tread under foot. S. pulisi.

dalu 1. pers. pron. trial 3. they; used by itself as subj., or follows idalu.

dalu 2. pers. pron., trial 3. suffixed to verbs, and prepositions, as object, and to prepositions as an anticipatory object, and used of persons only, them.

daluma (gu) n., middle, in the midst of; used with loc. i. S. danume.

dangi n., day, e dangi na, it is daylight; dangiliu, brightness, glory; maaedangi, a day; suli dangifiri, daily. S. dangi.

dadangi v. i., to be daylight.

dao v. i., to arrive; rodo fi dao, till nightfall; dao ana, until. S.dao.

dara (gu) n., forehead. S. dara.

daraa n., a young man; maa ni daraa, a young man.

dari n., a valley, a creek. S. da'iderie.

daro 1. pers. pron. dual 3. they two; used by itself as subj. or follows idaro.

daro 2. pers. pron. dual 3. suffixed to verbs and prepositions as object, or to prep, as an anticipatory object, the two of them.

darongai v. tr., to scatter, cause to disperse. S. daro'i

dasa n., fog, mist.

dau, dadau v. i., to hold, catch, take, touch; used with poss.; dau agu, touch me; dau toogu, meet me. S. dau. 1.

daula v. n., holding, touching.

dedengi v. tr., to pour out. S. dede'i.

dee, deedee v. tr., to catch fish; mwane deedee, a fisherman.

deela v. n., dee ana deela, to fish.

didi v. tr., to carve, to grave. S. didi 2.

diena adj., good, proper, accurate, beloved; lio diena fafi, to delight in, to love.

dienala v. n. U. diena.

dila v. i., to jump down. S. dile.

dingalu; dui dingalu, completely finished.

dodoria adj., clear, open, of path.

dole v. i., to delay, to be a long time.

dolofi v. tr., to rub in the hands.

donga v. i., to spread, to circulate.

dongaa adj., consecutive. S. donga 2.

doo n., thing; the noun ending may be added; with the personal article, a doo, the person, so-and-so, such an one; ni doo ne, the woman, woman (Voc.); doo mamana, truly; ade doo, to worship; dooa, doola v. n., saitama dooa, wisdom; ade doola, worship; cf. S. ola.

dori v. tr., to wish for, desire, love.

dudu v. i., to move position; dudu mai, come hither; dudu oli, to retire. U. dudu.

dumuli v. tr., to lay hold of.

duqe v. tr., to split, burst, wound; too duqe, to cause to burst open; ofu duqe, to burst.

duu v. tr., to visit upon, punish, repay, qaiduu, to revenge.

duulana, with loc. i, i duulana, because of.

duula v. n., recompense.

E

e. 1. used to make a construct form, added to the first of two nouns, fuli abae ai, man's handiwork; toloe fera, a hill; when the first noun ends in a, ae is contracted into e, aqale mwae, ten bags; fufue ai, seed; when the first noun ends in o, the oe is contracted into e; abolo, piece, abole ai, log. Cf. Mota, construct form of nouns, where the ending of the first noun may be altered to e.

e. 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it, used to precede nia when the meaning is, there is, it is: na liqa gera enia ada, they have their holes; ma te ai enia i luma, there is only one person in the house; generally used of the neuter; e langi, no, not; e langi ana, it is lost; e langi o si sulu isulia, you must not follow him; e sui na, it is finished; e uta, how? S. e.

e. 3. v. p., used with numerals and with fita; e rua. two; e fita, how many? S. e.

eela adj., lazy; noni eela, lazy.

eelenga (na) n., the end of, its end.

eeo v. i., to be crooked.

ele v. i., to desire, used with uri; ele uria, desirous of it.

elela v. n., rejoicing.

elea adj., joyfully.

eli, elieli v. tr., to dig.

elila v. n., digging. S. eli.

enia pers. pro. sing. 3. he, she, it; enia naane, that is so; gele mwela enia ada, the small child (he) was with them. Cf. e. 2.

eqetaini v. tr., to remit, forego.

ere 1. n., fire; alu ere ana, to set fire to; si ere, a firestick.

ere 2. v. tr., to plait.

ereere v. tr., used as prep., round about.

ereila adj., round in shape. S. ere.

erisi v. tr., to dispatch, send. qaierisi.

eta numeral, one; eta inao fua, to be in front of, to lead.

etana, ordinal, first, the first time. S. eta.

F

fa. 1. causative prefix, applied to verbs and less frequently to nouns, e. g., famwaela. S. ha'a.

fa. 2. termination of verbal nouns: mae, to die, maemaefa, sickness; otofa-, concerning, oofa-, approaching, are always followed by the suffixed pronoun. S. ha.

faabu v. tr., to forbid. S. 'abu.

faabua v. n., an oath.

faabusu v. tr., to fill, satiate with food.

faada v. tr., to cause to see, to awaken. ada.

faado v. tr., to apportion. S. ado.

faalamaini v. tr., to entrust, to permit. alamai.

faalu, faolu, adj., new, fresh, recent; arai faolu, bridegroom. S. haalu.

fabaita v. tr., to make big, to magnify oneself. baita.

fabili v. tr., to make dirty, to defile. bili.

fabona v. tr., to appease, to cause to be quiet. bona.

fabota v. tr., to be of assistance to. bota.

fabulosi v. tr., to cause to turn, to turn over. bulo.

fadole v. tr., to be a debtor to.

fafanafi v. tr., to covet. fana.

fafanga v. tr., to feed. fanga.

fafaraasia adj., tasteless.

fafi 1. v. tr., to help; dau fafi, to help, to surround; 2. prep, concerning, causation; fafia, because of. S. haahi.

fafo (gu) n., above, over, used with locative i., i fafona, in addition, on top of it.

fafola v. n., alu fafola, addition. S. haho.

fafolali v. tr., to illuminate. fola.

fafolifoli v. tr., to signify, to explain. folifoli.

fafou v. tr., to proclaim. fou.

fafunu v. tr., to destroy, to cause to end. funu.

fafungu v. tr., to fill, fungu.

fafurongo n., a disciple, rongo.

fafuta v. tr., to generate, to beget; said of both parents.

fafutala v. n., a generation, futa.

fafuu used with possessive ana; fafuuana, real. fuu.

faga (gu) n., mouth. Niue fangai, to feed; Mota wanga, to gape; S. awanganga, to gape.

fagaro v. tr., to deceive, to cause to stray. garo.

fagwau v. tr., to make desolate. gwau.

fagwoufi v. tr., to give drink to. gwou.

fagwourufi v. tr., to cause to sit down. gwouru.

fai 1. v. tr., used as prep., with, to help; fai oe, with thee.

faini v. tr., to help, to companion with; fainia, moreover.

fai 2. adv., where? used with locative i, or with prefix ni; ifai, nifai. U. hei.

fai 3. pref. to verb; buri, behind, faiburi, to leave behind; faigwa, to spill.

fai 4. numeral, four, faina, ordinal, fourth, the fourth time.

faiburi used with poss., to leave behind, fa 1.

faigwa v. tr., to spill, to shed.

fakukule v. tr., to cause to hang down.

fakulufi v. tr., to let sink, to lower, kulu.

falaete adv., only. S. hali'ite.

falangi 1. n., a house on piles. S. ha'alangi. langi 2.

falangi 2. v. tr., to bring to nothing, to destroy. langi 1.

falauni v. tr., to decorate, to adorn, launi.

fale v. tr., to give; fale aba fafi, to lay hands on.

falela v. n., a gift.

fali, fafali v.i., to walk, tread; fali folo, to turn aside. S. palili.

falisi n., garden, crop, season, year. S. ha'lisi.

falooi v. tr., to torment, treat shamefully. loo.

famae 1. v. tr., to kill. mae.

famaesi v. tr.

famae 2. v. tr., to quench. mae.

famafo v. tr., to heal a sore. mafo.

famamana v. tr., to establish, to make true. mamana.

famanatai v. tr., to instruct, teach. manatai.

famou used with poss., to warn, terrify, hold in honor. mou.

famwaela used with poss., to laugh at. mwaela.

fanau v. tr., to teach, educate. S. ha'ananau.

fana v. i., to shoot. S. hana.

fanasi v. tr., to shoot, to covet.

fanina v. tr., to be wont, to accustom.

fanonifi v. tr., to torment. noni.

fanualama n., peace. S. hanualama.

fanga v. tr., to eat, to bite (of fish); toli fanga, to fast, abstain from.

fangaa v. n., a feast.

fangala v. n., food; ade fangala, to make a feast.

fangado v. tr., to make strong; fangado rage, to comfort. ngado.

fangasi v. tr., to harden.

fao, faofao v. tr., to weave, to plait. S. hao.

faolo v. tr., to make straight.

faolofi v. tr., to make straight, to justify (late use).

faolu adj., new, recent, fresh. U. ha'olu.

faorai v. i., to plot, take counsel, consult, talk together.

faoro v. tr., to multiply.

faoroa adj., often. oro.

faqaqaoa v. tr., to make clean. qaqaoa.

faqaqari v. tr., faqaqari lio, to comfort.

fara (gu) n., beneath; with locative i, i farana, on the earth.

fararao v. tr., to cause to stick. rarao.

farifari n., a scorpion. S. hariheri.

farodo v. tr., to darken; farodo maa, to blind the eyes. rodo.

fasaa; fasaa fua, to curse; bae fasaa ana, to curse anyone.

fasi (nau) 1. prep., from, motion from.

fasi 2. adv., a while; makes the diction less abrupt; o lea fasi, please go; alua fasi, put it aside, i.e., wait a while, presently.

fasi 3. v. tr., to sow, to plant. S. hasi.

fasia dehortative, don't! fasia oko lea go, do not go; o fasia oko luia lau, do not forbid it any more. fasi 2.

fasifa v. tr., to sell, to hire.

fasifala v. n., price, hire. sifa.

fasui v. tr., to finish; fasui lio, to satisfy the mind. sui.

fasusu v. tr., to give suck to. susu.

fataali v. tr., to do harm to, to spoil. taa.

fatai partic., out, clear.

fataia v. n., a manifestation. S. ha'atai.

fatake, fatakesi v. v. tr., to cause to stand, to set up; fatake qaimani, to be a peacemaker. take.

fataofai v. tr., to cause to stumble, to offend (late use). taofai.

fatau v. tr., to cause to be far off. S. ha'atau.

fatemaea n., a wonder, a miracle; si fatemaea.

fateofi v. tr., to cause to lie down, to put to sleep. teo.

fateqa v. tr., to lengthen. teqa.

fatona v. tr., to cause amazement to.

fatou v. tr., to humble. tou.

fe 1. article, a; used of things spherical in shape; fe bread, a loaf; fe bubulu, a star; fe gale bola, a young pigeon; fe kakarai kua, a hen's egg; fe rade, a reed; na or ta, or te, may precede; fe uo, a hill; tefuana ta fe uo, every hill; na fe uo, a hill; te fe mwela matala, an only son; used of one of a series; fe asua, a day; fe rodo, a night; used as a multiplicative; ro fe angia, two cryings; fita fe ade doo taa fuagu, how many sinnings against me? Cf. qe.

fe 2. (a) marks repetition or restoration or continuance; is accompanied by adv. lau, again; na abana e fe boeboela lau, his hand was restored whole; daro fe lea lau go, they two went on; (b) used as an illative, in that case, following upon. S. hei.

fera n., land, village, habitation; fera fu, heritage; fera gwou, a deserted village. S. hera.

Ferasubua artificial islet north of Fuaga.

fi illative, in that case, then, following upon, just now, for the first time; follows the verbal particles ka, ko, but a particle need not be used; gami mi fi saitamana na tala, and how shall we know the way?

fi 2. trans. suffix to verb; tau, to wash; taufia abana.

fidali v. tr., to clap the hands, to strike with the hands. S. hideli.

fii v. i., to be in pain, to hurt. S. hii.

fiila v. n., pain. nonifii.

fili; tasifili, alone. S. hili.

filo; ada filo, to choose, to perceive; too filo, to perceive.

finau n., a hook. S. hinou.

fiolo v. i., to be hungry.

fioloa v. n., hunger. S. hi'olo.

firi adv., always, lasting; too firi, everlasting; suli dangifiri, daily.

firu v. i., to fight with weapons.

firula v. n., a fight, war; na firula.

fisu, fifisu v. tr., to pluck.

fita interrog. adv., used with e 3; e fita, how many? sasigu ka fita fe ade doo taa fuagu, how often shall my brother wrong me? S. nite.

fitali v. tr., to split; too fitali, split in sunder. S. hideli.

foaa v. tr., to pray.

foaataini v. tr., to pray for.

foaala v. n., prayer.

foda v. tr., to shut, to close.

foela v. n., division, schism.

foga v. i., to be open, to rend. S. ho'a.

fola v. i., to shine, to be clear; lioda kasi fola, their minds shall be clear; bae fola, to speak plain.

folala v. n., light, clear, shining.

folaa n., a calm. S. holaa.

folifoli v. tr., to measure, to signify, to exemplify.

folifolia v. n., a measure.

folo, fofolo 1. v. tr., to guard; folo fonosi, to protect.

folola v. n., a guarding.

foloa v. n., guardian.

folo 2. v. i., to cross over; fali folo, to turn aside towards; ato folo, to cross the sea. rarafolo.

fono v. i., to be full; agala fono, a full ten. Mota wono.

fonosi (nau) verb used as preposition, against, to meet, to protect. S. honosi.

fonu n., a turtle. S. honu.

foosi v. tr., to officiate, conduct service.

fote 1. v. tr., to paddle; 2. n., a paddle; si fote. S. hote.

fotoi v. tr., to hit, to crucify.

fou 1. rock, stone; si fou, a rock. S. hau

fou 2. v. i., to proclaim.

foulai v. tr., to proclaim. S. hou.

founia, faunia n., a sacrifice.

fousi v. tr., to turn, to reverse.

fu 1. v. i., to be grieved. S. hu.

fu 2. adv., real, permanent, for good; ngali fu ana, to take it permanently. S. hu.

fua- (gu) 1. prep, to, for, dative, motion towards; falea fuana, give it to him; mae fuana, die to his disadvantage; soe ledia fuana, question him about it; bae fua, forbid anyone; in order to, fua qaimani, in order to help; ngado fua, trust (a person), fuana used as subjunctive or optative.

fua 2. n. ashes.

Fuaga artificial islet inside reef at Ataa Cove.

fuagalo v. i., to be in good time, early afoot in the morning.

fuasa, a crocodile. S. huasa.

fualangaa n., sin.

fufua (na) n., fruit; fufue ai, seed; fufuana, its seed. S. hue.

fufusi v. tr., to scatter, to sow.

fulaa n., a spring of water. S. hulaa.

fuli n., place; fuli abae ai, men's handiwork; fuli fera, village; i fulini, in their place (neuter). S. huli.

fulo 1. v. tr., to wash, to sponge; n., a sponge. S. hulo.

fulo 2. v. tr., to prepare; fuloa na tala, to make ready a way.

funu v. i., to come to naught, be destroyed; ani funu, to eat up, devour; doo funu gi, things of naught, vanities.

fungo (gu) n., relations at law; fungona Peter geni, Peter's mother-in-law. S. hungao.

fungu 1. v. i. to bear fruit. S. hungu.

fungu 2. v. i., to be full. S. honu.

funguli v. tr., to oppress, cause sorrow to.

furai n., a net; furai ana deela, a fishing net.

futa v. i., to be born.

futala v. n., generation. S. hute.

fuura v. i., to be dropsical. S. pule.

G

gagaro (gu) n., flank, side, of persons. S. karokaro.

galai v. tr., to strike, beat.

gale adj., precedes noun, small, little, of young persons or children; ro fe gale bola, two young pigeons. S. kele.

gali (nau) verb used as prep., round, around; lea galia, go round it. S. kali.

gamelu 1. personal pronoun trial, 1. excl. we; used by itself as subj. or follows igamelu.

gamelu 2. as gamelu 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gamere 1. pers. pron. dual 1. we two; used by itself as subj. or follows igamere.

gamere 2. as gamere 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gami 1. pers. pron. pi. 1. excl; we; used by itself as subj. or follows igami.

gami 2. as gami 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gamolu 1. pers. pron. trial 2. you; used by itself as subj. or follows igamolu.

gamolu 2. as gamolu 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gamoro 1. pers. pron. dual 2. you two; used by itself as subj. or follows igamoro.

gamoro 2. as gamoro 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gamu 1. pers. pron. pi. 2. you; used by itself as subj. or follows igamu.

gamu 2. as gamu 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep,

garangi (nau) verb used as prep., near; adv., almost. S. kara'ini.

garo v. i., to be astray, loose, to be lost, to wander, to be wrong; manata garo, to think astray, to err.

garola v. n., transgression. S. takalo.

gau 1. v. tr., to extract, to pluck.

gau 2. v. tr., to bind.

gefu, gefusi v. v. tr., to tear down, to roll away, to remove.

gege; ada gege, to look behind.

Adagege, name of artificial islet next to Ferasubua. S. keke 3.

gele 1. adv., a little, somewhat. 2. adj., little; gele qe ia gi, small fishes. S. kele.

gelogelo v. i., to be shaken.

gelogeloa adj., shaken. S. kidekule.

geni n., a woman; ni geni ne (Voc), woman; tole genila, marriage. S. keni. Alite mangeli.

gera 1. pers. pron. pi. 3. they; used by itself as subj. or follows igera; used to mark plurality; gera priest; gera na Judea. S. kire.

gera 2. as gera 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gi article, denotes plurality, follows the noun; na mwane gi, the men; na mwane oro gi, many men; used with the forms of the pers. pron. pl. but not with those in lu; gi may be separated from the noun; na doo nia gi, his things. S. 'i 8.

gia 1. pers. pron. pi. 1. incl. we; used by itself as subj. or follows igia. S. ki'e.

gia 2. as gia 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.

gidigidi v. tr., to knock with the knuckles.

ginigini v. tr., to pinch. S. 'ini.

girigiri; girigiri lifo, to clench the teeth; girigiri lifoa v. n.

go 1. adv., of place, there, thither, away; added to lau; e bae lau go, he said also; logo, over there; sifo go, come down, descend. S. wau.

go 2. a demonstrative; inau go agu, I for my part; tefe doo go ana, only one thing; ne may be added; inia gone, that is it. S. hou 2.

golu 1. pers. pron. trial 1. incl. we; used by itself as subj. or follows igolu. S. kolu.

golu 2. as golu I, but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.

goni, gonitai v. v. tr., to receive, to keep, to observe and do. S. koni.

goro 1. pers, pro. dual 1. incl. we two; used by itself as subj. or follows igoro. S. kure.

goro 2. as goro 1. but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.

gougou (na) n., husk, shell,

gu 1. pers. pron. sing. 1. I, used by itself as sub. or follows inau. Florida, ku.

gu 2. as gu 1. but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.

gula n., place, part; gula i maa, outside; gule bara, family.

gulu v. i., to be heavy, to be enceinte,

gulufi v. tr., to be too heavy for.

gulua adj., heavy.

gumu v. tr., to strike, to punch. S. kumu.

gutafi v. tr., to persecute. S. kotahi.

gwa; faigwa, to shed, to spill.

gwaa v. i., to be open, of ears. S. wa'a.

gwagwaria adj., patient, gentle.

gwai 1. v. tr., to anoint; 2. n., ointment.

gwaila v. n., anointing; gwai ni gwaila.

gwalifoa v. tr., to cause to sink.

gwalu 1. v. tr., to promise.

gwalua v. n., a promise,

gwalula v. n., a promising.

gwalu 2. v. i., to moor a vessel,

gwaofa n., house, ridge. S. qaoha.

gwaofai v. tr., to hide, to cover over,

gwari adj., cold; kafo gwari, cold water,

gwarimabe v. i., to be gentle, quiet, sober. gwagwaria

gwau, gwou (gu) n., head. S. q'au.

gwaunga, gwounga n., a generation; gwaunge mwane, a generation of men. S. qaunge.

gwauru, gwouru v. i., to kneel, to bend. S. pouruuru.

gwautoli, gwoutoli v. i., to bow, to bend. S. qa'utoli.

gwegwe v. tr., to buffet; salo e gwegwe gera, the wind was contrary to them.

gwelu; tatagwelu, headlong. S. tataqelu.

gwini, gwinigwini v. i., to be moist, wet. S. qini.

gwou, gwougwou, gwoufi, 1. v. v. tr. to drink.

gwoula v. n., a drinking.

gwou, gwau 2. v. i., to be deserted, overgrown, of gardens; to be part; to be empty, finished, of a vessel; fera gwou, a deserted village,

gwoutai v. tr., to be apart, alone; e gwouiai daro, they two were alone. Mota won.

gwoubusua a hill. gwou, head,

gwouru, gwauru v. i., to kneel, sit.

gwourula session. S. pouruuru.

gwoutai, gwoutaini v. v. tr., to bow the head.

gwou ulunga n., a pillow. S. qa'u ulunge.

I

i 1. locative; always used before names of places; always with adverbs of time and direction; ifai, where? i daluma, in the midst; i Ramarama, at Port Adam; i kade manga na, at that time; i angita, when? i se, i sena, here. Forms the compound prepositions ifafo, i fara, i lao. S. i.

i 2. genitive; geni i Saa, a Sa'a woman; ro kesi kurui bata, two pieces of money; used to express purpose, lea i fasifa, go to purchase. S. i.

i 3. prefix to personal and demonstrative pronouns; inau, igoro, igia. S. i.

i 4. instrumental prefix forming noun from verb; kamu to eat areca nut, ikamu, a lime spatula.

i 5. verbal suffix; manata, to think, manatai, to pity. S. 'i.

ian a fish, a fish tooth (porpoise); qe ia, a fish. S. i'e.

iano adv., on the ground, down; mai iano, on the earth.

iangita adv., when? at what time?

ibobongi adv., tomorrow. Mota qong.

ida v. i., to be ashamed, to reverence; ida fasi, to reverence,

idala v. n., respect, shame.

idalu pers. pron. pl. 3. they; used by itself as subj. or follows dalu, more restricted in application than igera.

idaro pers. pron. dual 3, they two; used by itself as subj. or follows daro.

idu 1. v. i., to count.

idumi v. tr. S. idu.

idu 2. v. i., to move position; lea idu, to pass by; lea idu mai, to enter.

idula- (gu) n., on behalf of.

ie (gu) n., stomach, womb. S. 'ie.

ifafo (gu) prep, above; maaedangi i fafo, two days ago.

ifai adv., where.

ifara (na) n., underneath.

ifi v. i., to open, ifingi v. tr.

ifitai n., a mat, a bed.

ifitaini v. tr., to spread as a cloth.

ifu (gu) n., hair. S. ihu.

ifu v. i., to be uprooted. S. 'aihu.

ifula v. n., a fall, an uprooting,

igamelu 1. pers. pron. trial excl. 1. we; used as subj.; more restricted in application than igami.

igamere pers. pron. dual 1. excl. we two; used as subj.

igamolu pers. pron. trial 2. you; used as subj.; more restricted in application than igamu.

igamoro pers. pron. dual 2. you two; used as subj.

igamu pers. pron. pi. 2. you; used as subj.

igera pers. pron. pi. 3. they; used as subj.; also as plural article;

igera fiolo, the hungry. S. ikire.

igia pers. pron. pl. 1. inch we; used as subj. S. iki'e.

igolu pers. pron. trial. 1. incl. we; used as subj.; more restricted in application than igia. S. ikolu.

igoro pers. pron. dual 1. we two; used as subj. S. ikure.

iida (na) n., pinnacle of house.

iidimani only, just, to be about to; iidimani si doo, the uttermost farthing; tesi gida iidimani, the merest piece.

ikamu n., a lime spatula.

ilangi adv., up, above, in the sky.

ilefou n., a precipice; fou.

ili v. i., to choose; Hi doo, to choose. S. ilisi.

ilisi v. tr.

ilao (gu) n., used as prep.; within; ilaona, inside. S. ila'o.

ileli v. tr., to judge.

ilelia adj., bruised.

ilifaini v. tr., to give commands to, to signify.

ilitoo v. tr., to tempt; takes gu, mut, na, as pronominal suffixes; a ilitooa v. n., the tempter.

imaa adv., outside, in the courtyard.

i moumouli (gu) on, in, the left hand (late use).

inakesi v. tr., to examine, take account of, beseech, importune; inakesi ingola, to beseech.

inala v. i., to discern by casting lots. S. ilala.

inali 1. v. tr., to plait; 2. a rope. S. i'eli.

inao (gu) n., before, in front of, of old time. S. ina'o.

ini v. tr., to pinch, ini i luana, to throttle. S. 'ini.

inia pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it; used as subj. and followed by nia. S.inge'ie.

inite; inite arai, the elders.

initoo to be glorious; soe initoo, to glorify; too initoo, the rulers; initoo, initoola, majesty.

inumae v. i., to be orphaned, to be poor.

inumaea v. n., an orphan. S. inemae.

inunufa- (gu) n., because of. S. inunuha.

ingo v. i. to beseech.

ingosi v. tr., to beseech.

ingotaini v. tr., to provoke.

ingola v. n., inakesi ingola, to beseech.

ioe pers. pron. sing. 2. thou, used as subj. and followed by o. S. i'oe.

iqa v. 1. to be spoilt, shed, of fluid.

irogi adv., yesterday.

irori v. tr., to mix, mingle, stir up.

isara adv., shore, to the shore.

ise, isegi, ise na adv., here.

isi; isilana, the end; isiburi, to be last, finally; isingana ne, from henceforth; sae isingana, leave off speaking.

isuli prep. motion after, motion over; isulia rodo mana asua, by day and night; lea isulia, go after him. S. isuli.

ita adv., motion from; ita ana mai, up to here; ita mai ifai, whence; ita na ma inao, from of old.

itafu- (gu) n., on behalf of.

iu, iuka affirmative, yes.

K

ka verbal particle, used of present or of future time, or of consequent action; nia ka bae uri, he speaks thus; gamelu ka ania si taa, what shall we eat? sui ta nia kafi bae uri, thereupon he says; lelea ka rodo, go till nightfall; may be used in negative sentences with the addition of si, not; kasi bobola, it is not fitting. U. 'a.

kada n., a period; kada na, kada ni, at the time when; i kada uta, when? kade manga, while; kade beu, inner chamber.

kafo water; si kafo, a bamboo water carrier.

kakalu a well of water. S. kilu.

kakamu (na) n., edge, border.

kakao basin, vessel, coconut shell cut to make a spoon. S. kaokao.

kakara egg; fe kakarai kua, hen's egg.

kakasi v. tr., to carve.

kakau (gu) n., finger. S. kau.

kame (na) n., used with locative i, by the side of (of things).

kamu v. i., to eat areca nut. S. damu.

kani v. tr., to bind.

kanila v. n., a binding.

kanikulu v. tr., to hang up, suspend.

kao a bamboo water carrier. Cf. kafo.

kari v. tr., to tear, rend, break open, take to pieces.

kau, kakau, v. tr., to bind, tie.

kakari v. i., to be torn.

kauraa v. tr., to mend, patch.

ke article, followed by si 2.; ro kesi kurui bata, two pieces of money; added to te, teke si gula, a part.

kede, kekede v. tr., to cut, carve, write.

kedela n., inscription, writing, letter.

kedekedea, kekedea, adj., gorgeous, bright-colored.

kekerofa (na) n., of, amongst; ada kekerofana, choose from among; mou kekerofana, fearful of.

keketo v. tr., to judge.

keketola v. n., judgment.

keo v. i., to be blind; mwane keo, a blind man.

kete- (gu) 1. n., head; i ketena, on his head.

kete 2. v. tr., to cut; too kete, to cut in pieces.

ki v. i., to be troubled in mind; liona kafi ki, his mind was troubled.

kiki v. tr., to pour,

kila a stone axe. S. 'ile.

kilu a hole, grave, well; kilu ni kafo, a well of water. S. kilu.

kilugwou a tomb. S. kiliqeu.

kirio porpoise. Mota ririgo. S. 'iri'o.

ko 1. verbal particle, used only with o pers. pron. sing. 2. oko; denotes consequence of action, used of present or future time,

ko- (gu) 2. n., ancestor; ko gia gi, our fathers. S. kookoo.

kobu v. i., to be fat.

kobukobula, adj. fat.

koburo N. W. wind. Florida komburo.

kokomu an islet. S. komukomu.

kone 1. n. a flood of waters; 2. v. i. to be in flood. S. kone.

kore; ruru kore, an avalanche. S. kore.

kua fowl; kakarai kua, fowl's egg.

kubou a staff.

kudo; qae kudona, guiltless,

kukui a dog. Mao. kuri.

kulu 1. v. tr., to bury at sea. S. kulu.

kulu 2. cf kanikulu.

kuru 1. a piece, section, kurui bata, a piece of money, ro kurui doo, two sections.

kuru 2. v. i., to be maimed.

kuru 3. v. i., to sink.

kuta v. i., to shake. S. kute.

L

la 1. termination of verbal nouns; attached to verbs; mae, to die, maela, death; bae, to speak, baela, speech; the meaning seems to be gerundival and to denote the act of doing a thing. Cf. S. la 5.

la 2. termination of the verbal nouns, attached to certain nouns; te, mother, ro mwai telana, mother and daughter; attached to verbs; tasa, ro fe tasala, twice as much.

la 3. adjectival ending; attached to verbs; taga, to be scattered, tagala, promiscuously; tagalo, to be lost, tagalola, lost; teo, teteola; attached to nouns, mwai, mwaila.

labu v. tr., to assault. S. rapu.

labua n., point, prick, splinter.

lada v. i., to fall down. S. lada,

lade deep water, secure anchorage. S. lade.

lado v. tr., to join, knit; lado ae, to follow.

ladola v. n., a member.

lafi, lalafi v. v. tr., to take up, pull up, draw out, Mota lav.

lafu 1. v. tr., to pull, to wrench, pluck.

lafu 2. to be worn out, old; lafue toongi, old clothes. S. lahu.

lafusi, lalafusi, v. tr., to be ignorant of.

lai transitive suffix to verb; tege, tegelai. S. la'i.

lala v. i., to stretch; lala fonosi, protect. S. lala'i.

lalaba v. i., to walk about. S. la'alapa.

lalabata, court yard.

lalago v. i., to cling. S. nanako.

lalano the ground immediately above the beach.

lalanga v. i., to be dry, without coconut milk (of yam puddings), unleavened; usu lalanga to wipe dry. S. langa.

lali (na) 1. n., root, lali ngado, to be firmly rooted.

lali 2. v. tr., to drive.

lalao v. i., to run.

lalaoa v. n., a herald. Mota valago.

lalifu (na) n. corner.

laliqate v. i., to make an oration, to preach.

laliqatela v. n. S. wale.

lamua a dove; fe lamua; ta ro fe lamua, two doves.

langae, to throw; langae fou, to cast stones.

langi 1. negative, no, not; e may be prefixed; used as negative particle; e langi nau gu lea, I did not go; si may be added, nia langi si saea, he does not know, e langi nau gu si lea, I am not going; e langi si langi lau, not again; langi lau no more; langi ana, not existing, lost; langi ta, or, if not; ma langi, ma e langi, or not, in questions; lalangi ana, nothing.

langi 2. sky, heaven; ilangi. S. langi.

lao (na) n, in; lao rodo, at night; i laogamu, amongst you, in you, laona maamu, in your eye. S. lalo.

laongi v. tr., to cross, step over; S. laongi.

Lau 1. name of the language spoken by the coast peoples of Big Malaita on the artificial Islets off northeast coast, spoken also at Port Adam on Little Malaita.

lau 2. adv. again, anew, also; go may be added, inau lau go. S. lou.

lau 3. v. tr., to wrest, abduct; lau doola, extortion; lau fafi, to deliver. S. lau.

lausi v. tr., bae lausit to compel.

lea lelea, v. i., to go; lea fonosi, to afflict; lea isuli, to follow.

leafi v. tr., to cause to move.

lelea v. n., going.

leala v. n., a herald. S. lae.

lebelebe v. i., to be weak, sick.

lebelebela v. n., trembling.

ledi 1. v. tr., to ask a question; aoe ledi, to question a person.

ledila v. n., questioning.

ledi 2. v. tr., to abominate, to renounce; qatiedi. S. leledi.

lelefe, a dish, bowl, of wood.

li 1. genitive; maalimaea, enemy; maalitafa, channel; a variant of ni.

li 2. transitive suffix to verbs, mae, maeli.

lifo (gu) n. tooth; girigiri lifoa, gnashing of teeth. S. niho.

liligali (nau), prep, all around. S. lilikeli.

lima 1. (gu) n. hand, arm. S. nime.

lima 2. numeral, five; e lima. S. lime.

limana ordinal, fifth, the fifth time.

lingisi v. tr., to reverse, turn upwards. S. lingi.

liqa, cave, hole. S. liwe.

liu, liliu v. i., to ply, come, pass by; liu idu, to pass by; liliu kali, to spread; liu inao fuagamu, go in front of you. liufa v. n., an epidemic. S. liu.

lio 1. v. i., to look, seem.

lio (gu) n., appearance. S. lio.

lio 2. (gu) n., heart, mind; lio sarofaia, harmless; lio bukonua, sorrow; ro si lio double mind; lio too, to be wise, lio tooa, lio toola, wisdom; alu te si lio, to be brave.

lita (gu) n., waist, loins,

lo adv., there, used with go, and gi; ita mai logo, thence; logo north west; na ogule boso logi, the herd of swine over there.

lobo v. i., a lake, pond. S. lopo.

lofo 1 v. i., to jump, to fly; lofo laongi, to jump over; ano lofo, dust.

lofoi v. tr., to assault. S. loho.

lofo 2. (na) n, in the neighborhood of, over against, opposite to; i lofona fera, opposite the village.

logosi v. tr., to incline, bend. S. lolosi.

lola v. i., to drown.

lologu v. i., to be palsied, crippled. S. loku.

lolosi v. tr., to bend. S. lolosi.

lolou v. i., to make a noise, reverberate. S. lolou.

loo v. i., to be fierce, wild, suspicious.

falooi, to persecute, cause to be wild. S. loo.

looua grass.

loulou 1. v. i., to be quick; 2. adv., quickly, quick. S. lauleu.

loulou 3. adj., whole, entire, in one piece. S. laku.

lu contraction for olu three, used to form trial number of pronoun; dalu, golu, etc. S. lu.

luga v. i., to loose.

lugatai, lugataini v. v. tr.

lugala v. n., loosing. S. luhe.

lui v. tr., to forbid, reserve; alu lui to set a taboo mark on. S. luu'i

lukumi v. tr., to restrain.

lulua 1. a stranger, guest.

lulua 2. a basket of plaited coconut leaf. S. luelue.

luu v. tr., to move, to depart. S. luu.

M

m adjectival prefix; moi broken.

ma 1. conjunction; ma ana, though; ma ka langi, or not, in questions; ma ta, but.

ma 2. adjectival prefix of condition; madiu; matala. S. ma.

maa 1. (gu) n., eye, face, aperture, gate; i maa, at the door, in the courtyard; gula i maa, outside; maana bara, gate; maa too (gu) to visit; toongi bono maa, sackcloth: 2. art. one, a; maa ni dara gi, young men; fai maae oru qailiu, the four winds; maae dangi, a day, maae dangi i fafo, two days hence; maae rodo, darkness; maae fera, a village. S. maa.

maa 3. voc., father; maa nau, father. S. ma'a.

maabala to no effect; rao maabala, to work unprofitably. S. maatala.

maabe v. i., to be willing; mu maabe ni elela, you were willing to rejoice.

maadara (gu) n., forehead. S. dara.

maafu v. tr., to cover with wrappings; maafu maa, to blindfold.

maala an ulcer, a sore.

maaligwou v. i., to be thirsty, gwou 1.

maalimaea enemy. mae.

maalitafa channel in reef. S. maalitawa.

maamana; ro maamana, father and son.

maasi v. tr., to await, expect.

maasia adj., while.

maauugala to mock at, used with poss.

mabe v. i., to be obedient, willing; manata mabe, patient. Cf. gwarimabe.

mabesi v. tr., to correct, rebuke.

madafi v. tr., to perceive, feel.

madalaba oven.

madiu adj., different, other, another, astray; too madiu gi, gentiles,

madiua 1. exclam. well, I never! 2. adj. different. S. diu.

mae, mamae v. i., to die, to be ill, to be numb, to be eclipsed, of moon.

maeli v. tr., to die of; bae maeli, to condemn to death.

maea v. n., death, sickness,

maela (gu) v. n., death, danger,

maemaefa v. n., sickness. S. mae.

mafo v. i., to be healed. Mota mawo.

magu n. clothing; si magu.

mai 1. adv., here, hither, this way; ita ana mai, hither; ita mai logo, thence. S. mai,

mai 2. transitive suffix to verb, ala, alamai; fatola, fatolamai. S. ma'i.

makalokalo adj., in the early morning, used with locative i.

makeso adj., weak, feeble.

Mala 1. Malaita; Mala baita, Big Malaita; Mala Tout, Little Malaita.

mala 2. mala iteite v. tr., to wound. Cf. S. mala masi.

malefo shell money,

malengai coconut,

malimali adj., sweet. S. malimeli.

malingi adj., split, overturned. S. malingi.

mamagu; v. i. bae mamagu, to revile.

mamagua n., weakness,

mamaloni adv., only, merely,

mamalu 1.(gu) n., a shadow; 2. v. i., to cast a shadow; sato e mamalu, it is towards evening. S. mamalu.

mamana v. i., to be true, real; doo mamana, truly; manata mamana, to believe.

mamanaa truly.

mamanaa n., power. S. nanama.

mana used of numerals over ten; aqala mana fai. U. mana.

manata 1. v. i., to think; manata suli to know; manata luga, to for- give; manata too (gu) to remember.

manatai v. tr. to pity.

manataila v. n., 1. pity, mercy; 2. thought. S. manata.

manata 2. v. i., to be quiet, tame. S. manata.

mani; qaimani, to help; qaimani fainau, help me; fatake qaimani, to be a peacemaker.

qaimania, v. n., a company. S. mani.

manu bird. S. manu.

manga time, occasion, place; i kade manga, at the time; i kade manga na, now; si manga uta, when?

mangata (na) n., midst, middle; used with loc. i. S. matanga.

mangisingisi adj., broken in pieces. ngi.

mango (gu) n. life, breath; mango fu, to be sad; mango suu, to faint.

mangoli v. tr., to breathe upon. S. mango.

mao 1. v. i., to dance. 2. n., a dance.

maoli v. tr., to dance; maoli mao. S. mao.

mara- (gu) n. of own accord, alone. S. maraa.

maraqai; alu maraqai, to become red and glowering, of sky.

marigo (gu) n. flesh, body.

matafa- (na) n., too matafana, to know. S. mataqa.

matai, mamatai v. i., to have ague; matai afedali, fever.

mataia v. n., disease, a sick person; si mataia.

matala adj., lone, alone, merely; tefe mwela matala, only son.

matanga (na) n., midst, used with locative; i mangata.

me for mai hither; lea fasi me, come here,

mea 1. (gu) n. tongue; 2. v. i., mea too, to taste of.

meali v. tr., to lick.

meafa (na) v. n., tongue; meafana ere, tongues of fire. S. mea.

meme in pieces; too meme to break in pieces.

mi 1. personal pron. pl. 1. excl. we; used by itself as subj. or follows gami.

mi 2. transitive suffix to verb; ano, anomi.

midi v. i., to taste; midi odonga ana, to taste of.

mode v. tr. to mend, patch.

modela v. n., a patch.

moi adj., broken. S. 'o'i.

moko, momoko 1. v. i., to be corrupt, to smell; 2. n., corruption.

mokola v. n., corruption;

mokofa- (na) v. n., the smell of.

molagali n., all the islands; the world,

momoi v. tr. to buffet; afe e momoia na ola, the wind buffeted the ship.

momoko; momoko ia, breast, bosom.

mone adv., gives life to the narrative; tamone; otomone.

mori, momori, as mouri, to live. Cf. S. moli, walaimoli, mauri.

morumoru v. i., to be broken in pieces. S. morumoru.

mou, momou, v. i., to fear.

mouni v. tr.

moumoula v. n., fear. S. mau.

mouli to be left-handed, awkward. S. mauli.

moumouli (gu) n., left hand.

mouri, momouri v. i., to live.

mourisi v. tr., to survive, escape from.

mouria v. n., life.

mourila- (gu) v. n., life. S. mauri.

mousi v. tr., to cut off, sever. S. mousi.

mu. 1. pers. pron. pl. 2. used by itself as subj. or follows gamu; mu kafi lea mai i angita, when will you come?

mu. 2. pronoun, suff. to nouns, sing. 2., thy.

mumudi crumb, chip, scrap; mumudi i doo, scraps.

MW

mwaa snake. S. mwaa.

mwaela laughter. famwaela.

mwaemwae v. i., to be obedient. S. mwae.

mwai 1. a bag;

mwaila adj., rich. S. mwa'i.

mwai 2. prefix marking reciprocity of relationship; ro mwai telana, mother and child; ro mwai fungona geni, mother and daughter-in-law; used as plural article, mwai asi nau, brethren. S. mwai.

mwaimwane, woman's brother, man's sister, a mwaimwane nau.

mwaluda adj., soft, gentle, kind, possible, easy.

mwane, a male, man, boy, exclam. you! added to proper nouns and to certain other words to show sex distinction. S. mwane.

mwaomwao v. i., to be weak, feeble.

mwela, child, boy, person; used with article ni of women; ni mwela ne, this woman; mwela bibiu, little child. S. mwela.

mwemwedua honey.

N

na 1. definite article, a, the; used with both sing. and pl.; gera na Grekia, the Greeks. Cf. Florida na. M. L. p. 524: na noni, the body; na sasigamu, your brethren; is in more frequent use than the corresponding nga in Sa'a; in many cases nouns are used without any article when the signification is general. S. nga.

na 2. pronoun suffixed to nouns, sing. 3; abana, his hand: added to the first of two nouns to express a genitive; i tolona fera, on the tops of the hills; gwauna na ai gi, head of men: added to cardinals to form ordinals. S. nd, Mota na.

na, nana 3. demonstrative pron., there, that, follows noun; si doo na, that thing.

na, nana 4. adv. follows the verb and denotes a preterite, already, finished; e sui na, e sui nana, it is finished; sui na, thereafter.

naga v. tr., to waste, to spend.

namo, inner harbour, lake, pool; suu i namo; asi namo a lake. S. namo.

nana, na 3. 4.

nani, nanani, v. i., to seek for.

nanisi v. tr.

nao (gu) n. face; with locative i; in front of, before; naoe gula, first place; i naogu, before my face; before my time, naonao tolia, chief portion at a feast.

nao v. i., to lead; nao tala, lead the way; eta inao, to lead. S. nao.

naofa (na) n. eldest, first, naofana mwela, eldest child, naofe mwela.

nare 1. v. tr., to roast on the embers.

nare 2. v. tr., to prepare, make ready, serve, wait upon.

nau 1. pers. pron. sing. 1. I, used by itself as subj. or follows inau; nau gu ote nau ni lea, I do not want to go. V. nau.

nau 2. as nau 1. but suff. as obj. to verbs and prepositions.

nau 3. fanau educate. S. nanau.

ne 1. demonstrative, there, that; a mwela ne, that person, he.

ne 2. interrogative pron. follows the interrogative ati, who; ati ne? e uta ne, how is it?

ne 3. v. i., to speak, make a sound.

nee v. i., to be still, silent.

nena demonstrative pron., that, follows the noun; doo nena, that thing.

neneo charcoal.

ni 1. genitive, of, belonging to; (a) used mainly in construction; fote ni fera, a native paddle; baea ni sugela, words of deceit, mwemwedua ni lalano, wild honey; (b) expressive of purpose, si gula ni lea inia, a place for him to go to; (c) expressive of condition, rosuli ni manatai gami, hear us in mercy, gera mou ni oli, they feared to return; fasia muka manata ni bae uri, think not to say thus; (d) added to verbal suffix giving transitive force foaa, foaataini. S. ni. Cf. M. L. p. 532.

ni 2. personal article used with the names of females, both native and foreign; ni Alida, also used with certain nouns which denote women where in Sa'a nga or a is used, ni te nau, my mother; ni mwaimwane, a man's sister or a woman's brother; ni aia, female relations; ni doo the woman; ni mwela ne, that woman; is not used with afe wife, nor with geni female; is not used with plural. Duke of York ne, M. L. p. 566, Gilb. Is. nei, Efate lei, S. kei.

ni 3. interrogative used to (a) call attention; ni ai? I say, you! (b) in the sense of, is that so? S. ni.

ni 4. demonstrative attached to ta, one, a; tani aiai, some people; to oto; tani oto ni saiai. S. ni 3.

ni 5. a detachable prefix; doo nifai, doo ifai, what thing? S. ni 4.

ni 6. transitive suffix to verbs; mou, mouni. S. ni.

ni 7. pers. pron. sing, 3. it, used in explanation; na light fuana noni ni maa, the light of the body is the eye; e uta ro si lio ni amu, why are you of two minds?

ni 8. suff. pron. pl. 3. neut; i talani, in their place. S. ni.

nia personal pronoun sing. 3. he, she, it; used by itself as subj, or follows inia. S. nge'ie.

niania v. tr., to deny, repudiate.

nifai interrog. pron. what, follows noun; doo nifai, what thing?

nima, ninima 1. (gu) n. hand, arm; ninimana tala, corner of the way, beside the way. S. nime.

nima 2. for lima five.

nina v. i. to be accustomed to, be able. S. nina.

noabu sparrow hawk.

noni (gu) n. body, shape, fashion; noni fii, to suffer; noni fiila v. n., suffering; nonilau, to be safe and sound. Mao tino.

nono v. i., to place the face against, to sniff, to kiss; nono faini, to kiss.

nonoi v. tr. S. nono.

nue v. i., to be foolish, dumb.

nuela v. n., folly.

nui (na) n. a nest. S. niui.

nuku v. i., to be wrinkled. S. nuku.

nunulu v. i., to wither. S. nunulu.

NG

ngado 1. v. i., to be firm; ngado fua, to trust, manata ngado ana, to rely on; too ngado, to remain firm.

ngado 2. i aena ngado, at the very bottom. S. i ngadona aena, at his feet.

ngae (na); adala i ngaena maa, envy. S. ngae.

ngaini transitive suffix to verb; saw, saungaini. S. nga'ini.

ngali 1. v. tr., to take, to receive.

ngalila v. n., burden.

ngali 2. canarium nut. S. ngali.

ngangarea adj., deep rooted.

ngasi v. i., to be firm, hard; bae ngasi, to speak sternly. Florida ngasi, hard.

ngi 1. v. tr., to divide; mangisingisi.

ngi 2. transitive suffix to verb; sau, saungi. S. ngi.

ngidu (gu) n., lip; ngidu auau fua, to hate. S. ngidu.

ngisi; fangisi, to acknowledge.

ngisu 1. v. i., to spit; 2. n. fe ngisu, spittle.

ngisufi v. tr., to spit on. S. ngisu.

ngosa v. i., to bud; ngosa faolu, just come into bud.

ngongosa, a spike, a horn; ngongose doo.

ngu 1. v. i., to sing; 2. n. a song.

nguli v. tr., to sing; ngulia ngu, to sing a song.

O

o pers. pron. sing. 2. thou, used by itself as subj. or follows ioe. S. o.

oa v. i. to share in.

oalangai v. tr., to distribute, to share in. S. 'oa.

oba v. tr., to take from, separate, divide. S. opa. Florida sopa.

obala v. n. separation.

odonga; midi odonga, to taste. S. ohonga.

odu v. tr., to command, order.

oe 1. an axe.

oe 2. v. i. to commit adultery.

oela v. n., adultery.

ofosi v. tr., to take down. S. oohosi.

ofu 1. v. i., together; ofu bae, to witness; 2. n. ofu si doo, a bundle.

ofu 3. v. i., to boil; ofu duqet to burst. S. ohu.

oga (gu) n., stomach, belly. S. 'oqa.

ogi (gu) 1. n., bone.

ogi (gu) 2. n., back, outside,

ogila a bone needle.

ogo a band, a creeper used for binding. S. oko.

ogosi v. tr., to destroy, pull down, uproot. S. ooho'i.

ogu 1. v. i., to collect, gather together; ogu malefola, money collecting; 2. adv., together, in company.

ogua v. n., company.

ogula v. n., ogule ai, a company of people.

oi v. tr., to break off. S. 'o'i.

oimae exclam. alas!

okasa unripe; maea okasa, sudden death.

oku summer. S. oku.

ola canoe, ship. S. 'iola.

ole v. tr., to betray; ole ilalo deceit.

oli 1. v. tr., to hold in the arms.

oli 2. v. tr., to return, go back; adv. back. S. 'oli.

olila v. n., return.

olisi v. tr., to answer; nia kafi olisida, then he answered them.

olitai partic. converted; olitai manata lau, repent.

olisusu v. i., to strive, quarrel, dispute, transgress; olisusu marana, to deny himself.

olo 1. v. i., to be deep.

olo 2. v. i., to cry out.

olosi v. tr.; olosia riilana, cried out.

olu numeral, three, e olu.

oluna ordinal, third, for the third time. S. 'olu.

omae v. i., to weep.

omaea v. n., omaela v. n., wailing. Cf. oimae.

onionga, to mock, used with poss.; onionga ana, mocked him.

ono numeral, six; e ono.

onona ordinal, sixth, for the sixth time. S. ono.

ongataini v. tr., to vex, annoy,

ongiongi v. tr., to deceive.

oo a drum. S. 'o'o.

oobala a shed, hut.

oofa- (na) approaching to, with child.

ooga v. tr., to be tied together, to incur a debt.

ooganga v. n., debt.

oolo v. i., to be straight; adj. straight.

ooloa v. n., straightness.

ooni adv., temporary, empty, idle, naked; too ooni go, fleeting.

ore v. i., to fail, to fall short of, to lack; ore fanga, to abstain from eating, fast; ore fua to be lacking; ore ana, to be lacking; ani ore, to eat and leave some over. S. ore.

oro v. i., to be many; adj. many. faoroa.

oru 1. v. i., to blow; n. wind. S. ooru.

oru 2. widow; qe oru, a widow.

oso (gu) n. food for a journey. S. oto.

ote 1. plural article; ote ai gi, you women; ote ruana his fellows; ote geni women.

ote 2. v. tr., to fash, cause ennui to; gera ote gera, it wearied them.

ote 3. valley.

oto adv. perhaps; oto mone, is it so? denotes indefiniteness, used with ni following, tani oto ni saiai, certain persons.

otofa- (na) because of, on account of.

Q

The sound represented by q is kw. In the words from Alite given by Dr. Codrington in M. L., p. p. 39 ff. the sound which appears in Lau as q is there written as ku; e. g. kuai, Lau qai, Sa'a wai, water; q in Lau may represent w in Sa'a qato, waato; qalu, walu; Ulaqa, Ulawa.

qadangi v. tr., to open up.

qae 1. v. tr., to beat, strike; qae mousi, to strike and cut off; qae maeli to kill with blows.

qae; 2. qae tafusi, to strain.

qae; 3. qae kudona, guiltless.

qai 1. prefixed to verbs, denotes reciprocity; sua, to encounter, qaisuasuafi, to meet; manata, to think, qaifamanatai to instruct; liu to move position, qailiu reciprocally; mani, (Sa'a mani, altogether), qaimani, to stand together, be of help to. The action of the original verb is enlarged and the subject included.

qai 2. n., water; maana qai, mouth of the stream, a harbor on the northeast coast, south of Aio.

qai 3. v. tr., to load, to fill up.

qaiara n., a command.

qaiaraa n., reward.

qaidori v. tr., to desire.

qaidoria v. n., desire. dori.

qaiduu v. tr., to revenge.

qaiduula v. n., vengeance. duu.

qaierisi v. tr., to command, importune.

qaierisia v. n., a command. erisi.

qaifamanatai v. tr., to instruct.

qaifamanataila v. n., instruction. manata

qaife; qaife agalo to drive out evil spirits; mwane qaife agalo a witch doctor.

qailangaini v. tr., to wag, nod, waive. langa, up.

qailiu adv., reciprocally, used of mutual action; manata baita fuagamu, qailiu, love one another; lea qailiu, to walk about. liu.

qailiua adj., humble, of low estate.

qaimaasi v. tr., to await, expect. maasi.

qaimanata v. tr., to have mercy upon, pity.

qaimanataia v. n., mercy. manata.

qaimani 1. v. tr., to help; qaimani fai, qaimani faini, to help; 2. used as prep., together, in company with; 3. v. i., to be reconciled with.

qaimania with one accord. S. mani.

qairaofai v. i., to agree with. rao to work.

qaisagali v. tr., to revolt, commit insurrection, take up arms, trouble,vex.

qaisagalia v. n., an insurrection.

qaisuasuafi v. tr,, to meet, encounter. sua.

qaisusu v. tr., to sacrifice.

qaisusia v. n., a sacrifice.

qaitaa v. i., to be a stranger; too ni qaitaa, to be a stranger. S. awataa.

qaitaga v. tr., to cause to scatter.

qaitali v. tr., to be disobedient to.

qala v. i., to lay an accusation; qala fafi, to accuse a person.

qalafi v. tr., to be delivered of a child.

qalu, 1. numeral, eight; e qalu.

qaluna, ordinal, eighth, for the eighth time.

qalu 2. v. i., to emerge; qalu tafa, to emerge from. S. waru.

qanga n., thunder, a gun.

qangafi of the lightning; sinamaaru ka qanagafia, the lightning 'thundered.'

qangareo v. i., to pass by.

qaqalifola v. i., to be pure, clean, fotoqaqalifola, a great calm.

qaqalila adj., cold, of the weather.

qaqaoa adj., white, clean.

qarao a creeper used for tying; an iron nail. S. wa'arao.

qare v. tr., to castrate.

qarela adj., stony.

qate v. i., to make an oration, is preceded by lali; laliqate, to make an oration; lali qatela v. n., an oration. S. wale.

qato a digging stick. S. waato.

qe 1. article; qe afe, a woman; qe oru, a widow; qe ia, a fish; na may be prefixed; na qe ia gi, the fishes. Nengone, Gaua, wa, we, M. L., p. 71.

qe 2. a simpleton, fool; gera qe, fools,

qele, qeqele, v. i., used with poss., to wonder at, be surprised.

qelela v. n., wonderment, surprise.

qesu, qeqesu v. i., 1. to smoulder, burn; 2. to shine. S.'eso

qiqi n., a drop; qiqisi abu, drops of blood.

R

raa v. i., to climb up.;

raaraa n., light, sunlight; na raaraa. S. raaraa.

rabu, rarabu, rabusi, v. tr., to hit, strike, beat. S. rapu

rade n., a reed; fe rade. S. rade.

rafai v. tr., to exalt, elevate.

rage (gu) n., mind, heart, womb; rage ruarua, v. i., to doubt; rage sasu, to be angry; rage sasua, rage sasula, anger.

rakaraka; abu rakaraka, a flow of blood.

ramo v. i., to be strong; ramofua, to deliver.

ramola v. n., strength. S. ramo.

rao, rarao v. tr., to work; rao ana abana, his handiwork; rao uri, to do like, to work at, to tend.

raoa v. n., raola v. n., work.

rara 1. v. i., to be withered, ripe.

rarasi v. i., to shrivel, dwindle. S. rara.

rara 2. n., brightness, glory. S. rara.

rarafolo, stretched across, a crosspiece; ai rarafolo, a cross (late use). S. lala'i.

rarangia adj., glorious.

raramaa v. i., to be excessive. S. raramaa.

rarao v. i., to stick, cling, cleave. S. rarao.

rarapu v. i., to reach, arrive at. S. arapu.

rarata a skull. S. rarata.

rarau v. tr., to kindle, light.

raunga weapons.

rauraua adj., soft, pliable.

rebo v. i., to be full grown, adult, old. S. repo.

reqeta v. tr., to open.

rereba v. i., to be broad, wide,

reresi; age reresi, a lily, Crinum asiaticum.

rigi v. tr., to see.

rigita v. i., to be strong, firm. rigita fasi, to overcome.

rigitangaini v. tr., to do powerfully.

rii, riirii, to cry out; olosia riilana, cried out. S. rii, cicada.

ro 1. v. tr., ro suli, to obey, listen to.

ro 2. numeral, two, used only in composition; forms part of pers. pronoun goro, etc.; ro si doo, two things; e ro mwane, two men. S. ro.

ro 3. numeral, two, used with nouns of relationship; ro mamana; ro mwai sasina.

ro 4. ending of pers. pronoun daro; gamoro. ro 2.

rodo night; fe rodo, a night; rodo fi dao, till nightfall. S. rodo.

rogi yesterday; used with locative i, i rogi.

rongo; fafurongo, v. i., to listen to, to be a disciple; n. a disciple. S. qaarongo.

rorodoa adj., dark, used also as n., darkness. rodo.

roroi v. tr., to strengthen. S. roro'i.

rua numeral, two; e rua. S. rua.

ruana ordinal, second, second time; gera ruana gera, their fellows.

ruarua, tan ruarua, to be midway.

ruru (gu) 1. n. bosom, breast.

ruru; 2. ruru kore, an avalanche. S. ruru kore.

ruta n. dialect.

ruu v. i., to enter.

ruula v. n., entry.

S

sae 1. v. tr., to say, speak, tell, read; sae isingana, to finish speaking.

saetana, it is said. S. sae.

sae 2. adv. that, in reported speech.

saea adv. in order that, that so; saea o lea mai fuana, is it that you have come for this? denotes the subjunctive,

safali v. tr., to be equipped with.

saga v. i., to proceed; saga tafa to proceed out of.

sagali, sasagali, v. tr., to attack.

sai 1. n., place, duty, piece; sai i nonigu, my duty; sai oe, your duty; with ai 1. sai ai na, that one I mean; tani saiai, those which, in explanations.

sai; 2. sai gano, on the ground. S. hai. 2.

saitama (gu) v. tr., to know; gu langi si saitamana, I do not know; saitama dooa, knowledge.

sako v. tr., to catch. Mota sakau.

salo n. cloud, storm; salo uruuru, white fleecy cloud.

saloa adj., stormy. S. salo.

salofi v. tr., to prepare, clear a path, sweep.

samai v. tr., to fit on, to pair with. S. sama.

samola n. pride, overbearing,

sangoni v. tr., to feed, nourish. S. sangoni.

sao sago palm, thatch. S. sa'o.

sara beach, shore.

sarii a maiden; geni sarii; too ni sarii, to be unmarried.

sarofaia adj., gentle; harmless, blameless; too sarofaia, quiet,

sarufi v. tr., to burn.

sasala adv., up, upwards; adj. light. S. sa'asala.

sasalu v. i., to start, arise.

sasalungaini v. tr., to collect, make ready.

sasara 1. (gu) n., limb, branch, member. S. sasara.

sasara 2. v. i., to warm oneself at a fire,

sasi 1. (gu) n., brother, sister; sasigu, my brother.

sasina n., of relationship; ro mwai sasina, two brothers. S. 'asi.

sasi 2. to desire, used with fua; sasi fua, to desire; sasi diena fua, to love a person.

saso sun.

sasoai v. tr., to expose to the sun, dry. S. sato.

sasu 1. v. i., to smoke, of a fire. 2. n., smoke; rage sasu, to be angry; rage sasua, anger. S. sasu.

sata (gu) n., name; te satana, his name only; ati satamu, what is your name? with pers. pronoun, friend; sata nau, my friend.

sasata v. i., to be friendly with. S. sata.

sau 1. v. i., to kill; sau mwane, to commit murder; sau mwanea, murder.

saungi v. tr., to kill, to be ill of. S. sau.

sau 2. v. i., to become; sau ana mwane, to become man.

saufini 1. v. tr., to turn away, to hide. 2. adv. secretly,

saulafi evening. S. saulehi.

saumala adv., granted that, even supposing.

saungaini v. tr., to make, construct.

se n., here: used with locative i; i se, at the place; i sena, at that place, there.

seka, seseka, v. tr., to rend, tear.

sesele harlot.

si 1. negative, not; gu si saea, I do not know; langi may precede, gu langi si saea; e langi nau gu si lea, I am not going; follows the particles ka, ko.

si 2. article, a part, a piece, any; si fou, a stone; si mangs, uta, what time? na may be prefixed, na si baea taa ne, what words? si doo gu saea na, the thing (that which) I said; _a si Eaea, the Word; is more definite and particular in meaning than na. U. masi.

si. 3. trans. suff. to verbs; ada, adasi.

si. 4. genitive; ofu si doo, bundles.

sie- (gu) n. used as preposition, to, towards, at, at the house of; lea go siena, go to him; siena ere, at the fire. S. sie.

sifo v. i., to go down; o sifo go; you go down. S. siho.

sikeraini, v. tr., to free from, cast off. S. sikera'ini.

siko locust.

sina, sinasina, v. i., to shine; fe bubulu sinasina, a bright star, n. light; sinasinana, its light. Mota singa.

sinali, moon, month.

sinalitaini, v. tr., to enlighten. S. sineli moonlight,

sinamaaru n., lightning; sinamaaru ka qangafia, the lightning 'roared.'

sinatai v. tr., to keep from, beware of, guard.

siqa numeral, eight; e siqa.

siqana ordinal, eighth, the eighth time. S. siwe.

siramo used with prep. fua, fonosi, to resist, compel. S. ramo.

sisime a gnat. S. sime.

siu 1. v. i., to wash, bathe; siu abu, to baptize.

siufi v. tr.

siula v. n., washing, bathing.

siu, sisiu 2. v. i,, to be conceived.

soe, sosoe, v. i., to call out, v. tr., to ask for, name; soea satana, ask his name.

soefataia, ecclesia, church (late use).

sofi v. tr., to find.

sofili v. tr., to collect, choose. S. so'ohi.

sogoni v. tr., to gather, reap.

sogonila v. n., gather, reap. Mota. sogon.

soi, sosoi, v. tr., to call; soi ledi, to question. S. soi.

sua; 1. qaisuasuafi, to meet. S. su'e.

sua, suasua 2. n., dung; suasuae ano, dung,

subi a club. S. supi.

suda v. i., to root, of pigs. S. sude.

sufi v. tr., to anoint, to rub, to shave with a razor. S. suhi.

suge, susuge v. tr., to deceive; suge fafi, to accuse; qalaa susuge, to accuse falsely.

suli (nau) prep., after, according to, used of motion towards; the locative i may precede. S. suli.

sulitalaa adj., safe, free.

sulu n., oil, liquid. S. sulu.

sulufou 1. mound of rocks, stone wall; ui sulufou, to build a mound (for a tomb).

Sulufou 2. an artificial islet near Ataa Cove, North Malaita.

sunga, sungaini, sungataini v. tr., to affirm, maintain, persuade,

sungi v. i., to make a noise, be glad.

sungia v. n., a cry, a noise.

Suraina artificial islet South of Ataa Cove; original home of Lau-speaking people in Port Adam.

surakena; bae surakena, to prompt, susu (gu) 1. n., breast, 2. v. i., to suck the breast, to have children at the breast. S. susu.

susu 3. v. i., to be firm; susu too, to be steadfast. S. susu.

susu 4. v. i., to stretch out; susu aba, stretch out the arm. S. susu.

susui v. tr., to touch with the fingers, to set on a stick.

susubi n. a dry stick, a horn (late use).

susuli v. tr., to know, understand, be aware of; ati susulia, who knows? I can't say.

susia, adj. unfruitful, not bearing fruit.

suu 1. a harbour. S. su'u.

suu 2. used with prep, fafi; suu fafi, to clothe, cover.

suula v. n., clothing, cloak.

suu 3. v. i., to set, of heavenly bodies, to dive, go down, sink.

suula v. n., a setting. S. suu.

T

ta 1. numeral; one, a certain one, at all; just, only, eta one; used as article, a, an, ta si fou, one rock; na tasi fou, one rock; ta sala nia, a friend of his; ta si doo, anything; ta ola lau, a different canoe; ta bali aba, one hand, the other hand; e langi si suu ana ta toongi, not clothed in any clothing; ta sasina ta ai, a man's brother; ta ro ai, only two people; used with the numerals, ta ro si lio, two minds; ta ro tangale penny, two hundred pence; may precede fe, tefuana ta fe uo, every hill; ta ro fe lamua, just two doves; ni may be added, ta ni aiai, some other. S. ta'a; Rotuma ta; cf. Florida, sakai, M. L. p. 524. Wango ta M. L. p. 511.

ta 2. adv. connects, resumes narrative, and, then.

ta 3. ending of verbal noun, seen in root afuta meaning all, and used only with suff. pron.; afutagera, all of them. S. ta.

ta 4. adv. added to sui, sui ta, thereupon; follows negative langi, langi ta, or.

ta; 5. ta mone, perhaps.

taa 1. interrog. pron. what? si taa na, what is it? S. taa.

taa 2. v. i., to be bad, evil.

taala v. n., evil; ade taala, evil doing. S. ta'a.

taba with suff. ani, tabaani, v. tr., to destroy, remove. S. tapa.

tae v. tr., to lift up. S. ta'e.

tafa adv., out; bae tafa, to speak out.

tafangaini v. tr., sae tafangaini, to speak out. S. taha.

tafangi v. tr., to understand; liona e tafangia, he understood it.

tafe, a bed, bench, barn, bier. S. tahe.

tafi v. i., to flee.

tafila v. n., flight. S. tahi.

tafo 1. v. tr., to catch fish; tafo ge ia.

tafo 2. v. tr., to purchase;

tafoa v. n., a bought person, servant. S. taho.

tafua dung heap. S. alilehu.

tafusi v. tr., to strain; gae tafusi.

taga 1. v. i., to scatter, throw away.

tagaani v. tr.

taga 2. v. tr., to lay out, spread.

taga 3. v. i., to sprout, burst into leaf. S. taka.

tagala 1. v. i., to be lost.

tagalaini, tagalangaini v. tr., to drive away, cause to be lost.

tagalaa adj., promiscuously, ala tagalaa, feed here and there.

tagala 2. adj., irreverent; soe tagala, take one's name in vain, tataga.

tagalo v. i., to be wandering.

tagalola adj., overgrown. S. takalo.

tagaloloa n., dust.

tagesi v. tr., to garnish, decorate, adorn.

tai 1. numeral, one; agala mana tai, eleven; taifili, alone. Wango. tai.

tai 2. v. tr., to mend.

taila v. n., a patch, seam.

tai 3. trans. suff. to verb; goni, gonitai; olitai participle.

taifili (a) alone; taifili gera, they alone. S. hili.

taini trans. suff. to verb; foaa, foaalaini. S. ta'ini.

taingaini v. tr., to lay up, store up.

take, tatake, v. i., to stand; takefonosi, to guard. S. ta'e.

takedila v. tr., to cause to hit, knock.

takufi v. tr., to receive. S. takuhi.

tala 1. way, path. S. tala.

tala 2. (gu) n., place, room; nao talagu, lead the way for me; roo talai fangala, work for food. S. tala.

tala 3. with prefix ma, matala, only, alone. S. tala 4.

talaa v. i., to shine, of sun.

talae v. i., to begin, to become; talae na ne, from this (that) time forth.

talaela, v. n., beginning. S. tala'ae.

talai, talani, partic., wantonly, for no reason. S. tale'i.

talatala v. i., to be diligent.

talo, with prefix aini; ainitalongaini, to proclaim. S. talo.

talu v. i., to sprinkle; talu fafi. S. danu.

tama- (gu), used with sae to know; nau gu sae tamana. I know (it).

tani some; tani oto ni saiai, some people.

tangafulu, numeral, ten, used only in counting; e tangafulu.

tangafulu ana tenth, for the tenth time. S. tangahulu.

tangalau numeral, one hundred; e tangalau; tangale doo, one hundred things. S. tangalau.

taofai, tataofai v. i., to stumble.

taraina today, now, bye and bye.

tarakaukau a bramble. kakau.

tarau v. i., to be continuous, traditional.

taraungaini v. tr., to do continuously. S. tarau.

taru a chamber. S. duru.

tasa v. i., to be too much, used in comparison; nia baita tasaa ana, it is bigger than it.

tasala v. n., ro fe tasala, twice as much,

tasaa adj. excessive.

tasaliu v. i., to be in excess, exceedingly.

tata adjectival prefix; tatagwelu, headlong. S. tata.

tatabi; tatabi i tala, a bifurcation of the path.

tatae v. i., to rise, arise; tatae oli, tatae olila, resurrection.

tataea v. n., a getting up, a steep place. S. ta'e.

tataga v. i., bae tataga, to speak blasphemously.

tatagala adj., bae tatagala, to speak blasphemously.

tatagwelu adj., headlong. S. tataqelu.

tatale v. tr., to uncover, reveal.

tatao v. i., to be flat, on one's back.

tau 1. v. i., to wash; tau aba, to wash hands.

taufi v. tr.

tau 2. v. i., to be far off; be a long time; too ka tau, too ka tau, for ever and ever. S. ha'atau.

te 1. numeral, one, the same, a certain one; te ni ai, a certain person; da tefe bae ana te si baela, they all said the same thing; te si na doo, everything; te taifilia inia, he only; used of units (cf. Sa'a ata), te fiu fe doo, only seven things; te ai ma te ai, one by one; too te ai, singly; equivalent to and; te na Mwela, and the Son. Florida keha, one, Kingsmill te, M. L. p. 246.

te 2. n., mother; ni te nau, my mother.

telana, n., of relationship, ro mwai telana, mother and child, wife. S. teitei.

tea v. tr., to utter, speak; e tea tesi baela nena, speaking the same words. S. tea.

tefe, te 1. fe 2.; da tefe bae ana tesi baela, they all (only) said the same thing; tefe mwela matala, an only son.

tefou with one accord, together, always.

tefua adj., irreverently, haphazard.

tefliana all, every, ta tefuana tani too, all peoples; te 1. fu

tegelai partic., lost, dropped. S. tekela'i.

teo, teteo v. i., to lie down, sleep; teo bole, to dream; teo bolea, teo bolela, v. n., dream.

teteola adj., sleepy; maada e teteola, their eyes were sleepy.

teqa v. i., to be tall, high.

teqala adj.; take teqala, to stand erect. S. tewa.

terefi v. tr., to move as a fan, to fan. S. tetere.

tero v. i., to be ulcerous, lame, halt, withered.

tete; 1. manata tete, to be anxious.

tete; 2. bubu tete, to look fixedly.

teu a wooden bowl, a measure.

ti interrogative pronoun, sing, who? pl. gerati; ti gera, one of them; with pers. article a, ati gera, who of them? ati satamu, what is your name? S. tei.

tobi v. tr., to gather, garner; n. a chamber.

toda v. i., to gain, get, collect; toda bata, a tax gatherer.

toe v. tr., to strike against, to desire; liona e toea, he desired it.

tofu, totofu v. tr., to chop.

tofuli y. tr., to build, to chop down.S. tohu.

tokekela (gu) n., judgment.

tolafa (gu) n., way, method, custom. S. tolaha.

toli down; ada toli, look down; dau tolingi, to cast down; toli fanga to fast, toli fangala, fasting.

tolingi v. tr., to apportion, give share to at a feast.

tolia v. n., a portion at a feast. S. toli.

tolo a hill, the hill country; toloe fera, a hill. S. tolo.

tona v. i.; liona e tona, he was pricked at the heart, afraid.

too 1. (gu) v. tr., to hit; sato toona, the sun struck it; too matafana, to know; manata toona, know it; too ani, understand; too meme, hit and break in pieces; 2. to possess, have, too ai, to have relations.

tooa v; n., lio tooa, wisdom.

toonala v. n., manata toonala, thought.

too 3. v. i., to live, dwell, be; too laulau, to be whole; too salaa, to be a stranger, too ka tau, for ever. S. 'o'o.

toola (gu) v. n., way, fashion.

too 4. people, race; na too.

too 5. prefixed to numerals, at a time; too te ai, one at a time. S. too.

too 6. numeral, one thousand. S. to'o.

toongi 1. v. i., to clothe; n., clothes. S. tooni.

toongi 2. v. tr., to pack, load, place. S. tooni.

toromi v. tr., to pierce. S. toromi.

tosi v. tr., to throw away. S. 'asi.

tosiomelamwane a parable, proverb.

totolo v. tr., to raise the voice. S. totolo.

tou, totou, v. i., to be little; manata tou, to make little of; adj. little; ni ai tou, humbly.

toula v. n., manata toula, humility; toula (gu) in youth.

toula- (na), i toulana asi, on the surface of the sea.

U

ua adv., still, yet; ua mai inao, from of old; e mae ua na, already dead; ua mai ana lua, from the time of the flood, ua inao, old, aforetime; ua go i uarodo, while still dark; e langi ua, not yet, still wanting. S. ue.

uarodo dawn, morning. rodo.

ubuubu v. i., to be thick, deep. S. 'upu.

uda v. i., to be new, fresh.

udu, uduudu, v. i., to drip, n., a drop. S. 'udu.

udufa v. n., a dropping, drops.

ueli v. tr., to happen adversely to.

ufi 1. v. tr., to blow; ufi bungu, to blow a conch shell.

ufiani v. tr., to breathe into, inspire. S. 'uhi.

ufi 2. a yam. S. uhi.

ufi 3. v. tr., to draw water.

uga v. i,, to spill, to be wasted.

ugani v. tr., to grumble at. S. uqe.

ui, uiani v. tr., to throw, cast. S. 'u'i.

ulu v. i., to wade.

ulufaini v. tr., to carry a person over water. S. ulu.

ulufi v. tr., to vex, grieve. S. unuhi.

ulunga, urunga, to serve as a pillow; n., a pillow.

urungai v. tr., to recline the head. S. ulunge.

umu oven. S. umu.

unua n., folk lore, a yarn. S. unu.

unga (gu) n., skin.

uo hill; fe uo. S. uo.

uri 1. v. tr., to tread, tread on; uri sufu, to tread through.

urila v. n., tread, step. S. uri.

uri, urina, 2. adv., like, thus; nia kafi uri, he spake thus, rao uri, to do like, to tend, ele uri, to desire. S. uri.

uria adj., like, used as adv., toolada ka uria alafana, their way shall be like as if.

urii adv., just now.

uruuru; si salo uruuru, fleecy cloud.

usi (nau) prep., over, for, on behalf of.

usia n., a market; ifuli usia, in the market place. S. usie.

usu v. tr., to wipe, anoint. S. usu.

usungaia n., commandment. S. usunge'i.

uta 1. n., rain; v. i., to rain; na uta ka uta, the rain rains. Florida uha.

uta 2. adv., interrog. how? si manga uta, what time? nia kafi uta, what will he do? S. u'e.

uwa v. tr., to lift; uwa maa, to lift the eye. S. uwe.