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Viti : vulou, pulou, to cover oneself up face and all. 

 Arabic: barka'a, to cover the face, to veil; burka'o, burk'u, a veil. 



104. 

 maloiloi, to be feeble, tottering from weakness. 



Hawaii: loeloe, maloeloe, feeble, faint, weary. 



Arabic: la'la'a, to be infirm and weak from disease and languor. 



105. 

 masirsir, to sob, as after crying. 

 Samoa : masusu, to sob. 

 Arabic: zahara, to pant or gasp with vehemence and groaning. 



The equivalence herein involved, sir-su, is extraordinary; and Dr. 

 Macdonald's grammar of Efate is so completely devoted to the statement 

 of his Semitic theory that we encounter no suggestion as to the pronuncia- 

 tion of sir. It may be that he intends it to be pronounced as the syllable 

 would be if English. In that case the vowel change is reasonable and the 

 identification excellent. 



The Semitic, however, seems not to fit. 



106. 

 (a) mau, true ; loamati, truth, true. 



Tahiti: mau, true. Mangareva: mau, id. Rapanui: mau, certain. 

 (6) mau, firm, intrepid, brave. 



Samoa: mau, to be firm, decided, unwavering. Tonga: mau, fast, 

 firm, constant, unwavering. Maori: mau, fixed, steadfast. 



Nuguria: tamau, to bind. 



(c) mau, to come upon, to obtain, to find. 



Samoa: maua, to get, obtain, have, take. Maori: mau, to take 

 up, lay hold of, seize. Tahiti : mau, to hold, to seize. Tonga : 

 mau, to obtain, possess. Mangareva: mau, to hold, to seize. 

 Tongarewa: mau, to possess. Uvea: mau, to seize, to grasp, 

 to hold, to contain. Rapanui: mau, to hold, to accept, to 

 acquire; maua, to find; maoa, to hold. 



(d) mau, very, indeed, continually. 



Maori: mau, continuing, lasting. Samoa: mau-, very. Hawaii: 

 mau, constantly, continually. Tonga : mau, always, perpetually. 



Bierian: lehmau, truth, true. 



Hebrew: 'aman, to prop; 'amen, firm, unshaken, faithful. Arabic: 

 'amana, to confide in; 'amuna, to be faithful; 'amina, to trust, 

 to be secure. Syriac: 'eman, to persevere, to be constant; 

 'amen, verily, truly, certainly. 



The Efate- Polynesian identifications are satisfactory in all four groups. 

 The Semitic is not satisfactory in form at all. 



107. 

 mwota, motamwota, refuse, rubbish, as fallen leaves. 



Samoa: otaota, rubbish, filth, ordure. Tonga: otoota, sweepings, 

 rubbish. Futuna: btabta, impurities in a badly strained fluid. 

 Niue: otaota, rubbish, refuse. Uvea: otaota, excrement, dung, 

 filth, dirt. Maori: ota, sawdust; otaota, weeds, litter. Tahiti: 



