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detailing the manner or the implement. Thus, in the terms of the present 

 instance, we should say "to strike with A, B, C, . . . X, Y, Z," covering 

 every possible thing with which a blow could be inflicted from the simplest 

 pugilism through fustigation to the fulmination of the bolt from the blue 

 ineluctable. But our islander would maintain a series of distinct verbs 

 from "to strike with A" clean through to the crisscross row if the tale of 

 his striking machinery should extend so far. 



In this instance we shall find that we are dealing with material collected 

 by just short of a score of observers, each independent of the other, each 

 under the control of his own personal equation of observation, apprecia- 

 tion, and ability to reproduce in one language the idiom of another. For 

 this reason we shall all the more highly regard the evidences of special sense 

 in tuki. Maori gives us "to strike endwise," Hawaii "to pound with the 

 end of a thing," the Marquesas and Mangareva the same idea in particular 

 terms as "to bray with a pestle." Next we find a group "to strike with 

 the fist," Futuna, Samoa, Viti, Baki, Malekula. From sight of many such 

 encounters I can aver that Pacific pugilism has none of the niceties of the 

 straight-arm jab, the left hook to the jaw, and the other fine touches of the 

 diction of the prize ring. A blow in such combats is delivered by regard- 

 ing arm and fist as helve and head respectively of a hammer wherewith 

 to belabor the head and shoulders of the opponent. The motion of such 

 a blow is exactly that of using the pestle or the hammer or the rock in the 

 hand. The motion can be traced still farther by the curious in the defini- 

 tions here assembled. 



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ulua, to put forth leaves, to grow up (of plants and hair) ; uluulua, to be 

 full of leaves, to be hairy. 

 Samoa: uluulu, to be umbrageous (of trees), to be bushy (of the 

 beard) . Tonga : ulu, thick, bushy (as a dress of leaves) . Niue : 

 ulu, hair. Nuguria: rauulu, id. Hawaii : ulu, to grow ; uluulu, 

 to grow thick. Maori: uru, a single hair. Mangaia: uruuru, 

 coarse hair. Mangareva: uru, feathers, hair on the body. 

 Viti : vakaulu, having a large head of hair or a wig. 



The following words signify hair: 



Lo: ul. Deni: ulu. Mota, Maewo: ului. Sesake: ululu. Kpi, 



Arag: ilu. Ambrym, Hi, wolu. Marina: vul. Omba: 



vulugi. Norbarbar: wulugi. Volow: iligi. Nifilole: lu. 



Suau: uru. Tubetube: hulu. Mugula, Sariba: kuru. Nada, 



Kiriwina: kulu. Tagula: wuluwulia. 

 Arabic: l ala, 'aluw', to go up; 'ilawat, the head. Hebrew: 'alah, 



to go up; 'aleh, leaf, leaves; 'oleh, sprouting forth, growing up. 



lulu, hair (of the head, face or body). 

 The following all mean hair, feather : 



Samoa, Uvea, Futuna, Tonga, Niue: julu. Maori, Tahiti : huruhuru. 

 Mangareva: huru. Rapanui: huhuru. Nuguria: hahuru. 

 Hawaii: hulu. Marquesas: huu. Rarotonga: uru. 

 Viti: vidua, hair about the pubes. Rotuma: leav, hair. 



