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three island areas, but of the three only one and that the least frequent 

 one, ta, is susceptible of association with any word meaning man, tangata 

 of the human being, while in tane we have the sex antithesis of fine. Dr. 

 Macdonald's effort is labored but unconvincing. 



291. 

 fai, vai, nlfai, noai, n'uai, n'wai, nai, n'ai, ai, water. 



Samoa, Fakaafo, Tonga, Futuna, Niue, Uvea, Nukuoro, Tahiti, 

 Rarotonga,Tongarewa, Marquesas, Mangareva,Fotuna, Nuguria, 

 Vdit€: vai, water. Rapanui: vai, juice, liquid, water. Aniwa: 

 vai, tavai, water. Maori, Hawaii: ivai, id. Sikayana: wai, 

 vuuai, id. 



Viti: wai, water. Rotuma: vai, voi, id. 



Motu : vai, river. Omba, Ulawa, San Cristoval, Mwala, Saa, Bulu- 

 laha, Arag: wai, water. Sinaugoro, Hula, Keapara, Galoma: 

 wa^, river. Moanus : uai, water. Alite: kuai, id. Aneityum: 

 in-wai, id. Nifilole: woi, id. Tubetube: waiila, id. Sariba, 

 Massim: waira, id. Taupota, Wedau: waira, water, river. 

 Kiriwina: waia, river. Misima: weil, river; weweil, water. 



Panaieti: wel, river; wewel, water. Tubetube: wawei, water. 

 Mugula, Suau, Awalama, Kwagila: goila, id. Tavara: goila, 

 water, river. Sesake, Southeast Epi : noai, water. Bierian : 

 nuai, id. Epi, Baki: ue, id. Ambrym, Uni: we, id. Nengone, 

 Duaru: wi, id. Yengin, Balade: ue, id. Murare:gm, id. 

 Nikete: que, id. Malekula: n-ue, id. Tanna: nui, id. 



Eromanga: nu, id. Motlav, Volow : mbe, id. Maewo, Merlav: 

 mbei, id. Roro: bei, id. Bugotu: mbea, id. Nggela: beti, id. 

 Roro, Mekeo, Uni, Pokau: vei, id. Doura: vei, water, river. 

 Kabadi : veina, water. Vanua Lava, Norbarbar, Lo : pe, water. 

 Mota: pei, id. Marina: pei, tei, id. Baravon: tava, id. 

 Nada, Murua: rai, river. 



Buru, Ceram, Salibabo, Cajeli, Mayapo, Massaratty, Amblaw, Sapa- 

 rua, Ahtiago, Solor, Sulu : wai, water. Waigiou Alfuros : ue, 

 we, id. Allor: we, id. Togean Islands: ue, id. Rotti: 

 ue (oee), id. Baju : voi, id. Vaiqueno East: hoi, id. Waigiou: 

 wayer, id. Gani: waiyr, id. Mysot: wayr, id. Liang: 

 wehr, id. Teor: weha, id. Batumerah, Morella: weyl, id. 

 Awaiya, Caimarian: w'deli, id. Teluti: welo, id. Dorey: waar, 

 id . Kaioa Island : woya, id . Malay : ayer, id . Menado : aer, id . 

 Champa: aya, id. Goram: arr, id. Silong: awaen, id. 



Hebrew: me", water. Ethiopic: mai, id. 



In general I am most reluctant to admit the possibility of diphthongs 

 in Polynesia, at least in Nuclear Polynesia. In the case of this word, vai 

 has always been received by my ear as two vowel sounds and in perfect 

 distinction from vae the foot. Yet without receding from my position in 

 regard of diphthongs we shall find it a great simplification of our analysis 

 of the vai mutants to adopt a working hypothesis that, even if not properly 

 a diphthong in Polynesian speech, the ai of vai has been accepted by its 

 Melanesian borrowers as of diphthongal value. The need for this assump- 



