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shell. Probably identical with mela, mera hot, warm, the tempera- 

 ture of the sea water forming a contrast with that of fresh-water 

 springs in southern latitudes, 

 mine winter ; miuama in winter-time, during the wintry season ; viz. first 



(mine) of year, 

 miso old, aged ; older than, ano miso mareca six old men. ano misonia 



ituhute incantated by a conjurer, 

 mo to speak, say, tell. 



mono, mueno to call by name, to name. 



moso to make. 



mani to consent, desire ; manino to be hungry or thirsty. 



manta, manda 1) to wish, desire ; 2) sign of the future tense, 

 mota to agree, consent, declare ; 2) a word, saying ; 3) thus, so. 

 moqua, maqua to serve, attend, to wait upon, cf. atimoqua ; mine Diosi 



maqua to serve the great God. 

 nabe, every, each ; nabe chaleque every morning; viz. : every new (day), 

 naboto to strike (for ni-aboto) ; said f. i. of the thunderbolt (numa-hebua). 

 nacu to drink ; ninacu to ask for drinking, 

 nacunu contr. from na acu ano. 



nayo (when standing for na eyo) : another, any other, 

 naquila, ninaquilasi to perfume ; from uque oil, grease, 

 nate (among other significations) or, or else, or either ; acunate again. 

 Nia Cubacani, nom. pr. of a woman (De Laud.) ; probably: niaco pacano. 

 niponosi to return to somebody; from pona to come. 



niponosihero-manda bohobi cho ? did you believe that he would possi- 

 bly return (to you)? 

 ofuenoma, afuenoma, ofonoma, 1) after, behind (temporal and local), ofue- 

 noma Diosima : in preference to God, after God. hibate maytines 

 ofonoma : after having said the morning mass ; halifonoma nantela 

 I call it to be against nature. 2) on the subject of, concerning, about 

 something : caqi mandamiento ofuenoma yechino cantela, or : caqi 

 mandamiento ofuenoma na-yechinoma cantecarela : all these are 

 questions (or queries) concerning that commandment. 

 Olataraca, nom. pr. of the nephew of the chief Saturiwa (De Laud.). The 



first part of the name is holata, chief, 

 orobo, oroboni to cure, heal ; to treat for sickness, 

 ch-orobonate you to be cured. 



orobisi to correct, chastise, orobini to go to confession, 

 orobisiono advice, counsel ;naorobisionoma (good) advice, intelligence ; 

 orobaso to bewitch, orobota incantation, witchcraft, 

 orobono glory (of heaven). 

 Patica, nom. pr. of a coast settlement or locality eight leagues from the 

 French Fort St. Charles, on St. John's River. It lay a short distance 

 south of the outlet of that river ; the name is a compound of paha 

 houses, and tico canoe ; canoe-houses, cabins near a harbor, 

 pia, piaha to hide, cover up. 



