814 ^y. a. IveiiH: 



Our conclusion is that all the various characteristic uses of th& 

 Verbal Suffixes in Melanesia, with the same exception noted in 

 Maori., viz., Verbs formed from Adjectives by the addition of the 

 Verbal Suffix, are found also in Samoan. In addition Ave note the 

 use of the Consonantal Suffix with the reciprocal fe (seen alsiO in 

 Sa"a), and the Consonantal Suffix forming a Noun from a Verb, 

 tapii). poniponi. This last use can be readily accounted for as in 

 Maori l)y the word thus formed being used to deseril)e both the 

 action and also the name of the action. 



(7) Yerhal Susies in TougoH, Tahifiaii, and IJairaiinn . 

 Tongan, 



holo to wipe, lioloi to wipe; kafa sinnet, kafakafai to wrap 

 sinnet round anything; huai to turn up. Iitiahiiai to uncover 

 (Samoan, sua to dig, etc.); buaki to vomit (Maori />ita foaming); 

 mafaki to spy (Oceanic niata eye); Iionii to sniff (Maori ho, honi, as 

 above); anuhia to spit on (Mota anus, Samoan unusa) ; nla to touch, 

 alaf, to feel after the hand. Mr. Ray, " Common origin of the 

 Oceanic peoples," gives aki as a Verbal Suffix. 

 Tahitian, 



iapah'h to split breadfruit (Maori to pa to pulverise, tapahi 

 to chop; Sa'a tapa to strike, fa pal/ to cut off); ruai to vomit 

 (Mota lulua, luag; Maori ruaki); mat ait ai to examine (Oceanic 

 mata eye); homi to sniff (Maori ho, honi); horomi to swallow (Maori 

 hnro, horomi). 

 HaAvaiian, 



puai to spout (Maori pua foaming); luai to vomit; huai to 

 open; holoi to wash; kaluii to bind, girdle (Polynesian kaha 

 sinnet); kiko a dot, kikokikoi irregularly; honi to smell; iniki to 

 pinch (Oceanic gini, 'iiii). 



(8) ] crhal Sujjires in Mala//. 



Minum to drink (Sa'a 'inu, 'inumi; Nguna nivnu, munugi); apif 

 to lie side by side (Maori apiapi; Sa'a apie.pi); apit-kan a press; 

 luat to loathe; amhnsi to puff out from the mouth (Mota pupus Pol. 

 pupuhi); m/ilamida at first, mulai to be first; susu milk, sitsui to 

 suckle; panas hot, panasi to heat; penoh full, pe//ohkaii to fill; 

 lapix a fold, lapiskan to line; tangis to Aveep {Po taxxi). 



Dr. Codrington (" Mel. Lang.,'" p. 181) says that the Verbal 

 Suffixes aie looked for in vain in Malay, and that they are not 

 appai-ent in Tongan. and that he has no knowledge of their exist- 



