322 W. G. Ivens: 



which is formed from the Verb roro'a to be liable, and this again 

 is formed from roro to tie tightly and '« the adjectival Suffix. A 

 Noun walana appears in Sa'a in compounds, mu tale'i sulu walana 

 mere verbose repetitions. 



In UlaAva and Sa'a certain words .show the Noun Sulhxes fa, ha ^ 

 but are used only with the suffixed Pronoun or with the Possessive 

 -attached; hono to close, honotana against, to meet, him; walahada 

 tlieir word; i lado'ihaana in a straight line with; in the last 

 example H the Verbal Suffix has been added; paiuahaana its big- 

 ness. This points to ta and ha having a gerundival force in these 

 words. In na'nnehume a seat {naku to sit), me (nia) appears to l)e 

 a Noun Suffix. 



In both Samoan and Maori Noun Suffixes of the second class are 

 found; Samoan fua fruit, fiiata crop, as well as fuana; tau to fight, 

 taua Avar, fauna a fighting; faida an anchor, fau to anchor; 

 f,ee to prop up, feela a boom; mafuta dwelling together, may show 

 the Suffix ta (c.f. Motu inahufa to sleep, Sa'a ino'ahu), nofo to sit. 

 nofoa a seat. 



Maori : puaha the mouth of a river, puaJii to come forth (Samoan 

 pua the mouth of a fish trap) ; kareha the day after to-morrow, the 

 day before yesterday, may possibly be composed of kai'e and ha 

 (c.f. Mota risa, Florida valiha, Samoan alivu long ago, Ulawa wali 

 long ago, walita day after to-morrow); tatau to assault, taua war 

 party; ahu to heap up, ahua form, appearance (for ahu as "to 

 tend," " to heap up," " to be mature," c.f. Sa'a ahu to be per- 

 fect, ahuH to surround, protect, ahui ola a parcel); kagu to put 

 on, surface, garment, kahua form, appearance; Ao/m?' herd, Samoan 

 laju herd. 



Mota appears to have other Noun Suffixes besides those given by 

 Dr. Codrington; lumuta moss. Sa'a luniu and lumute; anus spittle. 

 Motu kanudi, Samoan anu; puasa lizard, vua crocodile, Sa'a 

 huasa crocodile, Samoan puaa animal; kurut dog, Sa'a 'usu, 

 Maori kuri, Malagasy alika. 



It is unnecessary to give here instances of the use of the Noun 

 Suffixes in Melanesia, they may all be found in " Melanesian 

 Languages." 



Noun Suffixes in Melanesian Nezv Guinea. 

 Motu, 

 doko to finish, dokona the end; rami water, ranuna juice; hero 

 to wound, berona a wound. 



Panaieti, 

 rohu to condemn, rohuna condemnation. 



