BY H. B. RITZ, M.A. 85 



1913. 



8. En-cli-he-na = good or palatable. 



This is " an " (for " wan " (v. No. 3) or " pena") rapaning 

 ** the moving or pointing thintr," i.e., "the hand," + " ka," 

 "the chin or jaw," 4- "lipa," "moving with a purpose" 

 (H.B.R.), + " na," the common suffix for nouns. Hence : — 

 *'The thing which the hand moves to the jaw or mouth," 

 because it is " good to eat." 



9. Governor- Waa = His Honor the Governor. 



The English origin of "Governor" is obvious. "Waa" 

 is a form of " palla," meaning " big," or " important." This 

 form of " prilla " occurs also in Nos. 7, 10, 41, and probably 

 in No. 61 (q. v.). 



10. Le-gun-tha- Waa = Kangeroo dog. 



11. Le-gun-tha = Common dog. 



No. 10 is simply No. 11 with the addition of " Waa," " big." 

 The common part "leguntha" is " lagan (a)-ta(gana)," 

 i.e., " swiftfoot." " Lagana " and '■ tagana " are renlly iden- 

 tical, as " I " and " t" are interchangeal)le. The meaning is 

 *' moving away" (H.B.E,.). If the motion isemphMsized, the 

 "1" is used; the use of the "t" indicates that the "thud" 

 of the footfrill is in the speaker's mind. Most of the names 

 of animals given in the existing lists mean simply "the 

 moving thing," and appear in one form or another of the 

 comhination "liquid 4- guttural" (H.B.R.). 



12. Lim-pu-ga = Shoping. 



" Shoping " is clearly an error for " shipping," for " liua " 

 means " w^ter," and " puga(ta) " means " to float " (H.L.R.). 

 The word thus means : — " the thing that floats on the water." 

 " Puo:a(ta) " is "pa-ka-ta," where "pa" is "motion before 

 rest," "ka" is motion after rest," and " ta " is "rest." The 

 wiiole phrase " pugata " desciihes very well, in a primitive 

 way, " the thing that moves up an<l down, but does not move 

 from the spot," that is, "a boat riding at anchor." " Pnga," 

 of course, also describes the "bobbing" motion. Hence 

 ^' lin-pu-ga" is " the thing that moves up and down on the 

 water." When the recoider pointed out some ships, the 

 native would first notice the water ("Una"), and only on 

 further prompting would he notice the things that moved up 

 and down ("puga"). 



13. Lag-wee == Walking. 



This is " laga-pe," " foot-action." 



