BY H. B. RITZ, M.A. 91 



1913. 



53. Par-a-wee = I want. 



H.L.R. gives " parra we " for "to abstain," also for "to 

 throw awaj." "I want," therefore, means here " I lack," 

 and not "I desire." Norman gives " parra (r)wa(r)" for 

 ** go away." H.L.R. gives "pagra" for " woe's me," and 

 "pakara" for "to fling." This last meaning explains the 

 word : it is "pa-ka-ra," i.e., propulsion + violent expiration 

 + motion (of the missile). "Away" therefore covers all 

 theSH meanings, and the final "wee," i.e., "pe," is simply an 

 emphatic repetition of the initial "pa." " Parawee." i.e., 

 " pa-ka-ra-pe," thus means " the thing that is away" (from 

 me, to my sorrow). 



54 Piid-ka := fish. 



H.L.R. gives " pucrale " and "pugra" for "to swim," 

 where " le " and " ra " simply moan " motion." The word is 

 therefore "pug-ra," i.e., " the big thing thao swims." As the 

 "Native words spoke quick with a guttural sound' 

 (H.W.IM.), the native word might be written phonetically as 

 "pudka" or "pukka" or " pugra," iudifierently. 



55. Rung-wee = to run., or make haste. 



H.L.R. gives " rene " for " to run " ; " rung " is a regular 

 variant of "rene" (H.B.R.); " pe " is sign of emphasis (v. 



No. 53). 



56. Txc-gun-na = Oyster. 



H.L.R. gives " lugana " for "oyster"; "reguna"isa 

 regular variant of this. H.L.R. gives also "regana" for 

 " basket" (used in gathering oysters) (v. .'io. 20). It is the 

 same as " lagana," " foot," and means " alive, but resting on 

 the spot" (v. Nos. 11 and 17.) 



57. Re-nea = hand. 



H.L.R. gives "liena "for" hand." It is a variant of 

 "reuea," and means " the moving member par excellence.''^ 



58. Tta-van-ya = Cloathing. 



The doubling of the initial letter is clearlv otiose; and the 

 " V " is simply an error for " w." The standardized form of 

 the word would be "tawanna," i.e., "tagana." Norman 

 gives "tuernar" (i.e., " tugena ") and "tuernarnar" {i.e., 

 tu(g)enana") for "clothing"; it means "moving off," i.e., 

 " the things that can be taken off " (v. No. 11). 



59. Ta-gar-a-ga = Crying. 



This represents another aspect of "tagana" or " tagara,'^' 

 viz., "the thing that falls down." H.L.R. gives " tagarena" 



