BY WILLIAM E. ARMIT, F.L.S. 5 
brought to me, but when speaking together in the Basilac 
dialect, ‘‘ goila” would be the word used. 
In conclusion, I trust that next year I shall be in a position 
to forward good vocabularies to the Society from the Islands 
above mentioned, as also from East Cape (Tawéra), Normanby 
Island (Duan), South Cape (Su-au), and other localities on the 
northern coast line of New Guinea. 
List of words used at Moresby Island (Basilac) with English 
equivalents :— 
Man |... ae et ae vee * OU 
Woman... ee ae i) s. | «waina. 
Infant... Ae ae ee ... méru-méru. 
310 be sab ws .<«  bol-ar 
Daughte be aie bee ... natuna. 
Mother ... ee oe a ... Shinnana. 
Father ... uae Beh ae .. tamuna. 
(Phrase: Wénissé tamuna—the father of Wénissé.) 
Woman (married) ... i ... Wainenni. 
Chief ... ne Pe oa ... tau-bada. 
Title of rank ‘‘Governor” ... .. §«6gogan. 
Ives? (<2. cei Be ae ... mamphon. 
Genitals (male) aoe oe ... capasuan. 
7 (female) Las ao ... vaba. 
Comb) ..: oy os Me ...  SUari. 
(The same word being used to designate Orion’s Belt, that 
constellation being suggestive of the native comb.) 
Beads ... ae a, a8 ... bullu-dim-dim. 
Shirt, calico, blanket ... me: ... guama. 
Sleeping-mat ... ose eae ... capatilli. 
House ... Sr aw asf oss, EOE. 
Thatch ... an ae cof ... ga-tol. 
Garden ... ae ae ... gana. 
Fibre (of Pandanus) ... 
eo §«=©€m0. 
