MALEKULA, NEW HEBRIDES. 701 



The entrance" to it is at a place called Shirs/ij), where a spirit 

 called Lesivsiv abides, who seizes the shades as they come up, 

 and with a tomahawk (sio sio) cuts off" their noses unless they 

 can show him certain tattoo marks (mostly of" lizards). This 

 place is only for those who die a natural death ; those who 

 die in war go to a place further north, where " Romberach " 

 treats them in a similar manner. 



Lelemis is a poor place, and spirits take rank in it according 

 to the number of pigs they bring with them. 



Mythology. 



They believe in a supreme Deity, called Bokoro, who made 

 earth, sky, and sea, nud formed men. 



Of course their great dread is of the "temes" (verb 3rd 

 sing, of emis^='-'' to die ") who are continually prowling about 

 frightening men. These sometimes, however, come to their 

 wards in sleep and tell them of great events that are happen- 

 ing. One man was roused by his, and sent down to the beach 

 to see a huge rock coming from another island and settling 

 near the shore. 



Philology. 

 Numerals. 



1 Bokol. 6 Robokol. 



2 Eurua. 7 Rokurua. 



3 Entil. 8 Roktel. 



4 Embis. 9 Rokbis. 



5 Elima, 10 Sangabul. 



Pronouns. 

 Sing. Dual. 



I Ann 1st inclusive Anturua. 



1st exclusive ... Amarua. 



thou.. Engco. 2nd Amurua. 



he ... Hena. 3rd AruaorOronrua. 



Phu-al. 



1st inclusive Antil. 



1st exclusive Amintil. 



2nd exclusive . . Amuntul, 

 3rd exclusive ... Hera. 

 Possessive. 

 Formed by prefixing " ta," of. 



(e.g.) Mine Tukunu. 



Thine Tahengco, 



His , Tahena, 



