TARAWAN VOCABULARY. 



A, a euphonic particle of frequent occur- 

 rence in the language, as spoken by 

 the interpreters. It may be, in some 

 cases, an article (see the Grammar). 



*A, four. 



Aai [faai, G., fdaik, K.], the sun (see 

 taai). 



Abu, end, extremity, top. E kdkaya fdbun 

 au idu, the end of my needle is sharp. 

 Ko tamotam i tdbun te ni, climb to 

 the top of the tree. 



*Abunaya, shoulder (see ago). 



*Abunibai [abim, G.], finger (see bai). 



*Abuniwai, foot or toe (see wai). 



*Agu or aku, back (see gugu, kagugu). 



*Ai [e], fire. 



*Ai [e], here; this. E roairi (rauirui), 

 te ki ai, e buakaka te ki ari, the mat 

 here is good, the mat there is bad. 

 Antina wan ai 1 whose canoe is this ? 



Ai, me (an affix). Antai poai, don't 

 strike me. 



*Am, yes. 



*Aiai, this, these. 



*Aiari, that, those. 



*Aiine or aim, woman, female. E baibete 

 te aiine, many are the women. Bain 

 te mo aiine, egg of the hen (female 

 fowl). 



Aiiok (or aeiok or aiyok), to be friendly ; 

 friendship. 'Kam aiiok? are ye 

 friends ? 



*Aio, there. 



Aiuri (G.), like (see era). 



Akadilg (G. qu. katiti?), knife of shell. 



Akai (see kai). 



*Akea, no, not. Ko akea taia, thou dost 

 not know (see bu). 



*Aki, not. Aid nako mat, not coming. 



Akideria (G.), deep ; far off. 



Am, thy (prefix). 



Aman, month. Eraman aman, how 

 many months ? 



*Amardke [amdrak], food, victuals. 



Amda, amdra, amra? what is it? what 

 for? 



Ami, your (plural). 



*Amo, to carry on the shoulder ; stick for 

 carrying a burden on the shoulders of 

 two men. 



Ana, his. 



*Ana, below (opposed to eta). 



Ana, to take, receive, get, bring, take hold 

 of. Mai andia, come and take it. E 

 r/a te tapa ko andia eru? where is 

 the knife you got from me ? Anokon 

 ana auboi te rub iu te ni ni beniak, 

 go and bring for me some clay 

 from the mullet-pond. Mai and te 

 maia ea, come and take hold of this 

 rope. 



Andkara (G.), slave. 



*Andnau, long, tall ; a long time ; to last 

 long. Tia andnau ma uygoe, I am 

 as tall as you. Andnau tdiygo ~gai 

 aikai, I have waited for you long 



