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PHILOLOGY. 



Aiitia or aitdjia (G.), to dig. Mai ina 

 aiidjia te mdniop, come and dig the 

 well. 



Auwdra (G.), it's a lie ! 



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Bd, oil ; cocoa-nut oil. 



Bd, rock. E nimtea te bd te nimatani, 

 the periwinkle sticks to the rock. 



*Bd, a leaf of a tree. Hani, cocoa-nut 

 leaf. 



B&, thunder. Ko u-ga te ba aril do you 

 hear the thunder there? 



Ba-ni-mata, temple, house of spirits. 



Bdbaki, great, large. la bdbak a kaiu, 

 my wound is great. Dokov e ko bd- 

 bak iu uea, truly thou art great among 

 chiefs. E bdbak Taputeouea, T. (the 

 island) is large. (See apdpaki, kabd- 

 bak.) 



*Bai or pai, arm, hand. Te miduku ni 

 kai, length of arm (a measure). On 

 e baiu, my hand is full. 



*Bai [bei, be, pe~\, a thing, any thing, 

 something; an instrument, implement; 

 a creature, a living thing. E bake te 

 bai, that thing is thrown down. Te 

 bai ni kandk, something to be eaten. 

 Bai ni taitai, implement for tattooing. 

 Antai kamate te bai, don't kill that 

 creature. (See boi, which is probably 

 the same word.) 



Bai, very (only used in compound words). 



Baibete or baibdti, much, many, a great 

 deal ; greatly . E baibete te rdra rum, 

 there is much blood about thee. E 

 baibete te boboi, there is a great deal of 

 taro. E baibete firirin, great is the 

 heat. E baibete te aiine, there are 

 many women. Ko baibete 'n didiri, 

 you are very cross. (See bete.) 



Baibuaka or baibud?., (G.), very bad, vile, 

 base. (See buaka.) 



Bai-ni-kadaradara, a spy-glass (i. e., an 

 instrument for causing to see.) 



Bai-ni-kurubuai, a razor; (instrument for 

 cutting beard.) 



Bainaka, honored, sacred. E bainaka 

 nil/ire, she is honored. 



Bain-ganai, if. Bain-ganai tia migo 

 ineboy, tia duaygo kanau-a ni miu, 

 if I dream about you to-night, I will 

 tell you the substance of my dream. 

 (See kanai.) 



*Baiene, basket. 



Bairi [boini, G.], nose. (See ruku-bair.) 



Baitar [boitari, G.], holothuria, sea-slug, 

 biclio da mar. 



Baka [ba-ka or bap.d\, to fall ; to set, as the 

 sun. Irik atun o e baka ma rarafmok, 

 his head turned round and he fell in a 

 fit. Kana baka te karu, the rain is 

 going to fall. E baka taaik, the sun 

 is setting. (See kabaka.) 



Baka (G.), to throw. E baka gin e pai, 

 throw it to me. 



Bakaine, to slight, contemn. Ko bakai- 

 niai, you slight me ; (opposed to 

 iakai.) 



*Bakabota, a fish-spear. 



*Baki, hungry. 



Bakin, greatness. (See bokin.) 



* Bdkoa, shark. 



* Bdmuti, beads. 



Baya (G.), cannot, know not how. E 

 baya tiritiri, he cannot be angry. E 

 baya uoua, I don't know how to swim. 

 (See papaya.) 



Bara (G.), dirt, dirty. Bara in te ai, 

 ashes (dirt from the fire). 



*Bdrai, a cage for fowls. 



*Bdrea (bereak, K., beniak, G.), a canoe- 

 house. 



Barik (K.), dirty. (See bara.) 



* Bata [bat, bet], house, dwelling. Batam, 

 thy house. 



Bauf, to swallow; subsistence, food. Bau- 

 tia, swallow it. Ko aki bo ma ban- 

 tam, you won't get a livelihood. (See 

 kabautia.) 



Bauwar, spittle. Divianok bauwaram, 

 eject your spittle. 



