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PHILOLOGY. 



in kamdtego, thou wilt make me kill 



thee. Tia kamdtai, I kill myself. 

 Kameriri, a sieve. 

 Kametoto, to make firm. Kametoto aru 



taitai, make firm your speech, i. e. 



stick to what you say. 

 Kama, to cause to drink, to suckle. E 



kamoia in memam, let it drink from 



your breast. 

 Kamodi, to cause to sneeze. E kamodiai 



te bai, the thing causes me to sneeze. 

 *Kamuimui [kamoimai, K., takamoi, G.], 



molasses made from the liquor of the 



cocoa-nut tree. 

 Kan, people. E buyagam a kaim Jean 



ion te ap, the people all over the land 



beg of thee. (See kaan, kaen.) 

 *Kana, to eat ; food. Tia kandia, I am 



eating it. Kandk, eaten. Kanam, 



thy food. 

 Kana {Jean, /.ana], about to, going to. 



Tia kana mo, I am going to drink. 



Kana baka te ka.ru, the rain is going 



to fall. Kandroko (for kari roko) 



about to come. 



Kana (G.), town. (See kaan.) 

 Kanai, if. Kanai ko poai, tia kamatego, 



if thou strike me, I will kill thee. (See 



bain-ganai.) 



Kandnau, to lengthen. (See ananau.) 

 Kananwan, to suffer loss, to be unfortu- 

 nate. E kananwan e teua, he is 



unfortunate. Tia kananwan, I suffer 



loss from it. 

 Kdnawa (or kdnoa], the inside, contents. 



Kdnawa ni mamam, the inside of 



your breast. Kana wa ni mm, the 



substance of my dream. 

 Kanawa-ni-mata, eyeball. 

 Kanawdpo, barren, unfruitful. 

 Kanepu, dragon-fly. 

 *Kani, cocoa-nut tree. E taitai te kani, 



he is cutting the tree. Cocoa-nut 



wood. 



Kdniag (G.), offended. 

 Kanim, fit to drink. E kanim the ran, 



the water is good to drink. 



Kanim, to stick, to cause to adhere. (See 

 nimtia.) 



Kanaka, to cause to come. Kanaka mai 

 e teua a kaiu, send him here to me. 



Kanaka, to cause to go, to send, to expel. 

 Tia kanaka e teua a kaiam, I send 

 him to thee. Tia kanokogo, I drive 

 thee away. 



Kantia, chew it. 



Kantu (G.), to sing to one's self, to hum. 



*Kar>ai, to fill, make full. Kayaigo, fill 

 thyself. 



Kd-gere, hair-stick, hair-pricker. 



*Ka-gkan, palatable. 



Kajjorvgori, to cause to laugh. 



Kaora (G.), cross, irritable. 



Kapani, to finish, to complete, to do all. 



Kapara, to open, loose, untie. Kapara 

 bairu, open your hand. 



Rape, to tie. Tia kapeia i nuku, I tie it 

 around my waist. Kape arorom, tie 

 your neck, i. e. hang yourself. 



Kapipe, a knot, a way of tying. 



Kapurdk, lower story or ground floor of a 

 house which has a pura, or loft. 



Kdr, kakdr, to rub, to scrape. Mai ikai 

 ko na kdrai, come and rub me. 



Kara, a relative, relation, kindred. Tia 

 kamaiive, au kara, I will save him, 

 he is my relation. 



Karamo, elder brother or sister. 



Karamui, younger brother or sister. 



Kdrapa, to hide, conceal. Karapaai, hide 

 me. Ko na karapaia la, where will 

 you hide it ? Karapdk, hidden. 



Karapepa, a kind of food prepared from 

 the fruit of the pandanus. 



*Kdrawa, sky, heaven, weather. Erdua 

 taaik i karawa, how many suns in 

 the sky 1 E buok a karawa, the sky 

 is troubled, or, the weather is bad. 



*Kdr$ve, syrup or molasses of the cocoa- 

 nut, mixed with water. 



*Karidti [kanet, K.], fish-hook of pearl. 



Karierii, to believe, hope, expect. 



Karina, to put. Kartna in te barea, put 

 it in the canoe-house. 



