BOTUMAN VOCABULARY. 



A, sharp. 



A'aro, arum esculentum. 



Afaf, sick. 



Afdia, foot. 



Ahm, ship (probably from the hail, ship 

 ahoy !). 



Ai or ei, thou. 



Ai, tree, wood, stick ; ai-peluya, fighting- 

 stick, i. e. club. 



Aihi, club (probably same as above). 



Ala, aT, to die ; dead. 



Ala, a?, tooth. 



Alele, alel, tongue. 



Alete, snake. 



Am, amis, we. 



Amia, we two. 



Amu ; amua, ye ; ye two. 



Apei, mat. 



Api-oif, priest. 



Ar-ld, foot (qu. sole ?). 



Ar-siu, palm of hand. 



As 1 (qu. asu?), smoke. 



Asa, as\ name. 



Asa, as\ sun, day ; as-li, to-day ; e asa, 

 yesterday. 



Asoa, white men. 



Astadunots, noon (qu. as-ta Qu nots, the 

 sun stands in the middle ?). 



Ate, to eat ; meat. 



Alia, dead. 



Atmai, generous; wise. 



Atua, deity. 



Au or aws, ye. 

 Aua, ye two. 

 Avav, weak, sickly. 

 Away (or doajj), cloud. 



E 



E, in, at, by, from ; than. 



Eay, to tell. 



Easa, yesterday. (See asa.) 



Eitu (qu. itu?), town. 



El or efew, near. 



M, low. 



Esea, one. 



.Set, whence, (See tei.) 



Edi, e&, belly. 



F 



Faiaya, faiay, to speak. 



Faksisia, stingy, parsimonious. 



Jbwa, low. 



Fatfdta, breast, chest. 



Fau, cheek. 



Fis\ white. 



Foo, green. 



H 



Ha or he, to puff, blow ; to smoke a cigar. 

 Haare-g (?), young. 

 Hake, hak, htk, four. 



