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VOCABULARY OF BOUGAINVILLE STRAITS. 



Lick (to) Damiti. 



Lift (to) Ikoti. 



Light (in weight) Dugga-dugga. 



Live (to) Peoka. 



Long Deapa. 



Mad Kipan. 



Man Kciniga ; Tium 



niga-tium. 



Kd- 



Quick ...Fakare. 



Rain Laiti. 



Resin ( Anoga, for torches. 



„ ) Tita, for canoe seama 



Rope Fili. 



Run Gcigona. 



Same Umbilua. 



Sea Keno ; Kelo. 



Short Papa. 



Shut Dakopi. 



Sick Mate ; Sali. 



Many Tapoina 



Mat Sararang; Pota. 



(The names of the two pan- 

 danus trees, from the leaves 



of which the mats are made.) Sing (to) Gatu. 



Match Sararang {vide pre- Sister Fafini 



ceding). 



Moon Ilala; Ilella. 



Mother Unka. 



Naked Ampea-paiia. 



Net (fishing) ....Sorau (large). 

 Sai-aili (small). 

 Awi-sulu. 

 (The plant supplying the fibre 

 is named awi-sulu, probably 

 a species of "Lyonsia.") 



New Faoln. 



Night Lali. 



No ApijApea. 



Noise So-orli. 



None Ausaka. 



Now ....Ivai. 



Old Purafidu. 



Open Kapeta. 



Outside Ampapaluna. 



Paddle (noun 



and verb)...Fosi ; Fose. 



Pay Aili. 



Path Poa. 



Pearl Bor-otulu. 



Pestle and mor- 

 tar (woodcnj, 

 used for pound- 

 ing food Tagcro. 



Plane (a) Ketuma. 



Plenty Tap6ina. 



Pot (cooking).... Kore. ^ 



Present (a) Teletafala. 



Quarter Totoli. 



Queen Mamaifi. 



1 These are also the native names of the trees supplying the resins, the anoga being pro- 

 bably a species of " Canarium," the tita, " Parinarium laurinum." 



Sit Ahotu. 



Sky Abu; Avu. 



Sleep Sueli. 



Small , Kaidakina, 



Smoke Tula. 



Speak Arei ; Selli-selli. 



Spear Portulu. 



Spirit Nito ; Nitu. 



Star Bito-bito. 



Stone Patu. 



Stop Aru. 



Sun Feo ; Isang. 



Swim (to) Usu. 



Tail Aukuna. 



Tambu (forbid- 

 den)... Olatu. 



Tear Igati. 



Thin Morsu. 



Thirsty Fana-oa. 



To-day Ibai. 



To-morrow Boiwa 



Town Famaca. 



Tray Kisu ; Kishu. 



(The name of the palm supply- 

 ing the material for making 

 the trays is also " kisu.") 



Tree An ; Ava. 



Waist-cloth Malioto. 



Wait Au. 



Walk (to) ....... Dagona. 



Wash (to) Sisi. 



Water Ateli (fresh). 



„ Kelo; Keno (salt). 



Wet Pu un. 



What? Afana? 



Wheni Lefila? 



