BY HERMANN B. RITZ, M.A. 5^ 



THE 'EASTERN SPEECH. 



Bungana, chief — same as pugana. 



Bairkiitana, horse — par, big ; kut, quick ; na. nominal 

 suffix. 



Kumienna, weak — kami, voice ; ienna, diminutive 

 suffix. 



Karana, quiet — ka, not ; ra, moving. 



Kukanna, noise, much talk — kana, voice ; ku, redu- 

 plication for emphasis. 



Krawala, cold — kra, stiff; wala^=rpalla, very much. 



Kanara, little (child), magpie — kan, voice ; ra, con- 

 tinuous. 



Kanaliria, conversation — kan, voice ; li, quick ; ri, 

 continuous. 



Kamina, chin — ka, jaw; mina3=rpena, projection. 



Kuegi, head — ka ka, mouth, jaw, cheeks ; the whole 

 face ; round ; spherical. 



Kanawelegana, sing — ^kan, voice ; we, active ; leg, 

 rh3'thmical. 



Ivomtina, dog — ka(m), teeth ; tin, projecting. 



Kaitagunamena, friend — ka, tongue ; tag, foot ; 

 nam^na, hand (in my service). 



Kulugana, claw, talon ; ka, tooth, (of the) lug, foot. 



Kawurrina, bush fire — ka, eating up ; wur:;=pur, 

 solid, ground. 



Kotruolutie, baby — kot, little ; ruo^^nug, drink, 

 suck; lut, white; ie, diminutive. Query: Were the young 

 babies of paler complexion than the adults? It is the 

 case elsewhere. 



Koti malitie, young boy or girl — koti, young; ma=:r 

 pa, very ; lit, bright, fair ; ie, diminutive. 



Lia litea, ocean — li, water ; lit, bright, sparkling 

 ripples ; ia, diminutive. This appears also in the form 

 of lieltia, rollers on the beach (with white crests). 



Liopakanapuna, salt — lia, sea ; pug, solid ; peun, 

 sharp, burning. 



Lagapak, fiddle — lag, leg, stick, bow ; pa, moving ; 

 k, not getting away ; or simply pa ka, moving forward 

 and backward. 



