BY HERMANN B. RITZ, M.A. Qg 



Mabbile, altogether, quite, many — pa pel, very round, 

 strong, numerous; compare English " roundly," " round 

 number." 



Aloi, mie, mungie, dead — Eastern mien, bent, round, 

 return, not, heap, sick, feeble. 



Moimabbile, battle — ^Moi, dead ; mabbile, many. 



Moimutte, skirmish — moi, dead ; mutt, heap, i.e., 

 few ; if there were many, they could not be seen at once, 

 as if in a heap. 



Matta, mutta, moatta, round, heap, spherical, pigeon, 

 plump — pug, solid ; t, stationary ; compare wugata. The 

 series is pugata, wugata, mugata, moata, muta, mata ; as 

 variant, munga. 



Alunghe mabbleli, a load— mungie, heap ; mabbile, 

 big. 



Mie luggrata, fever — mie, sick ; luggra, hot ; ta, lie 

 down. 



Alene ruggera, acrid — me, I ; ne, not ; nugara, drink ; 

 compare Eastern tugana. 



Moie, muie, muggena, lips, nose — compare the 

 Eastern muna, lips. The two liquids, if they were cer- 

 tain to belong to the root, would well represent the 

 movable parts of the face ; we have the Eastern mun- 

 genna (ear) and mongtena (eye) to confirm this con- 

 jecture. Then, again, we have the Eastern mokena, 

 water, which might refer us to the moist parts of the 

 head. Finally, we have mien, curved, v/hich might refer 

 to the curved outlines of lips, nose, ears, etc. 



Nun oine, a greeting — nune, there; wiz^rpe, active; 

 ne, you. 



Xire, good — nara, the very thing (needed), whence 

 also — to heal. 



Nirabe, correct — nara, that ; pa, indeed ; that is it !■ 



Xarrawa, yes — doublet of nirabe. 



Neka, there — ne, that ; ka, yonder. 



Neggana, another — neka, that; na, that thing. 



Xaba, other — na, yonder thing; pa, indeed. 



X'ubre, eye — doublet of lebrena, leprena, a missile ; 

 the power of vision sent forth like a lance ; compare 

 " shooting glances." 



X^arramoiewa, enough — Xarra, that ; moi, to me ; wa, 

 will do. 



