256 The Oceanic Languages Shemitic : a Discovery. 



240. Vapours which ascend from the earth ; nsou ; Heb., 

 nasya. 



241. To saw ; sar ; Heb., nasar. 



242. To bite ; kat ; Ch., nekath. (The Heb. is nashak.) 



243. To kiss ; sung ; Heb., nashaq. 



244. Hill ; tav ; Abyss., debba ; Arb., natab, to be lofty. 



245. To cut ; niti ; Heb., Piel, nitahh. 



246. To lift up ; sela ; Heb., soda. 



247. To kiss ; sum : My., chyum, to kiss, to scent, to 

 smell ; Arb., shamma, to smell. 



248. To be hid ; bwei ; Arb.. 'abiya. 



249. To do, make ; bat, pat ; My., buat ; Aram., 'bad; hence 



250. A slave ; viti ; My., beta ; Heb., 'ebed. 



251. That, to, in order that; An., par; Ero._, wor; Heb., 

 Sbur. 



252. (Sandy) shore, ground, land (opp. to sea); uta; My., 

 utaw, a forest, as in Orang-utan ; Bisaya, ut&n, a garden of 

 pot-herbs ; Arb., 'uta, soft, sandy ground, irrigated with 

 water and planted with trees. 



253. To dwell, to be ; ana ; My., id.; Heb.,'un ; Arb., ana. 



254. To arise (as the wind) ; rnauri ; Heb., 'ur. 



255. To live; mauri; My., idup; Java, urip ; Tanna, 

 muri/; Po., ora; Heb., 'ur, to be awake, alert. 



256. To cover ; My., tutup (tup) : Ef., tove ; Po., tapa, 

 clothing. Heb., 'atap, to cover, be clothed ; Syr., 'tap or 

 'taf, to be clothed ; Arb., 'itap, a cloak. 



257. To run ; ur ; Heb., 'ir. 



258. As, for, because, on account of; oli; My., ulih ; 

 Heb., 'al. 



259. To aid ; ouli ; Heb., ya'al. 



260. To go up, &c; liu ; Heb., 'alah ; hence, 



261. Up, heaven (sky); len or leng, lang; Po., lang; 

 My., Isnagit ; Mg., lanifrra ; Santo, Ion ; Ch., 'elyon. 



262. To be ; im, um, ma, mi ; Ero., um ; My., ma ; Tanna, 

 Mg., id ; Arb., 'flmma, to be in common. 



263. To dwell, to be ; ne, no ; Heb., nah, n<xwah. 



264. To work, wiswis (wis) ; Mg., asa ; Heb., 'asah. 



265. To roll, twist ; bulo, mul (49) ; Po., milo ; Mg., voly, 

 mamoly ; My., bali£, &c, &c; v. Ges., Heb. Diet., pol, 



266. To exhale odour ; boa, naboa, ; Arb., pahhet. 



267. To search out, elect ; pili, mili ; My., pilih, milih (49); 

 Syr., pela. 



268. To ascend ; sak ; Arm, nesaq. 



