Eay & Haddon — The Languages of Torres Straits — II. 175 



amadan, a. near. 



amaean, v. to creep, to crawl. 



amai, n. a native oven, often called kopamauri. The latter is an 



introduced term, 

 amaipa, v. to make, create, 

 amaizo, v, to beg. 

 amal (b), n. a cloud, cumulus, 

 amamu, ad. well, 

 amau (s), mother, = ama. 

 ame. Cf. amai. 



ameipa (m), v. to be affected with. 

 amori (s), n. a sail. 



amu, n. a plaited native rope used with the dugong harpoon, 

 ana (ii), pron. me, my. 

 anaga (m), ad. where ? 

 anamii, a. hale. 



angai-dumawaku, n. coat. Mark, vi. 9. 

 angan-toridiz, v. to carry, 

 angeipa, v. to hold, to carry, [angan] . 

 angemina (b), v. to swallow. 



angizo, anguzo, v. to put on (of clothes.) Mark, vi. 9. 

 anwar (ug), n. finger-nail, 

 aona (m), 7i. the sting ray. Cf. tapi. 

 ap = apa, apo. 

 apa, n. ground, earth, soil, country ; pi. apal. [apau, apapa, apangeu, 



apia.] 

 apa, apal, apalo, ad. and prep, down, under, below, 

 apa-dokam, n. the under side, the bottom (lit. ground side). 

 apai, a. low. 

 apal, n. the bottom ; kuikaiman gimal kurusipa apal, from the top to 



the bottom. Mark, xv. 38. 

 apalapal (s), n. the world (lit. below), 

 apapui (?), apa, pui. Mark, iv. 32. 

 apasin, v. to stoop. 



apataean, v. to be cast down, to be offended. Mark, iv. 17. 

 apatanu (b), apatanor, apatanur, v. to sit down, [apatanoriz.] 

 apatanori, v. abide (imperative). Mark, vi. 10. 

 api, n. a fishing net. 



