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malakai, n. a word employed by the South Sea teachers for spirit, ghost,. 



etc., i.e. merkai or markai, the r is changed into 1, and a vowel 



is inserted between the two consonants, 

 maladugomola, a. sea colour, blue, 

 malapan (Mg), n. the moon, = malpal. 

 malegui = malgui, 



malegui (ji), v. to fill (with a fluid). 



maleguia-adan, v. to spring up, of plants ; to put out a stem, 

 maleipa, v. to fill with a fluid. Cf. mal, malegui. 

 malgui (m), malegui, spring, autumn ; v. to grow (s) ; n. blade of 



grass ; a stem (s) ; a stalk ; malegui kai palgin, a stalk will 



come up. Mark, iv. 32. 

 malil (s), metal ; malil dibidib, brasen vessel. Mark, vii. 4 , malil 



urukam, w. a chain, 

 malila (b), a fish spear, 

 malo (b), n, a passage in the reef, 

 malpal, malpel (s), n. moon, 

 malpamiz (?), tana ina gar malpaniz senabi zapunu, they that trust in, 



riches. Mark, x. 24. 

 malthagamule (m), a. blue ; sea colour. Cf. maladugomola. 

 malu (s), n. the sea. [malupa, malunu.] 

 maluda (b), blue, 

 maludonga, maludunga (b), blue, green (lit. sea colour) ; imuso malu- 



donga, green grass. Mark, vi. 39. 

 malulonga, 

 malupa (m), ad. below, downwards ; kara malupa (m), ad. far 



below, 

 mamain, v. pi. from mani, take ; kudu mamain, they took counsel, 

 mamal, mamalenga, a. holy, 

 mamamoizinga, n. things taken, 

 mamu (s), ad. well, carefully ; mamu-ngurpa, v. to perceive ; mamu 



danal-pataipa, v. to take heed, 

 mamus, fi. a chief or head of an island. This is a Miriam word and 



introduced. Cf. Mir. Yoc. 

 manamoizinga, a. joined, 

 mana-rimal (s), a. few. 

 mang (ii), n. a branch, 

 manga, conj. but. 



