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markai, n. a spirit, a demon, a white man. Cf. merkai. 



markei (ii), n. a heavy cttmnlus cloud. 



markiiiko '^s), n. a generation. 



mardkai = markai. 



maruk, n. fowl (Enropean). Probably introduced. Malay or Poly- 

 nesian manu. 



marukai (:m:), n. white man ; kobikobi marukai (m) n. a black man. 



masia-todimiso (b), r. to smile. 



mat (31), «. pumice ; mata (Mg), n. a stone. 



mata(ii;, ad. always, constantly, still, only; aprefijs: expressing a con- 

 tinuance of the action of a verb. 



mata (s), a. legal. 



mata (s), a. equal, only ; conj. but, for. 



mata-bangal (m), ad. a week or so hence. 



mata-dobura (s), ad. immediately, quickly, fast. 



matadodalo (b), ad. inland. 



matakazupa (s), conj. but. 



matakeda (s), a. like to, similar. 



matakul (m), ad. a week or two ago. 



matalaunga, a. absent. 



matama (s), to beat, strike ; to kill. See matupeima. 



matamari, n. a bruise. 



matamiz, 



matangadagido (s), a. worthy, equal to, alike, same, even, uniform 



matangadagidiginga, a. unlike. 



matar, mataro (s), mataru (b), n. calm. 



mater (? = mata). 3Iark, iv. ii. 



mato, n. a joist. 



matu (m, s), n. a whale. 



matumeipa (m}, c. to strike, to beat, to kill ; umalizo matumeipa (m), p. 

 to wound. 



maumisino (b) = maumizin. [maumizineka], 



maumizin (s), n. preaching. 



maura (m), n. a hundred. Cf. mura. 



mausa-usal (m), n. a scarified mark on the cheek (367). 



mauwaigerk (x), mauwaigerko (i), the instructor of a lad during the 

 initiation ceremonies (411). 



mawago-laig (s), n. adultery. 



