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miigara (t), n. a large fish, called "barracoota" by the settlers. 

 mugi = magina ; miigi kazi, mugi kaje (m), a child ; mugi kalakala, 



chicken, mugi bateing (m), morning, 

 muging (m), a. small, few, a portion of. Cf. Mir. mog. 

 mugu, n. termites ; the mound of termites (m). 

 mugu (b), n. a remnant. Cf. Mir. mog. 

 mui (m), n. the inside ; muia utizo, muia utem, v. to enter (s) ; mui 



teipa (m), v. to put inside, to hide, conceal ; muinu, pre^). 



inside, within ; mui-ariz, n. a redoubt, refuge (Macfarlane). 

 mui, n. fire, a fire brand, [muiapa, muitai.] Cf. mue. 

 muia-utiz, v. to enter in, to go in. [muia-utemin.] 

 mui-ilinga (s), a. square (possessing an inside), 

 muile (m), a. hollow. 



muingu (?), muingu trapot, w. the pelvic fin. 

 mui-teipa (m), v. to put inside ; mui taean, to charge. Mark, ix. 



25. 

 mui-wazo (Mb), n. the smaller under leaf petticoat, 

 muki (Mg), n. water. Cf. nguki. 

 mukmepa, a. and v. loose, 

 muko (s), n. rock, stones. Cf. kula. 



muku-boidan (b), v. to fasten ; to tie a thing. Cf. dorodimoin. 

 muia, 



mulai (s), v. to speak. [mulaUai. Mark, viii. 30.] 

 mulaigi (s), v. not to speak ; n, nothing (i.e. no words), 

 mulagia = mulaigi, 

 mulaiginga, a. not to speak, 

 mulaigo (b), v. = ngulaig, to know. 



mulaizi (?), nongo mulaizi ia, his oath (? word). Mark, vi. 26. 

 mulaka (s), ad. down, 

 mulepa (m), v. to speak, tell, [muliz, mulemipa, mulai, mulan, 



iamuliz, mulailai.] 

 muli (b), v. to answer, reply, 

 mulizo, V. to speak, to talk, 

 muingu, sujix to plur. pron. from, 

 mulpa, stijix to plur. pron. to, for. 

 mulpal (m), n. the full moon, 

 mulpange, szijix to plur. pron. 

 mulsipa (377). 



