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poibizi (s), V. to crow ; mipa ngita nukunuko poibiz, why make ye 



this ado? Mark, v. 39. 

 poidamoin (s), to spread, 

 poidan (?), oudazi-poidan, v. to heal. Mark, vi. 13; udas-poidan, to 



save, rescue (Macfarlane). Perhaps for udu-zi poidan, to hang 



from or on the arm, hence to protect, save. 

 poidaipa, poidan (s), to choose, to pu.ll, to pluck ; kadaipa poidan, v. 



ordained. Mark, iii. 14 ; nga-poidano (b), na-poidan, v. to sing 



a song, 

 poidano (b), v. to hang. 



poidiz (?), korkak mapu poidiz, v. to be displeased. Mark, x. 14. 

 poimanak (?), poimanak-palan, v. to murder, 

 poipetegam, n. the east, 

 poipiam, v. to watch. Cf . danal-pataipa. 

 pokani (?), pokani wapi (nb), n. the flying fish. Cf. puwi. 

 pokerai, n. a girl, 

 pokii'ido (b), n. the kidney, 

 pokoko (m), pokuk, n. the heel. 



polai (? a cutting), minaro polai, n. writing, i.e. cutting marks, 

 pongeipa (m), v. to sail, 

 ponipan, n. lightning ; v. to shine. 



poniziuga (?), mabaeg ponizinga, n. a carpenter. Mark, vi. 3. 

 pordai-za, n. a hook, 

 potaipa, = pataipa. 



potaiziraail (?), nongo buta potaLzimail, he had healed many, 

 potur (m), n. a digging stick. 

 prak, n. coral, pi. prakil. 

 prateipa (m), to eat. 

 pratralinge. See patalai, pui. 

 prue (m), n. a tree (the general term). Cf. pui. 

 prutika (iig, Stone), prutai (ug, D'Albertis), n. food, 

 puban (s), ». paddle, 

 pudaizinga, «. things that fall; borupudaizinga, crumbs. Mark, 



vii. 28. 

 pudam (s), v. to pull, to pluck, 

 pudamoin (?), za-pudamoin, v. to sell, 

 pudan, V. to open, 

 pudand (b), v. to dig taro. Cf. poidano. 



