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tadar, w. a large fly, the blue-bottle. 



tadaunaizimael, n.pl. fragments. 



tadaunaizinga, n. things remaining, fragments. Mark, vi. 43. Cf. 



unaizo. 

 tadin, tadina (s, b), v. to covet ; to shoot an arrow. Perhaps really means 



attain, reach something aimed at; tademin. Mark, xvi. 20, 



confirm, 

 tadin (s),t'. to rub. 

 tadiz (s), V. to rub. 



tadu, n. a kind of crab ; tadu kap (Mb), n. the crab dance (362). 

 taeak, n. an arrow. Cf. tarek, taiak. 

 taeamoin, v. to pick, to choose, [taiamoin.] 

 taean (s), v. to throw, to dash; to invert, shove ; to roll ; tubal-taean, a. 



round ; kuik-taean, v. to nod ; guda-taean, v. to sacrifice, [taea- 



man, taeamoin, toeaipa, toiaipa, toeailai.] 

 taga (m), n. the mangrove, Cf . biiu. 

 tagi (? language). 

 tagir (s), a. dull. 



tagur (ir), the name of a plant, a species of flag {Philydnmi). 

 tai (lib), n. a place for mourning; probably any open place where 



ceremonies or dances are held. 

 taiai (n), (Legends, 180). 

 taiak (b), n. an arrow, 

 taiamoin = taeamoin. See taean. 

 taiek (ivib) = taiak. 

 taidisa (b) = toidai. 



taiermin (?), ngara-taiermin, n. a dance with jumping (362). 

 taima, n. a partition, a boundary. Cf. toimia [taimanu."] 

 taimi (s), n. boundary. 

 taiokwod (t), n. the sacred meeting place of men for the initiation 



ceremony (409). Cf. tai, kwod. 

 taiwa (b), n. the coast. Cf. tawala. 

 taiz, taizo (s), n. position ; wakai-taiz, v. to recollect ; kulai taiz, 



V. to be first ; wagel taizo, to be last. Mark, is. 35. 

 takam (n), n. the name of a fish. 



taku (ii), n. a three- or four-headed fishing-spear (333). 

 tai, n. a finger-nail, or toe-nail ; the oval piece of melon-shell cemented 



on to the handle of the kobai, or throwing-stick (333). 



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