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English, prepositions are : Apuo, beyond ; goloromi, at ; paa, paha, 



with, in company of, equal with ; pope, along with, equal to ; ro, 



with ; stigu (p), outside ; wabutu, behind. Uagecliai, around, is also a 



verb, to surround. 



§ VIII. Conjunctions. 



1. E, also, and; nuairomi, whether, or; numada, if; goinagaut, 



from this, because, for ; gelo, thus, saying ; gedageli, gedogiho (k), so, 



like, as. 



§ XI. — Exclamations. 



le ! yea ! lyvuuo ! (k) Farewell ! 



§ X. — Syntax. 

 "Words seem to be arranged as in Miriam and Saibai, but the texts 

 available are too scanty to afford much guidance. 



§ IX. — Numerals and Measures. 



1. NtTMEEALS. — Only two distinct numerals appear to be in use. 

 These are : nau, nao (k) one ; and netau, netoa, or neteiva (k) two. 



MacGregor gives them repeated for higher numbers, tlius : Netewa 

 nao, three ; netewa netewa., four ; netewa netewa nao, five ; netewa 

 neiewa netewa, six ; netewa neteiva netewa nao, seven ; netewa netewa 

 netewa netewa, eight ; netewa netewa netewa netewa nao, nine. For ten 

 and numbers above he also gives modohoima, modohoima nao, etc. In 

 these modohoima is probably a hybrid word composed of the Motu ima, 

 hand or five, and the Daudai word modobe, to complete. It would 

 thus mean the hands or the finish of the hands, i.e. all the fingers. 



Savage's lis. has potoraimi, four. 



The English numerals will no doubt be introduced. Thri for 

 " three " is used in the text. 



2. Measttre. — The only unity of length is the fathom, dodobu, 

 measured as in JJiriam. 



§ XII. — Points of the Compass. 

 These are given thus : — 



N. or X.W., suroma (k), uramo (m). 



S. sie-raragoro (k). 



S.E. tiroa (m), susu-rarugoro (k). 



S.AV. sia (k). 



E. dibiri-duha (k). 



W. sie (k), irara-sukumai (k). 



