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adabuti, v. to meet in one place, to add, to spell, to place one upon 



the other, 

 adagauri, v. to step over, 

 adiga (m), adigo, n. an armlet of rattan worn to defend the left arm 



from the bowstring, 

 adimo, n. evening ; afternoon. Cf . erasugumai. 

 adina (m), a. good, 

 adina-pua (m), a. not good, bad. 



adiowera, adiowara (m), n. good talk. Cf. adina, wera. 

 adipirudureru (k), a. bright, 

 adiriti, v. to smear, to anoint, 

 ado (k), n. a cap. 

 ado, V. to allow, 

 adorowa (k) = adoruti. 

 adoriiti (k), v. to thatch (?) ; weri adoruti, weri adorowa, v. to make a 



roof, 

 aga, n. an anchor, 

 agaba (?) agaba teriko (m), v. to cut with a tomahawk ; agaba giri (m), 



V. to cut with a knife, 

 agadioti (ks), v. to stir up. 

 agamu (m), n. the cheek. Cf, ogomu. 

 agareba (m), n. a fern used as food, 

 agasipi (k), n. a turban, 

 agati (k), v. to wave, of feathers, 

 agiriti, v. to haul. 



agiwai, v, to give. Cf. ua, uosa, nimoria, noosa. 

 agoago (k), n. a yellow dye. Cf. so^ora, madira. 

 agoita (m), v. get out of the way. 

 agoitago (m), n. walking, 

 aguitogu = Mir. kei bakeam. 

 agumaaakai (p), n. a charm stuck in a canoe when going turtle or 



dugong fishing (pi. 203). 

 agurabai (?) 

 agurabuti (k), v. to pluck ; pasa agurabuti (k), v. to pluck feathers 



from a bird, 

 agurubai (k), v. to dig. 



ahima, v. to go in a boat, to pass over the sea. Mir. atiem. 

 ahera, n. a centipede. 



