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asio, V. to sneeze. 



asioro (k), v. to bale ; obo asioro, to bale out water. 



asisopu (k), n. the armpit ; asisopu-muso, the hair of the armpit. 



asumo (k), n. a variety of sweet potato ; keakea asumo, a white variety ; 

 dogodogo asumo, a red variety. 



ata, a. another, other. 



atamuai, v. to teach. 



atamudiro (k), v. to interpret, translate. 



atapia (m), n. paper. 



atari (k), n. the lobe of the ear, (when long and torn). Cf. usia. 



atatiai, v. to detest, hate, be disgusted with. 



atauti, V. to make. 



ateria, v. to out-run, to pass by. 



atima (Domori), 7i. cap used by Obere, bush tribe, in dancing and 

 fighting (pi. 191, 3) ; atima-ata, net worn by Obere on head 

 when in mourning for parents or wife (pi. 191, 2). 



atio (m), n. a fern. 



ato, suffix, in, at, on. 



atiimiai (k), v. to fill up. 



atumiai, v. to catch fish. 



aturupo (k) (f), n. the bowl for the waduru or pipe (pi. 188, 1;. 



au (?), au-tuburo (m), n. the stomach. 



auagati, v. to do, make. Cf . wogati. 



auaguama, v. to speak ill of, (Mir. desauersili. Saib. gegedopugan.) 



auana (p), n. a man. Cf . didiri, arubi, dauari. 



auarubi (p), n. many men. Mir. gaire le. The Mir. le giz is trans- 

 lated by the Daudai dauari. 



auaruo, v. to sew. 



aue, a. tight, fast, firm. 



aue, a. plentiful, numerous. 



auera (k), n. speech, language; quera amiditi, 7i. rumour. Cf. ouera. 



augaruharuru, v. to follow. Cf. ougi. 



aula, a. bigger. Cf. Mir. kale. 



aumaro (k), n. a species of banana. 



auo, a. large, great, big ; auo obo, n. deep water. Cf. oromoito ; auo 

 pe, n. a ship. 



auo durupi dubu (e), a. corpulent, lit. big body man. Cf. Motu, nuana 

 bada, corpulent, lit. his belly big. 



aiioauo, a. very large. 



