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gaira (k), n. a spider. Cf. apisau. 



gama, n. a cylindrical drum with jaws at one end ; teriko-gama (m), n. 

 a piano or other European musical instrument (Beardmore). 



gamada siea (k), n. Piper methysticum. 



gamasa, a. bad. 



gamo, n. the turtle ; gamo soro, turtle shell. Cf . tumanua. 



gamosusu (k), n. a variety of sweet potato. 



gamu (ii), n. a turtle. 



gamuno (m), n. the moon (in D'Albertis). 



ganoni (ix), «. the moon ; ganoni gerger (m), n. the moon (in Beard- 

 more Mss.). Cf. gamuno, sagana. 



garahia ( ?) apate garahia (m), n. the di'um of the ear. Cf. epate, gare, 

 ia. 



ganopa (k), n. a cavity. 



ganumi, n. the moon ; ganumi mere, n. white people. 



garagaro (f), n. a kind of arrow. 



garamaduti (k), v. to twist, of twine. Cf. ameduti, amaditi. 



garaoro (f), n. loop on which an enemy's head is suspended. 



gare (k), n. the external ear. Cf. sepate, epate. 



garetato (k), a. deaf, lit. without ears. 



garigari, ad. in vain. Mir. sagim. 



garigari (k), v. to loiter ; garigari dubu, 71. a loiterer. 



garo (k), n. a baler, made of the spathe of the leaf of the coconut 

 palm. 



garoroa (k), n. a snore. 



gate (k), n. mud ; gato titi, v. to smear or paint with mud in mourning. 

 Cf. Saibai bud. 



gatotiti (k), v. to smear or paint with mud. 



gaua (k), n. a creek. Cf. oromo turi, gou. 



gaumabu (k), n. an armlet made of wedgewood ware. 



gaut, suffix, from. 



gebo, ad. sign of quotation, thus, saying thus; Mir. kega. Saib. keda. 



geborara (k), v. to speak, to say. 



geboso (k), n. a noise. 



gedagebi, n. proverbs. (Mir. babisdari mer) ; a. like, the same way. 

 (Mir. mokakalam.) 



gede (?) 



gedogibo (k), ad. all the same. Cf. gedagebi. 



