Ray & Haddon — Tlie Languages of Torres Straits — II. 333 



nimu (k), n. a flea. 



niragerema (k), a man or woman's younger brother. Cf. namu. 



nirimagari (k), n. a present. Cf. nirimogari. 



nirimogari, v. to pity. Mir. omare. Cf. moini. 



niriso, v. to eat. Cf. Grammar. 



niro, n. the inside, the belly, bowels, entrails, tripe (k). (Mir. Saib. 



mui) ; niro-ato, prep, in the inside, within ; niro temeteme (k), 



diarrhoea or stomach ache. 

 nirubiro, 



nitago-ogo (m), n. coming, 

 nitara (k), (?) nitara wameai (k), v. to return, 

 niti (?) 



no, cofij. that, so that, 

 noadu, v. to give, 

 noboi, ad. here, there, 

 noboirom (k), ad. here. Cf. nai tawatawa. 

 nogerebu (k), n. a generation, 

 nogereburo (k), n. an uncle, 

 nogodumo, v. to go. 



nogomoa, pron. with him. Cf . nou, gomoa. 

 nogu (?) 



noimarai, pron. himself. 



nono, ad. there, pron. demons, he there. Mir. peike, pedali. 

 noora, n. coral. Cf. nora. 



noosa (k), v. to give. Cf. agiwai, ua, uosa, nimoria. 

 nopo (m), n. the tail of a fish ; the handle of a spoon, 

 nora, n. a stone ; nora-api (m), n. stone. 



nori (k), n. a sweet potato ; nori agurubai, v. to dig sweet potatoes, 

 noridori (k), v. the tide comes in. 

 notiderai, v. to bring, 

 nou, pron. he. 



nouea, v. to espy {sing.). Cf. ouea. 

 nougaut, pron. from him. 

 nougido, pron. to him. 

 nouido, ad. so much. Mir. absaimarsaimar. 

 nouna, pron. his. 



nouororo, a. like in features. Mir. kaise. 

 nowai (k), n. the Polynesian chestnut. 



