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nuairomi (k), ad. whether, or. 

 nuku, n. a dish. Mir. tanelu. 



numabu, n. any thing, thing; numabu mutu dubu, n. owner of pro- 

 perty. Mir. lukem le. 

 numada, conj. if, though. 

 nuna (k), a. edible ; n. a thing, 

 nunamabu (k), pron. what ? 

 nupu (k), n. tail = nopo. 

 nusaso (e), v. to cut up, chop ; era ota nusaso, to cut up firewood. 



Oa, V. to give. Cf. ua, uosa, agiwai, nimoria. 



oa, (m), n. a sail; turi oa (m), n. the foresail; wami oa, (m), n. the 

 jib ; wapu oa, (m) n. the mainsail. 



oagoberai (k), a. square. Cf. kauitato. 



obera (m), n. speaking. 



oberi (k), n. bush men. 



obira, n. banana. 



obiriodoi, v. to undress. 



obo, n. fresh or drinking water ; wade topo obo (k), drinking water ; 

 obo tao gomia (k), n. flood ; auo obo omio (k), n. flood tide, 

 (deep water stays) ; ekebure obo, n. shallow water ; obo 

 durugere, a. thirsty; oboairodori, n. ebbtide (water to shins) ; 

 obo iroridoro, n. flood tide (water drowns). 



oboro, n. a spirit, a ghost ; obora-tama, shirt, a sash, cloth, lit. ghost- 

 skin. 



oboronepe (k), n. a variety of banana. 



oboturao (ir), the wind-pipe. 



obu bum, a. empty. 



odarai, v. to put in, to lay in. 



odio (m), v. to do, to make. 



odio, V. to eat, to drink, to smoke tobacco in Papuan fashion by 

 swallowing the smoke ; to dine (k) ; obo odio (k), v. to eat 

 water, to drink ; tutu odio, v. to drink from the hand. 



odiodoi, V. to touch. 



odiro (?) 



ododa (k), v. to beat ; gama ododa, to beat a drum. 



odomuto (k), n. a variety of yam. 



6doodo (m), n. the breast. 



