Ray & Haddon — The Languages of Torres Straits — II. 339 



Paa = paha. 



paara (k), a. dead. Cf. para. 



padi (k), n. the brown cuscus ; uibuuibu padi, the black cuscus ; 



keakea padi, tbe white cuscus. Cf. parima. 

 pae, n. a great number, a lot ; a. plenty. Mir. lakub. 

 paba, a. equal, like, accompanying ; prep, along with. Cf . pope. Mir. 



kemem, okakes. 

 pai, ad. no, not ; (used before other words). Cf. puai ; pai diriuo a. 



unwilling. 

 paii (p) a Kiwai pillow made from sago palm, 

 pai auri dubu (k), n. a blind man. Cf. idamari, auri. 

 paina, n. a name. 



pako, n. a sound ; v. to explode (k). 

 papu (m), 71. the knee. Cf. popu. 

 paputa, n, a porch. Mir. maisu. 

 para (p), v. to die ; a. dead. Cf . uparu, paara. 

 para, a. ripe. 



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

 paramuti (k), n. burnt corkwood ; paramuti uibu (k), v. to paint body 



black for dancing, 

 parani (k), n. a net for fish. 



parapara (m), n. the lungs. Cf. barahoro, barasoro. 

 pari, n. a plantation, a garden ; pari goua, n. a ditch or drain, 

 parima (m), n. the cuscus. Cf. padi. 

 paromiti (f), n. a wooden female image shown only once a year at the 



initiation ceremony. It is kept wrapped up in tiro matting 



(pi. 195, 3). Cf. uvio moguru. 

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

 paruparu, n. elephantiasis of the leg. 



pasa, n. a leaf. (Mir. lam. Saib. nguzo) ; a feather (k). Cf, gorumo. 

 pasaro, n. hill, mountain. (Mir. paser). As there is only one small 



hill, Mabudauan, in the whole of Daudai, this word is probably 



introduced from Miriam. Cf. podo. 

 patara {s), n. the platform or deck of a canoe ; a raft, 

 pate (k), 71. a bell. A Lifu word introduced from Miriam or Saibai. 

 pato (k), 71. a variety of yam. 

 patu (?) 

 patura (k), 7i. breadth. 



