Ray & Haddon — The Languages of Tonnes Straits — II. 341 



poduti, V, to tear, to destroy. 



poho, n. a song, a word ; tune (k). Mir. wed. Saib. na. 



poniponi (m), n. lightning. 



poo = poho. 



poitoi-ita (ir), v. to keep off the wind, in sailing. Cf. poto. 



pope, a. along with, equal. Cf. paha. Mir. okakes. 



pope (k), n. a bale, bundle ; sukuba popo, n. a cigarette. 



popu, n. the knee. 



popuipa (k), n. the knee, = popu. 



poputo-omiei, v. to kneel, lit. to sit or rest on the knees. 



poputomioi (k), v. to kneel, = poputo-omiei. 



poro (k), n. an edible snake, said to be very fierce. 



poto (? n. shallow water) ; potoito {s), n. to shallow water, in steering. 



poto (?) ; poto bato (k), n. a belt, Cf. bata. 



potoraimi, a. four, given in Rev. E. B. Savage's Yoc. as the equivalent 



of the Mir. neis a neis, two and two. 

 pou (k), n. the Biri palm ; pou sirigo, n. fibre made from pou leaf, 

 poubari (k), n. plaited rope, 

 pua = puai. 



puai, ad. no, not (used after other words). Cf. pai, poa. 

 puda (m), n. the handle of a club, 

 pukai (k), ad. = puai. 

 pupu (k), n. or v. fan. 

 puripuri, n. magic, witchcraft, 

 puruao (f), n. a headdress from Debiri (pi. 191, 5). 



Ea (?) 



ragotogo (e), v. to beckon to anyone to go. 



raguta (k), v. to carry on the shoulder. 



rarugoro (?) 



reresebo (k), n. a joint. 



ro, pron. thou, you [sing.). 



ro, prep. with. 



roa (?) 



robeturo (?) 



rodiro (?) 



rodori (k), v. tide goes down river. 



rogomoa, pron. with thee. Cf . ro, gomoa. 



