Ray & Haddon — The Languages of Torres Straits — II. 355 



waupo (k), v. to make, prepare. 



wedere (k), n. a large slipper shell ( CymMum) said to be imported 



from Mowat ; hence, n. a basin, bowl, clay cooking pot, sauce- 

 pan ; turiko wedere, n. an iron oven, 

 wera (m), n. speech, talk, Cf. auera, ouera. 

 were (m). n. clay. 



were (m), n. an arrow ; (p) a bamboo beheading knife, 

 weri (m), n. a bamboo knife, 

 weri (k), n. leaves of palm for thatching roof ; a roof ; weri adoruti, 



weri adorowa, v. to make a roof, 

 wibu, a. black ; wibu arubi (m), n. a black man. Cf . uibi. 

 wieri (m), n. rain. 



wieri (ii), n. sandy beach. Cf. wio. 

 wihari, n. rain. The overflow from the rivers and swamps of 



Aromo. 

 wio (k), n. sand, the beach, a sand bar. 

 wiora (m), v. to hoist up. 

 wiroguri (k), v. he comes, 

 wiroro (k), v. to call. Cf. irumai, koromai. 

 wisa (k), n. payment; wisa oosa, v. to pay. 

 wiwi, n. the mango, 

 wodi, n. the nose, 

 wogati (k), v. to do. Cf. auagati. 

 woito (k), n. or v. dream, 

 woka (f), n. a small dish for holding food and sometimes used as 



pillow (pi. 193, 3). 

 wopa (m-), n. a large petticoat. Cf. wapa. 

 woperbi (m), v. to steer, 

 woroworo (k), n. anger, 

 wo to (?) 

 wowogo, n. a bird ; wowogo moto (k), n. a bird cage ; wowogo toto 



(k), n. a nest. 

 wowogo ia (k), n. a white crane (lit. real bird) ; wowogo ia maru ma, 



a sooty crane with white neck. 



Zoke (m), n. a dagger made of cassowary bone. (Written tsoche by 



D'Albertis.) 

 zugu, a. tabu, holy, Mir. zogo. 



