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Helru, Hebrew. 



Sedis, Hades, hell. Greek aS?;?. 



hooh, hook. 



Idolu (m), money, lit. precious thing. 



Isa/raela, Israel ; Isaraela logau kuikulunga, the king of Israelites. 



Januari, January. 



jauali (m, d), paper, letter, book. A Miriam word with an introduced 

 meaning, and should properly be spelled ziauwali. Ziau is the 

 dura-mater, the parchment-like membrane covering the brain, 

 wali is calico or cloth, especially European cloth. 



Judaia-le (m), Jew. 



Julai, July. 



Jun, June. 



Kaikai, food, a meal. This word is in use all over the South Seas, and 

 is derived from the Polynesian hai. 



kaip, a spoon, lit. a shell ; haip tulik, an iron spoon. 



kamela, camel. 



kapsize, capsize. 



kask, cask. 



kaf, eat. 



kau, cow ; kimiar hau (m), bull, lit. male cow ; haura paur (m), leather, 

 cow's skin. 



keneturio, centurion. Greek KevTvpioiv. [keneturialngu (s)."] 



ki, key. 



hiona, snow. Greek x^wj/. 



klok, clock. 



kolar^ vessel, cup, dish. Probably from English copper. 



koJiena, priest. Heb. IH^ 



kon, com. 



kopa, dried coconut, the copra of commerce. 



k6pamauri, the earth-oven_^(properly ame (m) dmai (s) ). This word is 

 as widely spread in the South Seas as kaikai. Dr. Codrington 

 informs us that it is compounded of kopa = English '■'■copper'''' and 

 mauri = maori, i.e. a native of ]S"ew Zealand. Hence it is the 

 maori's copper, a term used by whalers, traders, etc., to 

 designate the native method of cooking. 



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