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Mark, March. 



tnasita, master. 



Met, May. 



met, an anniversary, a festival. The term is taken from the annual 

 gatherings in London knovpn as " May-meetings." In the 

 Straits ''mays" have no reference to the time of year, but 

 simply denote the annual examinations, sports, etc., at the 

 mission schools and stations. 



mer-ahesmii (m), oath, swearing, lit. fall down word. 



meta-neg, a barn, lit. house (of) seed. Cf. le-neg. 



minarpalai (s), write, writing, lit. minar, mark, palai, cutting ; 

 minarpalai mdbaeg (s), a writer, scribe. 



minuta, minute. 



misinare, missionary. 



mog-wali (m), towel, lit. bit (of) cloth. 



Monde, Monday, 



monki, monkey. 



muro, myrrh. Greek /xvpov. 



JVa, hymn, lit. song. 



nain, nine. 



naipo, knife. 



nani, goat. English, nanny. 



nerkep (m), the mind, heart, soul, lit. Icep, seed, ner, breath. 



net, net. 



ngonalcapo (s), mind, heart, soul, lit. Icapb, seed, ngona, breath, 



nidel, needle. 



nog-le (m), heathen, lit. outside men. 



Novemba, November. 



numela, number. 



Ohtola, October. 



osua (k), heaven, lit. sky. 



ou (p), heaven, lit, sky. 



Faip, pipe. 



pama, palm-tree. 



pasaro (d), hill, from Miriam paser. 



