Ray & HADDO^' — The Languages of Torres Straits — II. 363 



Sejjtemia, September. 



setadia, furlong. Greek o-raStov. 



sJiippo, ship. 



sihes, six. 



sinapi, mustard. Greek aivaTn. 



sole, a nail, really a spike made of cassowaiy bone ; sole tuliJc, an iron 



nail. 

 sokop^ siiTcub, suhiba, etc., tobacco. 

 sor tulih, a cup, lit. iron sbell. 

 sjmn, spoon. 

 stor, a store, shop. 



suhe, fig, figtree. Greek uvkov. [sukeu, (s).] 

 sunag, sunagog, synagogue. Greek crwayuy?;. 



Tabo hauhau, a trade necklace of beads, from talo, neck, hauhhaub, 



baUs. 

 taim, time. 

 talani, talent. 

 talofa, talojja, to greet, to shake hands (an introduced custom). 



Samoan tdlofa for ta alofa, the ordinary salutation, from 



alofa, to love, compassionate. 

 tanelu (m), a dish, plate, basin. Samoan tdnoa, a dish or plate, and 



Miriam lu, thing. 

 taual, towel. 

 teihur-tulih (ii), a s"svord, lit. pith-iron, i.e., the iron which is inside a 



sheath, like pith in wood. 

 telona, a publican, taxgather. Greek TeAtovT^s. 

 ten, ten. 

 teriko-gagari (s, d), gun, musket, to shoot with a gun. English 



trigger, and gagari, to shoot. 

 thausan, thousand. 

 therte, thorte, thirty. 

 thri, three. 

 Thursde, Thursday. 

 iik-a-tik, a watch. 

 tifi (d), to write, lit. paint. 

 tornahauh, axe. English, tomahawk. 

 triger-gagari, a gun, lit. "trigger bow and arrow." 



