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the Miriam, which are not exclusively confined to trade words, 

 and can hardly be due to a recent contact of the peoples. The 

 following lists will exhibit the connexion of the four languages, 

 Dabu, Miriam, Saibai, Daudai : — 



ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



MIRIAM. 



SAIBAI. 



DAUDAI. 



bead, 



kusa. 



kus. 



kusa, 



kusa. 



cassowary, 

 father. 



diram, 

 baba, 



sam, 

 baba, 



samu, 

 baba. 



samo. 

 aba. 



Kangaroo, 

 seed, 

 snake, 

 tobacco. 



tar, 



kapa-biu, 

 dibe, 

 sakaba. 



usar, 

 kep, 

 tabo, 

 sokop. 



usa, 

 kapu, 

 tabu, 

 suguba, 



usaro. 

 iopu. 

 topo. 

 sukuba. 



yes, 



ao. 



wao. 



wa. 



10. 



ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



MIRIAM. 



SAIBAI. 



bay. 



kopa. 



kop. 



kupado. 



boat. 



gara. 



nar. 



gul. 



crocodile, 



kaja, koje. 



kadal. 



Kadal. 



di-iim. 



arap. 



warup. 



war up. 



flea. 



totok. 



titig. 



tikat. 



flesh, 



mid, 



med. 



madu. 



knife. 



turik-ata. 



kor-tulik. 



gi-tulik. 



game [play), 



tongoi. 



segur. 



sagul. 



gum, 



tauto, 



sus, 



susu. 



jaw. 



tebu. 



ibu, 



ibu. 



matches, 



guigui, 



goigoi (Jire-stieJc,), 



guigui [Jire-stick). 



paddle, 



kaba, n. 



ireb, v., 



kaba, karaba, n. 



peace. 



piuda, 



paud. 



pautci. 



shark. 



baidamo. 



bezam. 



baidamo. 



pipe. 



turku. 



tarkok (pipe-bowl), 



turku (pipe-botvl). 



rat, 



makat. 



mokeis, 



makas. 



sago. 



bisi. 



bisi. 



bisi. 



vomit. 



maunjeje. 



megi. 



magiz. 



ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



MIRIAM. 



DAVVAl. 



beach, 



dardar, 



dodo-mer, 



dodo. 



coconut, 



ngoi. 



ue, 



01. 



hand. 



tang, 



tag, 



tuo. 



knot. 



mukup. 



mukub. 



mopo. 



plenty. 



uog. 



au, 



auo. 



shoulder, 



dago-kut, 



tugar. 



tigiri. 



snore, 



gararam, 



gegermer, 



garoroa. 



