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ditch, 

 fish-hook, 

 reef, 

 sneeze. 



gorai, 

 tudi, 

 maja, 

 achi. 



goua, 

 tiidi, 

 nuizam, 

 asio. 



goua. 

 tudi. 

 maja. 

 asoro. 



'•ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



MIRIAM. 



ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



MIRIA Jl . 



banana, 



opa, wo, 



kaba. 



husband. 



gnnmua, 



kimiar. 



beetle. 



seresere. 



isiri. 



nipple, 



nono. 



nano. 



belly. 



kom, kam. 



gem, kem. 



' palm {hand), 



dhiig, 



tag -gab. 



blood. 



mem, mam, 



mam. 



red. 



niamam. 



mamam. 



breast, 



gnam, 



nano. 



salt, 



gagor. 



gur {salt 



eyeball. 



ikapa, 



irkep. 



' 





water). 



fly> 



arko. 



narger. 



smoke, 



imo. 



kemur. 



foot, 



mak. 



mek {foot- 



star. 



piro. 



wer. 







print. 



water, 



me, 



ru. 



friend, 



tabad, 



tebud. 









heaven. 



utali. 



kotor. 









ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



SAIBAI. 



ENGLISH. 



DABU. 



SAIBAI. 



ask, 



mulagan, 



mulai {speak). 



necklace, 



amuta. 



kamado. 



basket. 



enyaunga. 



lana. 



oyster. 



it, 



ita, itro. 



bid. 



muleige. 



mula,i {speak). 



pole. 



sur, 



sure. 



bite, 



dangdang, 



dang {tooth). 



reed. 



boch. 



buzo. 



black {dark), 



kuta, dabar. 



kuta-pa 



salt water. 



adabour. 



adabu. 







{evening). 



sand, 



chirum. 



surum. 



call. 



mule. 



Tii\A3.i{s2}eak). 



sea, 



bau. 



bau. 



cloud {dark), 



dabar-dag, 



dapar {sky). 



shrimp. 



guiji, 



gagi. 



come. 



wia. 



aie, boie. 



south east. 



\\'ura. 



waiira. 



flog, 



metamar. 



mataman. 



turtle. 



warn. 



warn. 



God, 



augad. 



augado. 









hasten. 



taramani, 



tarai {quick). 









demon, 

 man, 



kabor, 

 rabu. 



oboro. 

 dubu. 



ulcer, 

 wood, 



ute, 



ioto. 

 sore. 



These comparisons and those in Pt. I., pp. 505-507, show that the 

 island languages (Miriam and Saihai) are more alike than tliose of the 

 mainland (Daiului and Dahu). They also show that Miriam is more 



