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MalariasL 



Latsa-bato, s. Dropping a stone 

 Mandatsaka, v. To drop 

 Lavaka, *■. Hole 

 Mandavaka, v. To make a hole 

 Lemy, s. Softness 

 Malemy, v. To be soft 

 Loto, s. Filth 

 Maloto, V. To be dirty 

 Mandoto, v. To make dirty 

 Safo, s. The act of caressing 



Manafo, v. To caress 



Sara, s. Hire of a canoe, etc, 



Manara, v. To hire 



Sasa, s. The act of washing 



Manasa, v. To wash 



Setra, s. Obstruction 



Manetra, v. To face opposition 



Soratra, s. Writing 



Manoratra, v. To write 



Tady, s. A rope 



Manady, v. To make rope 



Taingina, s. Act of mounting 



Manaiugina, v. To raise up 



Takalo, s. Barter 



Manakalo, v. To barter 



Tambatra, s. Heap 



Manambatra, v. To heap 



Tanty, s. A basket 



Mananty, v. To endure 



Taranaka, s. Generation 



Manaranaka, v. To produce the same 



species 

 Tenona, s. Weft 

 Manenona, v. To weave 

 To, s. Truth 



Mankato, v. To follow truth 

 Tondro, s. Pointer 

 Manondro, v. To point 

 Vala, s. A small rice field embankment 



Mamala, v . To partition 

 Valy, s. An answer 

 Mamaly, v. To reply 

 Vela, s: Dung 



Mamela, v. To leave 



Voa, s. Fruit 

 Mamoa, v. To bear fruit 

 Vono. See Fono 

 Zaitra, s. Needlework 

 Manjaitra, v. To sew 

 Zaka, 8. Strength 

 Manjaka, v. To rule. 



A compound word is formed either by 

 repeating the same, or by uniting others to 

 it, as : kdy — small ; kdikdy — rather small ; 

 sain'olona — human mind, from saina, mind, 

 and olona, man. 



The succeeding word in a compound ex- 

 presses the quality of the preceding, as : 

 zanaka-lahy— son or sons, from zauaka, 

 child, and Inhy, male ; tanan'ankavariMia 

 — right hand. 



Malai/. 



Lattakan-batu, .<? . Dro^jping a stone 



Melatta, v. To drop 



Lobang, s. A hole 



Bekan-lobang, v. To make a hole 



Lema, s. Soft 



Berlema, v. To soften 



Kotor, s. Filth 



Berkotor, v. To be dirty 



Meniotoi', v. To make dirty 



Sapu-an, s. The act of cleaning with the 



hand, etc. 

 Meniapu, v. To clean 

 Sewa, s. Hire of anything 

 Meniewa, v. To hire or rent 

 Basa, s. The washing of one's hands 

 Memasa, v. To wash 

 Stiu, ad. Unfriendly 

 Ber stru, v. To be unfriendly 

 Suratan, s. Writing 

 Meniurat, v, To write 

 Taly, s. A ro^^e 



Memboat taly, v . To make ropes 

 Naikan, s. The act of mounting 

 Menaikan, v. To get up 

 Tukuran, s. Barter 

 Ber tukar, v. To barter 

 Tambahan, s. A heap 

 Menambah, v. To heap 



Menanti, v. To wait 

 Anak anak, s. Offspring 

 Per-anakan, v. To beget 



Tanunan, s. Weft 



Bertanun, v. To weave (usually te?Mt?z only) 



Tunto, ad. Certain 



Bekan tunto, v. To make certain 



Tunju-an, s. Pointer 



Menunju, v. To point 



Batas, s. A rice field embankment, or 



small dam 

 Mematas, v. To embank 

 Bali-an, s. A return 

 Membalas jawab, v. To reply 

 Berah, .s. Dung 



Memberah, v. To stool (usually hei'ah only) 

 Ber -berah 

 Bua, s. Fruit 

 Ber-bua, v. To bear fruit 



Jaitan, s. Needlework 



Menjait, v. To sew 



Gaga-an, s. The act of applying force 



Bergaga, v. To strive. 



So, also, we have kifcJii — small ; hitch.i- 

 kitchi — very small ; and s'uromj — one man, 

 from sa, one, and orong, a man. 



So, also, we have anak-lahl — son or sons ; 

 taiigan-kanan — right h and. 



