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138 SIDNEY H. RAY. 
IV. NorTes ON THE VOCABULARIES. 
In the languages of Aneityum, Tanna, and Eromanga, the words 
in this Vocabulary are often given in the form in which they 
appear in the lists of the missionaries, and the reader should keep 
it in mind that an initial ~ or an represents a demonstrative, the | 
article, and a final nm the possessive suffix, third person singular. 
The relationship of many of the following words to those found 
in Malaysia and other parts of Oceania is commented upon in the 
work of the Rev. Dr. Codrington on “The Melanesian Languages.” 
Reference is accordingly made to the pages of that work for fuller 
evidence of the connection of the languages of the New Hebrides 
with those of Oceania generally. What is intended in this list is 
chiefly to show the relations of the New Hebrides dialects to one 
another. 
[As it may be of interest to some readers of this Journal to trace 
the origin of the words used in these dialects, I have supplemented 
Mr. Ray’s notes by some notes of my own, which are offered to 
assist in determining the origin of the races in Oceania. Apart 
from language, the traditions and history of these races give us no 
sure evidence on that point. My notes are enclosed in square 
brackets.—J.F. | 
1. Sun—The word common is some form of alo. In mutv-gar, 
nipmi-nen, nihmi-umugkum, nimnim-ugkum, meti-ki-au, mare-gr-0, 
meta-ni-alo, mera-t-ali, the first member of the compound is mata, 
the common word for ‘eye or face,’ and the expression is a parallel 
one to the Malay mata-ari. The Aneityum thigo, Fiji saga are 
forms of sina, a common Polynesian word for ‘shine,’ ‘white,’ seen 
also in the Sesake masina, ‘moon,’ Efate san, ‘to burn splendidly’ 
asa great fire. The Marina maso is the usual New Hebrides | 
word for ‘star.’ Of. Mel. Lang. p. 93. | 
[Words for ‘sun’ come from roots meaning (1) ‘to shine,’ ‘to 
burn’; cognate ideas are :—(2) ‘bright, clear, manifest’; (3) ‘red, 
red-hot, scarlet, blood’; (4) ‘white, a sail, splendid, beautiful’; (5) 
‘heat, passion, love’; (6) ‘sharp, acrid, sour,to cut.’ 
