30 THE FORMATION OF WORDS. 
murara, from rara, red (Malay %:* mérah); 
malemba, from lemba, faint, ( Malay ad lembeh); 
mamora, from mora, rich (Malay © yy murah); 
mapitung, from pitung, blind. 
In Malagasy we have forms like : 
malady, quick, manitra, fragrant, maluza, clever, renowned, 
malama, slippery, smooth, malemy, soft, tender ( Malay 
al lemah), maloto, filthy, dirty, marina, just, righteous, 
mahitsy, straight, masina, holy, mainty, black (Malay #8 
hitam, Dusun meitam, Tag. maitin ). 
In Tayalog we find : 
ma-itim, from item, black, Malay ast hitam; 
ma-lalim, from lalim, deep, Malay dls dalam; 
ma-lambot, from lambot, soft, kind, Malay Byak lembot ; 
ma-lapar(d), from lapar(d), hungry, Malay py lapar ; 
ma-laki, from laki, strong, great, Malay ay lak?; 
ma-hina, from hina, weak, mean, Malay \ne hina; 
ma-lakas, from lakas, swift, strong, Malay ES lekas 3: 
ma-sakit, from sakit, sick, painful, Malay ale sahit; 
ma-puti, from puti, white, Malay 45 Pc putih. 
The Dusun language of Borneo presents among others these 
examples: See Journal R. A. 8., Straits Branch, vol. 30, 1897, - 
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