COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY. 1G3 



English, Fijian. New Zealand. 



Ear Ndaliga Teringa 



Eye Mata Kanoe 



Face Mata Moko 



Finger Ndusi 



Foot Yava 



Hair (*) Hum Hum ( 2 ) 



Hand Linga Ringa Einga 



Head Ulu Uboko 



Mouth Ngusu 



Nail Ndua 



Nose Uthu Ilm ( 3 ) 



Skin Kuli Kirri 



Tongue Yame 



Tooth Mbati 



Bird Manu Manu ( 4 ) 



Egg Yaloka Ua ( 5 ) 



Feathers Lawe 



Fish Ika Ika 



Fowl Toa ( 6 ) 



( x ) Differs whether human or animal, and of the head or body. 



( 2 ) Beard=Pahau. Tahitian : Eau Hum. Ram=leaf, N. Z. 



(3) =p int. 



(*) Hawaiian: Manu. 

 ( 3 ) Ua also means female. 



( 6 ) Tahitian : Moa, which also means the Dinornis bird, now 

 extinct. 



Toa, N. Z.j means a brave strong man, 



