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COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY. 



English. 



Fijian. 



New Zealand. 



Sea 



Tathi 



Moana or Wai Tal ( a ) 



Earth 



Yanua ( 2 ) 



Whenua ( 3 ) 



Sky 



Langi 



Bangi 



Sun 



Singa 



Ea 



Moon 



Vula 



Marama 



Star 



Kalokalo 



Whetu 



Thunder 



Kurukuru 

 Livaliva 





Lightning 

 Wind 





Thaiigi 



Hau 



Bain 



Utha 



Uha 



Eire 



Buka 



Ahi 



Water 



Wai 



Wai (±) 



Day 



Singa 



Ea 



Night 



Mbongi 



PoC) 



To-day 



Endaindai 



TeneiEa ( 6 ) 



To-morrow 



Mataka, Saboiigi boiigi Apopo 



Yesterday 



Enanoa 



Inenai 



Alive 



Bula 









( ! ) = Tide water. Hawaiian : Moana. 

 (■) Soil=Ngeli. 

 ( 3 )=Land, earth. 



(*) It was formerly "Yai" in Tahiti, and still "Wai" in 

 Hawaiian. 

 ( 5 ) = Dark. 

 ( G )=This day. 



