124 WORDS, PHRASES, ETC., NEW IRELAND NATIVES. 



Marra-marra : A "festered" thumb. 

 Marrdtt na Kayen : Drops of falling water. 

 Martinbuiyan : Man's name. 

 Mastey : Man's name. 



Matinparao : The Sulu-apron or loin cloth of women. 



Meele : Look ! see ! Eele. 



Melagdt : Hold your noise ; " shut up." 



Meten y soch : Tooth-ache. 



Metzeine kai kai : I have eaten too much. 



Meera, Meerah, Meele : Look ! see ! behold ! 



Morriloo : Man's name. 



Meelbon : Man's name. 



Naboon : Enough, no moie. 



Namboon : Man's name. 



Napsee Knapp : A Jews-harp in bamboo. 



Nee-nee : The little common black ant. 



Neesan : The teeth. 



Nefa fouke : To shave the temples. ^ 

 Neman : The arm. 

 Non, Nun : No. 



Nyan-n3?an-nyan-nan : A term of contempt, spoken very 



rapidly ; like our washerwomen say, nag-nag-nag. 

 Oo : As in too, two ; No. 2. 

 O'caiga : To fall. Caer, Spanish. 

 Olalan : The hair of the head, or Ololo. 

 Ololokonmock : Woman's private hair. 

 Ololonmal : Eye-lashes. 



Ongoorier, Ungurier : Native name for another island. 

 Operou or Operow : An indelicate expression, probably a 

 slang word. 



Oumet or Oomett : Dead, or to die, or to sleep. 



Pafin : An arrow ; see also Huanoo. 



Pakaloon : The head. 



Pakalungue : I have had my hair cut. 



Pakaluntalegue : A vegetable, in shape like a skull. 



Pakeleepatt : Put your head in the w^ater. 



Pambess : A bracelet on the arm for holding a pipe, etc. 



Pamgalee : Man's name. 



Pampel : Writing or to write, or paper (writing). 



Pangalfam : The gum-tree. 



Pangalfamgue : The kangaroo. 



Pangamgam : A fern used by females for aprons. 



Pangoll : A bow ; also Kanayoo. 



Pantaffatt : Man and wife. 



