38 BEACH-LA-MAR. 
canoe V 254. 
Dialectic variants of vaka, the Poly- 
nesian word for canoe, are in famil- 
iar use, waka and wangga having 
the widest currency. 
can’t all same dark you can’t see. Se 610. 
This is the only instance discovered 
of a potential, 70 savvy more com- 
monly serving thatend. In my ex- 
perience such a question as “‘can 
you do this?’”’ would be answered 
‘“‘me make ’um”’ or ‘‘me no make 
’um.’’? This seems all the more 
remarkable when we recall how large 
a part can playsin the Pidginof the 
China coast, even as long ago as 
1743, as shown in this instance 
from Commodore Anson’s voyage, 
‘‘Chinese man very great rogue 
truly, but have fashion, no can 
help.” 
captain cited as cap (W 290), cappen (W 
373), captain (HW 97). 
The word is generally understood but 
seldom employed by the islanders, 
except when Captain and the 
patronymic pass for a man’s name 
(e. g. Cap Wan W290). The 
reason therefor may inhere in the 
fact that it is not a habit of the 
kanaka mind to address individ- 
uals by title of rank or relation- 
ship. 
capsize the expression is general in the 
whole range of senses of overturn- 
ing, emptying, pouring. 
“One would not tell a Melanesian 
cook to empty the dishwater, but 
to capsize it.”” L 361. 
you make him capsize that fellow 
yam: to spill. G 207. 
carry see hump. 
mary belong Malekula man _ she 
carry yam all-a-time. G 207. 
catch 
1. to take, to get, to obtain, to have. 
you go catch’m bokkis belong you. 
L 364. 
you kitch him by-and-by you go be- 
long Sydney, white man hear him, 
he put money, you kitch him 
money belong you. SG 24. 
suppose me kitch him grass. SG 25. 
2. to take hold of. 
woman he look him, he run him, he 
kitch this fellow man, he speak 
him puss-puss. SG 123. 
3. other uses. 
by-and-by I catch you: to find one 
out. V 253. 
he catch him place: toarrive. V 252. 
chance this fellow he kaikai you if he get 
chance. Wa 152. 

chief very good you go look chief belonga 
me. W 143. 
The word is in the most general use, 
therefore it would not have been 
necessary for Mr. London’s sea 
captain to say “‘bring’m me fella 
one big fella marster belong black 
man.’’ He would have been com- 
prehended, but later the comment 
would have been passed ‘“‘that 
fella no savvy talk proper” and 
just a shade of accent resting on 
fella would indicate that the savage 
had his opinion of a white man who 
would call himself ‘‘me fella.’’ 
child child he come out: tobe born. V 252. 
This is the only recorded example of 
anything but pickaninny in the 
sense of child. 
chuck he chuck fishing line. V 254. 
he no chuck him bone: to throw 
away. V 254. 
Heave is far more common in the 
sense of throwing. 
cigar Re 114. 
clam any shell fish. 
small fella clam, kaikai he stop. 
L 360. 
class have better class inside: appetite. 
V 252. 
clear out to go away. 
now I think bee he clear out. G 243. 
close up 
1. almost, nearly. 
he close up sink. V 253. 
close up altogether along that fella 
garden belong you two fella. 
L363: 
close up daylight. 
2.soon. V 254. 
coconut 
1. the tree and fruit. 
along garden plenty yam he stop, 
plenty coconut. L 363. 
2. the head. 
coconut belong him grass no stop: to 
be bald. 
cold take cold heart: mild-tempered. 
one fellow bottle something makee 
cold. HW 97. 
color color like curry, he bite too. 
come 
1.in general, though not rigidly, anti- 
thetic to go. 
he know hecomealong Ceara. W349. 
bimeby one day Eve she come along 
Adam. L 363. 
he no sileep, he come, he puss-puss 
belong this fellow. SG 123. 
god he come walk about along garden. 
L 363. 
2. governing the terminus ad quem. 
suppose you come my place you look 
out, my word. Ro 252. 
3. in the sense of become. 
he come a little bit good: to improve. 
V 253. 
V 253. 
R 95. 
