46 BEACH-LA-MAR. 
man 
all man: everybody. V 252. 
chief he old man. W 143. 
2 with territorial designation. See black- 
man, whiteman. 
(a) place name preceding. 
Malekula man. G 207. 
Tanna man. G 243, 260. 
(b) place name following. 
Man-Sydney: white man. 
man-Matupi. W 290. 
man-Vila. W 143. 
man-Sandwich. W 144. 
man-bush. Glaumont: 
Hébrides 71. 
(c) place name with o’. 
man-o’-bush very good. W 284. 
man-o’-weewee: Frenchman. W 143. 
man-o’-war. W 144. 
3. husband. V 253. 
mana a Polynesian word which covers all 
the supernatural powers involved 
in wizardry, theinfluence of the god 
embodied in a man and equally in 
inanimate objects. 
man-o’=war hawk the frigate bird. 
maori See copper-maort. 
mary all women are so called generically. 
W 52, L360. Established in New 
Zealand before 1815, according to 
Nicholas. 
mary belong Malekula man. G 207. 
him fella Adam him want’m mary. 
L 363. 
mast two fellow mast: aschooner or ketch. 
master big fellow master: captains, traders, 
etc. SG 24. 
smallfellow master: sailors, etc. SG 
24. 
big fellow master too much: governor 
SG 24. 
big fella marster belong blackman: 
chief. L 359. 
god big fella marster belong white 
man. L 363. 
one fella marster belong god: angel. 
L 364. 
match that fellow break (to light) plenty 
match. W 96. 
W 284. 
Nouvelles- 
me 
1. subject. 
suppose me kitch him grass. SG 25. 
suppose me no see my island, me no 
lik’e you too much. J 77. 
me too much lazy. SG 29, 60. 
me cross long woman me rauss him. 
SG 109, 121. 
2. with fellow. 
(a) Aad good, me fellow me drink him. 
27. 
me fella me savee him. L 362. 
(6) dual. 
me two fellow Lagia: I and Lagia. 
106. 
me two fellow me fight down below, 
he likkilik allright now. SG 22. 
more good you me two fella we eat’m 
this fella apple. L 363. 

me object. 
he tell me takeum cutter big fellow 
hospital Ambrym. G 198. 
I think you give me big fellow to- 
bacco. G 223. 
belong me: my. 
meat kaikai meat along butcher. R 108. 
he all bone got no meat: to be thin. 
V 254. 
mebbe maybe, perhaps. 
suppose you killum killum plenty too 
much mebbe he die finish. 
medicine you give him medicine belong 
him. SG 23. 
milk like milk inside. R 101. 
misinari 
I. missionary. 
he make bad for misinari. G 232. 
2. that fine product known to Exeter Hall 
and the monthly concert as “‘the 
native Christian.” 
missi Miss G 212. 
missis big fellow missis. S 303. 
The differentiation of these two items 
is not regarded with precision, the 
estate being invisible and in the 
islander’s eyes not particularly 
holy; that any distinction appears 
in our material may be due to the 
fact that missi is reported by a 
maiden lady. 
money he put money, you kitch him money 
belong you. SG 24. 
moon month 
very good you speak three moon. 
W 373. 
more wantum one fellow water, two fellow 
water, we give; no wantum more. 
G 198. 
more better you come out. Se 383. 
more good you me two fella we eat’m 
this fella apple. L 363. 
makeno morecry: tocomfort. R144. 
mother father, mother he no wild. Se 567. 
move (of emotion felt) 
bal belong him he move he no sileep. 
SG 123. 
much see too much. 
how much you pay? W144. 
musket he give this fella marster belong 
god one big fella musket. L 364. 
my common in Mr. Ray’s vocabulary along 
with belong me; in general use be- 
long me is far more idiomatic. 
that fellow he belong my place. Se 
441. 
name see also what name. 
big fellow name. SG 23. 
what name ship? Ws. 
Adam he name belong him. L 363. 
