VOCABULARY. 53 
week two, three, four week. G 260. 
weewee man-o-weewee: French. W 143. 
well well, I eatum jus’ little fellow bit. G 
246. 
what for what for he do that? Se 567, W 
258, 373, J 77. 
what name what; why, S 300; how. V 
253; who, V 254. 
what name lady he maki cry? SG 
27, 29. 
what name we go Ambrym? G 198. 
god say ‘‘whatname? Menosavvee 
what name this fella Adam he 
want.” L 363. 
what name you sing out along me. 
L 362-3. : 
Eve she speak ‘‘Gammon! What 
name? L 363. 
when when they finish eat’m. L363. 
where where you come from? W115. 
where he stop? V 254. 
whitefellow see note under blackman. W 
349. 
whitefellow blackman: a black in 
clothing. HW 53. 
whiteman no sabe talk long whiteman. 
SG 20, 24, L 362. 
spirit belong all white men. P 266, 
W 290. 
wife wife belong you. Se 383. 
wild 
1. wild fowl he sing out. V 253. 
2. bad-tempered, cross, angry. V 253. 
father, mother he no wild. Se 567. 
he wild like hell. V 252. 
he wild inside. V 253. - 

wind man-Sandwich no make big wind. 
144. 
short of wind: breathless. V 252. 
wine HW 08. 
wire in to eat. 
In every instance in which I have 
heard the expression it has always 
struck me as the conscious use of 
fine language, as though my canni- 
bal host extended the invitation to 
partake of his hospitality, not with 
the common kaikai, but with the 
implied suggestion “‘as you white 
men say”’ wire in. 
with I love you proper with my heart in- 
side. V 253. 
woman me cross long woman me rauss 
him. SG 109, 123, G 260. 
word no proper word belong talk. Se 587. 
piece of word: sentence. R 106. 
you give me bad word: advice. V 
252. 
you look out, my word. Ro 252, W 
96, L 361-3. 
work too much work. SG 29, rio. 
he work alonga sugarcane. W 349. 
yam you buy yam? 
L 363. 
fine yam. V 253. 
yarn a true story, narrative of an actual 
event. R98. 
all yarn: converse. 
W 15, 122, G 207, 
V 252. 
to tell tales. V 254. 
year take me along three year. W 373. 
he come three years. W 349. 
yes SG 29, 124, G 215, W 123, 290, L 363. 
yesterday G 223, W 386. 
you you give him medicine. SG 23, 24, 25, 
G 198, 207, 223, 259, 260. 
you fellow look out forspear. Se56o 
all same dark you can’t see. Se 610. 
