i‘emeru, i‘emeru‘e S., same as i‘emere. 
i‘emi pers. pron., plur. 1. excl.; we, our; more 
general in meaning than z‘emelu; when 
used as subject is followed by ‘emz. 
i‘emiu U., Mwado‘a dialect for z‘amu. 
ifemu U., Mwado‘a dialect for ‘amu. 
S§enini demonstrative pron., this; poro ‘ienini, 
this man; adverb now, ‘oto mola ‘ienini, 
just now. 
i epi (na) beside (of things only); 7 epine ora, 
4 epine lalo, i epiepi ana, contiguous to. 
Maori apiti, Malay apit, to place side 
by side. 
ihaha 1. adv., below, underneath; mdi thaha, 
on earth. 2. prep. with suffixed pro- 
noun (ku); thahamu, underneath you; 
thahana salo, under the sky. Lau 
fafa. haha. 
ihaho 1. adv., over, above; ilengi ihaho, in the 
sky above. 2. prep., with suffixed 
pronoun (ku); thahomu, above you, 
over your head. haho. 
ihe-(ku) brother-in-law, sister-in-law; in Ulawa 
the personal article coalesces, atheku. 
ihana ro mwaithana, S., ro athana, U., two 
brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law. Motu 
thana, brother-in-law. 
ihei 1. interrog. adv., where. itez, S. 2. 
interrog. pron., which, what, whether, 
of two; ‘o‘a sare ngdéu ihet, what will 
you eat; with article mgaihet, mwaihei, 
who. Mota a-vea. 
ihei 3. S., the monitor lizard (Varanus indicus). 
’ jho‘o n., a bundle; with genitive 7, iho‘oi ola, a 
bundle of goods. ho‘o. 
ihu (ku) 1. n., hair, feather; with genitive 7. 
waraihu, U. thui menu, birds’ feathers; 
thui qe‘u, hair of the head; ‘olo kou‘e 
ihune, shave his head close. Vatur- 
anga ivu, Motu hut. 
ihu 2. v. i., to cut, to chop down; thu uweha, to 
cut bamboos for fishing-poles. 
4 1. v. tr., to judge. 
‘i‘inge v. n., judgment. 
‘“iila-(ku) gerund. 
G4 2. a bird, a swift; ‘it ko he‘isu‘u, the swift 
flits from tree to tree; gaateru a ‘i‘i, a 
large snail. 
"4 3. ha‘a‘i‘i, to set a high price. 
‘i 4le‘i partic., loud, resounding; ngara ‘1‘ile‘z, to 
cry aloud. 
“‘iloha U., to hesitate. 
‘Si4ite 1. n., a round basket plaited of a coconut 
leaf and used for holding yams. 
“iSite 2. v. tr., to find fault with, to censure. 
“ifite‘i tr., ‘i‘ite‘t wala, to strive about 
words; v. n., ‘i‘ite‘t walanga, strife 
about words. 
“{ite‘ini tr. 
“iSite ‘inila-(ku) gerund. 
ika‘elu U., pers. pron., plural 1. incl.: we, ours; 
more restricted in meaning than 7ki‘a; 
when used as subject is followed by 
ka‘elu. Wango igau. 
ikao 1. the bottom, at the bottom. kao. 2. 
with suffixed pronoun (ku), under a 
person, U., under a thing. 
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ikara, ikara‘i U., pers. pron., dual 1. incl.: we 
two, ours; when used as subject is fol- 
lowed by kara or kara‘i. Mota ikara 
excl. 
ike S., negative particle following closely the 
negatives ka‘a and sa‘a; when preceding 
word ends in a, tke is joined in pro- 
nunciation, e ka‘a olaike, there is 
nothing at all; e ka‘a hunie ike 
maenga, not unto death; e ka‘a wala- 
‘anga tke nga ‘inoni, it is not the voice 
of a man; nou ka‘a manata‘ie ike, I do 
not know; sa‘a hule‘itana ike saena- 
naunge, never coming to wisdom. 
ikeke 1. Ulawa, Qaloto, adv., beside, outside, 
used of persons and things; kira konia 
tkeke, they excommunicated him; paro 
t keke, alongside. 2. with suffixed pro- 
noun (ku), prep., beside, alongside, of 
motion toward, to; 7 kekemu, U., i siemu, 
S., to you; 7 kekena tala, beside the path. 
3. adv., behind; lio ikeke, look behind. 
Lau gege. 
ikereru‘e S., ikireru‘i U., pers. pron., dual 3, 
they two, their; when used as subject 
is followed by kereru‘e or kireru‘i. 
ikeu S., ikau U., n., a stick with a hook, a crook 
with which to twitch off fruit and leaves. 
kau 1. 
‘iki, ‘iki‘iki 1. to knock with the knuckles. 2. to 
beat a wooden drum with a spathe of 
sago palm. 
‘ikinge v. n. 
‘ikingi tr. 
‘ikila-(ku) gerund. Florida gidigidi, Mota 
ningi. 
iki‘e S., iki‘a U., pers. pron., plural 1. incl.: we, 
ours; more general in meaning than 
tkolu, etc.; when used as subject is 
followed by ki‘e or ki‘a. Florida igita. 
ikira‘elu pers. pron. plural 3, they, theirs; more 
restricted in meaning than tkire; when 
used as subject is followed by kira‘elu. 
ikire S., ikira U., pers. pron., plural 3: they, 
theirs; used also as meaning ‘‘and the’; 
hahira diana ikire nga muini lo‘u ka‘a 
diana, on the good and the bad. Araga 
tkera. 
ikire‘i U., as ikira, but not used of persons; 
tkire‘ini, those are they. 
ikireni U., as ikira, but not used of persons. 
ikireru‘e S., pers. pron., dual 3, they two, 
theirs; when used as subject is followed 
by kireru‘e. 
ikolu S., pers. pron., plural 1, incl.: we, ours; 
when used as subject is followed by kolu. 
ikoro, ikoro‘i U., pers. pron., dual 3, they two, 
theirs; when used as subject is followed 
by koro, koro‘s. 
ikule 1. ashore; ta‘t kule, on the shore; lai kule, 
to go up ashore. 
ikule 2. v. i., to hiccough. 
ikule‘i partic., disturbed in mind; saena e 
tkule‘i, his mind was upset. 
ikure S., pers. pron., dual 1, incl.: we two, ours; 
when used as subject is followed by 
kure. 
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