AHU'I 
ahu‘i 2 (continued). 
Ghu‘i, to pay a fine on behalf of; 7 
sapena 7 Dara Ghu‘i niu, an apostrophe 
addressed to Ugi, cf. ha‘adéht. 
ahu‘i 3. v.tr., to wrap up; dhu‘t ola, a parcel. 
Ghu 1: Wango ahui, to wrap; Lau afu, 
Samoa ‘afu; Niué afi, to wrap. 
ahu‘i 4. partic. used as adverb, altogether, 
completely; ke Ghu‘i saediana lokoloko, 
will completely rejoice together. 
ahu'i 5. n., Ghu‘i menu, a lily (Crinum asiat- 
icum) which grows on the beaches. 
Wango hii menu. 
ahu‘i-(na) 6. n., a stump of a tree. 
ahulili n., seeds of a tree, strung in a bunch and 
worn on the backs of the fingers after 
the fashion of castanets in dances. ¢f. 
hidehide. 
ahululu n., a small yam pudding used in sacri- 
fices. Ghu 1, lulu 2. 
ahuni determ. from dhu 1, used as an adverb; 
entirely, completely; more common in 
Ulawa; héuni, metathetic. 
‘ahu‘o n., owl; onomatop. San Cristoval 
kahuko. 
ahuora v., to be dusty. ora 2. 
ahuqa‘i S., n., a dish of edible fig-leaves (‘amus?) 
and pounded new canarium nuts (mgd@li). 
Ghu‘i 3. 
ahuraa U., dhuraa déni, to be on the move 
before daylight. 
ahuraka U., v.i., to come forth, proceed out of. 
ahurara v., to be abundant, to be green (of 
grass). Ghu 2. Wango ahura. 
ahure v. i., to make holes with a digging-stick 
(pi‘e 2) for yam planting. 
ahureha v. i., to be open, clear, of unimpeded 
vision. dhu 1. 
ahureu S., v., to do haphazard; Ghureu ana 
hurunge, to run uncertainly. 
‘Shuri n., the conch shell, blown as a summons; 
lahulana ‘tihuri, the blowing of a conch; 
ngaratai ‘ehuri, the sound of the conch; 
walana ‘iéhuri e tatalea walu tala i Tolo, 
the sound of the conch went through all 
the villages in Tolo; walowaloi ‘ehuri, 
the sound of the conch. Bugotu tavuli. 
ahuta-(ku) v. n., all, completely, the whole of. 
Ghu 1. dGhutamere'i mango, both of us, 
Ghutamolu mango, all of you; Ghutana 
sapeku, my whole body; dGhuteni, all 
(things) ; z‘oe Ghutemu, the whole of thee; 
mani éhutaka, U., all of us. 
ahutata v., to be vanished, to have vanished. 
Ghu 1, tata 2. 
‘4i 1. n., a tree (more common in Ulawa); ‘éi 
ha‘angdu keni, ginger, given to women as 
an ordeal; ‘di ni haka, U., papaya; ‘di 
nehunehu, a rod, a stick; ‘dz ni ile, U., . 
wood for making fire by friction; ‘di repo, 
a pestle for pounding taro to make fau- 
manga; hai ‘et, U.,alog; hite ‘ai,U., tosplit 
firewood; hou ‘ei, U., the kidneys; huani 
‘ei, U., fruit; iduidu mesi ‘ei, U., jumped 
about on the firewood; kokopa ni ‘ei, U.., 
buttress flanges of certain trees; lolo‘a 
ni ‘ei, U., a thicket; maa ni ‘ai, U., a 
‘ai 1 (continued). 
stake, picket; mwa ‘di, U., firewood; 
mwati ‘ei, U., trees; mwai ngangani ‘et, 
U., chips of wood; mwai rango ni ‘ei, U., 
dead trees; pou ni ‘ei, U., a log of wood; 
ga‘ahita ni ‘ei, U., a slab of wood; rai ‘ei, 
U., plank; so‘o ‘di, U., to pick up fire- 
wood; suli ‘ei i gaoha, ridge- pole; téu ‘ez, 
U., to break firewood; uleuleni ‘ei, U., 
twigs; ‘ulu‘ulu ni ‘ei, U., branches, twigs 
and leaves; usz ‘ei, S., firestick. Mota 
tangae (M. L., p. 95), Florida gat, 
Malagasy hazo. 
‘4i 2. v. i., to be stiff, numb; nimeku e ‘ai ‘oto, 
my hand is numb. 
a‘i 3. tr. suffix to verb; sdésu, sésue‘s. 
a‘i 4. participial ending used adverbially; ere 
hé‘ihonoé‘i, to speak revilingly. 
ai 5. U., di suu, to perish, to become extinct. 
suu 1. 
di 6. Gi whi, to clean shoots off stored yams. cf. 
Gite‘. 
‘ai, ‘ai‘ai 7. exclam., mind, look out! 
‘di‘aa 1. v., to be lost, missing, wanting. 
ha‘a‘di‘aa. Wango aiaa. 
‘4i‘aanga v. n., destruction. 
ai‘aa 2. exclam., alas, woe! 
‘ai‘aana without, unless, failing; used as ad- 
verb; ‘ai‘aana ineu, failing me, but for 
me. ‘at‘aa 1, ana 2. 
didea v., to be in pain. 
dideri specific numeral, ten parrot-fish caught 
with a dip net (kdlu). dGideri ni i‘e. 
‘d4i‘ei‘aa adj., fleeting, transitory. ‘di‘aa. 
‘d4ihu v., to be uprooted, to fall, of trees in a 
storm. 
‘4ihuri n., lettuce tree, with yellow leaves, 
planted to mark landing-places. ‘di 1, 
huri. 
‘aila cf. ‘a‘aila‘a. 
‘dilemu S., n., the banyan tree. ‘di 1. 
‘aili ‘aili lado, v. tr., to graft. lado 1. 
‘aili‘apaa U., n., a staff, walking-stick. 
li 1, ‘apaa. 
dilipo‘u U., n., transverse beams, a cross (late 
use). ‘ai 1, li 1, po‘upo‘u. 
dini tr. suff.to verb. di 3, ni 4. 
Aio an island off the east coast of Big Malaita. 
a‘itada S., thus, in their style, just their way. 
da 2. 
a‘itana S., thus, similarly to, just that way, like 
his style. ma 2. cf. U. aliha 2. 
ditana‘i, dieitana‘i v. tr., to beseech, to beg, to 
entreat. 
ditana‘inge v. n., entreaty, prayer. 
aitana‘ila-(ku) gerund. 
dite‘i v. i., to clean the rootlets off taro, etc. 
ai 6. 
dite ‘ini v. tr. 
‘d4itepi n., a tree, Barringtonia edulis; hoi ‘eitepi, 
its nut; trunk used for ridge-poles. 
‘at 1, tapi. 
‘4i walo‘a adj., covered with creepers, entan- 
gled. ‘di 1, walo 1. 
aka poss. 3, pl. 1, incl., to, or on, us; used as 
object when the pronoun is separated 
from the verb. 
‘ai 1, 
