CHECK-LIST OF LANGUAGES, 
Araga, Pentecost Island, New Hebrides. 
Bougainville Siraits, Solomon Islands between 
Bougainville and Choiseul Islands. 
Bug., Bugotu, Ysabel, Solomon Islands. 
D. Y., Duke of York Island, Bismarck Archi- 
pelago. 
Epi, New Hebrides. 
Esp. Sio., Espiriti Santo, New Hebrides. 
Fate, New Hebrides (Efaté). 
Fagani, San Cristoval, Solomon Islands. 
Fiji Islands. 
Fl., Florida, Solomon Islands. 
Gilb., Gilbert Islands, Micronesia. 
Haw., Hawaii. 
Lau, Malaita, Solomon Islands. 
Maisin, Collingwood Bay, New Guinea. 
Mal., Malay. 
Malag., Malagasy, Madagascar, 
Malaita, Solomon Islands. 
Malekula, New Hebrides. 
Malo, New Hebrides. 
Mao., Maori, New Zealand. 
Marsh., Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 
Mel., Melanesia. 
Mota, Banks Islands (New Hebrides complex). 
Motu, Gulf of Papua, New Guinea. 
N. B., New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago. 
N.G., New Guinea. 
Nguna, New Hebrides. 
Niue, Savage Islands, Polynesia. 
Omba, Lepers’ Island, New Hebrides. 
Pol., Polynesian. 
Q., Qaloto, Malaita, Solomon Islands. 
S., Sa‘a, Malaita, Solomon Islands (see follow- 
ing note). 
Sam., Samoa, Polynesia. 
San Cr., San Cristoval, Solomon Islands. 
Ses., Sesake, New Hebrides. 
Sol., Solomon Islands. 
Sta. Cr., Santa Cruz, New Hebrides. 
Tah., Tahiti, southeast Polynesia. 
Tanna, New Hebrides. 
Tolo, Malaita, Solomon Islands. 
U., Ulawa, Contrariété Island, Solomon 
Islands (see following note). 
Vaturanga, Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands. 
Viti, the language of the Fiji Islands. 
Wango, San Cristoval, Solomon Islands. 
Wedau, Bartle Bay, New Guinea. 
Note.—When S. or U. is found after words it is intended to mark that 
word as peculiar to Sa’a or Ulawa respectively; where no such notation appears 
it is to be understood that the word is common to both languages. 
TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS. 
adj., adjective. 
adv., adverb. 
art., article. 
(Au) marks a preposition as taking the suffixed 
pronouns Gu, ‘o, d. 
def., definite, definitive. 
demonst., demonstrative. 
determ., determinative. 
excl., exclusive (of personal pronouns, exclud- 
ing the person addressed). 
exclam., exclamation. 
genit., genitive. 
gerund., gerundive. 
incl., inclusive (of personal pronouns, including 
the person addressed). 
interj., interjection. 
énterr., interrogative. 
(ku) marks a noun as taking the suffixed pro- 
nouns ku, mu, na. 
met., metaphorical. 
metath., metathesis. 
meton., metonymy. 
n., noun. 
neg., negative. 
neut., neuter. 
(Na) or (na, ni) marks a noun as taking the 
suffixed pronoun in the third singular and 
in the neuter only of the third plural. 
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obj., object. 
onomatop., onomatopoetic. 
part., particle. 
partic., participle. 
pers., person, personal. 
pl., plural. 
poss., possessive. 
pr., pronoun. 
pref., prefix. 
prep., preposition. 
prov., proverbial. , 
redup., reduplication, reduplicated. 
sing., singular: 
subj., subject. 
suff., suffix, suffixed. 
term., termination. 
tr., transitive. 
v., verb. 
v. t., verb intransitive. 
v. p., verbal particle. 
v. tr., verb transitive. 
voc., vocative. 
M.A., Codrington’s ‘Melanesian Anthro- 
pology.” 
M. L., Codrington‘s ‘‘Melanesian Languages."’ 
T. S. E. “Torres Straits Expedition,” vol. iii. 
