So‘o 
so‘o (continued). 
dango, S., so‘o ‘ai, U., to pick up fire- 
wood; so‘o tete, to build a stone fence. 
so‘ohi tr. 
so‘ohila-(ku) gerund. FI. sodo, collect. 
su v. tr., to anoint; lagi ni su, coconut-oil 
ointment; rumu ni su, ointment, salve. 
suhi tr., to plaster the hair with lime. 
suhinge v. n., anointing. 
suhila-(ku) gerund. 
su‘a U. 1. v. i., to move backward, to retire, 
to retreat. Wango sua. 
su‘a U. 2. su‘ai honu, a summerset. 
sualza U., a foundation. swesuelaa. a Poro 
Sualaa Hénua, a legendary person, 
Mr. Foundation-of-the-Earth. 
sude v. tr., to root up the earth (of pigs), poo 
esude. Mota sula, Wango sua. 
su‘e S., su‘a U. 1. a tree planted in the villages, 
the leaves and the catkins (rame) and 
berries are edible, the bark is used in 
Santa Cruz for making fish-lines. 
su‘e, su‘fesu‘e 2. v. i., to encounter, to meet; 
used with poss. 3. kirve su‘a ana, they 
met him. 
su‘ehi tr., to encounter difficulty, to have 
hard work, to paddle against wind or 
tide. ‘ato ‘ae su‘ahia, to leap and 
encounter; kire ko su‘ehire, they lord 
it over them. 
su‘ela‘i partic., ke‘ su‘ela‘t mola haahie 
~  gG‘une, will recoil on his own head. 
hiisu‘esu‘e, po‘osu‘a‘a. Nguna_ sua, 
Wango sua, Lau suasua, encounter. 
su‘e 3. S., used with locative i; 7 su‘e, out of 
doors, outside, external. 
su‘e 4. S., n., a spear. 
su‘e S., su‘a U. 5. v. i., to move backward, to 
retreat, to retire; su‘e puri, to go back; 
su‘e ngoli, to fall backward and break 
one’s neck. 
su‘esu‘e S., su‘a U., su‘esu‘e ni honu, a 
summerset. 
suesuelaa S., sualaa U., n., a foundation. 
su‘esu‘ela‘i partic., mae su‘esu‘ela‘i, to die of 
hunger, to starve. 
su‘ete‘e S., su‘ate‘e U., mne‘isae su‘ete‘e, 
adoma‘i su‘ate‘e, to be anxious about. 
suhi, su‘isuhi S., suhisuhi U., v. tr., to shave 
the head or face; suhi Rou, to shave the 
head clean. 
suhinge v. n., shaving. 
suhila-(ku) gerund. 
suhu 1. a bung, plug, bung-hole. 2. v.i., to 
fall through a thing; e ‘uri suhu, his 
foot went through; mwalo suhu kao,’a 
rock that pierces the bottom. 
suhuli tr., to make an opening in a green 
coconut, to take the plug out of aca- 
noe. 
su‘isuli (ku) S.,n.,a bone. suwli. 
su‘isungi v. tr., to broil on a fire. 
su‘isungi‘e S., n., a hill. 
suke, susuke S., suka, sukasuka U., to ask 
for, to beg, to borrow, to ask permis- 
sion; suka hérite‘i, U., to question; suka 
harite‘inga, questioning; suke talana, 
Mota tun. 
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suke (continued). 
to ask on his behalf; masa suke, to be 
ashamed to beg; e i‘o pe‘i suke, sat and 
begged. 
sukanga v. n. 
suku (nd) the vent of a fish. Viti buku, tail. 
sulaapoe U., v. tr., to cause to lodge. 
sulahita U., to be firm, rigid. 
sule S., sula U., v. tr., to roast on the embers.. 
ko sulaa mu uhi, roasts yams. 
sulanga v. n., a roasting, yams roasted in 
the coals. mgéu sulanga, the food eaten 
at a betrothal consisting of roasted yams. 
suli (fu) 1. prep., after, according to; not used 
as dative as stated in M. L., p. 151. 
suli heidinge, daily; lae mdi sulieu, come 
after me; tolai suli wala, to obey com- 
mands. Mota sur. 
suli, su‘isuli S., susuli U. 2. n., a bone; suli 
gert ngae, suli geri i ngaena, the back- 
bone; suli tolai luana, his shoulder-blade; 
laloi suli, within the bones; mu lalawat; 
ola ana suli, the marrow of the bonesa 
gango laloi suli, the marrow. Motg, 
suriu, Florida huli, Borneo tulan 
Niué hui. 
suli 3. suli ‘ei, wall-plate of a house; suli ‘ei t 
gaoha, ridgepole. 
suli 4. suli hata, forty dogs’ teeth, a sum of 
money considered equivalent to ten 
fathom strings of shell money (haa 
tahanga). 
suliteru a bone needle. 
sulu 1. v. i., to lift, to carry up canoes to land, 
to start on a sea journey, to launch a 
canoe; sulu haa, to collect money; sulu 
la‘a ana, to lift it up; sulu ‘epu, to adopt 
a child; sulu ‘epunge, n., adoption; sulu 
walanga, gossip; mu tale‘i sulu walanga, 
mere gossip: sulu walanga ta‘etate, bab- 
bling words. 
suluha U., v. n., a landing. 
sulu‘i tr. 
sulu‘ila-(ku) gerund. Wango suru. 
sulu, susulu 2. to sing, to make music; sul ‘ato, 
a song sung as an ordeal; sulu ‘atonga, 
ordeal singing; sulu dadudiu, U., to 
make songs on; sulu kananga, singing 
of songs; sulu mao, to sing in company 
with men dancing; sulu ‘o‘o, to beat 
drums. Mota sur, to sing. 
suluhe (ku) n., song; suluheku, my song. 
sulu‘i tr., to sing a song. 
sulula-(ku) gerund.; sululana, 
sung. 
sulu, susulu 3. v. tr., to follow, to do according 
to; sulu isuli, to obey, to walk according 
to; sulu odoodo, to go straight; sulu 
odota‘t, to act righteously. 
sulu 4. with poss. 3 ana, to please. sulu # 
lohona, lohomu, pleasing in his sight, 
its being 
thy sight. 
sulu (na, ni) 5. liquid, water. madamada sulu, 
October. Nguna sulu, Mota sur mata, 
tears. 
sulu‘e adj., with liquid, watery, containing 
too much water. 
