SUU , 
suu 2. suu taa, to appear above the horizon; 
suu tai lengi, to rise up; tdemu ke suu 
i halena, the lime spatula shall pierce 
his gums. 
suu 3. to revenge, to repay; suu olanga, n., 
revenge; ni‘i suu, to make a free gift 
expecting no return; ni‘i suunge, v. Nn. 
suula-(ku) gerund., koro suulana, to kill 
in revenge for; e sa‘a hérihunie lo‘u 
suulana. Wango suu. 
suu 4. suu lehu, a certain kind of arrow. 
s uu 5. harbor, bay, landing-place. awalosi 
7 su‘u, the west wind; 7 su‘u namona, 
the opening in the reef at Sa‘a; i Laloi 
Su‘u, Mara Masiki Channel; ‘Olu Su‘u, 
the three inlets, a name for a number of 
inlets. 
su‘ule-(ni) mu su‘uleni ‘esi, the paths of 
the sea. San Cristoval sugu. 
su‘u 6. S., v. i., to move position; su‘u weu, 
su‘u met, t'o su‘u wen, diu su'u weu. 
dudu. hd‘isu‘u. 
suue‘i v. tr., raro suue%z, to turn inside out 
(of a bag). 
suuha U., swuhai raa, drought. 
suuhe‘ini v. tr., to destroy, to kill out. horo 
suuhe'ini. 
Su‘uheu Lopo Suuheu, a gorge above 
Su‘uholo. 
Su‘uholo a village on the east coast of Ulawa; 
its landing-place is 7 Su‘u maea. 
su‘ule‘i U., to bulge, to project. 
suu‘i (Au), suusuu‘i (Au) prep., around, about. 
déu suu‘i, to intreat, to importune, to 
compel; i‘o suu‘i, to be present with; 
maahu suu‘i, to guard at night; fola suu‘t, 
to importune; ‘ure suu‘t, to attend on, 
to serve; saeku e ruerua‘a suu‘iomu, I 
am in doubt concerning you. Wango 
SUUSUUI. 
Su‘u Moli a boat harbor at the northwest 
corner of Ulawa. 
Su‘u Peine a harbor on the west coast of Little 
Malaita; su‘u peina, U., a boat harbor 
at Su‘uholo. 
Suuraa‘i, suure, suurei, 
foundation, corner. 
su‘uri dehortative; don’t; used also in sup- 
posititious cases. su‘uri na, not so; 
‘oke su‘uri lae, do not go; huni ‘oke 
su‘uri ‘unue ha‘alae diana, had you not 
mentioned it it were well; ta‘e walo ‘ie 
ke su‘uri, save for these bonds; ke su‘urit 
urine, God forbid. 
Su‘urodo the Mara Masiki 
Laloi Su‘u 
suusuu (ku) 1. elbow, corner, angle; héu suusuui 
karo, corner stone; suusuu nime, elbow; 
Gni suusuu, U., acubit. Mota susiu. 
suusuu 2. hele suusuu ana, to do in succession, 
continuously; vamo suusuu, to be strong 
forever. 
suute 1. v. tr., to wind a fishing-line. 2. (né, 
ni) n., a place on a fishing-rod for wind- 
ing the line. 
suwa U., v.i., to back, retire, to draw back. 
suusuure (na) S., 
Channel. gf. 
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ta 1. U., to speak; taéuri, téiuritaha, of reported 
speech, to speak thus. ; 
ta 2. noun suffix; mae, maeté; waa‘i, waa‘ite. 
ta 3. adj., prefix of condition; tahiruhriu, 
tahisuhisu. tata 1. Mota ta, Maori ta. 
taa 1. noun suffix; horo, horotaa; puli, pulitaa. 
taa, taataa 2. U., daa S., to give, to take; to 
receive, to do. taa kd‘u, let me see, 
wait a bit. Wango haa, Niué ta. ; 
taa 2. S., interrogative pron.; a shortened form 
of taha; what? why? nga mui taa, what 
things? horana nga taa, what for? mala 
nga taa, like I don’t know what; nga taa, 
what? nga taa ni ‘o ere urini, why did 
you say this? 
ta‘a, ta‘ata‘a 3 S., n., numeral, one; ta‘a ta‘e, 
a one-man canoe; ta‘aia‘a mwane, one’ 
person; ‘enite ola? ta‘ata‘a, how many 
things? only one; ta‘ata‘a ola ‘oto ‘o‘o, 
one and only one; ga ta‘ata‘a ini mola, 
only one person; e ta‘ata‘a mwane, one 
and the same person; ta‘ata‘a ini, one 
person at a time. héduta‘a‘i, once. 
Niué taha, Bugotu sa, San Cristoval- 
ta‘a‘i, Polynesian tahi. 
ta‘a 4. S., contraction of taha, adj., out. is# 
ta‘a, to come out; du ta‘a, to debouch; 
ulu ta‘a, to emerge; ere ta‘anga, plain 
speech; Réli ta‘a, to emerge; low ta‘a, 
to come forth; suu ta‘a, to appear above 
the horizon; e hure‘i ta‘a ana hau, to 
gush forth from the rock; mawa ta‘a, to be’ 
exposed to the air (of a sore.) Lau tafa. 
ta‘a 5. adj., suffix; rerepata‘a, osiosita‘a. 
ta‘a 6. adj., bad; used in commiserating. 
tata‘ala. mwae ta‘a, poor fellow; mu 
mwae ta‘a, poor fellows; rako ta‘a, 
unpleasant, irksome;. kei ta‘a, poor 
dear (of women); kei ta‘a paine, dear 
lady; loo ta‘a, to be immodest, to offend 
against propriety; mwei ta‘a alaha, dear 
lord. Lautaa, Mota tatas, Wango ta‘a, 
Malay jahat. 
ta‘a 7. U., adversative, but; commonly na ta‘a; 
probably ta‘a 3. 
ta‘ahu U., v. i., to pull up weeds in a garden. 
Wango tagu. 
taalenga face upward; eno taalenga, to lie on 
one’s back. 
taalengasi v. tr., to lay flat, to lay face 
upward; taalengasie nimemu, open your: 
hand out flat. 
taalengasila-(ku) gerund. Samoa falianga, 
to lie on one’s back. 
taalu n., shoal water, a coral patch; i Taalu,a 
patch of shoal water off the east coast 
of Ulawa. Kalitaalu, a proper name; 
tonohaana a Kalitaalu, his drinking- 
place at Lenga, Ulawa: he was one of 
the legendary people of ‘Olu Malau. 
ta‘ana, ta‘ata‘ana U., pron., every, each; ta‘ana 
nga ‘inoni, each man; ta‘ana ngaile, 
every one. Florida tatana. 
ta‘ane 1. adv., certainly, indeed; follows the 
verb. ineu ta‘ane, yes, me: I am here 
