wai (continued). 
Wai, the Milky Way; mwakana wai, 
moist ground; wdéi wawai, co!d water; 
wai é€ mahuro, the water is muddied. 7 
raona wai, ireune wat, beside the stream; 
vo rdui wei, the two banks of the stream; 
sisu ana wai, steam; stholi wei, the south 
wind; ta‘atara wai, a dragon-fly; tdluhi, 
to draw water at a well; te‘i wei, to draw 
water. Lau gai, Polynesian wai. M. 
L., p. 96, Ruai should be qai. 
wai 5. contracted form of wiu 1; wai nume, in 
the house; maraau wei hata, qini; wai 
la‘ona, within, inside; ‘oto wd lalo, in the 
heart; ‘oto wai na‘ona, right, before his 
face. Tanna wei, to fare into the house. 
wi‘i, wa‘iwe‘i 6. to drag, to pull, to draw, to 
pain; wd‘i haahie ana hu‘o, to draw a 
net about; wd‘t oda‘i, U., to quarrel, 
to fight. 
wa‘ini tr. 
wa‘inge v. n., pain. 
wa‘inila-(ku) gerund. 
wa‘'i 7. tetanus; huhu la‘ola‘o ana wé'i, to be 
contorted with tetanus spasms. 
waieu U., n., a bonito; honi weieu, one bonito; 
rerehana wdieu, a school of bonito; 
pepe ni weieu, a butterfly (Ornithoptera 
cassandra). San Cristoval waiau. 
Waili a creek in Mara Masiki Channel used 
for the ordeals by swimming. M. A., 
Bais, 
Wiaingile a rocky promontory near Mwarada, 
Ulawa. 
wa‘ini‘ini S., with diligence; hele wa‘ini‘ini, 
to do diligently. 
wairo-(na) U., n., a brim. 
waite S., 1. adv., of old, a long time ago, some 
days ago; ‘oto waite, long ago. 
wi‘ite S., wilita U., 2. adv., the day before 
yesterday; 7 we‘ite, two days ago; wd‘ite 
wau, three days ago. 
wiaiteu, wdiweiteu v. i., to quarrel. 
wiaiteunge v. n. 
wdiwei 1. to wave to and fro (of a fire-stick), 
widiwet dunge. 
waiwei 2. to collect; waiwei to‘o ro me‘i to‘ohaa, 
collect the two pieces of money from 
everyone. 
waiwei‘a‘a adj., watery, with too much water, 
thin (of soup). 
wakala‘i v. i., to appear above the horizon (of 
a canoe coming into sight). 
waki, wa‘iweki v. i., to hang up in festoons 
(of skulls hung up in taoha); used with 
poss. 3. e wéd‘iweki ana, he hung it up 
as a decoration. 
wakio a bird, the gray osprey; a Poro Wakio 
Mali, a legendary person. 
wala (ku) 1. a word, speech, voice, language; 
me‘i wala, S., héi wala, U., nga héiwala, 
U., a word, the word; a me‘i Wala, S., 
the Word; walaku, my word. kire 
saea wala, they talked about; qd‘u ni 
wala pe‘i, to consult with; walana e lola, 
his word is great; hatonga‘i wala haahi, 
to accuse; ko kokoho haahi wala, deceitful 
ha‘awditeu. 
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wala (continued). 
in speech; laeli wala, to make an oration; 
laeli walanga, oratory, address; lalani 
wala, to make an oration; lopo‘i wala, 
to feign; madou ni wala, a phrase; mani 
wala, S., to take counsel; a Poro Matou 
ni Wala, a ghost in folklore; mu odo- 
haana wala, words to the point; gelu 
wala ilengine ngaini, to accuse any one; 
ruru wala, to make an agreement; mu 
sthoa‘t wala, mere words, just a tale; 
sulu walanga, gossip; mu tale'i sulu 
walanga, mere gossip; sulu walanga 
ta‘etate, babbling words; mu wala 
ta‘atara, tradition; mu wala ta‘atarau, 
gossip; talama‘i wala, to act as mediator; 
tarie‘ini wala, to commit fornication; 
walana dhuri, the sound of the conch; 
wala tatara, tradition; tolai suli wala, to 
obey commands; {fo‘oto‘oa‘'it wala, fit 
and proper words. 2. v. i., to speak, 
used with qualifying words; mani wala, 
to consult, to take counsel; wala odoodo, 
S., to speak in one’s own defence, to deny; 
with poss. 3. 3. déu wala, to be at 
fault, to transgress; nou deu walaku, 
I transgressed. Wango kara, mouth; 
Mota valai, mouth; Tubetube, N. G., 
wala, word. 
wala 4. v. i., to be scared, to be on the alert, 
to have learned a lesson. kire wala ‘oto. 
wala‘a, wala‘awala‘a U., adj., used as verb; 
to speak. mwai keni e‘asi gale wala‘a- 
wala‘a mware‘a, what drawling women; 
wala‘a wa‘ewa‘e ana ngaile, to upbraid 
excessively any one. 
wala‘anga U., v. n., speech; wala‘anga 
mwamwasu, upbraiding words. 
walanga v. n., words, speaking; ‘i‘ite‘t walanga, 
strife about words; gaola‘t walanga, 
deceit, lying. 
wala‘asi to speak. 
walaha (da, ni) n., speech, sound of. 
walahilinge n., dispute, strife. hdli. 
wala‘imoli, to be true (lit., to speak true); 
exclamation of assent, verily; hiiwala- 
‘imoli, to believe. 
wala‘imolinge n., truth. Niué moli, true; 
Efaté ta-moli, real man. 
walamango prepared, ready; hele walamango, 
to get ready, to perfect; 7‘o walamango, 
to be ready. 
walangi U., v. tr., to address with words; é 
walangia ani seru‘a, spoke an incanta- 
tion over it. 
walawala U. 1. adv., in excess, too much. 
walawala 2. v.i., to have the tongue hanging out 
by reason of the heat (of dogs). wana- 
wana. 
wale 1. du wale, a reed flute. 2. a thornless 
cane, the bark used to sew the leaves 
of thatch on to reeds or to fasten the 
layers of thatch on to the bamboo 
rafters; /dli wale, to strip the bark of 
the cane. 
walenga‘i to carry burdens; walenga‘i heu, to 
carry stones. 
