MELANESIAN ANNOTATIONS ON THE VOCABULARY. 59 
extinction in 10, 27, and probably in 29. The mutation to mw in 26 
tlumwa is local to Efaté and is susceptible of explanation in the slight 
command of the lips in speech which has been attained by that singu- 
larly backward folk. ‘The final a is retained unmodified in all Polyne- 
sian and in 12 of the Melanesian items; it is obliterated to produce a 
resultant closed vocable in 5, 6, 8, and 12, and in complete excision 
of the final syllable in 10 and 29; it passes to e in 7. Its greatest 
modification in Melanesia is harmonious inter se but anomalous in the 
series of phonetic changes. This consists in the assumption of a final 
n accompanied by vowel modification. If this n were regarded as 
pertaining to an archetypal stem we should expect to find its retention 
in other than this specific form; such, however, is not the case, and 
it is noteworthy that we have no evidence of what should be the 
simplest case of its employment, for alunga—n does not occur and the 
assumed n invariably is accompanied by modification of the vowel. 
The forms met with are predominantly of the en type, in 3, 14, 17-19, 
21-22, 30-31, once each in in in 23, in on in 15, in unin 4. It does 
not appear that this modification of the final vowel under the addition 
of n extends its influence to the next preceding vowel, for we find final 
en with preceding u in 3, 18, 21-22, final un with preceding uw in 4, 
final in with preceding u in 23, final en with preceding a in 14, final 
on with preceding a in 15, final en with preceding iin 17 and 19. 
52. lépi sago. 
REFERENCES: Melanesische Wanderstrasse, 125:122. Deutsch-Neuguinea, 231: 
148. Ray, 406: 109; 497: 109. 
POLYNESIAN. 
pia Samoa, Niué, Maori, Sikaiana, | biebia Tonga. 
Marquesas, Mangareva. yambia Viti. 
piapia Tahiti, Futuna. 
MELANESIAN. 
I. rapia Keapara, Kabadi, Suau. 19. abi Paluan, Pak. 
2. rapiana Kabadi. 20. ébi Lou. 
3. rabia Motu, Doura, Hula, Sariba, | 21. api Mouk. 
Panaieti, Murua, Dobu, | 22. bia Shortland Islands. 
Wedau. 23. bia Alu, Awa, Belik, Bisapu, 
4. lapia Galoma. Punam. 
5. labia Nakanai, Sinaugoro, Misima. | 24. 4 mbia Namatanai, Lalinau. 
6. yabia Musa, Tagula, Kiriwina. 25. piapia Ngela. 
7. labia Manukolu. 26. viat6v6 Burruwe. 
8. lebia Nada. 27. vuatah6o Hamatana. 
g. leiba Rubi. 28. vuat6  Petat. 
10. rabi Koiari, Koita. 29. ngovia New Hanover. 
Il. rapi Yakomul. 30. ngavié Bauung, Ngamat. 
12. rapich Paup. 31. bariam Nufoor. 
13. labi Jabim. 32. barao Luff. 
14. lambi Tami. 33. baleo Pokau. 
15. lapi Arop, Malol. 34. bayau Maisin. 
16. lapich Tumleo. 35. baiyau) Musa. 
17. lepi Sér, Sissano. 36. pareho’ Roro. 
18. iabi Mulaha. 
The sense in this series of forms is conditioned by the geographical 
extent of the sago palm. In Viti its existence was not economically 
