08 SISSANO. 
MELANESIAN. 
I. manuk New Ireland (Carteret | 11. in-man Aneityum, 
Harbor). 12. Na-man Makura. 
2. manug Tanna. 13. Maan Brierly Island. 
3. manu Kobe, Kelana, Vitu, |] 14. mang Manam. 
Bauung, Ngamat,] 15. main ser. 
Lauan, Nonapai, La- | 16. mané Mongai. 
kurefanga, Sali, Lema- | 17. mani Tsoi, Lossuk, Lawu, Mu- 
kot, Lemusmus, Pan- nuwai, Lochagon, Ne- 
angai, Domaru, Mailu, massalang, Fezoa, Kon- 
Motu, Pokau, Kabadi, do, Yalui, Lamassa, 
Sinaugoro, Hula, Kea- Lambom, Tubetube. 
para, Galoma, Rubi, | 18. manimani  Avelus. 
Suau, Nada, Awalama, | I9. manumanu Uni. 
Taupota, Mukawa,!/ 20. menu Baki, West Epi. 
Efaté, Sesake, Epi, | 21. menok Eromanga. 
Bierian, Maewo, Mota, | 22. men Pak, Motlav, Norbarbar, 
Ulawa, Wango, Bulu- Sasar, Volow. 
laha, Fagani,Saa,Arag, | 23. méan méan Tumleo. 
Omba, Vaturanga, | 24. ni-min Malekula. 
Bugotu, Nggela,| 25. mien Paup, Yakomul. 
Nguna, Ruavatu, Ugi, | 26. mon Kilenge, Vanua Lava, 
Belaga. Lo, Alo Tegel, Retan, 
4. manua Kiriwina, Dobu. 27. monmon Paluan, Lou. 
5. mantai Mouk, Moanus. 28. ma Bukaua, Graget, Kowa- 
6. manuwai_ Leng. merara, Sigab, Simberi, 
7. manti Bagail, Majum. Tagula. 
8. manuwu- Burruwe, lapa. 29. mah Lakon. 
9. malu Alite. 30. mo Jabim. 
Io. man Barriai, Siassi,° Tami, | 31. mamu Kubiri, Raqa, Oiun. 
Rook, Arop, Sissano, | 32. nanu Marina. 
Wogeo, Limba, Langa- 
nie, Bissapu, Punam, 
Tubetube, Murua, 
Pala, Laur, Merlav, 
Mota, Norbarbar, Gog, 
Vura, Mosin, Gilberts. 
The zoological content of this vocable has been sufficiently studied 
in The Polynesian Wanderings (page 372). It serves to designate 
all animated creatures which have not been specifically named, and 
for the most part this applies to those beings whose habitat is on the 
earth or in the air, for we find very few examples of its extension to 
animals of the waters. In our Melanesian material the word is defined 
almost wholly as bird, but it is altogether likely that riper acquaint- 
ance with these languages will show that manu has been also the wider 
connotation. When we examine the Indonesian contributions to the 
record of this stem we shall have to note the characteristic final palatal. 
Owing to the genius of the Polynesian languages this final consonant 
is prevented from appearing, but in this Melanesian series the manuk 
form is singularly absent; it occurs but three times, manug and 21 
menok in southern Melanesia, 1 manuk on no particularly good author- 
ity in the eastern Bismarck Archipelago. We should expect it to be 
more frequent in the New Guinea region as nearer the great extent of the 
form in Indonesia. We note, however, from this region in the items 
4-8 a tendency toward expansion of manu through vowel additions 
which may be taken to suggest some relation to the Indonesian forms. 
