76 SISSANO. 
Class N, items 119-139, embraces many variant forms which have 
in common only the fact that they involve an initial labial followed 
by two vowels. Items 119-122 form a compact group in which we 
seem to discover the stem bo increased by e and it may be possible 
to include therewith 128 woe. In 123-125 we find bo increased by i. 
These two increments are found applied to a modified stem bu in the 
case of ein 126 and 129, iin 127. In 130-132 we find a group of the 
same increments applied to a ba base. Items 135, 137-138 fall 
together into one group, 136 and 139 into another, which have a resem- 
blance to bo, although proof of association eludes our search. 
The multiplicity of uncouth names in the linguistic tabulation 
is the record of a geography all unknown save to a few specialists. 
It is advisable to present the results of this investigation in terms of 
such geography as find record on the charts. Briefly, therefore, I 
note the principal locations of each of the major stems found in this 
research. | 
puaka type.—Polynesia passim, Rubiana of the Solomons on the 
Samoa stream, Lifu and Nengone (New Caledonia and Loyalties) 
in deflection from the Viti stream. 
pakasi type-—New Hebrides on the Viti stream, Bismarck Archi- 
pelago if voko be accepted as of this type. 
boro type-—New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands. 
bo type.—New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Banks group. 
In view of the social importance of the pig of Melanesia we shall 
serve an end of convenience by collating the references thereto scat- 
tered through the great work by Rivers, from which we have already 
made a valuable citation. The references are to ““The History of 
Melanesian Society.”’ 
The Ronalung group (Merlav, Banks Group) is connected with Merig 
through a woman of that island who saw a bird give birth to a girl child in 
a nut tree (mgai). ‘The woman looked after the girl and also had children 
of her own. One of these children came to Merlav and went to the village 
of Vanmisi, where she married. One of her sows went one day to a place 
called Ronalung and there gave birth to a girl who is the ancestress of the 
Ronalung (social) division. ‘Though the people are thus connected with 
Merig, it is not from the woman of that island, but from the pig that they 
are believed to be descended (I 25). 
In Merlav when a man dies his wife’s brother gives money and pigs to 
the relatives of the dead man and helps to support his widow (I 43). A 
matriage is usually negotiated by a third party, who arranges the amount 
which shall be paid by the bridegroom to the relatives of the bride. In one 
case of which I was told in Rowa (Banks Group) the amount so paid was 60 
fathoms of shell money and 2 pigs (I 49). 
(Ceremony of initiation into the fraternity of Sukwe in Mota.) If he con- 
sented John would announce that Mark would “wusulie about Kwatagiav.” 
Then Mark would bring a pig and tie it to a stake near the door of the 
gamal. Some man would blow a conch shell five times, three long continuous 
blasts and two interrupted blasts, upon which Mark would smack (wusulie) 
