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practice does not appear to be hereditary, a mother settling whether her child 
shall or shall not observe the restriction (II 538). 
(New Ireland: Siara.) The dog and pig are also totems (II 543). 
(New Hanover.) The snake, lizard, shark, dolphin, and pig (in carved 
masks) represent malignant beings (II 545). 
(San Cristoval.) When a pig is sacrificed in this island a bit of the flesh 
is burnt upon a stone and the blood of the pig is poured upon the fire (II 546). 
77. rain drinking water. 
REFERENCES: Melanesische Wanderstrasse, 143: 163. Polynesian Wanderings, 396 
POLYNESIAN. 
lanu Samoa, Tonga, Futuna. ranu Mangareva. 
fakalanu Tonga, Niué, Futuna. fa‘alanu Samoa. 
ndranu Viti. 
MELANESIAN. 
1. danum Tobadi. 14. ren Marshalls. 
2. danim Munuwai, Lochagon, Lak- | 15. dan Suralil, Nokon, Wogeo. 
urumau, Nemassalang, 16. ndan Limba, Langanie. 
Lawu, Fezoa. 17. €é-ndan Tegarot. 
3. damun Pororan, Petat, Hanahan. 18. rain Sissano, Arop. 
4. danim Molot, Kalangor. 19. réén Tumleo. 
5. a-ndanim Kait. 20. rién Tumleo. 
6. ranu Motu. 21. rieng Paup, Seleo, Yakomul. 
7. rani Tanna. 22. rai Malol. 
8. ramin Hamatana. 23. mi-nda Kowamerara, Sigab, Tatau, 
9. naru Vitu. Marei, Simberi. 
10. nalu Galoma. 24. ta Bissapu. 
II. nanu Sinaugoro, Hula, Keapara, | 25. ta Lalinau. 
Rubi. 26. ta-va Kabakaul, Raluana, Matu- 
12. ran Suein, Efaté, Mortlocks. pi, Ratawul. 
13. ran Uap, Gilberts. 27. tach Namarodu. 
The definition drinking water is somewhat too specific. 
It is more 
likely that the stem lanu is descriptive of a quality found in water 
such as may be used for drinking and for washing. The lavatory 
use predominates in the Polynesian occurrences of the stem, where 
fakalanu particularizes the washing with sweet water after bathing 
in sea-water, for the salinity of the tropical Pacific sea is so high that 
evaporation leaves the skin covered with fine crystals which are 
inconvenient. The noun in Viti waidranu determines this descrip- 
tive quality of the lanu stem, for it is a compaction of wai, the common 
word for water, and of lanu, and as a compaction has the sense fresh 
water. ‘The vai stem is of such wide application to all waters and 
to other liquids as to warrant the belief that its original sense was 
fluid. In the Polynesian it is necessary to add another element when 
one would express the sense of potable water, the type being the 
Samoan sua-vai. “This element sua recurs with other names of fluids, 
sua-susu milk when used as a beverage, sua-niu the water of the green 
coconut. In Melanesia the lanu stem appears sometimes in place of 
vai and sometimes side by side with it. 
