MELANESIAN ANNOTATIONS ON THE VOCABULARY. 87 
gg. tenan mother. 
REFERENCES: Melanesische Wanderstrasse, 118: 100. Deutsch-Neuguinea, 213:128. 
Codrington, 47:43. Ray, 403:90, 494:90. Subanu, 146. 
POLYNESIAN. 
tina Samoa. tinga Fotuna. 
tina Viti. jina ‘Tonga. 
tinana Futuna, Sikaiana. kina  Ljiuaniua. 
MELANESIAN. 
t.. tina Graget. I5. sina Pokau, Doura, Motu, Sinau- 
2. tina Maleu, Nakanai, Mari- goro, Suau, Sariba, Tubetube, 
na, Vaturanga, Nge- Nada, Dobu, Mukawa. 
la, New Georgia, | 16. hina Panaieti, Tavara, Awalama. 
E Rubi, Tagula. 17. hinana Roro. 
3. tinan Ninigo, Saran, Siar. 18. inna  Mekeo. 
4. tinang Leut. I9. ina Wango, Fagani, Hula, Kea- 
5. tino Jabim. para, Galoma, Misima, Mu- 
6. tinong Umre. rua, Kiriwina, Oiun. 
7. tsitsina-nggu Vitu. 20. na Duke of York. 
8. tna Barriai. 21. nage’ Kilenge. 
9g. retne Vuras. 22. ine Koiari. 
10. téna Jabim. 23. mene Nengone, Koita. 
11. dina Tami, Bukaua. 24. nena Agi, Uberi. 
12. dinemi Eromanga. 25. neina MHagari, Koiari, Maiari, Koita. 
13. déna Jabim. 26. neia Agi, Uberi, Yela. 
14. zina Uni. 27. nia Yela. 
This series exhibits quite clearly a succession of devolution forms 
based upon the mutation of the initial consonant down to its extinc- 
tion. In this succesion we find t in items 1-10, d 11-13, z 14, § I5, 
h 16-17, extinction 18, 19, 22. In other respects there is little in the 
first 19 items which calls for notice. ‘The Barriai 8 tna is clearly 
t(i)na, and 9 retne is a compaction of an unidentified element with a 
similar elision as re-t(i)ne. It is possible that the Duke of York na 
derives from tina in its ina type by apocope, but when we reach so 
elemental a word form we may not express a positive determination 
on its affiliations. It may be that na-ge (21) is an evolution of this 
primitive form. Some confirmation of na may be found in the series 
beginning with 22. ‘The Koiari ine is clearly a tina derivative from 
the type tine, which we have already seen in 9 re-t(i)ne. In languages 
intimately associated with the Koiari we find the resultant ne dupli- 
cated in 23 nene of the Koita, and with a distant sporadic reappear- 
ance in Nengone. ‘The remainder of the suite clearly follows upon 
our acceptance of the association of nene with the tina stem. It is 
interesting to note that this particular suite is found in those languages 
of New Guinea which have been classed by Ray and others among 
the Papuan or non-Melanesian. (See page 133.) 
roo. tin penis. 
REFERENCES: Deutsch-Neuguinea, 215:144. Polynesian Wanderings, 431. 
Subanu, 149. 
POLYNESIAN. 
uti Viti. ure Maori, Rapanui, Tahiti, Mangareva, 
ule Samoa, Tonga, Niué, Hawaii. Paumotu. 
oe Marquesas. 
