88 SISSANO. 
MELANESIAN. 
I. uti Efaté, Eluaue, Emsau, Jabim. | 10. witin  Siassi. 
2. utid Siassi. 11. gudin Tami. 
3. uting  Lihir. 12. kutira Kilenge. 
4. utine Arag. Ta. Ut Lemusmus, Dyaul. 
5. utira  Barriai. 14. usi Motu. 
6. Oti Ninigo. 15. usina Kabaddi. 
7. otin Saran. 16. usa Lalinau. 
8. otine Maewo. 17. us Pala. 
9g. ne-oti Bierian. 18. a Bongu. 
In the Melanesian material we find stems uti and usi, and we have 
sufficient instances of the t-s mutation to warrant us in assuming the 
affiliation. ‘The uti stem extends into the Polynesian area only in 
the single case of Viti. It is possible that Polynesian ule might 
derive from uti. ‘Two objections arise: one that the vowel mutation 
i-e is by no means frequent in the Polynesian fixity of the vowels, 
the other is that the Polynesian form would then be secondary to the 
Melanesian, and that is contrary to general observation based upon 
the most extensive comparative studies. 
101. to sugar cane. 
REFERENCE: Melanesische Wanderstrasse, 147: 176. 
POLYNESIAN. 
to Tonga, Niué, Paumotu, Tahiti, Ma- | tolo Samoa, Futuna. 
ngareva, Marquesas. toro Aniwa. 
toa Rapanui. ndovu Viti. 
thou Rotuma. 
MELANESIAN. 
1. to Sissano, Wanimo, Leitere, Sér, | 13. tohé Hamatana. 
Arop, Wogeo, Bilibili, Bau- | 14. tohod Hanahan. 
ung, Ngamat. 15. tohu Motu. 
2. ne-to Aneityum. 16. tira Bongu. 
3. do Tami. 17. tovu Vitu, Marei, Simberi, Bur- 
4. tou Malo, Mota, Siassi. ruwe. 
5. tou Graget, Longa, Iapa, Mérobe. | 18. tuf Lauan, Nonapai, Lakure- 
6. tat Paup. fanga, Sali, Lemakot. 
7. teu Rook. 19. a-tuch Bissapu, Punam, Nokon. 
8. tét Yakomul, 20. éb-t6éch Lamassa. 
9. tad Pak. 21. ut6ch _— Petat. 
10. tu Tumleo, Bagail, Majum, Ave- | 22. top Siassi 
lus, Lossuk, Mongai, Le- | 23. tip King, Kait. 
musmus, Limba, Langanie, | 24. a-rdf Munuwai, Nemassalang, 
Belik. Fezoa. 
11, te Jabim. 25. a-rif Lakurumau, Panangai, Lawu. 
17 tt Jabim. 
The examination of the Polynesian material exhibits the to stem 
and three variants, accretion by a vowel and by an added syllable 
beginning with a liquid and with a labial respectively. The simple 
stem and all these variants and none other we find in the Melanesian 
material. 
The initial consonant undergoes mutation only in 3 do, the simplest 
of all mutations. The vowel of the simple stem becomes u in a number 
