126 THE SUBANU. 
nasal final may be taken to shed light upon the forms which we have 
proposed in Melanesia for affiliation with this stem. In Vaturanga we 
find Jao, which follows the régime of that speech in dropping an inner l 
and thus halfway approximates the denuded form ao of the Marquesas. 
The only other provenience in Melanesia is confined to a group of 
hitherto obscure forms found in the tiny Banks Group, and all inter- 
related. ‘These are effectively lalangaz, lalange, lang. It will be seen 
that all these forms have a final nasal. Though it differs in series from 
the final m of the Visayan the distant mutation m—ng is well supported 
in another word in the same group, malum—melunglung (The Polynesian 
Wanderings, page 370). 
40. lano a lake; Subanu danao id. 
lano Samoa. 
ndrano Viti. rano-masina Malagasy. 
rano Rapanui. danao Visayan, Subanu. 
ano Tonga, Futuna, Uvea. tjanaom __— Bontoc I gorot. 
This word is Proto-Samoan, in Rapanui an interesting article of the 
proof of migration to that ultimate islet by the first-comers into the 
Pacific. Insense it implies fresh water. ‘Therefore it does not surprise 
us to find that in usage probably Tongafiti it interlaces with the slightly 
variant lanu, which signifies sweet water in general and certain of the 
particular uses to whichit may be put. We find the same in Indonesia, 
Java and Kawi ranu, Kawi danu, Ilocano danum, all signifying water 
in general. Thus we are led to Malay danau of the ocean, the sweet 
water has passed to the salt by steps which have left their record. 
41. laun a leaf; Subanu doon id. P. W. 397. 
lau Samoa, Tonga, Futuna, Uvea, Nu- ——— 
guria, Niué, Hawaii. rau Savu. 
rau Viti, Maori, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Ra- | rou Java. 
panui, Paumotu, Mangareva, | laun  Saparua. 
Nukuoro, Fotuna, Rotuma. daun_ Baliyon, Baju, Malay. 
ndrau_ Viti. dawun Malay. 
au Marquesas. dahun Sulu. 
lou Tonga. dahon Visayan. 
rou Mangareva. doon  Subanu. 
ou Marquesas. 
That the final n pertains to the primal stem we have abundant 
evidence in Indonesia, confirmation in Melanesia in Moanus, Barriai 
and Malekula laun and Malo rauna. 
42. l€ no, not; Subanu da, di id. 
é Rapanui. kakore Mangareva, Rapanui, Paumotu 
eaki Rotuma. Marquesas. 
sé Samoa, Rotuma. kakoe Marquesas. 
1é Samoa. koe Rapanui, Marquesas. 
lea‘i Samoa. kare Rarotonga, Mangaia. 
té Maori, Mangareva, Rapanui, | aohe Hawaii. 
Marquesas. aole Hawaii. 
sega, segai Viti. aore Mangaia, Tahiti. 
ohe Hawaii. aoe Marquesas, Hawaii. 
ole Hawaii. kahore Maori. 
ore Tahiti. ahore Maori. 
kore Rapanui, Paumotu, Mangareva, | hore Maori. 
Marquesas. ko Rapanui. 
oe Marquesas. 
