_a_ 1, personal article: used with the names of males, both native
and foreign, _a Masuraa_, _a Luke_; is used also with _doo_, thing,
_a doo_ So-and-So, _a doo na_, the person; is seen also in _ati_
who? In usage it corresponds to the _i_ of Mota and Malagasy. Cf.
S. _a_.
_a_ 2, termination of the verbal noun: attached to verb, _angi_ to
cry, _angia_ a cry, _fanga_ to eat, _fangaa_ a feast; added to
compounds _girigiri lifoa_, gnashing of teeth.
_a_ 3, pers. pron. sing. 3. suffixed to verbs as object, and to
prepositions as anticipatory object and used both of persons and
things: him, her, it. S. _a_.
_a_ 4, stem to which the pronouns _gu_, _mu_, _na_, etc. are
suffixed in forming the possessive. S. _a_.
_a_ 5, prefix of condition making participles: _luga_ to loose,
_aluga_ loosened. S. _'a_.
_a_ 6, adj. term, suffixed to nouns and verbs _rodo_, night,
_rorodoa_, belonging to darkness, _bulu_, to be black, _bubulua_,
black. S. _a_.
_a_ 7, exclam. negative; don't
_aba_ (_gu_) n., hand, arm, part, leaf: _fuli abae ai_, men's
handiwork. S. _apa_.
_abaa_ n., staff. S. _apaa_.
_abalolo_ a banyan tree. S. _'apalolo_.
_abasua_ adj. afraid of, silent out of respect for a person.
_abatoo_ v, i. to be barren, of women.
_abolo_ n., a piece: _abole ai_, a beam. S. _polo_.
_abu_ (_gu_) n., blood: _abu rakaraka_, an issue of blood.
S._'apu_.
_abua_ adj., red.
_abu_ 2. v. i. to be forbidden, taboo: _abu rongo_, to be unwilling
to hear. S. _'apu_.
_abulo_ partic., turned round: _abulo fasi_, to face towards,
_abuloa_ v. n. a turning round. S. _apulo_.
_abusu_ v. i. to be filled, satiated.
_abusua_ v. n. satiety.
_ada_ 1. v. i. to see, to awake.
_ada filo_ to perceive; _ada fua_, to choose; _ada sae tamana_,
to recognize; _ada_ too, to succeed in finding.
_adala_, v. n. sight, seeing.
_adasi_, v. tr. to see. _faada_.
_ada_ 2. poss. pl. 3, among them, for them, for their part, theirs
(of things to eat), used also as obj. to neut. verb; _tani aiai
ada_, some of them. S._'ada_.
_Adagege_ artificial islet next to Ferasubua going north.
_adalu_ poss. pl. 3, as _ada_, but more restricted in application.
_adaro_ poss. dual. 3. Cf. _ada_ 2.
_ade_ v. tr. to do, to make; of disease, to be prostrated by _si
maea e adea_, he was sick; _ade au_, to play on a bamboo flute;
_ade doo_, to worship; _ade doola_, worship.
_adi_ v. tr. to taboo, to place one's mark upon, S. _adi_.
_ado_, _adomi_, v. tr. to serve, to wait upon, to furnish with
food, to worship.
_ae_ (_gu_) 1. n. foot, leg; _lado ae_, to follow; _aena_, because
of, _aena falisi_, lord of the garden; _ae i fera_, a householder;
_ae mwane_, chief man. S._'ae_.
_ae_ 2. exclam. ah!; used also in summing up.
_afa_ 1. v. i. to cut, to incise, to mark by cutting. S. _aha_.
_afa_ 2. an eagle. S. _hada_.
_afe_ 1. woman, wife; _si afe nau_, my wife.
_afe_ 2. v. tr. to direct, to guide, S. _'ahe_.
_afe_, _afeafe_ 3. n. foam, waves; _na afe_, surf. S. _ahe_.
_afedali_; _matai afedali_, to be in a fever. S. _madali_, wet with
perspiration.
_afetai_ partic., difficult; _bae afetai_, to take an oath.
_afoa_ partic. apart, separate. S. _ahoa_.
_afu_ v. tr. to wrap up, to hide. S. _ahu_.
_afui_ partic. precedes verb, altogether. S. _ahu'i_ 4.
_afuta-_ (_gu_) n. all; _afutana_, all of it; _afutagamere_, both
of us. S._ahuta_.
_aga_ poss. pl. 1. among us, for us, for our part, ours (of things
to eat), used also as obj. with neuter verbs. S. _aka_.
_agalimae_ a spirit, a ghost.
_agalo_ a ghost; _qaife agalo_, a witch doctor. S._'akalo_.
_agamelu_ poss. pl. 1. excl. for us, for our part, among us, us
(obj).
_agamere_ poss. dual, excl. for us two, among us two, us two (obj.)
_agamolu_ poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, you (obj.).
_agamere_ poss. dual, excl. for us two, among us two, us two
(obj.).
_agamolu_ poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, you (obj.).
_agamu_ poss. pl. 2. for you, among you, for your part, you (obj.);
_ati mwane agamu_, what man among you?
_agani_ v. tr. to pluck out. S. _akani_.
_agau_ to be ready. S. _akau_.
_age_; _age reresi_, a lily. _Crinum asiaticum_.
_agera_ poss. pl. 3. for them, among them, them (obj.).
_ago_, _agoago_, 1. v. i. to be hot, to shrivel up; _manata
agoago_, to be zealous; 2. n. _si agoago_ heat.
_agofi_ v. tr. to cause to be hot.
_agolu_ poss. pl. 1. more restricted in meaning than _aga_.
_agoro_ poss. dual. 1. incl. for us two, of us two, us two (obj.).
_agu_ poss. sing. 1. for me, for my part, me (obj.).
_ai_, _aiai_, 1. n. a person, kindred, you (voc.) _Joe, ai_, I say,
Joe! _mwela ai_, Hey, you! _ai ana fera nau_, my neighbour; _ai
salaa_, a stranger; _James ai tou_, James the Less; _ogule ai_, a
company; _too te ai_, a few; _te ai gone_, only one, _aiai_ is used
as a relative pronoun, the one, that, or as a plural, _tani aiai_,
everybody; _tani fufue aiai_, some seeds. Compounded with _sai_;
_saiai ne_, that which. Mota _gai_.
_ai_ 2. n. a tree; _ai rarafolo_, a cross. S. _ai_.
_ai_ 3. _ai lado_, to graft.
_ai_ 4. trans. suffix to verb; _sato_, _satoai_.
_aia_ 1. sister, female relations; used with art. _ni_ for sing.,
_ote_ for pl.
_aia_ 2. exclam. Hey! well then!
_aini_ trans. suffix to verb. S. _aini_.
_ainitalongaini_ v. tr. to proclaim. S. _talonga'ini_.
_ala_ 1. v. i. to answer; _alagwau_, to nod the head in
affirmation.
_alamai_ v. i. to answer.
_alamaini_ v. tr. to obey, to take notice of. S. _ala_.
_ala_ 2. v. tr. to bite; _ala meme_, to bite and rend; _ala
tagalaa_, to feed promiscuously (of animals). S. _ala_.
_ala_, _alaala_ 3. v. i. to set a net; _ala fafi_, to surround, to
catch. _alasi_ v. tr. to lie in wait for. S. _ala_.
_alaa_ adv. up; of direction, southeast S. _'ala'a_.
_alafana_ adv. like, just as. Cf. S. _alihana_.
_alange_; _alange gwou_, to nod the head in affirmation. _ala_. 1.
_aliali_ forthwith.
_aliburi_ (_na_) v. tr. to shorten, curtail.
_alida_ v. i. to journey by sea. S. _alide_.
_alidea_ v. n.
_alifii_ v. tr. to lament.
_alifooa_ n. blood money.
_alinga_ (_gu_) n. ear; _alinga bungu_, deaf. S. _'alinge_.
_alitafu_ n. a dung heap, refuse. S. _alitehu_.
_alofi_ v. tr. to shake off.
_alu_ v. tr. to put, bury; v. i. to become; _alu ere ana_, to burn;
_alu mwela_, to have children; _salo e alu maraqai_, the sky is
red; _alu fafola_, addition, increase. U. _'alu_.
_alua_, dehortative, no! don't! _alua fasi_, wait a while!
_alula_ v. n. putting, becoming.
_alualu_ v. i. _bae alualu_, to promise.
_aluga_ partic. unloosed. _luga_.
_amu_ 1. poss. sing. 2. for thee, thee (obj.). _gera soea amu_,
they asked it of thee. S. _amu_.
_amu_ 2. v i. to be dumb; a _amu_, the deaf mute. S. _amumu_.
_ana_ 1. poss. sing. 3. for him, her, it; used also as obj. _e soea
ana_, he asked him for it; _e lea ana_, he went on his way; _e ita
ana mai_, from there; _qaifamanatai ana too_, a teacher of the
people; _e baita tasaana_, bigger than it; _bota ana_, perhaps. S.
_ana_.
_ana_ 2. instrumental, with, therewithal; _doo gera saungia ana_,
the thing they killed him with. S. _ana_.
_ana_ 3. belonging to, from, him, her, it; _o ngalia ana ati_, from
whom did you get it? _tani ai ana aigi_, some of the people. S.
_ana_.
_ana_ 4. time when; _ana ta maedangi_, on a certain day; _ana
koburo_, in the time of the northwest wind, summer. S. _ana_.
_ana_ 5. after, by the name of; _e saea lau ana satana_, he called
him by his name. S. _ana_.
_ana_ 6. of, belonging to; used in composition; _kakao ana ano_, an
earthen vessel; _lea ana fera_, to go to another country.
_ana_ 7. if, for, when, because, used of subjunctive.
_ana_ 8. _tangafulu ana_, tenth in a series. S. _ana_ 8
_ani_ 1. v. tr. to eat. Mota _gana_; Florida _gani_.
_anila_, v.n. eating.
_ani_ 2. instrumental, with; _suu fafia ani taa_, clothed with
what? the pronoun a may be added, _ka modea na toongi ua inao
ania_, to mend the old garment withal; _liona kafi too ania_, his
heart shall be glad thereat. S. _ani_.
_ani_ 3. prep. concerning, in; _e langi ani nau_, there is nothing
in me; _gera ote gera ani nau_, they will have nothing of me. S.
_ani_.
_ani_ 4. poss. pl. 3, used of things only, for them; _na doo da soi
amu ani_, the things which they asked you for. S. _ani_.
_ani_ 5. v. suff.; _ui_, to throw, _uiani_ v. tr., to throw a
thing.
_aniramo_, v. tr., to do violence to. _ramo_.
_ano_ 1. n., earth; _si ano lofo_, dust. S. _'ano_. Cf. _gano_.
_anomi_ v. tr., to bury.
_iano_ on the ground, down.
_ano_ 2. v. i., to come to naught. S. _'ano_ 2.
_angai_ v. tr., to lift, to carry. S. _anga'i_.
_angi_ v. i., to cry.
_angisi_ v. tr., to cry over. Mota _tang_.
_angia_, _angila_ v. n., a cry, crying.
_angita_ adv. with loc. i, i _angita_, when? bye and bye. Mota
_angaisa_.
_anu_, _anuanu_ v. i., to be shaken, to be loose. S. _anu_.
_ao_ v. i., _ao maa ilengi_, to lift the eyes, to look up. S.
_aonga'i_.
_aqaa_ v. i., to be well, whole, convalescent. S. _awaa_.
_aqala_ 1. n. a ten, a tally; _aqale mwai_, ten baskets.
_aqala_ (_na_) 2. n., its noise, the sound of it. S. _awa_ 2.
_aqaoro_ v. i., to stoop. S. _aqa oro_.
_arabuu_ v. i., to reach, arrive at. S. _arapuu_.
_arai_ 1. n., husband; _arai faalu_, bridegroom; _arai na luma_,
master of the house.
_arai_ 2. n., a chief; _inite arai_, the elders.
_arenga-_ (_gu_) n., part, duty. S. _arenga_.
_ariabasi_ v. i., to strive, endeavor, attempt. S. _lapasi_.
_ariri_ v. i., to be shaken. S. _ariri_.
_aro_ v. i., to soar. S. _aro_.
_asi_ 1. n., the sea, salt water, salt; i _toulana asi_, on the
surface of the sea; _asi namo_, a lake; _busu asi_, a whale. S.
_'asi_.
_asi_ 2. man's brother, woman's sister; used only with art. _mwai_;
_mwai asi_, brethren. Cf. _sasi_. S. _'asi_.
_asi_ 3. v. tr., to cast away, to fall down; _daro langi si asidaro
laona kilu_, shall they not both fall into the ditch?
_asia_ 1. adj., scattered; 2. adv., much, excessive, very; _tou
asia na_, very lowly; _elangi asia_, far from it, by no means. S.
_'asi'a_.
_asua_ n. daylight, daytime; _fe asua_, a day. S. _atowa_.
_asufe_ n., a rat. S. _'asuhe_.
_ati_ interrog. pron. sing, who, pl. _gerati_; _ati gera_, who
among them? _ati susulia_, who knows? (I can't say); _doo ati_,
whose thing, who owns it? _ati satana_, what (who) is his name? S.
_atei_.
_ato_ 1. v. i., to be in motion; _ato buri_, with poss., to turn
the back on; _ato folo_, to cross over; _lua e ato fafigera_, the
flood came upon them; _ato ae_, to move quickly, to hurry. S. _ato_
1.
_ato_ 2. v. i., to be difficult.
_au_ n., the bamboo, flute; musical instrument. S. _au_ 3.
_auau_; _ngidu auau_, to hate.
B
_ba_ adv., gives force, explains, makes the diction less abrupt;
_ai ba_, who then? _a doo ba_, why so-and-so; _go_ may be added, _a
doo_ _bago_, the man there.
_babala_ n., a tempest; _babalai tolo_, a hurricane.
_babali_ (_gu_) n., cheek. Cf. _bali_. S. _papali_.
_babara_ (_gu_) n., side (of persons only), loins. S. _parapara_.
_babaranga_ n., a draught, shoal, of fish; _babarangai ia_, a shoal
of fish.
_babataini_ v. tr., to throw down, break by throwing down,
overthrow. S. _papa_.
_bae_, _babae_ v. tr., to speak, to say; _bae fua_, to rebuke.
_baea_, v. n., word; _si baea_, a word; _a si baea_, The Word.
_baela_ (_gu_) v. n., word, the act of speaking; _si baela
nana_, that word.
_baita_ big, loud, to grow big; _manata baita ana_, to love a
person; _mala baita_, Big Malaita. It is worth notice that the last
three letters of _baita_, viz, _ita_, are those which the
Spaniards, the original discoverers of Malaita, added to the name
_mala_, by which Malaita is known to the natives of those parts.
The part of the island which the Spaniards saw and named is called
by its inhabitants _mala baita_, and it is conceivable that the
_ba_ of _baita_ may have been lost in transcription. S. _paine_,
Alite _baita_. The root is probably _bai_, and _ta_ a verbal
suffix.
_balafe_ v. tr., to thank, to praise. S. _paalahe_.
_balafela_ v. n., praise, thanksgiving.
_balala_, _bala_ v. i., used with _fafi_; _balala fafi_, to
despise.
_bali_ n., part, side, of position; _ita bali logo_, from over
there; _i bali jordan i bali logo_, from the other side of the
Jordan; _te bali babali_, one cheek; _te bali maa_, one eye; Cf.
_babali_. S. _papali_, cheek.
_bara_ n., a fence, gate, wall, courtyard; _gule bara_, family
(tribe). S. _para_.
_baraa_ n., a feast.
_baru_ n., a large sea-going canoe, ship (late use).
_bata_ n., shell money. S. _haa_.
_bebe_ n., moth, butterfly. S. _pepe_.
_bele_ v. i., by mischance, by mistake, in error, of no avail.
_belengaini_ v. tr., to do a thing by mischance, in error. S.
_pele_.
_beli_, _belibeli_ v. tr., to steal, to rob, to steal from a
person.
_belila_ v. n., theft. S. _peli_.
_beu_ n., a chamber in a house; _kade beu_, inner chamber.
_bibii_ n., mud. S. _qiqi_.
_bibisu_ n., shiny starling, _callornis metallica_. s. _pipisu_.
_bibiu_, _mwela bibiu_, a baby, an infant. ?Mota _piopio_.
_bilage_ v. tr., to shut; _bilage maa_, to shut the door.
_bili_; _fabili_, to make dirty.
_bilia_ adj., dirty, unclean.
_bilili_ v. tr., to press upon, weigh down. S. _pilingi_.
_bilingi_ v. tr., to press down.
_binaae_ v. i., to shine, of sun.
_binisi_ v. tr., to bind.
_bito_ 1. v. i., to sprout, to shoot, to begin to grow; 2. n. a
sprout;
_bitona e bito_, it sprouted. S. _qito_.
_bobola_ to be fitting, meet.
_bobongi_ with loc. i, i _bobongi_, tomorrow. Mota _qong_.
_boe_ v. i., to be whole, big.
_boeboela_ adj., whole, sound, fat, well.
_bokosi_ v. tr., to hinder.
_bola_ n., a pigeon, _carpophaga rufigula_. Florida _bola_.
_bole_; _teo bole_, to dream; _Teo bolea_, _teo bolela_, a dream.
S. _qole_, Mota _qore_.
_bona_ v. i., to cease speaking, to be silent.
_bono_ v. i., to close a hole; _toongi bono maa_, sackcloth. S.
_pono_.
_bongara_, _bongangara_, v. i., to succor, nourish; _bongara
fonosi_, to oppose.
_bongi_; 1. _too bongi_, to be sad of face.
_bongi_; 2. _dau bongi_, to take hold of.
_boro_ 1. (_na_, _ni_), _borona aena_, heel.
_boro_ 2. adv., perhaps, probably, possibly.
_boro_ 3. v. i., _boro tafa_, to emerge, come out from. S. _pola_.
_boso_ n., a pig. Bugotu, _botho_, Florida, _bolo_, New Guinea,
_boro_.
_bota_ used with poss., blessed, to receive a thing gratis, to be
well provided with; _bota ana_, haply.
_fabota_ v. tr., to be of assistance to.
_bouruuru_ v. i., to fall down, to kneel down.
_bouruurula_ v. n. S. _pouruuru_.
_bubu_ v. i., to look; _bubu tete adalu_, to look earnestly at
them.
_bubungi_ v. tr., to look at.
_bubulu_ n., a star; _fe bubulu_, a star; a bottle (late use).
_bubulua_ adj., black. S. _pulupulu'e_.
_bubungi_; _bubungi luma_, a village. S. _pungu_.
_bukonu_ v. i., to be grieved; _lio bukonu_, to be sad of heart.
_bulo_, _bulobulo_ v. i. to turn; _afe bulobulo_, a tide rip. S.
_pulo_.
_bulu_ n., gall. S. _pulu_.
_bungu_ 1. a shell trumpet; _ufi bungu_, to blow the trumpet.
_bungu_ 2. v. i., to be deaf; _alinga bungu_, deaf. S. _pungu_.
_buri_ (_gu_) n., back, stern, behind, after, of persons, _buri
mwane_, second son.
_burina_ after that; _i burimu_, in your absence. S. _puri_.
_buro_; _lio buro_, _manata buro_, to forget. S. _pu'o_.
_burosi_ v. tr., _burosi lio_, to keep in doubt. S. _mahuro_.
_buroburo_ v. i., to bubble, to spring up, of water. S. _hure'i_.
_buru_ v. i., to be narrow; _tala e buru_, narrow is the way.
_buruburu_ v. i., to be frequent; adv. frequently. S. _puru_.
_busu_ v. i., to squirt, to eject spray; _busu asi_, a whale. S.
_pusu_.
D
There is no sound of n in the d. The pronunciation of d in Lau is
much the same as that of d in English.
_da_ 1. pers. pron. pl. 3. they; used by itself as subject, or
follows _igera_; _igera da ada_, they saw.
_da_ 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. suffixed to verb and to prepositions
as an anticipatory object, them.
_dada_ v, i.; _dada fafi_, to leave undone; to pass over.
_dadaola_, _daodaola_ adj., tired; _noni daodaola_, weary.
_dafi_ n., the golden lip pearl shell, a pearl; _fufue dafi_,
pearls. S. _dahi_.
_dalafa_ v. tr., to strike against, to hit.
_dali_ v. i., to tread upon; _uri dali_, to tread under foot. S.
_pulisi_.
_dalu_ 1. pers. pron. trial 3. they; used by itself as subj., or
follows _idalu_.
_dalu_ 2. pers. pron., trial 3. suffixed to verbs, and
prepositions, as object, and to prepositions as an anticipatory
object, and used of persons only, them.
_daluma_ (_gu_) n., middle, in the midst of; used with loc. _i_.
S. _danume_.
_dangi_ n., day, e _dangi na_, it is daylight; _dangiliu_,
brightness, glory; _maaedangi_, a day; _suli dangifiri_, daily. S.
_dangi_.
_dadangi_ v. i., to be daylight.
_dao_ v. i., to arrive; _rodo fi dao_, till nightfall; _dao ana_,
until. S._dao_.
_dara_ (_gu_) n., forehead. S. _dara_.
_daraa_ n., a young man; _maa ni daraa_, a young man.
_dari_ n., a valley, a creek. S. _da'iderie_.
_daro_ 1. pers. pron. dual 3. they two; used by itself as subj. or
follows _idaro_.
_daro_ 2. pers. pron. dual 3. suffixed to verbs and prepositions as
object, or to prep, as an anticipatory object, the two of them.
_darongai_ v. tr., to scatter, cause to disperse. S. _daro'i_
_dasa_ n., fog, mist.
_dau_, _dadau_ v. i., to hold, catch, take, touch; used with poss.;
_dau agu_, touch me; _dau toogu_, meet me. S. _dau_. 1.
_daula_ v. n., holding, touching.
_dedengi_ v. tr., to pour out. S. _dede'i_.
_dee_, _deedee_ v. tr., to catch fish; _mwane deedee_, a fisherman.
_deela_ v. n., _dee ana deela_, to fish.
_didi_ v. tr., to carve, to grave. S. _didi_ 2.
_diena_ adj., good, proper, accurate, beloved; _lio diena fafi_, to
delight in, to love.
_dienala_ v. n. U. _diena_.
_dila_ v. i., to jump down. S. _dile_.
_dingalu_; _dui dingalu_, completely finished.
_dodoria_ adj., clear, open, of path.
_dole_ v. i., to delay, to be a long time.
_dolofi_ v. tr., to rub in the hands.
_donga_ v. i., to spread, to circulate.
_dongaa_ adj., consecutive. S. _donga_ 2.
_doo_ n., thing; the noun ending may be added; with the personal
article, _a doo_, the person, so-and-so, such an one; _ni doo ne_,
the woman, woman (Voc.); _doo mamana_, truly; _ade doo_, to
worship; _dooa_, _doola_ v. n., _saitama dooa_, wisdom; _ade
doola_, worship; cf. S. _ola_.
_dori_ v. tr., to wish for, desire, love.
_dudu_ v. i., to move position; _dudu mai_, come hither; _dudu
oli_, to retire. U. _dudu_.
_dumuli_ v. tr., to lay hold of.
_duqe_ v. tr., to split, burst, wound; _too duqe_, to cause to
burst open; _ofu duqe_, to burst.
_duu_ v. tr., to visit upon, punish, repay, _qaiduu_, to revenge.
_duulana_, with loc. _i_, _i duulana_, because of.
_duula_ v. n., recompense.
E
_e_. 1. used to make a construct form, added to the first of two
nouns, _fuli abae ai_, man's handiwork; _toloe fera_, a hill; when
the first noun ends in _a_, _ae_ is contracted into _e_, _aqale
mwae_, ten bags; _fufue ai_, seed; when the first noun ends in _o_,
the _oe_ is contracted into _e_; _abolo_, piece, _abole ai_, log.
Cf. Mota, construct form of nouns, where the ending of the first
noun may be altered to _e_.
_e_. 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it, used to precede _nia_
when the meaning is, there is, it is: _na liqa gera enia ada_, they
have their holes; _ma te ai enia i luma_, there is only one person
in the house; generally used of the neuter; _e langi_, no, not; _e
langi ana_, it is lost; _e langi o si sulu isulia_, you must not
follow him; _e sui na_, it is finished; _e uta_, how? S. _e_.
e. 3. v. p., used with numerals and with _fita_; _e rua_. two; _e
fita_, how many? S. _e_.
_eela_ adj., lazy; _noni eela_, lazy.
_eelenga_ (_na_) n., the end of, its end.
_eeo_ v. i., to be crooked.
_ele_ v. i., to desire, used with _uri_; _ele uria_, desirous of
it.
_elela_ v. n., rejoicing.
_elea_ adj., joyfully.
_eli_, _elieli_ v. tr., to dig.
_elila_ v. n., digging. S. _eli_.
_enia_ pers. pro. sing. 3. he, she, it; _enia naane_, that is so;
_gele mwela enia ada_, the small child (he) was with them. Cf. _e_.
2.
_eqetaini_ v. tr., to remit, forego.
_ere_ 1. n., fire; _alu ere ana_, to set fire to; _si ere_, a
firestick.
_ere_ 2. v. tr., to plait.
_ereere_ v. tr., used as prep., round about.
_ereila_ adj., round in shape. S. _ere_.
_erisi_ v. tr., to dispatch, send. _qaierisi_.
_eta_ numeral, one; _eta inao fua_, to be in front of, to lead.
_etana_, ordinal, first, the first time. S. _eta_.
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_fa_. 1. causative prefix, applied to verbs and less frequently to
nouns, e. g., _famwaela_. S. _ha'a_.
_fa_. 2. termination of verbal nouns: _mae_, to die, _maemaefa_,
sickness; _otofa-_, concerning, _oofa-_, approaching, are always
followed by the suffixed pronoun. S. _ha_.
_faabu_ v. tr., to forbid. S. _'abu_.
_faabua_ v. n., an oath.
_faabusu_ v. tr., to fill, satiate with food.
_faada_ v. tr., to cause to see, to awaken. _ada_.
_faado_ v. tr., to apportion. S. _ado_.
_faalamaini_ v. tr., to entrust, to permit. _alamai_.
_faalu_, _faolu_, adj., new, fresh, recent; _arai faolu_,
bridegroom. S. _haalu_.
_fabaita_ v. tr., to make big, to magnify oneself. _baita_.
_fabili_ v. tr., to make dirty, to defile. _bili_.
_fabona_ v. tr., to appease, to cause to be quiet. _bona_.
_fabota_ v. tr., to be of assistance to. _bota_.
_fabulosi_ v. tr., to cause to turn, to turn over. _bulo_.
_fadole_ v. tr., to be a debtor to.
_fafanafi_ v. tr., to covet. _fana_.
_fafanga_ v. tr., to feed. _fanga_.
_fafaraasia_ adj., tasteless.
_fafi_ 1. v. tr., to help; _dau fafi_, to help, to surround; 2.
prep, concerning, causation; _fafia_, because of. S. _haahi_.
_fafo_ (_gu_) n., above, over, used with locative i., i _fafona_,
in addition, on top of it.
_fafola_ v. n., _alu fafola_, addition. S. _haho_.
_fafolali_ v. tr., to illuminate. _fola_.
_fafolifoli_ v. tr., to signify, to explain. _folifoli_.
_fafou_ v. tr., to proclaim. _fou_.
_fafunu_ v. tr., to destroy, to cause to end. _funu_.
_fafungu_ v. tr., to fill, _fungu_.
_fafurongo_ n., a disciple, _rongo_.
_fafuta_ v. tr., to generate, to beget; said of both parents.
_fafutala_ v. n., a generation, _futa_.
_fafuu_ used with possessive _ana_; _fafuuana_, real. _fuu_.
_faga_ (_gu_) n., mouth. Niue _fangai_, to feed; Mota _wanga_, to
gape; S. _awanganga_, to gape.
_fagaro_ v. tr., to deceive, to cause to stray. _garo_.
_fagwau_ v. tr., to make desolate. _gwau_.
_fagwoufi_ v. tr., to give drink to. _gwou_.
_fagwourufi_ v. tr., to cause to sit down. _gwouru_.
_fai_ 1. v. tr., used as prep., with, to help; _fai oe_, with thee.
_faini_ v. tr., to help, to companion with; _fainia_, moreover.
_fai_ 2. adv., where? used with locative i, or with prefix _ni_;
_ifai_, _nifai_. U. _hei_.
_fai_ 3. pref. to verb; _buri_, behind, _faiburi_, to leave behind;
_faigwa_, to spill.
_fai_ 4. numeral, four, _faina_, ordinal, fourth, the fourth time.
_faiburi_ used with poss., to leave behind, _fa_ 1.
_faigwa_ v. tr., to spill, to shed.
_fakukule_ v. tr., to cause to hang down.
_fakulufi_ v. tr., to let sink, to lower, _kulu_.
_falaete_ adv., only. S. _hali'ite_.
_falangi_ 1. n., a house on piles. S. _ha'alangi_. _langi_ 2.
_falangi_ 2. v. tr., to bring to nothing, to destroy. _langi_ 1.
_falauni_ v. tr., to decorate, to adorn, _launi_.
_fale_ v. tr., to give; _fale aba fafi_, to lay hands on.
_falela_ v. n., a gift.
_fali_, _fafali_ v.i., to walk, tread; _fali folo_, to turn aside.
S. _palili_.
_falisi_ n., garden, crop, season, year. S. _ha'lisi_.
_falooi_ v. tr., to torment, treat shamefully. _loo_.
_famae_ 1. v. tr., to kill. _mae_.
_famaesi_ v. tr.
_famae_ 2. v. tr., to quench. _mae_.
_famafo_ v. tr., to heal a sore. _mafo_.
_famamana_ v. tr., to establish, to make true. _mamana_.
_famanatai_ v. tr., to instruct, teach. _manatai_.
_famou_ used with poss., to warn, terrify, hold in honor. _mou_.
_famwaela_ used with poss., to laugh at. _mwaela_.
_fanau_ v. tr., to teach, educate. S. _ha'ananau_.
_fana_ v. i., to shoot. S. _hana_.
_fanasi_ v. tr., to shoot, to covet.
_fanina_ v. tr., to be wont, to accustom.
_fanonifi_ v. tr., to torment. _noni_.
_fanualama_ n., peace. S. _hanualama_.
_fanga_ v. tr., to eat, to bite (of fish); _toli fanga_, to fast,
abstain from.
_fangaa_ v. n., a feast.
_fangala_ v. n., food; _ade fangala_, to make a feast.
_fangado_ v. tr., to make strong; _fangado rage_, to comfort.
_ngado_.
_fangasi_ v. tr., to harden.
_fao_, _faofao_ v. tr., to weave, to plait. S. _hao_.
_faolo_ v. tr., to make straight.
_faolofi_ v. tr., to make straight, to justify (late use).
_faolu_ adj., new, recent, fresh. U. _ha'olu_.
_faorai_ v. i., to plot, take counsel, consult, talk together.
_faoro_ v. tr., to multiply.
_faoroa_ adj., often. _oro_.
_faqaqaoa_ v. tr., to make clean. _qaqaoa_.
_faqaqari_ v. tr., _faqaqari lio_, to comfort.
_fara_ (_gu_) n., beneath; with locative _i_, _i farana_, on the
earth.
_fararao_ v. tr., to cause to stick. _rarao_.
_farifari_ n., a scorpion. S. _hariheri_.
_farodo_ v. tr., to darken; _farodo maa_, to blind the eyes.
_rodo_.
_fasaa_; _fasaa fua_, to curse; _bae fasaa ana_, to curse anyone.
_fasi_ (_nau_) 1. prep., from, motion from.
_fasi_ 2. adv., a while; makes the diction less abrupt; _o lea
fasi_, please go; _alua fasi_, put it aside, i.e., wait a while,
presently.
_fasi_ 3. v. tr., to sow, to plant. S. _hasi_.
_fasia_ dehortative, don't! _fasia oko lea go_, do not go; _o fasia
oko luia lau_, do not forbid it any more. _fasi_ 2.
_fasifa_ v. tr., to sell, to hire.
_fasifala_ v. n., price, hire. _sifa_.
_fasui_ v. tr., to finish; _fasui lio_, to satisfy the mind. _sui_.
_fasusu_ v. tr., to give suck to. _susu_.
_fataali_ v. tr., to do harm to, to spoil. _taa_.
_fatai_ partic., out, clear.
_fataia_ v. n., a manifestation. S. _ha'atai_.
_fatake_, _fatakesi_ v. v. tr., to cause to stand, to set up;
_fatake qaimani_, to be a peacemaker. _take_.
_fataofai_ v. tr., to cause to stumble, to offend (late use).
_taofai_.
_fatau_ v. tr., to cause to be far off. S. _ha'atau_.
_fatemaea_ n., a wonder, a miracle; _si fatemaea_.
_fateofi_ v. tr., to cause to lie down, to put to sleep. _teo_.
_fateqa_ v. tr., to lengthen. _teqa_.
_fatona_ v. tr., to cause amazement to.
_fatou_ v. tr., to humble. _tou_.
_fe_ 1. article, a; used of things spherical in shape; _fe bread_,
a loaf; _fe bubulu_, a star; _fe gale bola_, a young pigeon; _fe
kakarai kua_, a hen's egg; _fe rade_, a reed; _na_ or _ta_, or
_te_, may precede; _fe uo_, a hill; _tefuana ta fe uo_, every hill;
_na fe uo_, a hill; _te fe mwela matala_, an only son; used of one
of a series; _fe asua_, a day; _fe rodo_, a night; used as a
multiplicative; _ro fe angia_, two cryings; _fita fe ade doo taa
fuagu_, how many sinnings against me? Cf. _qe_.
_fe_ 2. (a) marks repetition or restoration or continuance; is
accompanied by adv. _lau_, again; _na abana e fe boeboela lau_, his
hand was restored whole; _daro fe lea lau go_, they two went on;
(b) used as an illative, in that case, following upon. S. _hei_.
_fera_ n., land, village, habitation; _fera fu_, heritage; _fera
gwou_, a deserted village. S. _hera_.
_Ferasubua_ artificial islet north of _Fuaga_.
_fi_ illative, in that case, then, following upon, just now, for
the first time; follows the verbal particles _ka_, _ko_, but a
particle need not be used; _gami mi fi saitamana na tala_, and how
shall we know the way?
_fi_ 2. trans. suffix to verb; _tau_, to wash; _taufia abana_.
_fidali_ v. tr., to clap the hands, to strike with the hands. S.
_hideli_.
_fii_ v. i., to be in pain, to hurt. S. _hii_.
_fiila_ v. n., pain. _nonifii_.
_fili_; _tasifili_, alone. S. _hili_.
_filo_; _ada filo_, to choose, to perceive; _too filo_, to
perceive.
_finau_ n., a hook. S. _hinou_.
_fiolo_ v. i., to be hungry.
_fioloa_ v. n., hunger. S. _hi'olo_.
_firi_ adv., always, lasting; _too firi_, everlasting; _suli
dangifiri_, daily.
_firu_ v. i., to fight with weapons.
_firula_ v. n., a fight, war; _na firula_.
_fisu_, _fifisu_ v. tr., to pluck.
_fita interrog_. adv., used with _e_ 3; _e fita_, how many? _sasigu
ka fita fe ade doo taa fuagu_, how often shall my brother wrong me?
S. _nite_.
_fitali_ v. tr., to split; _too fitali_, split in sunder. S.
_hideli_.
_foaa_ v. tr., to pray.
_foaataini_ v. tr., to pray for.
_foaala_ v. n., prayer.
_foda_ v. tr., to shut, to close.
_foela_ v. n., division, schism.
_foga_ v. i., to be open, to rend. S. _ho'a_.
_fola_ v. i., to shine, to be clear; _lioda kasi fola_, their minds
shall be clear; _bae fola_, to speak plain.
_folala_ v. n., light, clear, shining.
_folaa_ n., a calm. S. _holaa_.
_folifoli_ v. tr., to measure, to signify, to exemplify.
_folifolia_ v. n., a measure.
_folo_, _fofolo_ 1. v. tr., to guard; _folo fonosi_, to protect.
_folola_ v. n., a guarding.
_foloa_ v. n., guardian.
_folo_ 2. v. i., to cross over; _fali folo_, to turn aside
_towards_; _ato_ _folo_, to cross the sea. _rarafolo_.
_fono_ v. i., to be full; _agala fono_, a full ten. Mota _wono_.
_fonosi_ (_nau_) verb used as preposition, against, to meet, to
protect. S. _honosi_.
_fonu_ n., a turtle. S. _honu_.
_foosi_ v. tr., to officiate, conduct service.
_fote_ 1. v. tr., to paddle; 2. n., a paddle; _si fote_. S. _hote_.
_fotoi_ v. tr., to hit, to crucify.
_fou_ 1. rock, stone; _si fou_, a rock. S. _hau_
_fou_ 2. v. i., to proclaim.
_foulai_ v. tr., to proclaim. S. _hou_.
_founia_, _faunia_ n., a sacrifice.
_fousi_ v. tr., to turn, to reverse.
_fu_ 1. v. i., to be grieved. S. _hu_.
_fu_ 2. adv., real, permanent, for good; _ngali fu ana_, to take it
permanently. S. _hu_.
_fua-_ (_gu_) 1. prep, to, for, dative, motion towards; _falea
fuana_, give it to him; _mae fuana_, die to his disadvantage; _soe
ledia fuana_, question him about it; _bae fua_, forbid anyone; in
order to, _fua qaimani_, in order to help; _ngado fua_, trust (a
person), _fuana_ used as subjunctive or optative.
_fua_ 2. n. ashes.
_Fuaga_ artificial islet inside reef at Ataa Cove.
_fuagalo_ v. i., to be in good time, early afoot in the morning.
_fuasa_, a crocodile. S. _huasa_.
_fualangaa_ n., sin.
_fufua_ (_na_) n., fruit; _fufue ai_, seed; _fufuana_, its seed. S.
_hue_.
_fufusi_ v. tr., to scatter, to sow.
_fulaa_ n., a spring of water. S. _hulaa_.
_fuli_ n., place; _fuli abae ai_, men's handiwork; _fuli fera_,
village; _i fulini_, in their place (neuter). S. _huli_.
_fulo_ 1. v. tr., to wash, to sponge; n., a sponge. S. _hulo_.
_fulo_ 2. v. tr., to prepare; _fuloa na tala_, to make ready a way.
_funu_ v. i., to come to naught, be destroyed; _ani funu_, to eat
up, devour; _doo funu gi_, things of naught, vanities.
_fungo_ (_gu_) n., relations at law; _fungona Peter geni_, Peter's
mother-in-law. S. _hungao_.
_fungu_ 1. v. i. to bear fruit. S. _hungu_.
_fungu_ 2. v. i., to be full. S. _honu_.
_funguli_ v. tr., to oppress, cause sorrow to.
_furai_ n., a net; _furai ana deela_, a fishing net.
_futa_ v. i., to be born.
_futala_ v. n., generation. S. _hute_.
_fuura_ v. i., to be dropsical. S. _pule_.
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_gagaro_ (_gu_) n., flank, side, of persons. S. _karokaro_.
_galai_ v. tr., to strike, beat.
_gale_ adj., precedes noun, small, little, of young persons or
children; _ro fe gale bola_, two young pigeons. S. _kele_.
_gali_ (_nau_) verb used as prep., round, around; lea _galia_, go
round it. S. _kali_.
_gamelu_ 1. personal pronoun trial, 1. excl. we; used by itself as
subj. or follows _igamelu_.
_gamelu_ 2. as _gamelu_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gamere_ 1. pers. pron. dual 1. we two; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igamere_.
_gamere_ 2. as _gamere_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gami_ 1. pers. pron. pi. 1. excl; we; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igami_.
_gami_ 2. as _gami_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gamolu_ 1. pers. pron. trial 2. you; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igamolu_.
_gamolu_ 2. as _gamolu_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gamoro_ 1. pers. pron. dual 2. you two; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igamoro_.
_gamoro_ 2. as _gamoro_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gamu_ 1. pers. pron. pi. 2. you; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igamu_.
_gamu_ 2. as _gamu_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep,
_garangi_ (_nau_) verb used as prep., near; adv., almost. S.
_kara'ini_.
_garo_ v. i., to be astray, loose, to be lost, to wander, to be
wrong; _manata garo_, to think astray, to err.
_garola_ v. n., transgression. S. _takalo_.
_gau_ 1. v. tr., to extract, to pluck.
_gau_ 2. v. tr., to bind.
_gefu_, _gefusi_ v. v. tr., to tear down, to roll away, to remove.
_gege_; _ada gege_, to look behind.
_Adagege_, name of artificial islet next to _Ferasubua_. S.
_keke_ 3.
_gele_ 1. adv., a little, somewhat. 2. adj., little; _gele qe ia
gi_, small fishes. S. _kele_.
_gelogelo_ v. i., to be shaken.
_gelogeloa_ adj., shaken. S. _kidekule_.
_geni_ n., a woman; _ni geni ne_ (Voc), woman; tole _genila_,
marriage. S. _keni_. Alite _mangeli_.
_gera_ 1. pers. pron. pi. 3. they; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igera_; used to mark plurality; _gera priest_; _gera na
Judea_. S. _kire_.
_gera_ 2. as _gera_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gi_ article, denotes plurality, follows the noun; _na mwane gi_,
the men; _na mwane oro gi_, many men; used with the forms of the
pers. pron. pl. but not with those in _lu_; _gi_ may be separated
from the noun; _na doo nia gi_, his things. S. _'i_ 8.
_gia_ 1. pers. pron. pi. 1. incl. we; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igia_. S. _ki'e_.
_gia_ 2. as _gia_ 1. but suff. as obj. to v. and prep.
_gidigidi_ v. tr., to knock with the knuckles.
_ginigini_ v. tr., to pinch. S. _'ini_.
_girigiri_; _girigiri lifo_, to clench the teeth; _girigiri lifoa_
v. n.
_go_ 1. adv., of place, there, thither, away; added to _lau_; _e
bae lau go_, he said also; _logo_, over there; _sifo go_, come
down, descend. S. _wau_.
_go_ 2. a demonstrative; _inau go agu_, I for my part; _tefe doo go
ana_, only one thing; _ne_ may be added; _inia_ gone, that is it.
S. _hou_ 2.
_golu_ 1. pers. pron. trial 1. incl. we; used by itself as subj. or
follows _igolu_. S. _kolu_.
_golu_ 2. as _golu_ I, but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.
_goni_, _gonitai_ v. v. tr., to receive, to keep, to observe and
do. S. _koni_.
_goro_ 1. pers, pro. dual 1. incl. we two; used by itself as subj.
or follows _igoro_. S. _kure_.
_goro_ 2. as _goro_ 1. but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.
_gougou_ (_na_) n., husk, shell,
_gu_ 1. pers. pron. sing. 1. I, used by itself as sub. or follows
_inau_. Florida, _ku_.
_gu_ 2. as _gu_ 1. but is suff. to v. and prep, as obj.
_gula_ n., place, part; _gula i maa_, outside; _gule bara_, family.
_gulu_ v. i., to be heavy, to be enceinte,
_gulufi_ v. tr., to be too heavy for.
_gulua_ adj., heavy.
_gumu_ v. tr., to strike, to punch. S. _kumu_.
_gutafi_ v. tr., to persecute. S. _kotahi_.
_gwa_; _faigwa_, to shed, to spill.
_gwaa_ v. i., to be open, of ears. S. _wa'a_.
_gwagwaria_ adj., patient, gentle.
_gwai_ 1. v. tr., to anoint; 2. n., ointment.
_gwaila_ v. n., anointing; _gwai ni gwaila_.
_gwalifoa_ v. tr., to cause to sink.
_gwalu_ 1. v. tr., to promise.
_gwalua_ v. n., a promise,
_gwalula_ v. n., a promising.
_gwalu_ 2. v. i., to moor a vessel,
_gwaofa_ n., house, ridge. S. _qaoha_.
_gwaofai_ v. tr., to hide, to cover over,
_gwari_ adj., cold; _kafo gwari_, cold water,
_gwarimabe_ v. i., to be gentle, quiet, sober. _gwagwaria_
_gwau_, _gwou_ (_gu_) n., head. S. _q'au_.
_gwaunga_, _gwounga_ n., a generation; _gwaunge mwane_, a
generation of men. S. _qaunge_.
_gwauru_, _gwouru_ v. i., to kneel, to bend. S. _pouruuru_.
_gwautoli_, _gwoutoli_ v. i., to bow, to bend. S. _qa'utoli_.
_gwegwe_ v. tr., to buffet; _salo_ e _gwegwe gera_, the wind was
contrary to them.
_gwelu_; _tatagwelu_, headlong. S. _tataqelu_.
_gwini_, _gwinigwini_ v. i., to be moist, wet. S. _qini_.
_gwou_, _gwougwou_, _gwoufi_, 1. v. v. tr. to drink.
_gwoula_ v. n., a drinking.
_gwou_, _gwau_ 2. v. i., to be deserted, overgrown, of gardens; to
be part; to be empty, finished, of a vessel; _fera gwou_, a
deserted village,
_gwoutai_ v. tr., to be apart, alone; _e gwouiai daro_, they two
were alone. Mota _won_.
_gwoubusua_ a hill. _gwou_, head,
_gwouru_, _gwauru_ v. i., to kneel, sit.
_gwourula_ session. S. _pouruuru_.
_gwoutai_, _gwoutaini_ v. v. tr., to bow the head.
_gwou ulunga_ n., a pillow. S. _qa'u ulunge_.
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_i_ 1. locative; always used before names of places; always with
adverbs of time and direction; _ifai_, where? _i daluma_, in the
midst; _i Ramarama_, at Port Adam; _i kade manga na_, at that time;
_i angita_, when? _i se_, _i sena_, here. Forms the compound
prepositions _ifafo_, _i fara_, _i lao_. S. _i_.
_i_ 2. genitive; _geni i Saa_, a Sa'a woman; _ro kesi kurui bata_,
two pieces of money; used to express purpose, _lea i fasifa_, go to
purchase. S. _i_.
_i_ 3. prefix to personal and demonstrative pronouns; _inau_,
_igoro_, _igia_. S. _i_.
_i_ 4. instrumental prefix forming noun from verb; _kamu_ to eat
areca nut, _ikamu_, a lime spatula.
_i_ 5. verbal suffix; _manata_, to think, _manatai_, to pity. S.
_'i_.
_ian_ a fish, a fish tooth (porpoise); _qe ia_, a fish. S. _i'e_.
_iano_ adv., on the ground, down; _mai iano_, on the earth.
_iangita_ adv., when? at what time?
_ibobongi_ adv., tomorrow. Mota _qong_.
_ida_ v. i., to be ashamed, to reverence; _ida fasi_, to reverence,
_idala_ v. n., respect, shame.
_idalu_ pers. pron. pl. 3. they; used by itself as subj. or follows
_dalu_, more restricted in application than _igera_.
_idaro_ pers. pron. dual 3, they two; used by itself as subj. or
follows _daro_.
_idu_ 1. v. i., to count.
_idumi_ v. tr. S. _idu_.
_idu_ 2. v. i., to move position; _lea idu_, to pass by; _lea idu
mai_, to enter.
_idula-_ (_gu_) n., on behalf of.
_ie_ (_gu_) n., stomach, womb. S. _'ie_.
_ifafo_ (_gu_) prep, above; _maaedangi i fafo_, two days ago.
_ifai_ adv., where.
_ifara_ (_na_) n., underneath.
_ifi_ v. i., to open, _ifingi_ v. tr.
_ifitai_ n., a mat, a bed.
_ifitaini_ v. tr., to spread as a cloth.
_ifu_ (_gu_) n., hair. S. _ihu_.
_ifu_ v. i., to be uprooted. S. _'aihu_.
_ifula_ v. n., a fall, an uprooting,
_igamelu_ 1. pers. pron. trial excl. 1. we; used as subj.; more
restricted in application than _igami_.
_igamere_ pers. pron. dual 1. excl. we two; used as subj.
_igamolu_ pers. pron. trial 2. you; used as subj.; more restricted
in application than _igamu_.
_igamoro_ pers. pron. dual 2. you two; used as subj.
_igamu_ pers. pron. pi. 2. you; used as subj.
_igera_ pers. pron. pi. 3. they; used as subj.; also as plural
article;
_igera fiolo_, the hungry. S. _ikire_.
_igia_ pers. pron. pl. 1. inch we; used as subj. S. _iki'e_.
_igolu_ pers. pron. trial. 1. incl. we; used as subj.; more
restricted in application than _igia_. S. _ikolu_.
_igoro_ pers. pron. dual 1. we two; used as subj. S. _ikure_.
_iida_ (_na_) n., pinnacle of house.
_iidimani_ only, just, to be about to; _iidimani si doo_, the
uttermost farthing; _tesi gida iidimani_, the merest piece.
_ikamu_ n., a lime spatula.
_ilangi_ adv., up, above, in the sky.
_ilefou_ n., a precipice; _fou_.
_ili_ v. i., to choose; Hi _doo_, to choose. S. _ilisi_.
_ilisi_ v. tr.
_ilao_ (_gu_) n., used as prep.; within; _ilaona_, inside. S.
_ila'o_.
_ileli_ v. tr., to judge.
_ilelia_ adj., bruised.
_ilifaini_ v. tr., to give commands to, to signify.
_ilitoo_ v. tr., to tempt; takes _gu_, _mut_, _na_, as pronominal
suffixes; _a ilitooa_ v. n., the tempter.
_imaa_ adv., outside, in the courtyard.
_i moumouli_ (_gu_) on, in, the left hand (late use).
_inakesi_ v. tr., to examine, take account of, beseech, importune;
_inakesi ingola_, to beseech.
_inala_ v. i., to discern by casting lots. S. _ilala_.
_inali_ 1. v. tr., to plait; 2. a rope. S. _i'eli_.
_inao_ (_gu_) n., before, in front of, of old time. S. _ina'o_.
_ini_ v. tr., to pinch, _ini_ i _luana_, to throttle. S. _'ini_.
_inia_ pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it; used as subj. and followed
by _nia_. S._inge'ie_.
_inite_; _inite arai_, the elders.
_initoo_ to be glorious; _soe initoo_, to glorify; _too initoo_,
the rulers; _initoo_, _initoola_, majesty.
_inumae_ v. i., to be orphaned, to be poor.
_inumaea_ v. n., an orphan. S. _inemae_.
_inunufa-_ (_gu_) n., because of. S. _inunuha_.
_ingo_ v. i. to beseech.
_ingosi_ v. tr., to beseech.
_ingotaini_ v. tr., to provoke.
_ingola_ v. n., _inakesi ingola_, to beseech.
_ioe_ pers. pron. sing. 2. thou, used as subj. and followed by _o_.
S. _i'oe_.
_iqa_ v. 1. to be spoilt, shed, of fluid.
_irogi_ adv., yesterday.
_irori_ v. tr., to mix, mingle, stir up.
_isara_ adv., shore, to the shore.
_ise_, _isegi_, _ise na_ adv., here.
_isi_; _isilana_, the end; _isiburi_, to be last, finally;
_isingana ne_, from henceforth; _sae isingana_, leave off speaking.
_isuli_ prep. motion after, motion over; _isulia rodo mana asua_,
by day and night; _lea isulia_, go after him. S. _isuli_.
_ita_ adv., motion from; _ita ana mai_, up to here; _ita mai ifai_,
whence; _ita na ma inao_, from of old.
_itafu-_ (_gu_) n., on behalf of.
_iu_, _iuka_ affirmative, yes.
K
_ka_ verbal particle, used of present or of future time, or of
consequent action; _nia ka bae uri_, he speaks thus; _gamelu ka
ania si taa_, what shall we eat? _sui ta nia kafi bae uri_,
thereupon he says; _lelea ka rodo_, go till nightfall; may be used
in negative sentences with the addition of _si_, not; _kasi
bobola_, it is not fitting. U. _'a_.
_kada_ n., a period; _kada na_, _kada ni_, at the time when; _i
kada uta_, when? _kade manga_, while; _kade beu_, inner chamber.
_kafo_ water; _si kafo_, a bamboo water carrier.
_kakalu_ a well of water. S. _kilu_.
_kakamu_ (_na_) n., edge, border.
_kakao_ basin, vessel, coconut shell cut to make a spoon. S.
_kaokao_.
_kakara_ egg; _fe kakarai kua_, hen's egg.
_kakasi_ v. tr., to carve.
_kakau_ (_gu_) n., finger. S. _kau_.
_kame_ (_na_) n., used with locative i, by the side of (of things).
_kamu_ v. i., to eat areca nut. S. _damu_.
_kani_ v. tr., to bind.
_kanila_ v. n., a binding.
_kanikulu_ v. tr., to hang up, suspend.
_kao_ a bamboo water carrier. Cf. _kafo_.
_kari_ v. tr., to tear, rend, break open, take to pieces.
_kau_, _kakau_, v. tr., to bind, tie.
_kakari_ v. i., to be torn.
_kauraa_ v. tr., to mend, patch.
_ke_ article, followed by _si_ 2.; _ro kesi kurui bata_, two pieces
of money; added to _te_, _teke si gula_, a part.
_kede_, _kekede_ v. tr., to cut, carve, write.
_kedela_ n., inscription, writing, letter.
_kedekedea_, _kekedea_, adj., gorgeous, bright-colored.
_kekerofa_ (_na_) n., of, _amongst_; _ada kekerofana_, choose from
among; _mou kekerofana_, fearful of.
_keketo_ v. tr., to judge.
_keketola_ v. n., judgment.
_keo_ v. i., to be blind; _mwane keo_, a blind man.
_kete-_ (_gu_) 1. n., head; i _ketena_, on his head.
_kete_ 2. v. tr., to cut; too _kete_, to cut in pieces.
_ki_ v. i., to be troubled in mind; _liona kafi ki_, his mind was
troubled.
_kiki_ v. tr., to pour,
_kila_ a stone axe. S. _'ile_.
_kilu_ a hole, grave, well; _kilu ni kafo_, a well of water. S.
_kilu_.
_kilugwou_ a tomb. S. _kiliqeu_.
_kirio_ porpoise. Mota _ririgo_. S. _'iri'o_.
_ko_ 1. verbal particle, used only with _o_ pers. pron. sing. 2.
_oko_; denotes consequence of action, used of present or future
time,
_ko-_ (_gu_) 2. n., ancestor; _ko gia gi_, our fathers. S.
_kookoo_.
_kobu_ v. i., to be fat.
_kobukobula_, adj. fat.
_koburo_ N. W. wind. Florida _komburo_.
_kokomu_ an islet. S. _komukomu_.
_kone_ 1. n. a flood of waters; 2. v. i. to be in flood. S. _kone_.
_kore_; _ruru kore_, an avalanche. S. _kore_.
_kua_ fowl; _kakarai kua_, fowl's egg.
_kubou_ a staff.
_kudo_; _qae kudona_, guiltless,
_kukui_ a dog. Mao. _kuri_.
_kulu_ 1. v. tr., to bury at sea. S. _kulu_.
_kulu_ 2. cf _kanikulu_.
_kuru_ 1. a piece, section, _kurui bata_, a piece of money, _ro
kurui doo_, two sections.
_kuru_ 2. v. i., to be maimed.
_kuru_ 3. v. i., to sink.
_kuta_ v. i., to shake. S. _kute_.
L
_la_ 1. termination of verbal nouns; attached to verbs; _mae_, to
die, _maela_, death; _bae_, to speak, _baela_, speech; the meaning
seems to be gerundival and to denote the act of doing a thing. Cf.
S. _la_ 5.
_la_ 2. termination of the verbal nouns, attached to certain nouns;
_te_, mother, _ro mwai telana_, mother and daughter; attached to
verbs; _tasa_, _ro fe tasala_, twice as much.
_la_ 3. adjectival ending; attached to verbs; _taga_, to be
scattered, _tagala_, promiscuously; _tagalo_, to be lost,
_tagalola_, lost; _teo_, _teteola_; attached to nouns, _mwai_,
_mwaila_.
_labu_ v. tr., to assault. S. _rapu_.
_labua_ n., point, prick, splinter.
_lada_ v. i., to fall down. S. _lada_,
_lade_ deep water, secure anchorage. S. _lade_.
_lado_ v. tr., to join, knit; _lado ae_, to follow.
_ladola_ v. n., a member.
_lafi_, _lalafi_ v. v. tr., to take up, pull up, draw out, Mota
_lav_.
_lafu_ 1. v. tr., to pull, to wrench, pluck.
_lafu_ 2. to be worn out, old; _lafue toongi_, old clothes. S.
_lahu_.
_lafusi_, _lalafusi_, v. tr., to be ignorant of.
_lai_ transitive suffix to verb; _tege_, _tegelai_. S. _la'i_.
_lala_ v. i., to stretch; _lala fonosi_, protect. S. _lala'i_.
_lalaba_ v. i., to walk about. S. _la'alapa_.
_lalabata_, court yard.
_lalago_ v. i., to cling. S. _nanako_.
_lalano_ the ground immediately above the beach.
_lalanga_ v. i., to be dry, without coconut milk (of yam puddings),
unleavened; _usu lalanga_ to wipe dry. S. _langa_.
_lali_ (_na_) 1. n., root, _lali ngado_, to be firmly rooted.
_lali_ 2. v. tr., to drive.
_lalao_ v. i., to run.
_lalaoa_ v. n., a herald. Mota _valago_.
_lalifu_ (_na_) n. corner.
_laliqate_ v. i., to make an oration, to preach.
_laliqatela_ v. n. S. _wale_.
_lamua_ a dove; _fe lamua_; _ta ro fe lamua_, two doves.
_langae_, to throw; _langae fou_, to cast stones.
_langi_ 1. negative, no, not; _e_ may be prefixed; used as negative
particle; _e langi nau gu lea_, I did not go; _si_ may be added,
_nia langi si saea_, he does not know, _e langi nau gu si lea_, I
am not going; _e langi si langi lau_, not again; _langi lau_ no
more; _langi ana_, not existing, lost; _langi ta_, or, if not; _ma
langi_, _ma e langi_, or not, in questions; _lalangi ana_, nothing.
_langi_ 2. sky, heaven; _ilangi_. S. _langi_.
_lao_ (_na_) n, in; _lao rodo_, at night; i _laogamu_, _amongst_
you, in you, _laona maamu_, in your eye. S. _lalo_.
_laongi_ v. tr., to cross, step over; S. _laongi_.
_Lau_ 1. name of the language spoken by the coast peoples of Big
Malaita on the artificial Islets off northeast coast, spoken also
at Port Adam on Little Malaita.
_lau_ 2. adv. again, anew, also; _go_ may be added, _inau lau go_.
S. _lou_.
_lau_ 3. v. tr., to wrest, abduct; _lau doola_, extortion; _lau
fafi_, to deliver. S. _lau_.
_lausi_ v. tr., _bae lausit_ to compel.
_lea lelea_, v. i., to go; _lea fonosi_, to afflict; _lea isuli_,
to follow.
_leafi_ v. tr., to cause to move.
_lelea_ v. n., going.
_leala_ v. n., a herald. S. _lae_.
_lebelebe_ v. i., to be weak, sick.
_lebelebela_ v. n., trembling.
_ledi_ 1. v. tr., to ask a question; _aoe ledi_, to question a
person.
_ledila_ v. n., questioning.
_ledi_ 2. v. tr., to abominate, to renounce; _qatiedi_. S.
_leledi_.
_lelefe_, a dish, bowl, of wood.
_li_ 1. genitive; _maalimaea_, enemy; _maalitafa_, channel; a
variant of _ni_.
_li_ 2. transitive suffix to verbs, _mae_, _maeli_.
_lifo_ (_gu_) n. tooth; _girigiri lifoa_, gnashing of teeth. S.
_niho_.
_liligali_ (_nau_), prep, all around. S. _lilikeli_.
_lima_ 1. (_gu_) n. hand, arm. S. _nime_.
_lima_ 2. numeral, five; _e lima_. S. _lime_.
_limana_ ordinal, fifth, the fifth time.
_lingisi_ v. tr., to reverse, turn upwards. S. _lingi_.
_liqa_, cave, hole. S. _liwe_.
_liu_, _liliu_ v. i., to ply, come, pass by; _liu idu_, to pass by;
_liliu kali_, to spread; _liu inao fuagamu_, go in front of you.
_liufa_ v. n., an epidemic. S. _liu_.
_lio_ 1. v. i., to look, seem.
_lio_ (_gu_) n., appearance. S. _lio_.
_lio_ 2. (_gu_) n., heart, mind; _lio sarofaia_, harmless; _lio
bukonua_, sorrow; _ro si lio_ double mind; _lio too_, to be wise,
_lio tooa_, _lio_ _toola_, wisdom; _alu te si lio_, to be brave.
_lita_ (_gu_) n., waist, loins,
_lo_ adv., there, used with _go_, and _gi_; _ita mai logo_, thence;
_logo_ north west; _na ogule boso logi_, the herd of swine over
there.
_lobo_ v. i., a lake, pond. S. _lopo_.
_lofo_ 1 v. i., to jump, to fly; _lofo laongi_, to jump over; _ano
lofo_, dust.
_lofoi_ v. tr., to assault. S. _loho_.
_lofo_ 2. (_na_) n, in the neighborhood of, over against, opposite
to; _i lofona fera_, opposite the village.
_logosi_ v. tr., to incline, bend. S. _lolosi_.
_lola_ v. i., to drown.
_lologu_ v. i., to be palsied, crippled. S. _loku_.
_lolosi_ v. tr., to bend. S. _lolosi_.
_lolou_ v. i., to make a noise, reverberate. S. _lolou_.
_loo_ v. i., to be fierce, wild, suspicious.
_falooi_, to persecute, cause to be wild. S. _loo_.
_looua_ grass.
_loulou_ 1. v. i., to be quick; 2. adv., quickly, quick. S.
_lauleu_.
_loulou_ 3. adj., whole, entire, in one piece. S. _laku_.
_lu_ contraction for _olu_ three, used to form trial number of
pronoun; _dalu_, _golu_, etc. S. _lu_.
_luga_ v. i., to loose.
_lugatai_, _lugataini_ v. v. tr.
_lugala_ v. n., loosing. S. _luhe_.
_lui_ v. tr., to forbid, reserve; _alu lui_ to set a taboo mark on.
S. _luu'i_
_lukumi_ v. tr., to restrain.
_lulua_ 1. a stranger, guest.
_lulua_ 2. a basket of plaited coconut leaf. S. _luelue_.
_luu_ v. tr., to move, to depart. S. _luu_.
M
_m_ adjectival prefix; _moi_ broken.
_ma_ 1. conjunction; _ma ana_, though; _ma ka langi_, or not, in
questions; _ma ta_, but.
_ma_ 2. adjectival prefix of condition; _madiu_; _matala_. S. _ma_.
_maa_ 1. (_gu_) n., eye, face, aperture, gate; _i maa_, at the
door, in the courtyard; _gula i maa_, outside; _maana bara_, gate;
_maa too_ (_gu_) to visit; _toongi bono maa_, sackcloth: 2. art.
one, a; _maa ni dara gi_, young men; _fai maae oru qailiu_, the
four winds; _maae dangi_, a day, _maae dangi i fafo_, two days
hence; _maae rodo_, darkness; _maae fera_, a village. S. _maa_.
_maa_ 3. voc., father; _maa nau_, father. S. _ma'a_.
_maabala_ to no effect; _rao maabala_, to work unprofitably. S.
_maatala_.
_maabe_ v. i., to be willing; _mu maabe ni elela_, you were willing
to rejoice.
_maadara_ (_gu_) n., forehead. S. _dara_.
_maafu_ v. tr., to cover with wrappings; _maafu maa_, to blindfold.
_maala_ an ulcer, a sore.
_maaligwou_ v. i., to be thirsty, _gwou_ 1.
_maalimaea_ enemy. _mae_.
_maalitafa_ channel in reef. S. _maalitawa_.
_maamana_; _ro maamana_, father and son.
_maasi_ v. tr., to await, expect.
_maasia_ adj., while.
_maauugala_ to mock at, used with poss.
_mabe_ v. i., to be obedient, willing; _manata mabe_, patient. Cf.
_gwarimabe_.
_mabesi_ v. tr., to correct, rebuke.
_madafi_ v. tr., to perceive, feel.
_madalaba_ oven.
_madiu_ adj., different, other, another, astray; too _madiu gi_,
gentiles,
_madiua_ 1. exclam. well, I never! 2. adj. different. S. _diu_.
_mae_, _mamae_ v. i., to die, to be ill, to be numb, to be
eclipsed, of moon.
_maeli_ v. tr., to die of; _bae maeli_, to condemn to death.
_maea_ v. n., death, sickness,
_maela_ (_gu_) v. n., death, danger,
_maemaefa_ v. n., sickness. S. _mae_.
_mafo_ v. i., to be healed. Mota _mawo_.
_magu_ n. clothing; _si magu_.
_mai_ 1. adv., here, hither, this way; _ita ana mai_, hither; _ita
mai_ logo, thence. S. _mai_,
_mai_ 2. transitive suffix to verb, ala, _alamai_; _fatola_,
_fatolamai_. S. _ma'i_.
_makalokalo_ adj., in the early morning, used with locative _i_.
_makeso_ adj., weak, feeble.
_Mala_ 1. Malaita; _Mala baita_, Big Malaita; _Mala Tout_, Little
Malaita.
_mala_ 2. _mala iteite_ v. tr., to wound. Cf. S. _mala masi_.
_malefo_ shell money,
_malengai_ coconut,
_malimali_ adj., sweet. S. _malimeli_.
_malingi_ adj., split, overturned. S. _malingi_.
_mamagu_; v. i. _bae mamagu_, to revile.
_mamagua_ n., weakness,
_mamaloni_ adv., only, merely,
_mamalu_ 1.(_gu_) n., a shadow; 2. v. i., to cast a shadow; _sato e
mamalu_, it is towards evening. S. _mamalu_.
_mamana_ v. i., to be true, real; _doo mamana_, truly; _manata
mamana_, to believe.
_mamanaa_ truly.
_mamanaa_ n., power. S. _nanama_.
_mana_ used of numerals over ten; _aqala mana fai_. U. _mana_.
_manata_ 1. v. i., to think; _manata suli_ to know; _manata luga_,
to for- give; _manata too_ (_gu_) to remember.
_manatai_ v. tr. to pity.
_manataila_ v. n., 1. pity, mercy; 2. thought. S. _manata_.
_manata_ 2. v. i., to be quiet, tame. S. _manata_.
_mani_; _qaimani_, to help; _qaimani fainau_, help me; _fatake
qaimani_, to be a peacemaker.
_qaimania_, v. n., a company. S. _mani_.
_manu_ bird. S. _manu_.
_manga_ time, occasion, place; _i kade manga_, at the time; _i kade
manga_ _na_, now; _si manga uta_, when?
_mangata_ (_na_) n., midst, middle; used with loc. _i_. S.
_matanga_.
_mangisingisi_ adj., broken in pieces. _ngi_.
_mango_ (_gu_) n. life, breath; _mango fu_, to be sad; _mango suu_,
to faint.
_mangoli_ v. tr., to breathe upon. S. _mango_.
_mao_ 1. v. i., to dance. 2. n., a dance.
_maoli_ v. tr., to dance; _maoli mao_. S. _mao_.
_mara-_ (_gu_) n. of own accord, alone. S. _maraa_.
_maraqai_; _alu maraqai_, to become red and glowering, of sky.
_marigo_ (_gu_) n. flesh, body.
_matafa-_ (_na_) n., _too matafana_, to know. S. _mataqa_.
_matai_, _mamatai_ v. i., to have ague; _matai afedali_, fever.
_mataia_ v. n., disease, a sick person; _si mataia_.
_matala_ adj., lone, alone, merely; _tefe mwela matala_, only son.
_matanga_ (_na_) n., midst, used with locative; _i mangata_.
_me_ for _mai_ hither; _lea fasi me_, come here,
_mea_ 1. (_gu_) n. tongue; 2. v. i., _mea_ too, to taste of.
_meali_ v. tr., to lick.
_meafa_ (_na_) v. n., tongue; _meafana ere_, tongues of fire. S.
_mea_.
_meme_ in pieces; _too meme_ to break in pieces.
_mi_ 1. personal pron. pl. 1. excl. we; used by itself as subj. or
follows _gami_.
_mi_ 2. transitive suffix to verb; _ano_, _anomi_.
_midi_ v. i., to taste; _midi odonga ana_, to taste of.
_mode_ v. tr. to mend, patch.
_modela_ v. n., a patch.
_moi_ adj., broken. S. _'o'i_.
_moko_, _momoko_ 1. v. i., to be corrupt, to smell; 2. n.,
corruption.
_mokola_ v. n., corruption;
_mokofa-_ (_na_) v. n., the smell of.
_molagali_ n., all the islands; the world,
_momoi_ v. tr. to buffet; _afe e momoia na ola_, the wind buffeted
the ship.
_momoko_; _momoko ia_, breast, bosom.
_mone_ adv., gives life to the narrative; _tamone_; _otomone_.
_mori_, _momori_, as _mouri_, to live. Cf. S. _moli_, _walaimoli_,
_mauri_.
_morumoru_ v. i., to be broken in pieces. S. _morumoru_.
_mou_, _momou_, v. i., to fear.
_mouni_ v. tr.
_moumoula_ v. n., fear. S. _mau_.
_mouli_ to be left-handed, awkward. S. _mauli_.
_moumouli_ (_gu_) n., left hand.
_mouri_, _momouri_ v. i., to live.
_mourisi_ v. tr., to survive, escape from.
_mouria_ v. n., life.
_mourila-_ (_gu_) v. n., life. S. _mauri_.
_mousi_ v. tr., to cut off, sever. S. _mousi_.
_mu_. 1. pers. pron. pl. 2. used by itself as subj. or follows
_gamu_; _mu kafi lea mai i angita_, when will you come?
_mu_. 2. pronoun, suff. to nouns, sing. 2., thy.
_mumudi_ crumb, chip, scrap; _mumudi i doo_, scraps.