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li_, _alero_. 3rd Person, _pi_, _piro_. _valo_, _valoro_. The Possessives are formed with _ma_: _nema_, _nima_, _pima_, _daema_, _lima_, _valoma_. The Interrogatives are: _tsia_? who? _itara_? _vaina_? what thing? (S.H.R.) [130] These numerals differ from the Oru Lopiko of Father Egidi. He gives: _konepu_, one; _kalotolo_, two; _konekhalavi_, three; _maimitara_, many; _onionipu_, few. (S.H.R.) [131] Foot's joint. [132] Cf. M. _kon(on)de_, knot in wood. [133] Cf. Fire. [134] Cf. M. _tobo_, gourd. [135] Probably introduced. Mekeo _avaava_, Pokau _tavatava_, buy. [136] Introduced. Motu _asi_. [137] Cf. M. _kon(on)de_, knot in wood. [138] Cf. Fire. [139] Cf. Finger. [140] Cf. bag. [141] Sun its light. [142] _Na,_ I. [143] Arm's joint. [144] Cf. M. _kon(on)de,_ knot in wood. [145] Eyebrow's hair. [146] Eye-skin. [147] _Nu,_ thou. [148] Cf. Branch. [149] _Feneme_, eel. [150] Cf. _tala(pe)_, sp. thread. [151] Finger's mother. [152] Cf. Earth. [153] Foot's hollow. Cf. Pumpkin. [154] Cf. Earth. [155] _Nu_, thou. [156] Hand's hollow. [157] _ Ni_, you. [158] Side's tongue. [159] Introduced (Motu, _Kimai_). [160] _omen_, his. [161] Also handcuffs. [162] _Nu_, thou. [163] To give the breast. [164] _aumen_, his?. [165] _Cf._ Finger. [166] Breast, its nose. [167] Nose, its hole. [168] Introduced (Kabadi, Motu, _bara_). [169] Kabadi, &c., _nau_. [170] Sagopalm's important part. [171] _Na_, I. [172] Sit and Stay. [173] _Cf._ M. ememe, _pierce._ [174] _Cf._ Night, Darkness, Black. [175] _Cf._ M. _tsibe_, a reed. [176] _Cf._ M. _usi(le_), tusk. [177] _Omen_, he, his. [178] _Cf_. Mother. [179] Hand's neck. [180] _Yango(ne_) a plant of which the roots give a yellow stain [181] _British New Guinea Vocabularies_. London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. [182] _A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea_. Compiled by Sidney H. Ray. London, 1895. [183] _Annual Report on British New Guinea_. 1896-7, p. 13. [184] _Annual Report on British New Guinea_. 1897-8, p. 35. [185] _British New Guinea. Annual Report for the Year ending 30th June_, 1906. p. 93. [186] _Anthropos II, Heft_ 6. pp. 1016-1021. [187] In comparing I have omitted the non-essential syllable. [188] _Anthropos_, II. _Heft_ 6, pp. 1009-1021. [189] _Op. cit._, p. 1009. [190] _Op. cit._, pp
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