CHAPTER X.
VOCABULARY OF THE ISLANDS OF BOUGAINVILLE STRAITS—TREASURY ISLAND, THE SHORTLAND ISLANDS, FARO OR FAURO ISLAND, WITH CHOISEUL BAY.
This vocabulary was formed in great part by Lieutenant A. Leeper, to whom I may take this opportunity of expressing my thanks for his kindness, in thus placing it at my disposal. I have supplemented this list from smaller vocabularies made by Lieutenant C. F. de M. Malan and by myself. It is to be regretted that, owing to Lieutenant Malan taking up a Colonial appointment in Fiji during the last year of the commission, we were unable to avail ourselves in a further degree of his knowledge of the Fijian tongue, and of his general acquaintance with the construction of the Polynesian languages. We are, however, especially indebted to him for the recognition of the pronominal suffixes.
The spelling follows to a great extent the mode adopted in the missionary alphabet of Professor Max Müller, as given on page 116 of the Anthropological Notes and Queries drawn up at the request of the British Association. The vowels and diphthongs are pronounced as in the following examples;—a as a in father, e as a in fate, i as i in marine, o as o in note, u as oo in moon, ai as ai in aisle, au as ou in proud. Where there has been an evident want of agreement in the three vocabularies, I have given the different words or the different spellings, as the case may have occurred. We have thus been, in some degree, “checks” to each other: and I hope we have avoided, in this manner, many of those errors into which the unassisted framer of a vocabulary is so liable to fall. The accented syllable is thus indicated (´) in most instances where it is needed, the accent being usually placed on the penultimate.
Miscellaneous Words
| Afraid | Fulau. | |||
| Angry | Fangolu; Gafolu. | |||
| Armlet | Pago. | |||
| Arrow | Iliu. | |||
| Ashes | Oafu. | |||
| Awl | Nila. | |||
| Axe | Libba-libba; Levo-levo. | |||
| Back | Aro. | |||
| Bad | Paiténa. | |||
| Bag | Ko-isa. | |||
| Basket | Koko; Besa. | |||
| Beat (to) | Lapu. | |||
| Before | Gaga. | |||
| Behind | Arogu. | |||
| Big | Yolulla; Kana-kana. | |||
| Blood | Masíni. | |||
| Blow | Ifu. | |||
| Bow | Lili. | |||
| Boy | Taui. | |||
| Break (to) | Taposha. | |||
| Bring | Galómi. | |||
| Brother | Manai-ina. | |||
| Bury (to) | Nafu. | |||
| Buy | Fūna-aili. | |||
| Calico | Bauro. | |||
| Canoe | Obuna. | |||
| Cap | So-so. | |||
| Capsize (to) | Igomo. | |||
| Charcoal | Sibi. | |||
| Chew | Tatau. | |||
| Chief | Lálafa; Yolóna. | |||
| Chief’s eldest son | Natuna. | |||
| Clean | Lapu; Sapolu. | |||
| Club | Peko. | |||
| Club (dancing) | Toko; Toku. | |||
| Cold | Lulu-gulu. | |||
| Comb | Supi. | |||
| Cut | Ausi. | |||
| Dance | Gatu. | |||
| Dark | Lali. | |||
| Day | Boï. | |||
| Dead | Mate; Imati. | |||
| Deaf | Kipau. | |||
| Devil (i.e., bad spirit) | Nito paiténa. | |||
| Dig (to) | Eli. | |||
| Dirty | Mati. | |||
| Drift (to) | Ali. | |||
| Drink (to) | Atali aoa. | |||
| Drinking-vessel (a cocoanut). | ||||
| with neck of bamboo | Dogo. | |||
| without neck | Droo. | |||
| Dry | Dūgga-dūgga. | |||
| Earthquake | Nono. | |||
| Eat (to) | A-am. | |||
| Egg | I-au. | |||
| Empty | Golu. | |||
| Enough | Sumána. | |||
| Fall | Kappa. | |||
| Fan | Etif. | |||
| Far | De-apína. | |||
| Fat | Hatutu. | |||
| Father | Apa. | |||
| Few | Alua-tapoína. | |||
| Fight | Tala. | |||
| Finish (end) | Egáfulu. | |||
| Finished | Sumána. | |||
| Fire | Feli. | |||
| Fish-hook | A-ili. | |||
| Flint | Kilifela. | |||
| Fly (to) | Lofu. | |||
| Food | Dorómi; Darámi. | |||
| Fo„d (cooked) | Selo-selo. | |||
| Full | Forna. | |||
| Gift | Teletafala. | |||
| God (i.e., good spirit) | Nito drékona. | |||
| Good | Drékona; Dékona. | |||
| Great | Yolulla; Kana-kana. | |||
| Half | Koputi. | |||
| Heaven | Lavia. | |||
| Heavy | Mamma. | |||
| Hot | Posella. | |||
| House | Numa; Fale-fale. | |||
| Ho„se (tambu) | Olatu. | |||
| Hungry | Belu. | |||
| Inside | Uni; Fakoria. | |||
| Jew’s harp | Mako-mako. | |||
| Jump (to) | Subolosa. | |||
| Kick (to) | Savulu. | |||
| Kill (to) | So-orti. | |||
| Kneel (to) | Fasiliki. | |||
| Knife | Papalana. | |||
| Know (to) | Atai. | |||
| Lick (to) | Damíti. | |||
| Lift (to) | Ikoti. | |||
| Light (in weight) | Dugga-dugga. | |||
| Live (to) | Peoka. | |||
| Long | Deapa. | |||
| Mad | Kipau. | |||
| Man | Kániga; Tium; Kániga-tium. | |||
| Many | Tapóina. | |||
| Mat | Sararang; Pota. | |||
| (The names of the two pandanus trees, from the leaves of which the mats are made.) | ||||
| Match | Sararang (vide preceding). | |||
| Moon | Ilala; Ilella. | |||
| Mother | Unka. | |||
| Naked | Ampea-paiia. | |||
| Net (fishing) | Sorau (large). | |||
| Sai-aili (small). | ||||
| Awi-sulu. | ||||
| (The plant supplying the fibre is named awi-sulu, probably a species of “Lyonsia.”) | ||||
| New | Faolu. | |||
| Night | Lali. | |||
| No | Api; Apea. | |||
| Noise | So-orli. | |||
| None | Ausaka. | |||
| Now | Ivai. | |||
| Old | Purafalu. | |||
| Open | Kapeta. | |||
| Outside | Ampapaluna. | |||
| Paddle (noun and verb) | Fosi; Fose. | |||
| Pay | Aili. | |||
| Path | Poa. | |||
| Pearl | Bor-otulu. | |||
| Pestle and mortar (wooden), used for pounding food | Tagero. | |||
| Plane (a) | Ketuma. | |||
| Plenty | Tapóina. | |||
| Pot (cooking) | Kore. | |||
| Present (a) | Teletafala. | |||
| Quarter | Totoli. | |||
| Queen | Mamaifi. | |||
| Quick | Fakare. | |||
| Rain | Laiti. | |||
| Resin | [166] | - | Anóga, for torches. | |
| Re„in | Tita, for canoe seams. | |||
| Rope | Fili. | |||
| Run | Gágona. | |||
| Same | Umbilua. | |||
| Sea | Keno; Kelo. | |||
| Short | Papa. | |||
| Shut | Dakopi. | |||
| Sick | Mate; Sali. | |||
| Sing (to) | Gatu. | |||
| Sister | Fafini. | |||
| Sit | Ahotu. | |||
| Sky | Abu; Avu. | |||
| Sleep | Suéli. | |||
| Small | Kaidakína. | |||
| Smoke | Tula. | |||
| Speak | Arei; Selli-selli. | |||
| Spear | Portulu. | |||
| Spirit | Nito; Nitu. | |||
| Star | Bito-bito. | |||
| Stone | Patu. | |||
| Stop | Aru. | |||
| Sun | Feo; Isang. | |||
| Swim (to) | Usu. | |||
| Tail | Aukuna. | |||
| Tambu (forbidden) | Olatu. | |||
| Tear | Igati. | |||
| Thin | Morsu. | |||
| Thirsty | Fana-oa. | |||
| To-day | Ibai. | |||
| To-morrow | Boiwa | |||
| Town | Famaca. | |||
| Tray | Kisu; Kishu. | |||
| (The name of the palm supplying the material for making the trays is also “kisu.”) | ||||
| Tree | Au; Ava. | |||
| Waist-cloth | Malioto. | |||
| Wait | Au. | |||
| Walk (to) | Dagona. | |||
| Wash (to) | Sisi. | |||
| Water | Ateli (fresh). | |||
| Wa„er | Kelo; Keno (salt). | |||
| Wet | Pu-un. | |||
| What? | Afana? | |||
| When? | Lefila? | |||
| Whistle (to) | Faso. | |||
| Wife | Ewa. | |||
| Wind | Oa. | |||
| Woman | Batafa; Bataha; Talai-ina. | |||
| Wood | Au. | |||
| Work | Karre. | |||
| Worn | Tualina. | |||
| Yes | O-o. | |||
| Yesterday | Lafi. | |||
[166] These are also the native names of the trees supplying the resins, the anoga being probably a species of “Canarium,” the tita, “Parinarium laurinum.”
Numerals.
| One | Ilia; Kala. |
| Two | Elua. |
| Three | Épisa; Ébisha. |
| Four | Efáte; Efatsi. |
| Five | Lima. |
| Six | Onomo; Onoma. |
| Seven | Fito; Fit. |
| Eight | Alu. |
| Nine | Ulia. |
| Ten | Láfulu. |
| Eleven | Láfulu kala. |
| Twelve | Láfulu élua. |
| Thirteen | Láfulu épisa |
| Fourteen | Láfulu efáte |
| Fifteen | Láfulu lima. |
| Sixteen | Láfulu ónomo. |
| Seventeen | Láfulu fito. |
| Eighteen | Láfulu alu. |
| Nineteen | Láfulu úlia. |
| Twenty | Tanuge; Tana oge. |
| Thirty | Pisa-vulu. |
| Forty | Fatia-vulu. |
| Fifty | Lima-hulu. |
| Sixty | Nomo-fulu. |
| Seventy | Fitua-fulu. |
| Eighty | Alua-fulu. |
| Ninety | Tia-fulu; Sia-fulu. |
| Hundred | Latu; Latu-u. |