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pers. pr. 3, sing, suffixed as object to v. and prep.; him, her, it.

simple prep., locative; at; before inf. v. to; before 1st, 2nd pl. imper. as "are to"; in idiomatic use, from; ''ma avea? ma a Mota'', where from? from Mota; me masu a mine tangae, fell from off a tree; me ilo o aha a matenua, saw a ship from the cliff. Used before the names of places, Arao, a Rao. Forms compound prep. avune, on, &c.

v. to dash, fly swiftly; o tika ti a.

pref. to (1) some verbs and (2) some nouns, without meaning. (1) anig, avut; perhaps in this v. p. of Anaiteum, &c. (2) anok, aavik, aimak, atuqek; perhaps art. of Fiji, &c.

term, of verbal n.; galea, matea.

interj. in combination, are! awo! &c.

Aavi, (k) av, fire, with a 4; aavinsei? whose fire? aavik, mine.

Ae, 1. adv. without meeting anything; ilo ae, fail to see; sike ae, seek in vain; ni me van ae inau alo imak; masu ae, fall clear.
 * 2. v. ae kalo, climb without obstacle; o lan ni ae ni ae, may the wind blow without harming anything.

Ag, tr. term. of v.

Aga, 1. (k) poss. n., a 4. and ga 1.

Aga, 2. excl. no! not finished! ''aga! gale toga.''

Agavig, [ a 2. ] far off; gavig.

Ai, [ a 3. ] rush, dash, of wind, or tika; probably ag M.

Aia, 1. adv. [ a 2. ] there; see ia 3. 2. excl. of assent, that's it! that's right!

Aka, (k) canoe; aka paspasau, with plank sides. Fiji, waqa; Mao. waka; Sam. va’a; Bouru, waga, waa; Amboyna, haka; Ponape, wa.
 * A canoe is hewn out, we tara o aka; in shaping the hull, turiai, the tree trunk is cut with sideways strokes, ari, on the outside, and hollowed inside with straight strokes, pari. The two ends are shaped alike, the hollow part under the bows or stern being the qanqanai; the upper part of each end