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1891 Robert Henry
Codrington : Surfboards in the
Banks and Torres Islands.
Extracts from
The Melanesians : Studies in their Anthropology and Folklore, Clarendon
Press, Oxford, 1891.
The language of
Mota is spoken as their native tongue by some eight hundred people, and
has never probably been spoken in a past generation by more than a thousand.
It derives its
only importance from its having become, by circumstances rather than by
choice, the language used as a common
medium of communication
in the Melanesian Mission.
...
Mota, Sugarloaf
I., is one of the Banks' Group, which lies to the north of the New Hebrides.
The Mota language
is closely connected with the other languages and dialects of the Banks'
Islands, and of the northernmost islands of the New Hebrides.
These belong
to a well-defined group of Melanesian languages ; and these again are members
of the great family of Oceanic Languages spoken throughout the island world,
which stretches from the coasts of Africa and Asia to the most Eastern
groups of Polynesia.
Page vii
The examples which
are given with some words are almost all written or dictated by natives.
A keen interest
was taken by those with whom the vocabulary was last revised, and their
help has been much missed in the compilation of the Dictionary in England.
Page x
Page xi
Page 7
Asuasu, said of a canoe running swiftly, o aka we asuasu sage salilina, runs up ashore in smoking surf.
Page 44
Lan, ... 3. ... Fl. [Florida, Solomon Islands] lani gabu, the iris on surf or rainbow, rain of blood.
Page 48
Lelenawo, V. [a word of Veverau] to swim on the surf-board.
Page 50
Leqa, 2. v. [verb] to fly before, dash away from ; leqa nawo, on a surf-board ;
Lin,
1. to incline, lean.
...
lin sur natapana,
met. has come safe through, has inclined his surf-board to the shore.
Page 78
Magovagova, bending, giving ; as the side of a boat when struck by surf ; elastic.
Page 98
Nawo, salt-water, salt ; surf ; v. [verb] ... nawo nun, surf coming in long line, ti malate vagaegae.
Page 100
Ninroa, [mn 2.] smooth, glassy, like surface of calm water.
Page 104
Nore, to make a noise ; nore goro, disturb by noise, norenore, noise, as of surf.
Page 105
Nun, to make a resounding noise as thunder, surf.
Page 109
Olo,
2. to come ashore, as of a canoe, its bow turning upwards to the beach.
...
ololovag,
M. [a word of Maligo] to come through surf on the tapa, surf-board.
Page 110
Oroi,
constr. [constructed], oro; rubbish;
...
oronawo,
light stuff carried up by the surf; oropei, rubbish carried by water.
Page 137
Qoriag, (qor) to whirl about, as surf ; qoriag risris, whirl and turn over and over.
Page 159
Sao, 1. n. [noun] a place on the shore without breaking surf, a landing-place for canoes ; tursao wesao, salava.
Page 196
Tapa, 1. (k) [noun taking suffixed pronouns] a board, slab of wood flat and thin ; a surf-board ;
Page 197
met. [metaphorical] ni me lin sur natapana, he has brought his surf-board down over the breakers, he is safe.
Page 228
Tuaqata, to crush, come smashing, crashing on ; as falling bread-fruit smashes, thunder or heavy surf crashes.
Page 229
Tuketuke-nua, surf leaping up when the reflex wave meets an incoming wave ; said to be tiketike nua.
Tul, 5. v. [verb] same as tila M. [a word of Maligo] to accuse, lay blame ; ni me tul goro ape nawo, he laid the blame on the surf.
Page 231
Turerea, the surf rushing back, as in a masasa; o matesale rere.
Tursao, [tur 3.] good, principal, landing-place, sao 1., were there is no surf.
Page 237
Uto,
1. to come above the surface in water.
2. uto nawo
surf on the surface of the sea; o navo taso;
Page 247
Vaqirqir, [va. 3.] to crowd together, qir, confusedly; o nawo we malate vaqirqir, surf breaks irregularly.
Page 271
Wal, 2. to form in lumps, rise in lumps; thence 1. to boil as water, surf, &c.,
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A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks' Islands, with a short grammar and index. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1896. |
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