(Footnote.  A mode of salutation practised throughout Torres Strait, and occasionally at Cape York.)

769 :  Scratch, pinch :  musiteipa :  -. 770 :  See, look after, watch :  yaweipa :  -. 771 :  Sew :  tarpeipa :  belkagur. 772 :  Shake :  lupeipa :  -. 773 :  Sharpen :  gizu paleipa (824, 722) :  -. 774 :  Shave :  piniteipa :  angkarung-gurra (449, 450). 775 :  Shoot (with gun or bow) :  uteipa :  -. 776 :  Seize, press, squeeze :  gasumeipa :  gipaburra. 777 :  Sing :  sagul piyepa (818) :  -. 778 :  Sleep :  ute-ipa (825) :  eremadin. 779 :  Smoke :  suguba wanipa (323, 730) :  -. 780 :  Sit down :  tanureipa :  engka. 781 :  Speak, tell :  mulepa :  ekalkamurra. 782 :  Spear, sting :  pageipa :  -. 783 :  Stand :  kadi (irregular) :  -. 784 :  Stand up :  kadi tanure (783) :  -. 785 :  Steal :  krameipa :  -. 786 :  Strike :  matumeipa :  untondunya. 787 :  Swim :  tapeipa :  rolma, rulma. 788 :  Take away :  meipa :  -. 789 :  Tear :  ladeipa :  -. 790 :  Thirst :  nukineipa (655) :  -. 791 :  Throw into :  teipa :  umpanya. 792 :  Tie :  kunumeipa :  -. 793 :  Touch :  tareipa :  abeang-gang-urra. 794 :  Turn over :  tarteipa :  -. 795 :  Unloose, untie :  ideipa :  -. 796 :  Waken :  welmeipa :  -. 797 :  Wash :  garwulgeipa :  -. 798 :  Water, make :  ing-uje (irregular) :  -. 799 :  Wound :  umaliza matumeipa (598, 786) :  -. 800 :  Wrap round, coil, twist :  nureipa :  -.

11.  MISCELLANEOUS.

801 :  Affix expressing article spoken of :  dza* :  -.

(Footnote.  Example:  Nabi’dza = this thing.)

802 :  Affix expressing possession :  leg* :  -.

(Footnote.  Leg or le, is to be possessed of, and, when used independently, is placed after the noun which it refers to:  ngai ’quassur daje leg = I have two petticoats; ngi kutai leg? = have you (any) yams?)

803 :  ——­ :  ki* :  -.

(Footnote.  The meaning of this is to a certain extent doubtful; however it enforces an affirmation:  Example:  ina muggi’ ki = this is VERY little : it is frequently used after pronouns:  Example:  arri ki kabspakai = we SHALL go to the dance.)

804 :  Affix of negation :  aige* :  -.

(Footnote.  Being the negative of leg, or le, as formerly stated, aige, or ge = to have not:  Example:  ngai kalak’ aige = I have no spears; nga ajir’ge = she has no shame.)

805 :  Any small article :  zapu (fish-hook, etc.) :  -. 806 :  Anger, rage :  kerket :  -. 807 :  Body of any creature :  gamu :  -. 808 :  Cold :  sumein :  ekanba (? to shiver). 809 :  Cough :  kobaki :  ulgene. 810 :  Crack :  pis :  -. 811 :  Dance :  kaba :  -. 812 :  Dirt :  tumit :  -. 813 :  Dream :  piki :  -. 814 :  Dust in the eye :  — :  lopicha. 815 :  Food :  aidu* :  -.

(Footnote.  As examples of various forms of this word, I may give, ana pibur aidu = give me (some) food:  ina aio? = is this eatable? ai = it is eatable.)