ani 3. prep. concerning, in; e langi ani nau, there is nothing in me; gera ote gera ani nau, they will have nothing of me.  S. ani.

ani 4. poss. pl. 3, used of things only, for them; na doo da soi amu ani, the things which they asked you for.  S. ani.

ani 5. v. suff.; ui, to throw, uiani v. tr., to throw a thing.

aniramo, v. tr., to do violence to. ramo.

ano 1. n., earth; si ano lofo, dust.  S. ’ano.  Cf. gano.

   anomi v. tr., to bury.

   iano on the ground, down.

ano 2. v. i., to come to naught.  S. ’ano 2.

angai v. tr., to lift, to carry.  S. anga’i.

angi v. i., to cry.

   angisi v. tr., to cry over.  Mota tang.

   angia, angila v. n., a cry, crying.

angita adv. with loc. i, i angita, when? bye and bye.  Mota angaisa.

anu, anuanu v. i., to be shaken, to be loose.  S. anu.

ao v. i., ao maa ilengi, to lift the eyes, to look up.  S. aonga’i.

aqaa v. i., to be well, whole, convalescent.  S. awaa.

aqala 1. n. a ten, a tally; aqale mwai, ten baskets.

aqala (na) 2. n., its noise, the sound of it.  S. awa 2.

aqaoro v. i., to stoop.  S. aqa oro.

arabuu v. i., to reach, arrive at.  S. arapuu.

arai 1. n., husband; arai faalu, bridegroom; arai na luma, master of the house.

arai 2. n., a chief; inite arai, the elders.

arenga- (gu) n., part, duty.  S. arenga.

ariabasi v. i., to strive, endeavor, attempt.  S. lapasi.

ariri v. i., to be shaken.  S. ariri.

aro v. i., to soar.  S. aro.

asi 1. n., the sea, salt water, salt; i toulana asi, on the surface of the sea; asi namo, a lake; busu asi, a whale.  S. ’asi.

asi 2. man’s brother, woman’s sister; used only with art. mwai; mwai asi, brethren.  Cf. sasi.  S. ’asi.

asi 3. v. tr., to cast away, to fall down; daro langi si asidaro laona kilu, shall they not both fall into the ditch?

asia 1. adj., scattered; 2. adv., much, excessive, very; tou asia na, very lowly; elangi asia, far from it, by no means.  S. ’asi’a.

asua n. daylight, daytime; fe asua, a day.  S. atowa.

asufe n., a rat.  S. ’asuhe.

ati interrog. pron. sing, who, pl. gerati; ati gera, who among them? ati susulia, who knows? (I can’t say); doo ati, whose thing, who owns it? ati satana, what (who) is his name?  S. atei.