Mantapmele, a kind of mantap.
Mantavusrawe, a bird; ta. 1.; mylagra.
Mantikeke, small.
Mantilele, small.
Man-toape, the beetle that feeds on toape.
Man-toganae, the frigate bird, man-of-war hawk; appears in togalau wind; stays, toga, on the Vat ganae.
Man-tut, a V.L. pigeon that cries tut.
Manu, 1. bird, flying creature, beetle, bat. The common Ocean word in Pol. Mel. and Malay Archipelago.
2. the bird or beetle which for food or other reason attaches itself to a tree or plant is the manu of it; e. g. manlope; thence the prefix man, before vowels manu, meaning fond of, given to,
Manu, 3. thunder ; o manu we vara, when lightning strikes.
Manu, 4. a particular beetle, black, in trees; eaten.
Manua, orphan.
Manuarar, a beetle which strips, ar, the bark of trees to get at the juices; met. a pertinacious man.
Manuepa, [manu 2.] one who loves his sleeping mat.
Manuga, V. same as maniga,, ulcer, sore. Sam. manual; N.B. manua.
Manuganuga, [ma 4.] weak with sickness, not able to hold things tight from weakness.
Manui, V. nose, beak.
Manuima, [manu 2.] fond of drinking.
Manulenule, [ma 4.] cut in figures, carved, nule; said of kor eaten by susmawo.
Manumaro, one who eats and is never satisfied; manu 2., maro.
Manun, sheltered, shaded, a damp close place in the bush.
Manur, heavy, principal, important, successful; napanena we manur, he is a good hand at shooting, fishing; manursala, at Tasmate a main road, elsewhere a cross road; manur tangae, a heavy log cast up on shore; panmanur, one who is a good hand at shooting, fishing; having mana for it.
Manurlama, dark blue; lama.
Manursala, cross road, at Tasmate high road.
Manuvutvalis, small green V.L. parrot.
Manvas, [man 3.] one who pretends not to have what he really has; we vas goro.
Manvetvet, a memorial.
Manvus, [man 3.] one who loves to beat and kill.
Manwara, [man 1.] an owl, wis; from its cry.
Manwotmele, same as mantapmele, a dove that sits on the top of the cycas, wot mele.
Manwowono, a child who grubs in the dirt.
Man, 1. V. to wipe.
manmanpul, sponge.
2. n. dry husk of cocoa-nut; used to man with.
manman, a thing to wipe with.
Mana, 1. n. an opening with lips, mouth.
2. V. to open, gape. Mai. manga; O.J. mangang.
manamana, keep opening and shutting a mouth.
manmanai, fold of flesh.
manarag, to make known by speech.
manasag, to declare.
Mao. mangai, mouth; Pol. Fij.
