sotroy—let it be drunk; hanina—food; hano—eat, or let it be eaten.

There are also certain prefixes added to roots of derivative nouns, such as fi, faha, etc., and suffixes, as ana, na, vana, etc., which affect the initial and ultimate letters of each word, a few examples of which are given below by way of illustration :—

Faoka, s. Clearing off

Mamoaka, v. To clear off

Fara, s. Anything rubbed

Mamara, v. To rub or scrape

Farana, ad. Level

Mamarana, v. To level

Feno, ad. Full

Mameno, v. To fill

Fody, s. Returning home

Mamody, v. To return home

Fono, s. Shrouded like a corpse

Mamono, v. To kill

Fotsy, ad. White

Mamotsy, v. To Whiten

Hahy, s. The dried by fire

Mamahy, v. To dry by fire

Hay, s. Knowledge

Mahay, v. To know

Hantona, s. Hanging

Menantona, v. To hang

Hariva, s. Evening.

Hataka, s. A petition

Mangataka, v. To beg

Hatona, s. Approach

Mamatona, v. To approach

Havokavoka, s. Beating

Manavokavoka, v. To beat

Helatra, s. Lightning

Manelatra, v. To flash

Heloka, s. Iniquity

Manameloka, v. To condemn

Hevitra, s. Thought

Mihievitra, v. To think

Hinaka, s. Pomelling

Maninaka, v. To beat

Hofa, s. Rent

Manofa, v. To pay rent

Hombo, s. Nail

Manombo, v. To cause to grow

Hozona, s. Shaking

Manozongozona, v. To shake

Kekitra, s. A bite

Manekitra, v. To bite

Lalo, s. A passing by

Mandalo, v. To pass by

Lama, s. Slipperiness

Mandama, v. To lubricate

Lanto, s. The act of arranging

Mandanto, v. To arrange