The Solomon Islands and Their Natives

CHAPTER X.

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A VOCABULARY OF BOUGAINVILLE STRAITS.

Vocabulary of Bougainville Straits--Divisions of the Solomon Island Languages--Affinities of the Vocabulary--Important Clues afforded by the Comparison of the Native Names of Common Littoral Trees in the Indian Archipelago and in the Pacific Islands--Other similar comparisons--Imitative Words pp. 180-191