b'AVAI . AVAIalt sequence Used in extendedavaka avakaphr Anything items within a construction to indicate or question which ofpluralityofpossiblethings;whatever, twoormoreistobespokenof.Mosteverything I wanted.Isakaigu avaka avakaHe gave me everything I chose.frequentlyarhetoricaldevice.Glossedaslanagiwhich someone of these two or more isavakapaila phr 1.Usedtointroduceathe speakers focus or whatever one of aquestion,inclauseinitialposition,Why? sequenceofpossibilities.BalukiavaitauWhat for?Avaka paila gwadi iuvalam? Why is I will speak to someone, either kaina avaivilathe child crying? See also paila. manorwoman.Availabitugwali,avaitau,2.Maystandaloneasaquestioning avaivila,avaigwadi? Whowillofferexclamation. himself, which man, woman or child?Avaiavakatuvaila phr Aquestioning katoulaavaikatoulababodi Whateverexclamation.Mayalsooccurinexpandedsickness may befall me. Syn. availa . availa,form,standinginclauseinitialpositionto avaka . avaka.introduce a question. What else? What more? AVAILA n3 1.Someone,anunspecifiedSee also tuvaila. gala avakaphrperson or individual.Kuluki availa bikauIts nothing important!Tell someone to take it.AVAKA AVAKAphr Whatever avaka. 2.Usedasaquestioningdevice,inclauseAVAKA PAILAphrinitialorphraseinitialposition,butwith Why? avaka. human reference only.Availa yoku?AVAKA TUVAILAphrWho are What else? avaka. you?Availa eikatupoi makawala? Who askedAWE exclam Alsofoundasawee.Acryof that? Syn. avaitau, but c.f. avaka. availaavaila phr Usedinreferencetoaannoyance or regret. Syn. ago, ai. It occurs in twomaincontexts:1.Asharpshort group,eitherdefiningonepersonoroneexclamationatlossofitemorregretover group, unspecified as to identity, number ors.o.s bad behaviour: Drat!, Oh dear! sex.Maybeglossedaswhoever.Availa2. A cry of grief in bereavement; here theWhoever wantsexclamation is slow and drawn out; it may be availa magila desi wala bikauthis can take it. Syn. avai . avai.partofasunglament,orawailofgriefat availatuvaila phr Whoelse?Seealso graveside: Alas! Woe is me!tuvaila. galaavaila phr Nobody,no-oneofAWEEexclam A cry of grief, occurring in this consequence.formwithfinalsyllablelong-drawn-out. AVAILA AVAILAphr EspeciallysoinchantsoflamentationorWhoever availa.ritualgrieving:Ohhgrief,grief!See AVAILA TUVAILAphr kavinavina.Seealsoawe.Note:thisformWho else availa. AVAITAUqn may be borrowed from Dobu, or may be anWhich man? avaitau.exclamationofgriefcommontomany AVAIVILAqn cultures in this area.Which woman? avaivivila. AVAKA n3 1.Somethingunspecified,AWOM1. conj Introducesaclausewhichnon-human reference only: Whatever, what.comparesapastbadhappeningwitha Eikauavakaibudokinanola Hetookpresent good; or which indicates that in spitewhatever he wanted.Ka, kugisi avaka labani of prior bad circumstances the present goodHey, look what I found.intention will not be altered. Glossed in spite 2.Usedasaquestioningdeviceinclauseof. Syn. kalubikoya, and see also kileta. initialposition,butwithnon-human2. exclam Acryofdesolation,inreference only.Avaka magim?do youmourning. What want?Avaka ilukwaim? What did he tell you? Syn. avai vavagi, and c.f. availa. 7'