A Garland of flowers, A'v_ou_t_oo_,
s. A'r_ou_too
Ef ha, apai.
Generosity, benevolence, Ho'röa.
A Gimblet, Eho'oo.
A Girdle, Ta't_oo_a.
A Girl, or young woman, Too'n_ee_a.
A Girthing manufacture, Tat_oo_'y.
To give a thing, Höa't_oo_.
A looking-Glass, H_ee_o'_ee_ota.
A Glutton, or great eater, Taata A'ee, s.
Era'pöa n_oo_e.
To go, or move from where you stand Harre.
to walk
To go, or leave a place, Era'wa.
Go, begone, make haste and do it, Haro.
Go and fetch it, At_ee_.
Good, it is good, it is very well, My`ty, s.
Myty,tye,
s. Maytay.
Good-natured, Mama'h_ou_,
s. Ma'r_oo_.
A Grandfather, Too'b_oo_na.
A Great-grandfather, Tooboona tahe'too.
A Great great-grandfather, Ouroo.
A Grandson, Mo'b_oo_na.
To grasp with the hand, Hara'wa_ai_.
Grasping the antagonist's thigh when Tomo.
dancing,
Grass, _used on the floors of their Ano'noho.
houses,
To grate cocoa-nut kernel, E'annatehea'r_ee_.
Great, large, big, Ara'h_ai_.
Green colour, P_oo_re p_oore_.
To groan, Er_oo_,whe.
The groin, Ta'pa.
To grow as a plant, etc. We'r_oo_a.
To grunt, or strain, Etee,_too_whe.
The blind Gut, Ora'b_oo_b_oo_.
The Guts of any animal, A'a_oo_.
H.
The Hair of the head, E'ror_oo_,
s. E'roh_oo_r_oo_.
Grey Hair, Hinna'heina.
Red Hair, or a red-headed man, E'h_oo_.
Curled Hair, P_ee_p_ee_.
Woolly frizzled Hair, Oë'töeto.
To pull the Hair, E'w_ou_a.
Hair, tied on the crown of the head, E'p_oo_te.
Half of any thing, Fa'_ee_te.
A Hammer, Et_ee_'te.
Hammer it out, Atoo'bian_oo_.
The Hand, E'r_ee_ma.
A deformed Hand, P_ee_le'oi.
A motion with the Hand in dancing, O'ne o'ne.
A Harangue, or speech, Oraro.
A Harbour, or anchoring-place, T_oo_'t_ou_.
Hardness, E'ta,e'ta.
A Hatchet, axe, or adze, Töe.
He, Nana.
The Head, Oo'po.
A shorn Head, E'v_ou_a.
The Head-ache, in consequence of
drunkenness, Eana`n_ee_a.
The sense of Hearing, Faro.
The Heart of an animal, A'h_ou_too.
Heat, warmth, Mahanna,hanna.
Heavy, not light, T_ei_ma'ha.
The sea Hedge-hog, Totera.
A blue Heron, Otoo.
A white Heron, Tra'pappa.
To hew with an axe, Teraee.
Hibiscus, the smallest species of Hibiscus,
with rough seed cases, that adhere
to the clothes in walking, P_ee_re,p_ee_re.
Hibiscus, a species of Hibiscus with
large yellow flowers, Po_oo_'r_ou_.
The Hiccup, Et_oo_'ee,
s. E_oo_'wha.
Hide, to hide a thing, E'h_oo_na.
High, or steep, Mato.
A Hill, or mountain, Ma_oo_,
s. Ma_oo_'a,
s. M_ou_a.
One-tree Hill, a hill so called in
Matavia Bay, Tal'ha.
To hinder, or prevent, Tapëa.
The Hips, E'tohe.
Hips, _the black punctuated part of Tamo'r_ou_.
the hips_,
To hit a mark, Ele'ba_ou_,
s. Wa'p_oo_ta.
Hiss, _to hiss or hold out the finger at T_ee_'he.
one_,
Hoarseness, E'fäo.
A Hog, Böa.
To hold fast, Mou.
Hold your tongue, be quiet or silent, Ma'm_oo_,
A Hole, as a gimblet hole in wood,etc., E'r_oo_a, s. Poota.
To hollow, or cry aloud to one, T_oo_'o.
To keep at Home, Ate'ei te Efarre.
Honesty, Eea'_ou_re.
A fish Hook, Ma't_au_.
A fish Hook of a particular sort, W_ee_te,w_ee_te.
The Horizon, E'pa_ee_,
no t'Era_ee_.
Hot, or sultry air, it is very hot, Poh_ee_'a.
A House, E'farre, s. Ewharre.
A House of office, Eha'm_oo_te.
A large House, Efarre'pota.
A House on props, A'whatta.
An industrious Housewife, Ma'h_ei_ne Am_au_'hattoi
How _do you, or how is it with you, Tehanoöe.
Humorous, droll, merry, Fa,atta,'atta.
Hunger, Poro'r_ee_,
s. Po_ee_'a.
A Hut, or house, E'farre.
I
I, myself, first person singular, W_ou_(1) M_ee_.(2)
The lower Jaw, E'ta.
Idle, or lazy, T_ee_'py.
Jealousy in a woman, Ta'b_oo_ne, s.Fatee
no, s. H_oo_'hy.
Ignorance, stupidity, W_ee_a'ta.
Ill-natured, cross, _Oo_re, e'_ee_ore.
An Image of a human figure, E'tee.
Imps, the young imps, Tëo'he.
Immature, unripe, as unripe fruit, Poo.
Immediately, instantly, To'hyto.
Immense, very large, Röa.
Incest, or incestuous, Ta'wytte.
Indigent, poor, necessitous, T_ee_,t_ee_.
Indolence, laziness, T_ee_'py.
Industry, opposed to idleness, Ta_ee_'a.
Inhospitable, ungenerous, P_ee_'p_ee_re.
To inform, E'whäe.
A sort of Ink, used to punctuate, E'rah_oo_.
An inquisitive tattling woman, Maheine Opotai_ee_hu.
To interrogate, or ask questions, Faeete.
To invert, or turn upside down, E'h_oo_ra, tela'why.
An Islet, Mo'too.
The Itch, an itching of any sort, Myro.
J.
To jump, or leap, Mah_ou_ta, s. Araire.
K.
Keep it to yourself, V_ai_h_ee_'o.
The Kernel of a cocoa-nut, Emo't_ee_a.
To kick with the foot, Ta'h_ee_.
The Kidnies, F_oo_a'h_oo_a.
Killed, dead, Matte.
To kindle, or light up, Emäa.
A King, Eär_ee_,da'h_ai_.
A King-fisher, the bird to called, E'r_oo_ro.
To kiss, E'ho_ee_.
Kite, a boy's play-kite, O'omo.
The Knee, E't_oo_r_ee_.
To kneel, T_oo_'t_oo_r_ee_.
A Knot, Ta'pona.
A double Knot, Va'hod_oo_.
The female Knot _formed on the upper T_ee_bona.
part of the garment, and on one
side_,
To know, or understand, _Ee_te.
The Knuckle, or joint of the fingers, T_ee_,p_oo_.
L.
To labour, or work, Ehëa.
A Ladder, Era'a, s. E'ara.
A Lagoon, Ewha'_ou_na,
s.Eä'onna.
Lame, cripple, T_ei_'t_ei_.
A Lance, or spear, Täo.
Land in general, a country, Fe'n_oo_a,
s. Whe'n_oo_a.
Language, speech, words, Pa'ra_ou_.
Language, _used when dancing, Timoro'd_ee_,
te'Timoro'd_ee_.
Largeness, _when applied to a country, Ara'h_ai_.
country,_etc. N_oo_e.
To laugh, Atta.
Laziness, T_ee_'py.
Lean, the lean of meat, Aëo.
Lean,slender, not fleshy, T_oo_'h_ai_.
To leap, Ma'h_ou_ta,
s. A'rere.
Leave it behind, let it remain, 'V_ai_hëo.
To leave, E'wh_eeoo_.
The Leg, A'wy.
Legs, my legs ache, or are tired, A'h_oo_a.
A Liar, Taata,ha'warre.
To lie down, or along, to rest one's
self, Ete'raha,
s. Te'p_oo_.
To lift a thing up, Era'w_ai_.
Day Light, Mara'marama.
Light, or fire of the great people T_ou_t_oi_,papa.
Light, or fire of the common people, N_ee_ao,papa.
Light, to light or kindle the fire, A't_oo_n_oo_
t'E_ee_'wera.
Light, not heavy, Ma'ma.
Lightning, Oo'waira.
The Lips, _Oo_t_oo_.
Little, small, _Ee_te.
A Lizard, 'Möo.
Loathsome, nauseous, E,a'wawa.
A sort of Lobster, frequent in the isles, T_ee_on_ai_.
To loll about, or be lazy, Tee'py.
To loll out the tongue, Ewha'tor_oo_ t'Arere.
To look for a thing that is lost, Tap_oo_n_ee_.
A Looking-glass, H_ee_o'ee'otta.
Loose, not secure, A_oo_'w_ee_wa.
A Looseness, or purging, Hawa,'hawa.
To love, Ehe'nar_oo_.
Lover, courtier, wooer, Eh_oo_'nöa.
A Louse, Oo't_oo_.
Low, not high, as low land, etc. Hëa,hëa, s. Papoo.
E_ee_'öa.
The Lungs, T_ee_too,'arapoa.
Lusty, fat, full of flesh, Oo'p_ee_a.
M.
Maggots, E'h_oo_h_oo_.
A Maid, or young woman , T_oo_'n_ee_a.
To make the bed, Ho'hora, te Möe'ya.
The Male of any animal, male kind, E'öta.
A Man, Täata, s. Taane.
An indisposed or insincere Man, Täata,ham'an_ee_no.
A Man-of-war bird, Otta'ha.
Many, a great number, Wo'rou,wo'rou,
s. man_oo_, man_oo_.
A black Mark on the skin, E_ee_'r_ee_.
Married, as a married man, Fan_ou_'nou.
A Mat, E'vanne.
A silky kind of Mat, Möe'a.
A rough sort of Mat, _cut in the P_oo_'rou.
middle to admit the head_,
A Mast of a ship or boat, T_ee_ra.
Mature, ripe; as ripe fruit, Para, s. Pe.
Me, I, W_ou_, s. M_ee_.
A Measure, E'a.
To measure a thing, Fa'_ee_te.
To meet one, Ewharidde.
To melt, _or dissolve a thing, T_oo_'t_oo_e.
as grease etc._
The middle, or midst of a thing, Teropoo.
Midnight, O't_oo_ra,h_ei_'po.
To mince, or cut small, E'p_oo_ta.
Mine, it is mine, or belongs to me, No'oo.
To miss, not to hit a thing, Oo'happa.
Mist, or fog, Ry'po_ee_a.
To mix things together, A'p_oo_e,'p_oo_e.
To mock or scoff at one, Etoo'h_ee_.
Modesty, Mamma'ha_oo_.
Moist, wet, Wara'r_ee_.
A Mole upon the skin, At_oo_'nöa.
A lunar Month, Mara'ma.
A Monument to the dead, Whatta'r_au_.
The Moon, Mara'ma.
The Morning, Oo'po_ee_'po_ee_.
To-morrow, Bo'bo, s. A,Bo'bo.
The day after to-morrow, A'bo'bo d_oo_ra.
The second day after to-morrow; Po_ee_,po_ee_,addoo.
A Moth, E,pepe.
A Mother, Ma'd_oo_a, wa'h_ei_ne.
A motherly, or elderly woman, Pa'tëa.
Motion, opposed to rest, O_o_a'ta.
A Mountain, _or hill, Ma_oo_a, s. Mo_u_a.
Mountains of the highest order, Mo_u_a tei'tei.
Mountains of the second order, Mo_u_a 'haha.
Mountains of the third or lowest
order, Pere'ra_ou_.
Mourning, '_Ee_va.
Mourning _leaves, viz. those of the Ta'pa_oo_.
cocoa-tree, used for that purpose_,
The Mouth, Eva'ha.
To open the Mouth, Ha'mamma.
A Multitude, or vast number, Wo'r_ou_, wo'r_ou_.
Murdered, killed, Matte, s. matte röa.
A Murderer, Taata töa.
A Muscle-shell, No_u,ou_.
Music of any kind, H_ee_va.
A Musket, _pistol, or firearms P_oo_,p_oo_, s. Poo.
of any kind_,
Mute, silent, Fateb_oo_a.
To matter, or stammer, E'wha_ou_.
N.
The Nail of the fingers, Aee'oo.
A Nail of iron, _E_ure.
Naked, i. e. with the clothes off, Ta'lurra.
undressed,
The Name of a thing, E_ee'oo_.
Narrow, strait, not wide, P_ee_re,p_ee_re.
Nasty, dirty, not clean, E,repo.
A Native, Taata'toob_oo_.
The Neck, A'ee.
Needles, Narreeda.
A fishing Net, Oo'p_ai_a.
New, young, sound, Ho_u_.
Nigh, Poto, s. Whatta'ta.
Night, P_o_, s. E'a_oo_.
To-Night, or to-day at night, A'_oo_ne te' Po.
Black Night-shade, Oporo.
Nine, A'_ee_va.
The Nipple of the breast, E'oo.
A Nit, Eriha.
[1] Ay'ma, [2] Y_ai_ha,
No, a negation, [3]A'_ou_re, [4] A_ee_,
[5] Yeha_ee_a.
To nod, A't_ouou_.
Noisy, chattering, impertinent, Emoo.
Noon, Wawa'tea.
The Nostrils, Popo'hëo.
Numeration, or counting of numbers, Ta't_ou_.
A cocoa Nut, Aree.
A large compressed Nut,_that tastes E_ee_h_ee_.
like chesnuts when roasted_,
O.
Obesity, corpulence, Ou'p_ee_a.
The Ocean, Ty, s. Meede.
Odoriferous, sweet-smelled, No'nöa.
Perfumed Oil they put on the hair, Mo'nöe.
An Ointment,_plaister, or any thing E'ra'pa_oo_.
that heals or relates to medicine_,
Old, Ora'wheva.
One, A'tahai.
Open, clear, spacious, Ea'tëa.
Open, not shut, Fe'r_ei_.
To open, Te'haddoo.
Opposite to, or over against, Wetoo'wh_ei_tte.
Order, in good order, regular, without Wara'wara.
confusion,
Ornament, any ornament for the ear, T_ooee_ ta'r_ee_a.
Burial Ornaments, viz. nine noits Ma'ray Wharre.
stuck in the ground,
An Orphan, Oo'hoppe,
poo'_ai_a.
Out, not in, not within, T_ei_we'ho.
The Outside of a thing, _Oo_a'p_ee_.
An Oven in the ground, E_oo_'m_oo_.
Over, besides, more than the quantity, Te'harra.
To overcome, or conquer, E'ma'_oo_ma.
To overturn, or overset, Eha'pa_oo_.
An Owner E'whattoo.
A large species of Oyster, I't_eë_a.
The large rough Oyster, or Spondylus, Paho'öa.
P.
The Paddle of a canoe, or to paddle, E'höe.
To paddle a canoe's head to the right What'tëa.
To paddle a canoe's head to the left, Wemma.
Pain, or soreness,the sense of pain, Ma'my.
A Pair, or two of any thing together, Ano'ho.
The Palate, E'ta'nea.
The Palm of the hand, Ap_oo_'r_ee_ma.
To Pant, or breathe quickly, Oo'pou'pou,tëa'ho.
Pap, or child's food, Mamma.
A Parent, Me'd_oo_a.
A small blue Parroquet, E'v_ee_n_ee_.
A green Parroquet, with a E'a'a.
red forehead,
The Part below the tongue, Eta'raro.
A Partition, division, or screen, Par_oo_'r_oo_.
A Pass, or strait, E,aree'ëa.
A fermented Paste, of bread,
fruit and others, Ma'h_ee_.
A Path, or road, Eä'ra.
The Pavement before a house or hut, Pÿe,pye.
A Pearl, Pöe.
The Peduncle, and stalk of a plant, A'mäa, s. E'atta.
To peel _or take the skin off a
cocoa-nut_etc. A'tee, s. E'atee.
Peeled, it is peeled, Me'at_ee_.
A Peg to hang a bag on, 'Pe'a_oo_.
A Pepper-plant, from the root of
which they prepare an inebriating
liquor, Awa.
Perhaps, it may be so, E'pa'ha.
Persons of distinction, Patoo'nehe.
A Petticoat of plantane leaves, AArou'm_aiee_a.
Petty, small, trifling, opposed to Nooe, R_ee_.
A Physician, or person who
attends the sick, Taata no E'rapa_oo_.
Pick, to pick or choose, Eh_ee_ te mai my ty.
A large wood Pigeon, Er_oope_.
A large green and white Pigeon, O_o_'_oo_pa.
A small black and white Pigeon,
with purple wings, _Oooo_wy'deroo.
A Pimple, H_oo_a'h_ou_a.
To Pinch with, the fingers, _Oo_ma.
A Plain, or flat, E'_pee_ho.
Plane, smooth, Pa'_ee_a.
A Plant of any kind, O'mo.
A small Plant, E'rabo.
The fruit of a Plantane-tree M_aiee_'a, s. Maya.
Horse Plantanes, Fai'ee.
Pleased, _good humoured, not cross or Mar_oo_.
surly_,
Pluck it up, Ar_ee_te.
To pluck hairs from the beard, H_oo_h_oo_tee.
To plunge a thing in the water, E,oo'wh_ee_.
The Point of any thing, Oë,öe, or Oi,oi.
Poison, bitter, Awa,awa.
A Poll, _Oo_ra'h_oo_.
Poor, indigent, not rich, Tee'tee.
A bottle-nosed Porpoise, E'_ou_a.
Sweet Potatoes, Oo'marra.
To pour out any liquid substance, Ma'n_ee_.
Pregnant with young, Waha'p_oo_.
To press, or squeeze the legs gently
with the hand, when tired or pained, Roro'm_ee_.
Prick, to prick up the ears, Eoma te ta'r_ee_.
A Priest, Ta'h_ou_a.
Prone, or face downwards, T_ee_'opa.
A sort of Pudding, made of fruits,
oil, etc. Po'po'ee.
Pumpkins, A'h_ooa_.
To puke, or vomit, E'awa, s. e'r_oo_'y.
Pure, clear, E'oo'ee.
A Purging, or looseness, Hawa,hawa.
To pursue, _and catch a person who Er_oo_,Er_oo_,
has done some mischief_, s. Eha'r_oe_.
To push a thing with the hand, T_oo_'ra_ee_.
Put it up, or away, Orno.
Q.
Quickness, briskness, E'tirre. To walk quickly, Harre'n_ei_na. Quietness, silence, a silent or seemingly thoughtful person, Falle'b_oo_a. A Quiver for holding arrows, 'P_ee_ha.
R.
A small black Rail, with red eyes, M_ai_'ho.
A small black Rail, spotted and
buured with white, P_oo_a'n_ee_.
Rain, E'_oo_a.
A Rainbow, E'n_oo_a.
Raft, a raft of bamboo, M_ai_to'e.
Rank, strong, urinous, Ewão wao.
A Rasp, or file, Ooee.
A Rat, 'Yore, s. Eyore.
Raw meat, flesh that is not dressed E'otta.
cooked,
Raw fruit, as plantanes, etc. that are Paroure.
not baked
To recline, or lean upon a thing, E'py.
Red colour, _Oo_ra,_oo_ra,
s. Matde.
To reef a sail, Epo'uie te rya.
A Refusal, Eh_oo_'nooa.
The Remainder of any thing, T,'Ewahei.
To rend, burst, or split, M_oo_'m_oo_m_oo_.
Rent, cracked, or torn, E'wha.
To reside, live or dwell, E'noho.
Respiration, breathing, T_oo_e,t_oo_e.
A Rib, Awäo.
Rich, not poor, having plenty of Epo'too.
goods, etc.
A Ring, 'M_ai_no.
The Ringworm, a disease so called, E'n_oo_a.
Ripe, as ripe fruit, etc. Para, s. Pai, s. Ooo
p_ai_.
Rise, to rise up, A'too.
To rive, or split, Ewha_oo'_ wha_oo_.
A Road, or path, Eä'ra.
Roasted, or broiled, _Oo_a'w_ai_ra.
A Robber, or thief, E_ee_'a (taata.)
A Rock, Pa_oo_.
A reef of Rocks, E'a_ou_.
Rolling, the rolling of a ship, T_oo_'r_oo_re.
A Root, Ap_oo_, s. Ea.
A Rope of any kind, Taura.
Rotten, as rotten fruit, etc. R_oo_pe.
Rough, not smooth, Ta'rra, tarra.
To row with oars, E'_oo_me, s, E'höe.
To rub _a thing, as in washing the hands Ho'ro_ee_.
and face_,
The Rudder of a boat, or steering Höe,fa'herre.
paddle of a canoe,
Running backwards and forwards, Oo'atapone.
endeavouring to escape,
S.
The Sail of a ship or boat, E_ee_'ai.
To sail, or to be under sail, E'whano.
Salt, or salt water, Ty'ty, s. Meede.
Sand, dust, E'one.
Saturn, Whati'hëa.
Saunders's island, Tab_oo_a, Manoo.
A Saw, E_ee'oo_.
A Scab, E'tona.
A fish's Scale or scales, Pöa.
A pair of Scissars, O't_oo_bo,
s. O'tob_oo_.
A Scoop, to empty water from a canoe, E'tata.
To scrape a thing, Oo'a_oo_.
To scratch with the fingers, Era'ra_oo_.
Scratched, a scratched metal, etc. Pah_oo_re'h_oo_re.
The Sea-cat, a fish so called, P_oo_he.
The Sea, Ta_ee_, s. M_ee_de.
A Sea-egg, He'awy.
A Seam between two planks, Fatoo'wh_ai_ra.
To search for a thing that is lost, Oö,s.Pae'm_ee_.
A Seat, Papa.
Secret, a secret whispering, or slandering
another, Ohe'm_oo_.
The Seed of a plant, H_oo_a't_oo_t_oo_,
s. Ehooero
The sense of seeing, E'h_ee_'o.
To send, Eho'pöe.
A Sepulchre, or burying-place, Ma'ray.
A Servant, T_ow_t_ow_.
Seven, A'H_ee_t_oo_.
To sew, or string, E't_oo_e.
Seyne, to haul a seyne, Etoroo te p_ai_a.
Shady, Mar_oo_,maroo.
To shake, or agitate a thing, E_oo_a'wai.
A Shark, Mäo.
Sharp, not blunt, Oö'ëe.
To shave, or take off the beard, Eva'r_oo_,
s.Whanne, whanne.
A small Shell, Ot'eo.
A tyger Shell, Pore'h_oo_.
Shew it me, Enara.
A Ship, P_a_hee.
Shipwreck, Ara'wha.
A white Shirt, Par_oo_'y.
To shiver with cold, A'tete.
Mud Shoes, or fishing shoes, Tama.
The Shore, Euta.
Short, Po'potoo.
Shut, not open, Opa'n_ee_,
s. Poo'peepe.
Sickness, Matte my Mamy.
The left Side, A'r_oo_de.
The Side, E'reea'wo.
The right Side, Atou,a'taou.
Sighing, Fa'ëa.
Silence, Fatte'b_oo_a.
Similar, or alike, _Oo_whyä'da.
To sink, A'tomo.
A Sister, T_oo_'h_ei_ne.
To sit down, A'noho.
To sit cross-legged, T_ee_'py.
Six, A'Hon_oo_.
A Skate-fish, E'wha_ee_.
The Skin, Ee'ree.
The Sky, E'ra_ee_.
To sleep, Möe.
The long Sleep, or death, Möe röa.
To sleep, when sitting, T_oo_'roore,möe.
A Sling, E'ma.
Slow, Marra,marröa,s.Fate.
Small, little, _Ee_te.
The sense of smelling, Fata't_oo_,
s._Oo_too,too,too.
Smell it, H_oi_na.
To smell, Ahe'oi.
Smoke, E'_oo_ra.
Smooth, Pa'ya.
Smutting the face with charcoal for
funeral ceremonies, Bap'para.
A sea Snake, that has alternate
rings of a white and black colour, P_oo_h_ee_'ar_oo_.
To snatch a thing hastily, E'h_ai_r_oo_.
Sneezing, Mach_ee_'ai.
Snipe, a bird resembling a snipe, of
a black and brown colour, T_ee_'t_ee_.
Snot 'H_oo_pe.
Soberness, sobriety, sober, not given T_ei_r_ei_da.
to drunkenness,
To soften, Epar_oo_'par_oo_.
Softness, that is, not hard, Maroo.
The Sole of the foot, Tap_oo_'y.
A Son My'de.
A Son-in-law, H_oo_'nöa.
A Song, Heeva.
A Sore, or ulcer, O'pai.
Soreness, or pain, Ma'may.
Sound, any sound that strikes the ear, Pa'_ee_na.
A Span, Ewhäe ono.
To speak, Paraou.
Speak; _he speaks not from the heart, Neeate _oo_t_oo_ te parou
his words are only on his lips_, no nona.
A Spear, or lance, Täo.
To spill, Emare.
To spit, Too't_oo_a.
To spread, or to expand a thing, as Ho'hora.
cloth, etc.
To squeeze, or press hard, Ne,'ne_ee_.
To squeeze, or press gently with the hand, Roro'm_ee_.
Squint-eyed, Matta'areva.
A fighting Stage in a boat, E't_oo_t_ee_.
To stamp with the feet, to trample on Tata'hy.
a thing,
Stand up, Atëarenona.
A Star, E'f_ai_too, s. Hwettoo.
A Star-fish, Eve'r_ee_.
To startle, as when one dreams Wa'hee, te'dirre.
Stay, or wait a little, A'r_ee_a, s. Ar_ee_'ana.
To steal, 'Woreedo.
Steep, as steep rocks, or cliffs, Mato.
A walking Stick, 'Tame.
Stinking, ill-smelled, as stinking water,etc. Na'm_oo_a,
s. N_ee_'n_ee_o.
Stink, to stink or smell ill, F_ou_, f_ou_.
To stink, as excrement, P_ee_ro,p_ee_ro.
The Stomach, 'Para_ee_'a.
A Stone, Owhay.
A polished Stone, used to beat victuals P_ai_'noo.
into a paste_,
Stones, upright stones which stand on
the paved area before huts, T_oo_'t_oo_re.
A small Stool, to lay the head
on when asleep, Papa, s. Papa, r_oo_ä.
Stool, to go to stool, T_ee_t_ee_'o.
To stop, A'too.
The Stopper of a quiver, Ponau.
A Storm of wind, rain, thunder, etc. Tarooa.
Strait, narrow, not wide, P_ee_re,peere.
Striking, hollow striking in dancing, Ap_ee_.
The String of a quiver, E'aha.
Strong, as a strong man, _O'o_mara.
Struck, A'b_oo_l_a_.
Stupidity, ignorance, W_ee_a'l_a_.
To suck as a child, Ote,ote.
Sugar cane, E'To, s. Töo.
Suicide, Euha'a_ou_.
Sultry, or hot air, Poh_ee_a.
The Sun, Mahanna, s. Era.
The meridian Sun, T_ei_'n_ee_a te Mahanna.
Supine, lying, Fateeraha.
Surf of the sea, Horo'w_ai_.
An interjection of Surprise,
or admiration, Allaheuee'ai.
To surround, A'b_oo_ne.
To swallow, Horo'm_ee_.
The Sweat of the body, or to sweat E'h_ou_, s. Eh_ou_ h_ou_.
A sweet taste, Mona.
Swell of the sea, E'r_oo_.
T.
A Tail, Ero.
A Tail of a bird, E'hoppe.
To take a friend by the hand, Etoo'ya_oo_.
To take off, or unloose, Eve'vette.
To take care of the victuals, Ewhaapoo te maa.
To talk, or converse, Paraou.
The sense of tasting, Tama'ta.
A Tetotum, or whirligig, E'piröa.
To tear a thing, Ha'hy, s. Whatte.
A Teat, or dug, E'oo.
The Teeth, E'n_ee_h_ee_o.
Ten A'h_oo_r_oo_.
To tend, or feed hogs, Ew_h_a_ee_ te Böa.
Tenants, Af_eu_'h_au_.
A black Tern, with a whitish head, O_ee_'o.
There, Te'raee.
They, them, or theirs, To'ta_oo_a.
Thickness, applied to solid bodies, Meoo'meoo.
Thick, as thick cloth, etc. T_oo_e'too'e.
Thick, muddy, Ewore'r_oo_,s.Eworepe.
Thine, it is yours, or belongs to you, No öe.
Thirst, W'ah_ee_'y.
Thoughts, Para_ou_, no te o'p_oo_.
An appearance of thoughtfulness, Fate'b_oo_a.
Three, Tor_oo_.
The Throat, Ara'poa.
To throw, or heave a thing, Taora.
To throw a thing away, Harre'wai.
To throw a ball, Ama'h_oo_a.
To throw a lance, Evara'towha.
Throw, shall I throw it, Taure'a'a.
Throwing in dancing, Hoe'aire.
The Thumb, E'r_ee_ma,erahai.
Thunder, Pa't_ee_re.
Tickle, to tickle a person, My'n_ee_na.
A Tide, or current, A'ow.
To tie a knot, Ty.
Time, a space of time, from 6 to 10
at night, O't_oo_e, teepo.
Time, a little time, a small space, Popo'_eu_n_oo_.
Time, a long time, a great while, Ta'moo.
A Title belonging to a woman of rank, E'tapay'r_oo_.
A Toe of the foot, Man_ee_o.
A Tomb, T_oo_,pap'pou.
The Tongue, E'rero.
A Tortoise, E'hon_oo_.
Touching, Fa'fa.
Tough, as tough meat, etc. Ah_oo_'_ou_e.
A Town, E'farre p_oo_to p_oo_t_oo_.
To trample with the foot, Tata'he, s. Ta'ta'hy.
A Tree, E'räo.
A Tree, from which they make clubs, Töa (Eräo.)
spears, etc.
To tremble, or shudder with cold, _Oo_a'titte, s. Eta.
Trembling, shaking, A_ou_'dou.
To trip one up in wrestling, Me'häe.
A Tropic-bird, Man_oo_'roa.
Truth, Eva_ee_'röa,s.Para_ou_,mou.
To tumble, P_ou_ta'heite.
A Turban, E'täe.
To turn, or turned, Oo'ahöe.
To turn, as in walking backwards and
forwards, H_oo_d_ee_p_ee_pe.
Twins, twin children, Ma'hëa.
To twist a rope, Taw_ee_'r_ee_.
Two, E'Rooä.
U.
An Ulcer, or sore, O'p_ai_.
Under, below, low down, Oraro.
Under sail, P_ou_'pou_ee_.
To understand, Ee'te.
To undress, or take off the clothes, Ta'turra.
An unmarried person, Ar_ee_'oi.
Unripe, as unripe fruit,etc. P_oo_.
V.
Luminous Vapour, Epao. Vassal, or subject, Manna'h_ou_na. Vast, Ara,hai,s.Mai,ara'hai. The Veins that run under the skin, E'w_ou_a. Venus, T_ou_'r_oo_a. Vessel, any hollow vessel, as cups of nuts,etc. Ai'boo. Vessel, a hollow vessel in which they prepare an inebriating liquor, Oo'mutte. To vomit, Er_oo_'y.
W.
Wad, tow, fibres like hemp, Ta'm_ou_.
Wait, stay a little, Areeana.
Wake, awake, Arra arra, s. Era.
To walk out, Avou'_oi_a.
To walk backwards and forwards, H_oo_a p_ee_pe.
A Warrior, soldier, or rather a man-killer, Taatatöa.
Warmth, heat, Mahanna,hanna.
A Wart, Toria.
To wash, as to wash cloth in water, Mare.
To watch, Eteäe.
Water, A'vy.
Water-cresses, Pa'töa.
We, both of us, Ta_oo_a, s. Ar_oo_'r_oo_a.
A wedge, Era'h_ei_.
To weep, or cry, Hanö a,a,ta_ee_.
Well recovered, or well escaped, Woura, s. woo,ara.
Well, it is well, charming, fine, P_oo_ro'too.
What, whats that, E'hara, E'ha'rya,s.
Ye'ha_ee_a, expressed
inquisitively.
What do you call that, what is the
name of it, Owy te a_ee_'oa.
When, at what time, W'hëëa.
Where is it, Te'hëa.
Whet, to whet or sharp a thing, Evo_ee_.
To whistle, Ma'p_oo_.
Whistling, a method of whistling to
call the people to meals, Ep_ou_,maa.
To whisper secretly, as in backbiting, etc. Ohe'm_oo_.
Who is that, what is he called, Owy,tanna, s.
Owy,nana.
Whole, the whole not a part of a thing, E'ta,e'tea, s. A'ma_oo_.
Wide, not strait or narrow, Whatta,whatta.
A Widow, Wa't_oo_neea.
Wife, my wife, Ma'h_ei_ne.
The Wind, Mattay.
The south-east Wind, Mattaee.
A Window, Ma'laee ou'panee.
The Wing of a bird, Ere'ou.
To wink, E'am_ou_,am_oo_.
To wipe a thing clean, Ho'ro_ee_.
Wish, a wish to one who sneezes, Eva'r_ou_a t Eät_oo_a.
Within side, T_ee_'ro to.
A Woman, Wa'h_ei_ne.
A married Woman, Wa'h_ei_ne mou.
Woman, she is a married woman, she
has got another husband, Terra,tanne.
Won't I won't do it, 'A_eeoo_, expressed
angrily.
Wood of any kind, E'raö.
A Wound, Oo't_ee_.
A Wrestler, M_ou_na.
Wrinkled in the face, M_ee_o, m_ee_o.
The Wrist, Mo'möa.
A Wry-neck, Na'na.
Y.
To yawn, Ha'mamma.
Yellow colour, He'appa.
Yes, Ay, s. ai.
Yesterday, Ninna'hay.
Yesternight, Ere'po.
York island, Ei'mëo.
Yon Oë.
young,as a young animal of any kind, P_ee_'n_ai_a.
A TABLE EXHIBITING AT ONE VIEW, SPECIMENS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE SOUTH-SEA, FROM EASTER ISLAND, WESTWARD TO NEW CALEDONIA, AS OBSERVED IN THE VOYAGE.
English. Otaheite. Easter Island.
The Marquesas Isles. The Island of Amsterdam. New Zealand.
Malicolo. Tanna. New Caledonia
A Bird, 'Man_oo_,[22] 'Man_oo_,
'Manu_oo_,
Man_oo_, Manee, s. Man_eek_.
A Bow E'fanna,
'Fanna,
Nabrr_oo_s, Na'fanga.
Bread-fruit _Oo_r_oo_,
Mai_ee_,
Ba'rabe, Tag'_oo_r_oo_.
A canoe E'väa 'Wagga,
Ev'äa, Ta'wagga,
Wang.
Cloth Ah_oo_, 'Ah_oo_,
'Ah_oo_, s. A'hoo_ee_a, Babba'langa,Kak'ah_oo_,
Ta'nar_ee_, Hamban.
A Cocoa-nut 'Ar_ee_,
'Eeoo,
Nar_oo_, Nab_oo_'y, 'N_eeoo_.
To drink Ayn_oo_' A_ee_n_oo_,
'A_ee_n_oo_,
No'a_ee_, N_ooee_, 'Oo_d_oo_, s. _Oo_nd_oo_.
The Eye Matta, Matta,
'Matta, s. Matta_ee_a, 'Matta, 'Matta,
M_ai_tang, Nan_ee_'maiuk, T_ee_'vein.
The Ear Ta'r_ee_a, Ta'r_ee_an,
B_oo_'_ee_na, Ta'r_ee_ka,
Talingan, F_ee_n_ee_'enguk, Gain'_ee_ng.
Fish 'Eya, _Ee_ka,
'_Ee_ka, '_Ee_ka,
'Nam_oo_.
A Fowl, Möa, Möa,
Möa,
Moe'r_oo_.
The Hand, E'r_ee_ma, 'R_ee_ma,
E_oo_'my, E'r_ee_ma, 'R_ee_nga,
Badon'h_ee_n.
The Head, Oo'po, Aö'po,
Tak'_oo_po,
Ba's_ai_ne, N_oo_gwa'n_aium, Gar'moing.
A Hog, 'Böa,
'B_oo_a, B_oo_'acka,
'Brr_oo_as, 'B_oo_ga, s. 'B_oo_gas.
I,myself, W_ou_, s. ou,
'W_ou_, Ou.
To laugh, 'Atta,
Katta,
'Häarish, Ap, s.Gye'ap.
A Man, 'Täata, Papa?
T_ee_to,
Ba'rang, Nar_oo_'mäan.
The Navel, 'P_ee_to,
P_ee_to, s. P_ee_to'ai, P_ee_to,
Nomprtong, Nap_ee_ rainguk, Whanb_oo_ _ee_n.
No, (1)'Ayma,(2)Y_ai_ha,(3)A'_ou_re,'_Ei_sa,
'_Ee_sha, Ka'_ou_re,
Ta'ep, E'sa, '_Ee_va, _Ee_ba.
Plantains, 'M_ai_ya, (1)Maya, (2)F_oo_tse,
M_ai_e_ea_, 'F_oo_dje,
Nabrruts.
Puncturation, Ta't_ou_,
E'pat_oo_, Ta't_ou_, Moko,
'Gan, s. Gan,galang.
Rain, E'_oo_a, '_Oo_a,
Na'mawar, _Oo_e.
Sugar cane, E'To, To,
Na'r_oo_k.
The Teeth, E'n_ee_h_ee_o, 'N_ee_ho,
E'n_ee_ho, 'N_ee_fo, N_ee_ho,
R_ee_'bohn, 'Warrewuk, s. 'R_ai_buk, Penna'w_ei_n.
Water, A'vay, E'vy,
Er'g_ou_r, _Oo_e.
To Whistle, 'Map_oo_,
F_ee_o,f_ee_o,
Papang, Awe'bern, 'Wy_oo_.
A Woman, Wa'h_ei_ne,
Ve'h_ee_ne,
Ra'bin, N_ai_'bräan, Tama.
Yams, E'_oo_he, _Oo_he,
_Oo_fe,
Nan-'ram, _Oo_fe, _Oo_be.
Yes, Ai,
'_Ee_o,
Ai, '_Ee_o, 'Elo, s. _Ee_o,
s. öe.
You, Oë,
Oë.
One, A'Tahay, Katta'ha_ee_,
Atta'ha_ee_, Ta'ha_ee_,
Ts_ee_'ka_ee_, R_ee_d_ee_, Wag_ee'ai_ng.
Two, E'R_oo_a, 'Rooa,
A'ooa, E'ooa,
E'ry, 'Karoo, 'Waroo.
Three, 'Ter_oo_, 'Tor_oo_,
A'tor_oo_, 'Tor_oo_,
E'r_ei_, 'Kahar, Wat_ee_ en.
Four, A'Haa, 'Häa, s. Fäa,
A'faa, A'fäa,
E'bats, 'K_ai_phar, Wam'ba_ee_k.
Five, E'R_ee_ma, 'R_ee_ma,
A'_ee_ma, 'N_ee_ma,
E'r_ee_m, 'Kr_ee_rum, Wannim.
Six, A'ono, 'Hon_oo_,
A'ono,
Ts_oo_'ka_ee_, Ma'r_ee_d_ee_, Wannim-g_ee_ek.
Seven, A'H_ei_too, 'H_ee_d_oo_,
A'wh_ee_t_oo_,
G_oo_y, Ma'kar_oo_, Wannim'n_oo_.
Eight, A'war_oo_, 'Var_oo_,
A'wa_oo_,
H_oo_rey, Ma'kahar, Wannim'g_ai_n.
Nine, A'_ee_va, H_ee_va,
A'_ee_va,
G_oo_dbats, Ma'k_ai_phar, Wannim'ba_ee_k.
Ten, A'h_oo_r_oo_, Atta'h_oo_r_oo_,
s. Anna'h_oo_r_oo_,
Wannah_oo_, s. Wanna'h_oo_e,
Senearr, Ma'kr_ee_rum, Wann_oo_'n_ai_uk.
(Footnote re similarity of the languages)—omiited by ebook producer.
LETTER FROM JOHN IBBETSON, ESQ.
Secretary to the Commissioners of Longitude,
T0
Sir JOHN PRINGLE, Baronet, P.R.S.
SIR,
The Earl of Sandwich, and the other Commissioners for the Discovery of Longitude at Sea, etc. who were present at a late meeting at this place, having expressed to you a desire that the very learned and ingenious Discourse upon some late Improvements of the Means for preserving the Health of Mariners, which was delivered by you at the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, on the 30th of November last might, with Captain Cook's Paper therein referred to, be printed, and annexed to the Account of the Astronomical and Philosophical Observations made in the course of the said Captain Cook's late voyages which account is preparing for the press, under their direction; and it having been since thought more proper that the said Discourse and Paper should be annexed to the Second Volume of the Account of that Voyage, which is shortly to be published, by order of the Board of Admiralty, I have, therefore, the direction of the Earl of Sandwich, First Commissioner of that Board, as well as of the Board of Longitude, to acquaint you therewith, and to desire you will please to permit your said Discourse, with the Paper therein referred to, to be printed, and annexed to the Second Volume of the Account of the said Voyage accordingly.
I am, with great Regard and Esteem,
SIR,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
ADMIRALTY,
March 15, 1777.
JOHN IBBETSON.
A DISCOURSE UPON SOME LATE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE MEANS FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF MARINERS.
DELIVERED AT THE Anniversary Meeting of the ROYAL SOCIETY,
November 30, 1776.
By Sir JOHN PRINGLE, Baronet,
PRESIDENT,
CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR.
GENTLEMEN,
Before we proceed further in the business of this day, permit me to acquaint you with the judgment of your Council, in the disposal of Sir Godfrey Copley's medal; an office I have undertaken at their request, and with the greater satisfaction, as I am confident you will be no less unanimous in giving your approbation, than they have been in addressing you for it upon this occasion. For though they were not insensible of the just title that several of the Papers, composing the present volume of your Transactions, had to your particular notice, yet they did not hesitate in preferring that which I presented to you from Captain Cook, giving An account of the method he had taken to preserve the health of the crew of his Majesty's ship the Resolution during her late voyage round the world*. Indeed I imagine that the name alone of so worthy a member of this society would have inclined you to depart from the strictness of your rules, by conferring upon him that honour, though you had received no direct communication from him; considering how meritorious in your eyes that person must appear, who hath not only made the most extensive, but the most instructive voyages; who hath not only discovered, but surveyed, vast tracts of new coasts; who hath dispelled the illusion of a terra australis incognita, and fixed the bounds of the habitable earth, as well as those of the navigable ocean, in the southern hemisphere.
[* The paper itself, read at the Society in March last, with an extract of a letter from Captain Cook to the President, dated Plymouth, the 7th of July following, are both subjoined to this discourse.]
I shall not, however, expatiate on that ample field of praise, but confine my discourse to what was the intention of this honorary premium, namely, to crown that Paper of the year which should contain the most useful and most successful experimental inquiry. Now what inquiry can be so useful as that which hath for its object the saving the lives of men? And when shall we find one more successful than that before us? Here are no vain boastings of the empiric, nor ingenious and delusive theories of the dogmatist; but a concise, an artless, and an incontested relation of the means, by which, under the Divine favour, Captain Cook, with a company of an hundred and eighteen men*, performed a voyage of three years and eighteen days, throughout all the climates, from fifty-two degrees north, to seventy-one degrees south, with the loss of only one man by a distemper**. What must enhance to us the value of these salutary observations, is to see the practice hath been no less simple than efficacious.
[* There were on board, in all, one hundred and eighteen men, including
M. Sparrman, whom they took in at the Cape of Good Hope.]
[** This was a phthisis pulmonalis terminating in a dropsy. Mr. Patten, surgeon to the Resolution, who mentioned to me this case, observed that this man began so early to complain of a cough and other consumptive symptoms, which had never left him, that his lungs must have been affected before he came on board.]
I would now inquire of the most conversant in the study of bills of mortality, whether in the most healthful climate, and in the best condition of life, they have ever found so small a number of deaths in such a number of men, within that space of time? How great and agreeable then must our surprise be, after perusing the histories of long navigations in former days, when so many perished by marine diseases, to find the air of the sea acquitted of all malignity, and in fine that a voyage round the world may be undertaken with less danger to health than a common tour in Europe!
But the better to see the contrast between the old and the present times, allow me to recal to your memory what you have read of the first voyage for the establishment of the East-India, Company*. The equipment consisting of four ships, with four hundred and eighty men, three of those vessels were so weakened by the scurvy, by the time they had got only three degrees beyond the Line, that the merchants, who had embarked on this adventure, were obliged to do duty as common sailors; and there died in all, at sea, and on shore at Soldania (a place of refreshment on this side the Cape of Good Hope) one hundred and five men, which was near a fourth part of their complement. And hath not Sir Richard Hawkins, an intelligent as well as brave officer, who lived in that age, recorded, that in twenty years, during which be had used the sea, be could give an account of ten thousand mariners who bad been consumed by the scurvy alone**? Yet so far was this author from mistaking the disease, that I have perused few who have so well described it. If then in those early times, the infancy I may call them of the commerce and naval power of England, so many were carried off by that bane of sea-faring people, what must have been the destruction afterwards, upon the great augmentation of the fleet and the opening of so many new ports to the trade of Great Britain, whilst so little advancement was made in the nautical part of medicine!
[* This squadron under the command of LANCASTER (who was called the General) set out in the year 1601. See Purchas's Pilgr. vol. i. p. 147, et seq.]
[** Idem, vol. iv. p. 1373, et seq.]
But passing from these old dates to one within the remembrance of many here present, when it might have been expeded that whatever tended to aggrandize the naval power of Britain, and to extend her commerce, would have received the highest improvement; yet we shall find, that even at this late period few measures had been taken to preserve the health of seamen, more than had been known to our uninstructed ancestors. Of this assertion the victorious, but mournful, expedition of Commodore Anson, affords too convincing a proof. It is well known that soon after passing the Streights of Le Maire, the scurvy began to appear in his squadron; that by the time the Centurion had advanced but a little way into the South Sea, forty-seven had died of it in his ship; and that there were few on board who had not, in some degree, been afflicted with the distemper, though they had not been then eight months from England. That in the ninth month, when standing for the island of Juan Fernandez, the Centurion lost double that number; and that the mortality went on at so great a rate (I still speak of the Commodore's ship) that before they arrived there she had buried two hundred; and at last could muster no more than six of the the common men in a watch capable of doing duty. This was the condition of one of the three ships which reached that island; the other two suffered in proportion.