A FEW WORDS OF THE LANGUAGE
OF THE FEGEE ISLANDS
The natives always add the word Sah, to all words excepting substantives.
| Fegee | English |
|---|---|
| Andree´ | Beche-le-mer |
| A-tap´-pah | What |
| Ing-go´ | That or those |
| Lah´-go | Go away |
| Oh-mi´ | Come here |
| Mi | Here |
| Si-an´-drah | How do you do |
| Fah-ing-go´ | This fashion, or this way |
| Papa lang´-ee | General name for civilized people |
| Fah-a-Be´tee | Like a Fegee man |
| Fah-a-papa-lang´-ee | Like a civilized man |
| La´bo | Large |
| Li-Li | Small |
| Ba-na´-kak | Good |
| Dah | Bad |
| Un-dee´-nah | True |
| Las´-so | False |
| Bon-ee´-tah | Handsome |
| Seeng-ah´ | No |
| Ee´-o | Yes |
| Neen´-ee | Angry |
| Tom´-a-Tah | Man |
| La´-vah | Women |
| E-val´-ee | Musket or a bow |
| Anti-ky´ | House |
| Nung-a-Sow´ | Bullets or arrows |
| Ma-Loon´ | Club |
| A-noo´-koo | Sand or powder |
| A-bat´-to | Stones |
| Am-boo´-kah | Fire |
| Nah-cow´ | Wood |
| Fa-nu´-ah | Land—the shore |
| Dry-and-dry´ | Lengthy |
| Lakah-Lakah´ | Short |
| Boo´-lah | Strong or brave |
| Ra´-Rah | Frightened |
| An-Drew´ | Blood |
| Am-Boo´ter | Cooked |
| An-Dro´kah | Raw |
| Wank´-ah | Ship, canoe |
| Bel´lo-Bel´lo | Boat |
| Pie´-o | Oar, paddle |
| Thoo´-lar | Pole |
| Ee-lah´-ther | Sail |
| Ra´-Vah | Hoist |
| Wye´-Dewee | Salt water |
| Wye-Ee-No | Water to drink |
| Cun´-a-Cun´ | Eat |
| Ee-No | Drink |
| Mun´dry | Bread |
| Poark´-ah | Hogs |
| Oo´-fee | Yams |
| A-boon´-tee | Plantains |
| A-oo´-to | Bread, fruit |
| Ee´-kah | Fish |
| Mah-Seem´-ah | Salt |
| Ah-nee´-ew | Cocoanuts |
| Too-rong´-ah | Chief |
| Ky-See | Common man |
| Mar-Ty´ | Carpenter |
| Toon-en-Dye´ | Helmsman |
| Ky-Fa-nu´-ah | Landsman |
| Ky-Wye´ | Sailor |
| Tah´-nee | Stranger |
| Bul´lee-Bul´lee | Trade, barter |
| Par´-lee-Co | Chizzel |
| Mo´ro-Mo´ro | Beads |
| Tambour´ | Whale’s tooth |
| I-sail-ee | Knife, sword |
| So´-Ber | Tub or hogshead |
| Ca´-To | Box |
| A-rom´-bo | Bag |
| Gu´tee-Gu´tee | Basket |
| Du´-nah | One—1 |
| A-roo´-ah | Two—2 |
| To´lo | Three—3 |
| Vah | Four—4 |
| Lee´-mah | Five—5 |
| Ono | Six—6 |
| Ve´-to | Seven—7 |
| Wah´-loo | Eight—8 |
| Thee´-wah | Nine—9 |
| Tee´-nee | Ten—10 |
| Car´-loo | Great Spirit |
| Em-Bet´ta | Priest |
| See´ng-ah | Sun |
| Boo´-lah | Moon |
| Tung´-ee | Wind |
| Oo´-ther | Rain |
| Dumb´-an-Dumb´ | Red colour |
| Cur-ra-la-row´er | Green colour |
| Lo´-ah-Lo´-ah | Black or blue colour |
| I-bo´-Lah | White or yellow colour |
| Sam-ber´-rah | By and by |
| Sah-Vet´her | How many |
| Sah-Ee´-Bee | Where is it |
| Gwe´go | Yourself |
| Gwo´ | Myself |
| Cot´he-Thung´-ee | What is your name? |
| Bullee-Atap´-pah | What will you trade for? |
| Ky-Bee-Tee | Fegee man |
| Ky-America | American |
| Ky-Bullee-Tan´ee | Englishman |
| Ky-Tonga | Tongee man |
The Fegee people are named after the principal things they are acquainted with, as their weapons, the elements, vegetables, etc.
| Wallis Island | English |
|---|---|
| Tanga´-tah | Man |
| Fee-fee´-na | Women |
| A-lee´-kee | Chief |
| A-Too´-ah | Priest and the Great Spirit |
| Lil-La´ | Good |
| Cov´-ee | Bad |
| Li´-Hee | Large |
| See-See | Small |
| A-Ty´-hee | One—1 |
| A roo´-ah | Two—2 |
| Tolo | Three—3 |
| Vah | Four—4 |
| Lee´-mah | Five—5 |
| Ono´ | Six—6 |
| Vee´-to | Seven—7 |
| Wah´-loo | Eight—8 |
| Thee´-wah | Nine—9 |
| Ung´ a boo´-ro | Ten—10 |