A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume Xv Part 9
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Volume Xv Part 9

Buds _of a tree or plant_, Te, arre ha_oo_.

A Bunch _of any fruit_, Eta.

To burn _a thing_, Dood_oo_e.

A b.u.t.terfly, Pepe.

C.

To call _a person at a distance_, T_oo_o t_oo_'o_oo_.

A Calm, Man_ee_no.

A Calm, _or rather to be so placed, that the wind has no access to you_, E_ou_, shea.

_Sugar_ Cane, To, Etoo.

A Cap, _or covering for the head_ T_au_'matta.

To carry _any thing_, E'a'mo.

To carry _a person an the back_, Eva'ha.

Catch a _thing hastily with the hand_, Po'po_ee_, s. Peero.

as a fly, &c.

To catch _a ball_, Ama'wh_ee_a.

To catch _fish with a line_, E'h_oo_te.

A Caterpillar, E't_oo_a.

Celerity, _swiftness_, T_ee_'teere, s. E'tirre.

The Centre, _or middle of a thing_, Tera'p_oo_.

Chalk, Mamma'tea.

A Chatterer, _or noisy impertinent Taata E'm_oo_, fellow_, s. E'm_oo_.

Chearfulness, Wara.

The Cheek, Pappar_ee_a.

A Chest, 'P_ee_ha.

The Chest, _or body_, O'p_oo_.

To chew, _or eat_, E'y.

Chequered, _or painted in squares_, P_oo_re, p_oo_re.

A Chicken, Moa pee'ri_a_ia.

A Chief, _or princ.i.p.al person; one of Earee.

the first rank among the people_,

_An inferior_ Chief, _or one who is only in an independent state, T_oo'ou_ a gentleman_,

Child-bearing, Fanou, e'vaho.

Children's _language_, Father, O'pucen_oo_, _and_ Papa.

Mother, E'wh_ei_arre, & O'pa'tea.

Brother, E'tama.

Sister, Te't_oo_a.

The Chin, _and lower jaw_, E'taa.

Choaked, _to be choaked as with Ep_oo_'n_ei_na, victuals_, &c. s. Er_oo_'y.

To chuse, _or pick out_, Eh_ee_e,te,me,my ty.

Circ.u.mcision, _or rather an incision_ E_oo_re,te h_ai_.

_of the foreskin_,

_A sort of_ Clappers,_used at funerals_, Par'ha_oo_.

Clapping _the bend of the arm smartly E'too.

with the hand, so as to make a noise, an Indian custom_,

The Claw _of a bird,_ A'_ee oo_.

Clay, _or clammy earth_, Ewh_ou_,arra.

Clean, _not nasty_, _Oo_'ma, s. Eoo'_ee_.

Clear, _pure; as clear water_, &c. Tea'te.

_White clayey_ Cliffs, E'mammatea.

Close, _shut_, Eva'h_ee_.

Cloth _of any kind, or rather the covering Ahoo.

or raiments made of it_,

_A piece of oblong_ Cloth, _slit in the middle, through which the head is Teeboota.

put, and it then hangs down behind and before_,

_Brown thin_ Cloth, _Oo_'erai.

_Dark-brown_ Cloth, Poo'h_ee_re.

_Nankeen-coloured_ Cloth, Ah_ee_re, s. _Oo_a.

_Gummed_ Cloth, Oo'_ai_r ara.

Heappa,heappa, s.

_Yellow_ Cloth, A'ade, p_oo ee ei_, s.

Oora poo'_ee ei_.

Cloth, _a piece of thin white cloth Par_oo_'y, by which name wrapt round the waist, or thrown they also call a white over the shoulders_, shirt.

A Cloth-beater, _or an oblong square To'aa.

piece of wood grooved, and used in making cloth_,

The _Cloth-plant, _a sort of mulberry Ea_ou_te.

tree_,

A Cloud, E'ao, s. Ea_oo_.

A c.o.c.k, Moa, e'toa.

c.o.c.k, _the c.o.c.k claps his wings_ Te Moa Pa_ee_, pa_ee_.

A c.o.c.k-roach, Potte potte.

A Cocoa-nut, A'r_ee_.

_The fibrous husk of a_ Cocoa-nut, P_oo_r_oo_'waha, s. P_oo_r_oo_.