A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume Xv Part 54
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Volume Xv Part 54

Falle wakaeea, _The hut in a large canoe_.

Faee, _To play_.

Tallafoo, _The fire-place in a large boat_.

Goolee, _A sort of windla.s.s, or belaying place for the rope of their sail_.

Tataa, _A scoop for bailing out a boat_.

Taia, _White_.

Oolee, _Black_.

Goola, _Red_.

Ohooafee, _Smoke_.

Geeai, _A close kind of mat_.

Fofooa, _Pimples_.

Maaloonga, _High, mountainous_.

Mai, _Motions with the hands in dancing_.

Touvaa, _A cap, or bonnet, they wear to shade them from the sun_.

Majeela, _A large bamboo fishing-rod_.

Pai, _A thing_.

Mamahee, _Pain_.

Echee, _or_ eeke, _Small, little_.

Cheeatta, _A looking-gla.s.s_.

Tangameeme, _A bladder_.

_Friendly Isles_, English.

Goobainga, _A fishing-net_.

Elillo, _Below, underneath_.

Faee, _To shave_.

Motooa, _A parent_.

Moumy, _To paddle_, or _row_.

Avy, ava, _or_ govy, _A harbour_, or _anchoring-place_.

Po, taha, pai, _In one day_.

Ebaika, _A large bat_.

Kakaa, _A parrot_.

Tooge, _Marks on the cheek, made by beating_.

Nono, _To hide a thing_.

Fonooa, _or_ Kaeenga, _Land_.

Beeoo, _A palm which bean cl.u.s.ters of very small nuts_.

Haoomoo, _A large blunt sort of plantains_.

Goolo, _A globular earthen pot_, or _vessel_.

Manga, mangatei, _A large blue star-fish_.

Hainga, _A parroquet_.

Maagonna, _Full, satisfied with eating_.

Maheena, _The moon_.

Teeleeamoo, _A secret_.

Fonooa bou, _A land of plenty_.

Oobai, _A song_.

Foolehaioo, _The green wattle bird_.

Pailoo, _A spoon_.

Kulle, velaive, _A large white spider, with brown and white legs_.

f.a.geeta, _A ceremony of kissing, &c. on a new acquaintance_.

Goomaa, _A rat_.

Agoota, oomoo, _To put a thing in an oven_.

Oomoo, _An oven_.

Eadda, _A path_.

Mattabaa, _A door_.

Togga, _A large stick used as a bar behind the door_.

Koheeabo, _The paper mulberry-plant_.

Faa, _Palm, called Pandanas_.

Tangata, _or_ tangatta, _A man_.

Taheina, _A child_.

_Friendly Isles_. English.

Onne, onne, _White sand_.

Pai, _Ripe, old_.

Ea, _A fence made of bamboo_, &c.

Toee, _The wood which they make their canoes of_.

Mafaee, _Wasp's nests built in the pod of a plant_.

Kappe, _A large cylindrical edible root_.

Ongo, ongo, _A small palm growing to the height of eight feet_.

Gooholla, _It is gone_, or _flown_.

Mai, kawaia, _To take away a thing_.

Mai, Evaheeoo, _To let a thing remain_.

Kaeenga, _Land_, or _property the sh.o.r.e_.

Fyatooka, _A burying-place_.

Woee, _Admiration_.

Koeee, _A fan_.

Waggee hou, _Let it alone_.

Bai, _Great_.

Laika, laika, _Good_.

Ooo, _A crayfish_.

Feengafee, _A black and white mat_.

Aingatooeea, _Stained red rushes, which they wear round the waist_.

An, any, _A little while ago_.

Hengatoo, _Glazed cloth which they wear_.

Falla, _A thick strong mat_.

Mahagee, _A sort of ulcer, that leaves large laced scars_.

Akkaree, _A stool to lay the head on when asleep_.

Naffa, _A large cylindrical piece of wood, hollowed with a slit, which serves as a drum_.

Toa, _A spear_.

Etanno, _To bury under ground_.

Afai, _When_.

Otoogoo, _Finished_.

Maree, _or_ mareeai, _Well done; an acclamation_.

Fafa, _To carry one on the back_.

Mamao, _A great way; distant_.

Meedje, meedje, _To drink out of a cocoa-nut_.

_Friendly Isles_. English.

Matta, _The face_.

Ty, or Etae, _Excrement_.

Faitanoo, _A sort of pepper-tree, the juice of which is very acrid_.

Nafee, nafee, _A fine white sort of mat_.