A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute - Part 6
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Night, neebo'; (_also_ by night.)

No, taw, _or_ tah-oo.

Numerals. (_See the list at the end of this vocabulary._)

Oar. (_See_ Paddle.)

Old, (i. e. from twenty years upwards,) mahzoo'-ee; very old, mahzoo-ee ah va; _also_, butchee butch chim, _literally_, the hair is white.

Paddle, vettel.

People, pee'pee ah mah'ree; _literally_, many men.

Rain, (it rains,) oot; it does not rain, taw oot.

Rat, tum'meeum.

Reef (of rocks,) ahrah'-oo.

Rope, tah'ree. (_See_ Cord.)

Sand, (or shoal in the sea,) pee. _This word means simply the sand._

Sea, (salt water,) taht.

Shark, po.

Ship, waw'wee.

Short, yuhmoat', _or_ yah moat'.

Sick, makkah'kes; I am not sick, nang tay makkah'kes.

Sister, mee'ang-um.

Sleep, mus'see, _or_ mummah teed'ee.

Small, pah'chik; very small, (as a grain of sand,) pahchik-gitchee-gee.

Son, (or daughter,) lah'bo. (_See_ Child.)

Stars, vish.

STONE, vahs.

Storm, pee'pee oot; i. e. much rain.

Strong, (in good health,) yuhkayl'.

Sun, yah'ro.

Tahboo', _the religious interdiction called_ tahboo, _which is common in the islands of the Pacific ocean, and which is also used in Lord North's island._

Talk, (_verb_,) tee'tree; e. g. tee'tree Inglish, talk English; tee'tree To'bee, talk To'bee, or the language of the island.

Tattoo, (_verb_,) ver'ree-ver'-ree.

There, a-tur'nah.

Thou, _or_ you, gur.

Thunder, pah; pah zah tee'tree, it thunders; _literally_, the thunder speaks. _When it thunders, they say_, Yarris tee'tree, G.o.d is speaking.

To-morrow, waw'rah-zoo'rah.

Tree. (_See_ Wood.)

Turtle, wah'ree.

WATER, (fresh,) tah'roo.

----, (salt,) taht.

Whale, kahs.

What; (what is that,) mahtah'men ah menno.

WHITE, butch'ee butch.

Why, bah.

WIND, yang.

Woman, vay-ee'vee; a young woman, wer'ree-wedg vay-ee'vee.

Wood, (trees,) tummutch'ee; tabur'rah eek'ah, the stem _or_ trunk.

Yellow, arrang'.

Yes, ee'lah.

Yesterday, rollo; yesterday night, rollo neebo'.

You, _or_ thou, gur.

NUMERALS

One, yaht Two, guhloo'