A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18) by Robert Kerr

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_A_ in the English language is used to represent two different simple
sounds, as in the word Arabia, where the first and last have a different
power from the second. In the Vocabulary this letter must always have
the power, or be pronounced like the first and last in Arabia. The other
power, or sound, of the second _a_, is always represented in the
Vocabulary by _a_ and _i_, printed in Italics thus, _ai_.

_E_ has likewise two powers, or it is used to represent two simple
sounds, as in the words Eloquence, Bred, Led, &c. and it may be said to
have a third power, as in the words Then, When, &c. In the first case,
this letter is only used at the beginning of words, and wherever it is
met with in any other place in the words of the Vocabulary, it is used
as in the second case: But never as in the third example; for this
power, or sound, is every where expressed by the _a_ and _i_
before-mentioned, printed in Italics.

_I_ is used to express different simple sounds, as in the words
Indolence, Iron, and Imitation. In the Vocabulary it is never used as in
the first case, but in the middle of words; it is never used as in the
second example, for that sound is always represented by _y_, nor is it
used as in the last case, that sound being always represented by two
_e_'s, printed in Italics in this manner, _ee_.

_O_ never alters in the pronunciation, i.e. in this Vocabulary, of a
simple sound, but is often used in this manner, _oo_, and sounds as in
Good, Stood, &c.

_U_ alters, or is used to express different simple sounds, as in Unity,
or Umbrage. Here the letters _e_ and _u_, printed in Italics _eu_ are
used to express its power as in the first example, and it always retains
the second power, wherever it is met with.

_Y_ is used to express different sounds, as in My, By, &c. &c. and in
Daily, Fairly, &c. Wherever it is met with in the middle, or end, (i.e.
anywhere but at the beginning,) of a word, it is to be used as in the
first example; but is never to be found as in the second, for that
sound, or power, is always represented by the Italic letter _e_. It has
also a third power, as in the words Yes, Yell, &c., which is retained
every where in the Vocabulary, at least in the beginning of words, or
when it goes before another vowel, unless directed to be sounded
separately by a mark over it, as thus, y a.

Unless in a few instances, these powers of the vowels are used
throughout the Vocabulary; but, to make the pronunciation still less
liable to change, or variation, a few marks are added to the words, as
follows:--

This mark " as oea, means that these letters are to be expressed singly.

The letters in Italic, as _ee_, or _oo_, make but one simple sound.

When a particular stress is laid on any part of a word in the
pronunciation, an accent is placed over that letter where it begins, or
rather between that and the preceding one.

It often happens that a word is compounded as it were of two, or in some
cases the same word, or syllable, is repeated. In these circumstances, a
comma is placed under them at this division, where a rest, or small
space, of time is left before you proceed to pronounce the other part,
but it must not be imagined that this is a full stop.

_Examples in all these Cases._

Roea, Great, long, distant. E'r_ee_ma, Five. Ry'po_ee_a, Fog, _or
mist_. E'h_oo_ra, To invert, _or turn upside down_. Par_oo_, r_oo_,
A partition, _division, or screen_.

A
VOCABULARY, &c.

A.
To abide, _or remain_ Ete'_ei_.
An Abode, _or place of residence_, Noho`ra.
Above, _not below_, N_eea_, s. Tie'n_eea_.
An Abscess, Fe'fe.
Action, _opposed to rest_, Ta'er_ee_.

Adhesive, _of an adhesive or sticking
quality_ Oo'p_ee_re.

Adjoining, _or contiguous to_, E'p_ee_iho.

Admiration, _an interjection of_, A'w_ai_, s. A'w_ai_
to P_ee_r_ee_ai.

An adulterer, T_ee_ho t_ee_ho, s. Teeho
_or one that vexes a married woman_ ta-rar

To agitate, _or shake a thing,
as water, &c._ E_oo_a'w_ai_.

Aliment, _or food of any kind_, Maea.
Alive, _that is not dead_, Waura.
All, _the whole, not a part_, A'ma_oo_.
Alone, _by one's self_, Ota'h_oi_.

Anger, _or to be angry_, Warrad_ee_,
s. R_ee_d_ee_.

To angle, _or fish_, E'h_oo_tee.
_The_ Ankle, Momoa.
_The inner_ Ankle, A't_oo_a,ewy.
Answer, _an answer to a question_, Oo'm_ai_a.
Approbation, _or consent_, Mad_oo_ho'why.
_Punctuated_ Arches _on the hips_, E'var're.
_The_ Arm, R_ee_ma.
_The_ Armpit, E'e.
_An_ arrow, E'_oo_me.
Arrow, _the body of an arrow or reed_, O'wha.
_The point of an_ Arrow, To'_ai_, s. O'moea.
Ashamed, _to be ashamed or confused_, Ama, s. He'ama.
Ashore, _or on shore_, Te Euta.
To ask _for a thing_, Ho'my, s. Ha'py my.
Asperity, _roughness_, Tarra, tarra.

An Assassin,_murderer, or rather
man-killer, soldier, Taata,Toea. or
warrior_,

An Assembly, _or meeting_, Ete_ou_'rooa. Atherina,
A'n_ai_h_eu_.

Avaricious, _parsimonious, ungenerous_, P_ee_'p_ee_re.
Averse, _unwillingness to do a thing_, Fata, h_oi_to' _hoi_to.
Authentic,_true_, Par_ou_, m_ou_.
Awake, _not asleep_, Arra arra, s. E'ra.
Awry,_or to one side; as a wry neck_, Na'na.
An Axe, _hatchet, or adze_, Toee.
Ay, _yes; an affirmation_, _Ai_.

B.

A Babe, _or child_, Mydidde.
A Batchelor, _or unmarried person_, E'ev_ee_ (taata.)
The_ Back, T_oo_a_.
To wipe the_ Backside, Fy'r_oo_,too'ty.
Bad, _it is not good_, 'Ee'no.
A Bag _of straw_, Ete'oee, s.Eaete.
Bait, _for fish_, Era'_eu_noo.
Baked _in the oven_, Et_oo_n_oo_.
Bald-headed, O_o_po'b_oo_ta.
Bamboo, E_e_n_ee'ou_.
A Bank, _or shoal_, E'paa.

Bare, _naked, applied to a person that
is undressed_, Ta'turra.

The Bark _of a tree_, Ho'hore.
Barren _land_, Fe'nooa Ma'_ou_re.
_A large round_ Basket _of twig_, He'na.
_A small_ Basket _of cocoa leaves_, V_ai_'hee.
_A long _Basket _of cocoa leaves_, Apo'_ai_ra.
A Basket _of plantain stock_, Papa' M_aiee_a.
_A fisher's_ Basket, Er're'vy.
_A round_ Basket _of cocoa leaves_, Mo'ene.
A Bastard, Fanna T_oo_'n_ee_a.
Bastinado, _to bastinade or flog a person_, Tapra'h_ai_.
To bathe, Ob'_oo_.
A Battle, _or fight_, E'motto.
A Battle-axe, O'morre.
To bawl, _or cry aloud_, T_ei_mo'toro.
A Bead, Poee.
The Beard, _Oo_me _oo_me.
To beat _upon, or strike a thing_, T_oo_'py or T_oo_'ba_ee_.
To beat _a drum_, Er_oo_'k_oo_.
To beckon _a person with the hand_, Ta'rappe.
A Bed, _or bed-place_, E'ro_ee_, s. Moei'a.
To bedaub, _or bespatter_, Par'ry.
A Bee, E'raeo.
A Beetle, P_ee_re'te_ee_.
Before, _not behind_, Te'moea.

A Beggar, _a person that is troublesome_, Tapa'r_oo_.
_continually asking for some-what_,

Behind, _not before_, Te'm_oo_r_ee_.
To belch, Er_oo_'y.
Below, _as below stairs_, Tei'dirro, s. T_ee_diraro.
Below, _underneath, far below_, O'raro.
To bend _any thing, as a stick_, &c. Fa'fe'fe.
Benevolence, _generosity_, Ho'roea,
e.g. _you are a generous man_, Taata ho roa oee.
Between, _in the middle, betwixit two_, Fero'p_oo_.
To bewail, _or lament by crying_, E'tat_ee_.
Bigness, _largeness, great_, Ara'hay.
A Bird, Manoo.
A Bitch, _Oo_re, e'_oo_ha.
To bite, _as a dog_, A ah_oo_.
Black, _colour_, Ere, ere.
Bladder, Toea meeme.

A_ Blasphemer, _a person who speaks_ T_oo_na, (t_aa_ta.)
_disrespectfully of their deities_,

Blind, Matta-po.

A Blister, _raised by a burn or
other means_, Mei'_ee_

Blood, Toto, s. Eh_ooei_.
To blow _the nose_, Fatte.
The blowing, _or breathing of a whale_, Ta'hora.
Blunt, _as a blunt tool of any sort_, Ma'n_ee_a.
_The carved_ Boards _of a Maray_, E'ra.
_A little_ Boat, _or canoe_, E'vaea.
A Boil, Fe'fe.
Boldness, Eaew_ou_.
A Bone, E'ev_ee_.
A Bonetto, _a fish so called_, Peera'ra.
To bore _a hole_, Ehoo'_ee_, s. Eh_oo_'o.
A Bow, E'fanna.
A Bow-string, Aroea'h_oo_a.
To bow _with the head_, Etoo'o.
_A young_ Boy, My'didde.
Boy, _a familiar way of speaking_, He'aman_ee_.
The Brain _of any animal_, A b_oo_ba.
A Branch _of a tree or plant_, E'ama.

Bread-fruit, _or the fruit of the
bread-tree_, _Oo_r_oo_.

Bread-fruit, _a particular sort of it_, E'patea.
_An insipid paste of_ Bread-fruit, Eh'oee.
_The gum of the _Bread-tree, Tappo'_oo_r_oo_.
_The leaf of the_ Bread-tree, E'da'_oo_r_oo_.
_The pith of the_ Bread-tree, Po'_oo_r_oo_.

To break _a thing_, O whatte, s. Owhan ne,
s. Fatte.

The Breast, O'ma

A Breast-plate _made of twigs, ornamented
with feathers, dog's hair, Ta_oo_me.
and pearl-shell_,

To breathe, Watte Weete wee
te,'aho.

Bring, _to ask one to bring a thing_, Ho'my.
Briskness, _being brisk or quick_, T_ee_ t_ee_re.
Broiled, _or roasted, as broiled meat_, _Oo_aw_ee_ra.
Broken, _or cut_, 'Mot_oo_.
The Brow, _or forehead_, E'ry.
A brown _colour_, Aur_au_ra.
Buds _of a tree or plant_, Te, arre ha_oo_.
A Bunch _of any fruit_, Eta.
To burn _a thing_, Doeod_oo_e.
A Butterfly, 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, Toe, Etoeo.
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, Moea pee'ri_a_ia.

A Chief, _or principal person; one of Eaeree.
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.

Circumcision, _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'aeo, s. Ea_oo_.
A Cock, Moea, e'toea.
Cock, _the cock claps his wings_ Te Moa Pa_ee_, pa_ee_.
A Cock-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_.

Cocoa-nut _oil_, E'rede,vaee.
Cocoa leaves, E,ne'ha_oo_.
Coition, E'y.
_The sense of_ Cold, Ma'r_ee_de.
A Comb, Pa'horo, s. Pa'herre.
Company, _acquaintance, gossips_, Tee'ya.
Compliance _with a request, consent_, Mad_oo_,ho'why.
Computation, _or counting of numbers_, Ta't_ou_.

A Concubine, Wa'h_ei_ne Moeebo,
s. Etoo'n_ee_a.

Confusedness, _without order_, E'vah_ee_a.
Consent, _or approbation_, Mad_oo_,ho'why.

Contempt, _a name of contempt given Wah_ei_ne,p_oo_'ha.
to a maid, or unmarried woman_,

Conversation, Para_ou_,maro, s.
Para'para_ou_.

_A sort of_ Convolvulus, _or bird-weed,
common in the islands_, Oh_oo_e.

Cook'd, _dress'd; not raw_, Ee'_oo_, s. E_ee_'wera.
To Cool _one with a fan_, Taha`r_ee_.
Cordage _of any kind_, Taura.
The Core _of an apple_, Boee.

A Cork, _or stopper of a bottle or gourd
shell_, Ora'h_oo_e.

A Corner, E'pecho.

Covering, _the covering of a fish's gills_, Pe_ee_'eya.

Covetousness, _or rather one not inclined
to give_, Pee,peere.

A Cough, Ma're.
To Court, _woo a woman_, Ta'raro.
Coyness _in a woman,_ No'noea.
A Crab, Pappa.

Crab, _a large land-crab that climbs
the cocoa-nut trees for fruit_, E'_oo_wa.

A Crack, cleft, or fissure, Mot_oo_.
Crammed, _lumbered, crowded_, Ooa,p_ee_a'pe,s.Ehotto.
The Cramp, Emo't_oo_ t_oo_.
A Cray-fish, O'_oo_ra.
To Creep _on the hands and feet_, Ene'_ai_.
Crimson _colour_, _Oo_ra _oo_ra.
Cripple, _lame_, T_ei_'t_ei_.
Crooked, _not straight_, O_o_o'p_ee_o.
To crow _as a cock_, A'a _oo_a.
The Crown _of the head_, T_oo_'p_oo_e.
To cry, _or shed tears_, Ta_ee_.

_A brown_ Cuckoo, _with black bars and
a long tail, frequent in the isles_, Ara'were_wa_.

To cuff, _or slap the chops_, E'par_oo_.

Curlew, _a small curlew or whimbrel
found about the rivulets_, Torea.

Cut, _or divided_, Mot_oo_.
_To_ cut _the hair with scissars_, O'tee.

D.

A Dance, H_ee_va.

Darkness, Poee'r_ee_,
s. Po_oo_'r_ee_

To Darn O'ono
A Daughter, Ma'h_ei_ne.

Day, _or day-light_, Mara'marama, s.
A'_ou_, s. A'a_ou_.

Day-break, Oota'tah_ei_ta.
Day, _to-day_, A_oo_'n_ai_.
Dead, Matte roea.
_A natural_ Death, Matte noea.
Deafness, Ta'r_ee_a, t_oo_r_ee_.
Decrepid, Epoo't_oo_a.
Deep water, Mona'.
A Denial, _or refusal_, Eh_oo_'noea.
To desire, _or wish for a thing_, E_ooee_.
A Devil, _or evil spirit_, E't_ee_.
Dew, Ahe'a_oo_.
A Diarrhoea, _or looseness_, Hawa, hawa.

To_ dip _meat in salt water instead of_ Eaw_ee_'wo
_salt, (an Indian custom_,)

Dirt, _or nastiness of any kind_, E'repo.
Disapprobation, Eh_oo_noea.

A Disease, _where the head cannot be E'p_ee_.
held up, perhaps the palsy_,
To disengage, _untie or loosen_, Ea_oo_'w_ai_.
Dishonesty, E_ee_'a.

Displeased, _to be displeased, vexed, or Ta_ee_'va.
in the dumps_,

Dissatisfaction, _to grumble, or be Fa_oo_'oue.
dissatisfied_,

Distant, _far off_, Roea.

_To_ distort, _or writhe the limbs, body, Faee'ta.
lips, &c.

To distribute, _divide or share out_, At_oo_'ha.
A District, Matei na.
A Ditch, Eoe'h_oo_.
To dive _under water_, Eho'p_oo_.
A Dog, _Oo_'r_ee_.
A Doll _made of cocoa-plants_, Ad_oo_'a.
A Dolphin, A'_ou_na.

Done, _have done; or that is enough_, A'teera.
_or there is no more_,

A Door, _Oo_'b_oo_ta.

Double, _or when two things are in_ Tau'r_oo_a.
_one, as a double canoe_,

Down, _or soft hair_, E'waou,
To draw _a bow_, Etea.

To draw, _or drag a thing by force_, Era'ko.
Dread, _or fear_, Mattou.
Dress'd, _or cooked, not raw_, Ee'_oo_.
_A head_ Dress, _used at funerals_, Pa'ra_ee_.
To dress, _or put on the cloaths_, Eu, hau'ho_oo_ t'Ahoo.
To drink, A_ee_'n_oo_.
Drop, _a single drop of any liquid_, _Oo_,ata'hai.

To drop, _or leak_, Eto't_oo_r_oo_, s.
E't_oo_r_oo_.

Drops, _as drops of rain_, To'potta.
Drowned, Parre'mo.
A Drum, Pa'hoo.
Dry, _not wet_, _Oo_'maro.
A Duck, Mora.
A Dug, _teat, or nipple_, E_oo_.
Dumbness, E'faoe.

E.

The Ear, Ta'r_ee_a.
_The inside of the_ Ear, Ta'toor_ee_.
An Ear-ring, Poe note tar_ee_a.
To eat, _or chew_, E'y, s. Maea.
An Echinus, _or sea-egg_, Heawy.
Echo, T_oo_o.
An Egg _of a bird_, Ehooero te Man_oo_.
_A white_ Egg-bird, Pee'ry.
Eight, A'waroo.
The Elbow, T_oo_'r_ee_.

Empty, Oooata'aoe,
s. Tata'_oo_a.

An Enemy, Taata'e.
Entire, _whole, not broke_, Eta, Eta.
Equal, _Oo_hy't_ei_.
Erect, _upright_, Et_oo_.
A Euphorbium _tree, with white flowers_, Te'too_ee_.
The Evening, Oooh_oi_'h_oi_.
Excrement, T_oo_'ty.
To expand, _or spread out cloth, &c._ Ho'hora.
The Eye, Matta.
The Eye-brow, _and eye-lid_, T_oo_a, matta.