A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Volume Xv Part 55

Abee, _A house to sleep in_.

Touaa, _A square bonnet_.

f.u.kke, fety, _To give a thing gratis_, or _for friends.h.i.+p's sake_.

Tooa, or Tooaeea, _A servant_, or _person of inferior rank_.

f.u.kkatooa, _A challenging motion, made by striking the hand on the bend of the opposite arm_.

Kaeehya, or kaeehaa, _A thief_.

Fooloo, _A quill_.

Moojeekakka, _A basket made of cocoa-nut core, and white beads_.

Mahanga, _A brother_.

Macele, _An odoriferous shrub, planted near the Fyatooka_.

Fofolla, _To unfold a piece of cloth_.

Kotjee, _None_.

Taboone, _To close_, or _shut; a part.i.tion_ or _skreen_.

Too, _To draw back a curtain_, or _skreen_.

Ava, _A window; hole_.

Fonooa, foohoo, _A land of warriors_.

Taboo, _Not to touch a thing_.

Goomoo; goomoo, _A species of lichen, that grows plentifully on some trees_.

Laiva, _For good and all; certainly_.

Bagooee, _A p.r.i.c.kly star-fish_.

Bedjeeloa, _A crab, with black claws_.

Fae, _A sister_.

Makka fatoo, _Coral rock_.

Gailee, gailee, _Dirt_.

Maa, _Clean_.

Ma, tagge tagge, _Let me look at it_.

Konna, _Poison_.

Fekaee, or smalte, fekaee. _Hunger_.

_Friendly Isles_, English.

Matte, fee aeenoo, _Thirst_.

Aieenoo, _To drink_.

Awhainne, _Near at hand_.

Monoo, _An expression of thanks_.

Mattahoa, _Very good_.

Toooa, _Both, we; both of us_.

Fooa, _repeated_, _A great number_.

Boola, _Small white sh.e.l.ls_.

Anoo, anoo, _To swim_.

Anga, _A man_.

Haile, _A knife_.

Haile, fofoo, _A knife that shuts_.

Adoo, _Give it; to give_.

Geehea, _Which_, or _what_.

Tohagge, _Let me look at_, or _see it_.

Namoogoo, _A stink_, or _bad smell_.

Narooo, kakulla, _A sweet smell_.

b.o.o.booa, tahee, _Salt_.

Meeme, _Urine_.

Owo, owo, owo, _No, no, no_.

Fohee, _To peel a plantain_.

Ajeeneu, _A vessel to put drink in_.

Tangee, fe toogee, _Striking the cheeks on the death of their relations_.

Mamaha, _Coral rock under water_.

Oohee, _A species of diosma_.

Mawhaha, _An excellent root like a potatoe_.

Baa, _A crackling noise; to crack, or snap_.

Boogo, _The largest sort of tree in the islands_.

Taifo, _A mullet_.

Amou, _Whole; sound; true; valid_.

Faigeeaika, _Iambos_.

Kakou, _A shoal_, or _reef, on which the sea breaks_.

Shainga (_in the language_ _No; there is none_.

_of Feejee_),

Fangoo, _A small calibash sh.e.l.l_.

Oore, oore, _Black_.

Looloo, _An owl_.

Murroo, _Soft_.

_Friendly Isles_. English.

Faifaika, _Hard_.

Feengotta, _A sort of sh.e.l.l_.

Wouainee, _I am here_; i.e. _when called upon_.

Mahaggee, fatoo, _A dropsy_.

Goee enee, _Near at hand_.

f.u.kka, ma fooa, _An arbour in which they catch pigeons, &c_.

Fatooree, _Thunder_.

A faa, _A Storm; lightning_.

Toufarre, _A besom_.

Tongo, _A wood, of which bows are made_.

Ooha, _Rain_.

Tooboo, _To grow_.

Tawagge, totto, _The red-tailed tropic bird_.

Kadjee, _There is no more_; or _none_.

Fanna, fanna, _To wash the hands before meals_.

Mooonga, _Mountains; a mountain_.

Keeneeo, _Low land_.

Laoo allee, _A great many; an endless number_.

Ogookaee, _No; there is none_.

Laia, _or_ koelaia, _Speech; words_.

Kaho, _An arrow_.

Aieeboo, _A vessel,_ or _dish_.

Tooee, _A club_.

Feila, _To pull a rope_.

Eevee, aai, _A cheer, in pulling a rope_.

Feilaa too, _A word given by one, on pulling a rope, and the rest repeat_ Woa, _as a response_.

Engago, _Fat_, or _lard of a hog_.

Kanno, matte, _The lean part of meat_.