A
VOCABULARY
OF THE
LANGUAGE OF THE FRIENDLY ISLES,

May, &c. 1777.

* * * * *

Friendly Isles.  English. 
Ve faine, A woman. 
Maiee, Bread-fruit. 
Fukkaton, Barter. 
Woa, Admiration. 
My, fogge, Good. 
Attahoa, A bead; a necklace. 
Koehau, or Kohaeea? What is that? or what is the
name of it? 
Magoo, Give me. 
Le laiee, Good. 
Hou, Come here. 
Moree, A shaddock. 
Omee, Give me. 
Hobba, A sort of plantain. 
Koajee, or Kaoojee, Done; finished. 
Koeea, Yes; it is so. 
Amou, Got; to holdfast. 
Horo, horo, A handkerchief, or wiper. 
Ongofooroo, Ten. 
Gehai, or geefai, There; and that.

Friendly Isles.  English.  Kato, A basket.  Egeeai, A mat they wear round them.  Fooroo, or fooloo, Hair.  Fooee vy, The leg.  Tooa, vy, Upperpart of the foot.  Fooloo, fooloo, matta, The eyebrow.  Emamae, Painted plantains.  Evatta vatta, The breast.  Eboore, Ditto.  Etooa, The back.  Erongootoo, The lips.  Elelo, The tongue.  Edainga, The thigh.  Eraimoo, The hips.  Evae, veene, The arm pit.  Too, The finger.  Vakka, vakka, The side.  Hekaite, The belly.  Tareenga, The ear.  Horo, To wipe.  Kouta, Beating with two sticks.  Fangoo, fangoo, A flute.  Motoo, To break.  Koooma, Burnt circular marks.  Taffa, Raised marks burnt.  Kowy, The cheeks.  Koomoo, koomoo, The beard.  Peeto, The navel, Eoo, The nipple.  Etarre, To cough, Hengatoo, Cloth.  Efangoo, To sneeze.  Eanoo, To spit.  Etoogee, To beat, or strike.  Etooee, The elbow.  Efeelo, A small rope,