A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 762 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 762 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15.
   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-glass
   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 clusters 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

Fageeta, 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.

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