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.

Friendly Isles.  English. 
Onne, onne, White sand. 
Pai, Ripe, old. 
Ea, A fence made of bamboo, &c. 
Toee, The wood which they make their
canoes of
. 
Mafaee, Wasp’s nests built in the pod of
a plant
. 
Kappe, A large cylindrical edible root. 
Ongo, ongo, A small palm growing to the
height of eight feet
. 
Gooholla, It is gone, or flown. 
Mai, kawaia, To take away a thing. 
Mai, Evaheeoo, To let a thing remain. 
Kaeenga, Land, or property the shore. 
Fyatooka, A burying-place. 
Woee, Admiration. 
Koeee, A fan. 
Waggee hou, Let it alone. 
Bai, Great. 
Laika, laika, Good. 
Ooo, A crayfish. 
Feengafee, A black and white mat. 
Aingatooeea, Stained red rushes, which they
wear round the waist
. 
An, any, A little while ago. 
Hengatoo, Glazed cloth which they wear. 
Falla, A thick strong mat. 
Mahagee, A sort of ulcer, that leaves large
laced scars
. 
Akkaree, A stool to lay the head on when
asleep
. 
Naffa, A large cylindrical piece of wood,
hollowed with a slit, which
serves as a drum
. 
Toa, A spear. 
Etanno, To bury under ground. 
Afai, When. 
Otoogoo, Finished. 
Maree, or mareeai, Well done; an acclamation. 
Fafa, To carry one on the back. 
Mamao, A great way; distant. 
Meedje, meedje, To drink out of a cocoa-nut.

Friendly Isles.  English. 
Matta, The face. 
Ty, or Etae, Excrement. 
Faitanoo, A sort of pepper-tree, the juice
of which is very acrid
. 
Nafee, nafee, A fine white sort of mat. 
Abee, A house to sleep in. 
Touaa, A square bonnet. 
Fukke, fety, To give a thing gratis, or for
friendship’s sake
. 
Tooa, or Tooaeea, A servant, or person of inferior

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