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


