Dio, God. Dio loco, Heaven. Jacco, The Devil. Narra cauda, Hell. Aucoi, The Sky. Taurcoi, A Star. Deure, Water. Gindere, Fire. Gani, A Woman. Rodgura, A King. Haul, Raw rice. Bat, Boyled rice. Banglale, A Table. Wellau, Time. Wauri, Season. Colading, Harvest
Oppa, Father.
Pianannah,
Oppatchi,
Omma, Mother.
Ommandea,
Puta, Son.
Putandi,
Dua, Daughter.
Donianna,
Molla, A flower. Gauhah, A tree. Courilla, A bird. Gom, A town. Oppuland, To wash cloths. Naund, To wash the body. Pinaund, To swim. Coppaund, To cut. Horraund, To bore. Hoppacaund, To bite. Coraund, To do. (done. Corowaund, To cause to be Goumanic, A journey. Gauman corowaund, To send, word for word, to cause to do a journey.
Heuwoya, All words
Signifying Common Soldiers, only they
Heuwoynanna, are titles
one above another, and the two last
Heuwoynanoura, are as much
to say Gentlemen Soldiers.
Heuwaycom, To fight Coraund, as much as as to say, To act the Soldier.
Mihi, To dye. Mich, Dead. Mienyum, I will dye. Mioenowa, Dying. Eppa, Do not.
Negatind, To rise.
Upaudenowa, The Resurrection.
Negantind Eppa, Do not rise.
Tonnaund, To build. Tannitch, Built.
Touncheroutwitch, It is
finished.
Na & Natti, No, or not.
I shall only make one Observation from these words, and that is concerning the four first. It is this, that they have no words of their own Language for God and Heaven, but in all probability borrowed them from the Portugueze. But for the two next, The Devil and Hell, words of their own. They number thus,
[Their Numbering.]
Eckhoi I. Deckhoi II. Tunhoi III. Hotterhoi IV. Pauhhoi V. Hoyhoi VI. Hothoi VII. Ot hoi VIII. Novihoi IX. Dauhoihoi X. Eckolauhoi XI. Dolahoi XII. Dauhottunhoi XIII. Dauhotterhoi XIV. Paulohoi XV. Dauhossahoi XVI. Dauhahottoi XVII. Dauha ot hoi XVIII. Dauhanovihoi XIX. Vishoi XX. Tihoi XXX. Hottalehoi XL. Ponnahoi L.
CHAP. X.
Concerning their Learning, Astronomy, and Art Magick.
[Of their Learning.] Their Learning is but small. All they ordinarily learn is to read and to write. But it is no shame to a man if he can do neither. Nor have they any Schools wherein they might be taught and instructed in these or any other Arts.