the same through the
cheeks into the mouth.
Kafoo, The garment they commonly
wear.
Offa, A term of friendship; as,
Taio offa, My friend, I am glad to see
you.
Toofa, To divide, or share out food.
Maeneene, To tickle.
Hailulla, Sarcosma.
Hooo, A wooden instrument with which
they clear away grass from
their fences.
Aho, The dawn, or day-break.
cheeks into the mouth.
Kafoo, The garment they commonly
wear.
Offa, A term of friendship; as,
Taio offa, My friend, I am glad to see
you.
Toofa, To divide, or share out food.
Maeneene, To tickle.
Hailulla, Sarcosma.
Hooo, A wooden instrument with which
they clear away grass from
their fences.
Aho, The dawn, or day-break.
Friendly Isles. English. Gooaa, Who is it? Avo, To go; or take away. Valle, Mad. Lelaiee a bee kovee, Is it good, or bad? Taboonee, To shut, or close. Taae, To beat, or strike. Ahae, Who, or where. Mamaa, Light. Mamaffa, Heavy. Faike, A cuttle-fish. Vai veegoo, Wet; moist.
A
VOCABULARY
OF THE
LANGUAGE OF ATOOI,
ONE OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
January, 1778.[194]
[Footnote 194: This Vocabulary properly belongs to a subsequent part of the voyage, but is given here for the greater facility of comparison with the preceding, and as a fit companion also to that of the Society Isles, inserted in a former part of the volume.—E.]
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Atooi. English. Tehaia, Where. Mahaia, Ditto. Aorre, or Aoe, No. He oho, The hair. E poo, The head. Papaiee aoo, The ear. Heraee, The forehead. Matta, The eye. Pappareenga, The cheek. Haieea, Fish. Eeeheu, The nose. Oome oome, The beard. Haire, To go. Erawha, Tears of joy. Aee, The neck. Poheeve, The arm. Ooma ooma, The breast. Heoo, The nipple. Peeto, The navel.
Atooi. English, Hoohaa, The thigh. He,wawy, The leg. Eroui, Wait a little. Areea,