To catch a ball, Ama’wh_ee_a. To catch fish with a line, E’h_oo_te. A Caterpillar, E’t_oo_a. Celerity, swiftness, T_ee_’teere, s. E’tirre. The Centre, or middle of a thing, Tera’p_oo_. Chalk, Mamma’tea.
A Chatterer, or noisy impertinent Taata E’moo_, fellow_, s. E’m_oo_.
Chearfulness, Wara. The Cheek, Pappar_ee_a. A Chest, ’P_ee_ha. The Chest, or body, O’p_oo_. To chew, or eat, E’y. Chequered, or painted in squares, P_oo_re, p_oo_re. A Chicken, Moea pee’ri_a_ia.
A Chief, or principal person;
one of Eaeree.
the first
rank among the people,
An inferior Chief, or
one who
is only in an independent
state, Too’ou_
a gentleman_,
Child-bearing, Fanou, e’vaho.
Children’s language, Father, O’pucen_oo_, and Papa. Mother, E’wh_ei_arre, & O’pa’tea. Brother, E’tama. Sister, Te’t_oo_a.
The Chin, and lower jaw, E’taa.
Choaked, to be choaked as with Epoo_’n_ei_na, victuals_, &c. s. Er_oo_’y.
To chuse, or pick out, Eh_ee_e,te,me,my ty.
Circumcision, or rather an incision
E_oo_re,te h_ai_.
of the foreskin,
A sort of Clappers,_used at funerals_, Par’ha_oo_.
Clapping the bend of the arm
smartly E’too.
with the hand, so as to make a noise,
an Indian custom,
The Claw of a bird,
A’ee oo.
Clay, or clammy earth,
Ewh_ou_,arra.
Clean, not nasty,
Oo’ma, s. Eoo’ee.
Clear, pure; as clear water,
&c. Tea’te.
White clayey Cliffs,
E’mammatea.
Close, shut,
Eva’h_ee_.
Cloth of any kind, or rather the covering
Ahoo.
or raiments
made of it,
A piece of oblong Cloth,
slit in the
middle,
through which the head is Teeboota.
put, and
it then hangs down behind
and before,