A Cray-fish, O’oora.
To Creep on the hands and feet, Ene’ai.
Crimson colour, Oora oora.
Cripple, lame, T_ei_’t_ei_.
Crooked, not straight, O_o_o’p_ee_o.
To crow as a cock, A’a ooa.
The Crown of the head, T_oo_’p_oo_e.
To cry, or shed tears, Ta_ee_.
A brown Cuckoo, with black bars and
a long tail, frequent in the isles, Ara’were_wa_.
To cuff, or slap the chops, E’par_oo_.
Curlew, a small curlew or whimbrel
found about the rivulets, Torea.
Cut, or divided, Mot_oo_.
To cut the hair with scissars, O’tee.
D.
A Dance,
H_ee_va.
Darkness,
Poee’r_ee_,
s.
Po_oo_’r_ee_
To Darn
O’ono
A Daughter,
Ma’h_ei_ne.
Day, or day-light,
Mara’marama, s.
A’ou,
s. A’a_ou_.
Day-break,
Oota’tah_ei_ta.
Day, to-day,
A_oo_’n_ai_.
Dead,
Matte roea.
A natural Death,
Matte noea.
Deafness,
Ta’r_ee_a, t_oo_r_ee_.
Decrepid,
Epoo’t_oo_a.
Deep water,
Mona’.
A Denial, or refusal,
Eh_oo_’noea.
To desire, or wish for a thing,
E_ooee_.
A Devil, or evil spirit,
E’t_ee_.
Dew,
Ahe’a_oo_.
A Diarrhoea, or looseness,
Hawa, hawa.
To_ dip meat in salt water instead of
Eaw_ee_’wo
salt, (an Indian custom,)
Dirt, or nastiness of any kind,
E’repo.
Disapprobation,
Eh_oo_noea.
A Disease, where the head cannot be
E’pee_.
held up, perhaps the palsy_,
To disengage, untie or loosen,
Ea_oo_’w_ai_.
Dishonesty,
E_ee_’a.
Displeased, to be displeased, vexed, or
Taee_’va.
in the dumps_,
Dissatisfaction, to grumble, or be
Faoo_’oue.
dissatisfied_,