8 - Evahoo
9 - Eyva
10 - Hanhoo.
N. B. By the inhabitants of Noocahiva the letter h is not always sounded. The vowels a, e, and i, are pronounced as the French pronounce them, except where the e is doubled.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
A.
Afterwards - Mamooree
Angry - Hoohoo
Axe - Koeereepee
B.
Bad, that is - Eyo ino
Belly - Opoo
Black - Ereré
Boy - Taatee
Bread-fruit - Ooloo
Bring hither - Omy
Brother - Tay tyina
Button - Opeehee
Buy, to - Tooay
C.
Cabbage - Tabetee, or Kabekee
Cannon - Kooniahi
Canoe, single - Hevaha
Ditto, double - Mokorooa
Cat - Popokee
Cloth of the country - Tapa
Cloth which men tie round the waist - Maxo
Ditto for women - Paoo
Cock - Moakanee
Cocoa-nut - Neoo
Come hither - Heré mayoé
Cry, to - Avé
D.
Dance, to - Ahoora
Dart, a small - Ihee
Day - Erapoo
Dead - Makeroa
Do, how do you? - Aloha
Dog - Rio
Door - Pooka
Dry, I am - Pimy vy
E.
Ears - Pepeiaoo
Earth - Ehonooa
Eat, will you? - E-ay-oé
Enemy - Aoree raaka maka
European - Ehaouri
Evening - Aheeahee
Eye - Maka
F.
Farewell - Aloha
Father - Makooakanee
Finger, fore - Limameke poe
Ditto, middle - Limoaina
Ditto, third - Limapeelee
Ditto, little - Leemyitee
Fingers - Leema-leema
Fish - Heyo
Friend - Makamaka
G.
Girl - Ty tamaheenee
Goat - Riokao
Go away - Herapera
Go with me, or Follow me - Mamooreeaio
God - Kooa
Good - Myty
Grandfather - Toopoonakanee
Grandmother - Toopoonoaheenee
Grass - Mou
Green - Omomao
Gun - Poo
H.
Hair - Lavohoo
Hand - Leema
Handsome - Nanee
Hat - Papain
He or she - Oera
Head - Pou
Hen - Moa vaheenee
High - Reeehee
Hog - Pooa
House - Haree
Hungry, I am - Pororeevou
I.
I - Vou
Island - Motoo, or Mokoo
K.
Kill, to - Papahee
Knee - Koolee
Knife - Okeeokee
L.
Lie - Punee punee
Lips - Elehelehé
Little - Poupou
Looking-glass - Aneeanee
M.
Mad - Hehena
Man - Kanaka
Man, he is a good - Ayakanaka myty
Mat (to sleep on) - Moena
Mat (used for closing) - Ahoo
Melon - Ipoopaeena
Melon, a water - Ipoohoeoree
Moon - Maheena
Morning, the - Tikaekaney
Morrow - Abobo
Mother - Makooaheenee
N.
Nails - Mayo
Night - Aoomoé
Noise, why do you make a? - Kooreekoore
Nose - Ehu
Nostrils - Pokyhu
O.
Oar - Ehoee
P.
Pay you, I will - Oreema reema
Plantains - Myo
Plantation - Ayna
Potatoes, sweet - Oovara
Priest - Kahoona
Q.
Quickly - Veetee
R.
Rat - Ioré
Red - Ooraoora
S.
Salt - Paky
Saw, a - Paheeoroo
Scissars - Oopa
Sea - Ty
Sheep, a - Rio hoolloo, or Rio veoveo
Shew what is that - Nana meereemeeree
Sister - Tav tooaheenee
Sit down - Nono
Sky - Heranee
Spear - Pororoo
Stay a little - Noohoo mareea
Step, a - Vavy
Stone - Poohakoo
Sun - La
Swine, have you? - Aori pooaoé
Swine, I have no - Aoreepooa paha
Swine, I have - Pooano paha
T.
Take that - Erové
Teeth - Neeho
Temple - Heavoo
Thief - Ayhooé
Thigh - Ooha
Thumb - Limanui
Tired, I am - Manaka
Tongue - Alelu
Tongue, hold your - Hamaoo noohoo maria
Touch it not - Noohoo mareea
Tree - Laaoo
W.
War - Taooa
Water - Vy
Water, is your, good? - Vymyty
Well, that is - Eio myty
What is that? - Ehara teyna
What, or Where - Eara
Where is he? - Ahvea
White - Keokeo
Who is it? - Vavnoa eia kanaka
Woman - Vaneneé
Work, to - Hanahana
Wounded - Tooitahee
Y.
Yam, a root - Oohee
Year - Makahity
Yellow - Orena
Yes - Ay
You - Oé
Numerals.
1 - Akahee
2 - Arooa
3 - Akoroo
4 - Aha
5 - Areema
6 - Aono
7 - Abeetoo
8 - Avaroo
9 - Yva
10 - Aoomi
20 - Ivakoorooa
30 - Kanakoroo
40 - Kanaha
80 - Arooa kanaha
120 - Akoroo kanaha
160 - Aha kanaha
200 - Areema kanaha
240 - Aono kanaha
280 - Aheeto kanaha
320 - Avaroo kanaha
360 - Yva kanaha
400 - Aoomi kanaha
1000 - Manoo
N. B. The inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands speak in a soft tone of voice: m, in speaking, is sometimes substituted for i, and g not sounded at all, or very slightly.
VOCABULARY OF THE LANGUAGES
THE ISLANDS OF CADIACK AND OONALASHCA, THE BAY OF KENAY, AND SITCA SOUND.
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