A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels
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Chapter 490 : Abee, _A house to sleep in_.Touaa, _A square bonnet_.f.u.kke, fety, _To give a thing g
Abee, _A house to sleep in_.
Touaa, _A square bonnet_.
f.u.kke, fety, _To give a thing gratis_, or _for friends.h.i.+p's sake_.
Tooa, or Tooaeea, _A servant_, or _person of inferior rank_.
f.u.kkatooa, _A challenging motion, made by striking the hand on the bend of the opposite arm_.
Kaeehya, or kaeehaa, _A thief_.
Fooloo, _A quill_.
Moojeekakka, _A basket made of cocoa-nut core, and white beads_.
Mahanga, _A brother_.
Macele, _An odoriferous shrub, planted near the Fyatooka_.
Fofolla, _To unfold a piece of cloth_.
Kotjee, _None_.
Taboone, _To close_, or _shut; a part.i.tion_ or _skreen_.
Too, _To draw back a curtain_, or _skreen_.
Ava, _A window; hole_.
Fonooa, foohoo, _A land of warriors_.
Taboo, _Not to touch a thing_.
Goomoo; goomoo, _A species of lichen, that grows plentifully on some trees_.
Laiva, _For good and all; certainly_.
Bagooee, _A p.r.i.c.kly star-fish_.
Bedjeeloa, _A crab, with black claws_.
Fae, _A sister_.
Makka fatoo, _Coral rock_.
Gailee, gailee, _Dirt_.
Maa, _Clean_.
Ma, tagge tagge, _Let me look at it_.
Konna, _Poison_.
Fekaee, or smalte, fekaee. _Hunger_.
_Friendly Isles_, English.
Matte, fee aeenoo, _Thirst_.
Aieenoo, _To drink_.
Awhainne, _Near at hand_.
Monoo, _An expression of thanks_.
Mattahoa, _Very good_.
Toooa, _Both, we; both of us_.
Fooa, _repeated_, _A great number_.
Boola, _Small white sh.e.l.ls_.
Anoo, anoo, _To swim_.
Anga, _A man_.
Haile, _A knife_.
Haile, fofoo, _A knife that shuts_.
Adoo, _Give it; to give_.
Geehea, _Which_, or _what_.
Tohagge, _Let me look at_, or _see it_.
Namoogoo, _A stink_, or _bad smell_.
Narooo, kakulla, _A sweet smell_.
b.o.o.booa, tahee, _Salt_.
Meeme, _Urine_.
Owo, owo, owo, _No, no, no_.
Fohee, _To peel a plantain_.
Ajeeneu, _A vessel to put drink in_.
Tangee, fe toogee, _Striking the cheeks on the death of their relations_.
Mamaha, _Coral rock under water_.
Oohee, _A species of diosma_.
Mawhaha, _An excellent root like a potatoe_.
Baa, _A crackling noise; to crack, or snap_.
Boogo, _The largest sort of tree in the islands_.
Taifo, _A mullet_.
Amou, _Whole; sound; true; valid_.
Faigeeaika, _Iambos_.
Kakou, _A shoal_, or _reef, on which the sea breaks_.
Shainga (_in the language_ _No; there is none_.
_of Feejee_),
Fangoo, _A small calibash sh.e.l.l_.
Oore, oore, _Black_.
Looloo, _An owl_.
Murroo, _Soft_.
_Friendly Isles_. English.
Faifaika, _Hard_.
Feengotta, _A sort of sh.e.l.l_.
Wouainee, _I am here_; i.e. _when called upon_.
Mahaggee, fatoo, _A dropsy_.
Goee enee, _Near at hand_.
f.u.kka, ma fooa, _An arbour in which they catch pigeons, &c_.
Fatooree, _Thunder_.
A faa, _A Storm; lightning_.
Toufarre, _A besom_.
Tongo, _A wood, of which bows are made_.
Ooha, _Rain_.
Tooboo, _To grow_.
Tawagge, totto, _The red-tailed tropic bird_.
Kadjee, _There is no more_; or _none_.
Fanna, fanna, _To wash the hands before meals_.
Mooonga, _Mountains; a mountain_.
Keeneeo, _Low land_.
Laoo allee, _A great many; an endless number_.
Ogookaee, _No; there is none_.
Laia, _or_ koelaia, _Speech; words_.
Kaho, _An arrow_.
Aieeboo, _A vessel,_ or _dish_.
Tooee, _A club_.
Feila, _To pull a rope_.
Eevee, aai, _A cheer, in pulling a rope_.
Feilaa too, _A word given by one, on pulling a rope, and the rest repeat_ Woa, _as a response_.
Engago, _Fat_, or _lard of a hog_.
Kanno, matte, _The lean part of meat_.