NUMERALS.
English. Loo-Choo. Characters. Japan.
1 One It´chee [Japanese character] Teétsee, or te 1.
2 Two Nee, or gnee [Japanese character] Tátsee, or ta 2.
3 Three Sang [Japanese character] Meétsee, or mee 3.
4 Four Shee [Japanese character] Eéotsee[128], or yoo 4.
5 Five Goo, or go [Japanese character] I´ttitsee 5.
6 Six Roóko [Japanese character] Moótsee 6.
7 Seven St´chee [Japanese character] Nánnatsee 7.
8 Eight Fat´chee, or [Japanese character] Eeyátsee 8. kwat´chee
9 Nine Coo [Japanese character] Koónnitsee 9.
10 Ten Joo, or dzoo [Japanese character] Too 10.
Both sets of these numerals are in common use at Loo-Choo, though it would not perhaps be correct to apply them to the same word, as I never recollect having heard a native say "itchee sheemootsee," one book, or "teétsee twit´chee," one hour, but always "teétsee sheémootsee," one book, and "itchee twitchee," one hour. I at first imagined "teetsee, tatsee," &c. were ordinals, but I have since found from Captain Broughton's Voyage that they bear a great resemblance to the numerals of Japan, and as such I have inserted them.
The characters, of which the above are copies, were written by a native.
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 128: The o in this word is to be pronounced as the diphthong oa in boat.]
NAMES OF PERSONS.
The Kowung, or King - Sháng fwee.
The Pochin ta foo, or Prince - Shang pung-fwee.
The Chief of the Paychins who attended the ship - Oókooma Mowchowshoóa.
The second Paychin - Madáyra Sháyoon.
The third do. - I´ssacha Sándoo.
The fourth do. - Jeéma Tsí-se-eu.
His eldest son - Maátsee Tsí-chee.
His friend (an elderly man) - Oóhoomee Chínchawhee.
The fifth Paychin - I´ssecha Háckkeeboócoo.
The sixth do. - Jeéroo Jeéda.
The first Linguist - Mádera Káwsheeoong.
The second Linguist - A´nya Toónshoonfa.
His wife - Oóshee.
One of the junior Paychins - Yáma Too.
The teacher (an old man) - Yáckkabee Oómeejeéroo.
His eldest son - Yáckkabee Oómee-nee whaw.
A boy - O´seejee.
One of the principal attendants of the}
Pochin ta foo } - Mádam Báshee.
Another - Eévaroo.
NAMES OF PLACES.
Corea - Córay.
Pekin - Péking.
Fokien - Fótchien.
China - Quántoong.
Chusan - Choósan.
England - I´ngeree.
The island of Loo-Choo - Loo-Choo, or Doó-Choo.
The town of Napakiang - Nápa ummeátto.
The high distant islands seen from Napa - A´makírreema.
The Sugar Loaf Island - Eégoos eécoondee.
Japan - Níphon.
Canton - Cánton.
NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE MOON FROM NEW TO FULL.
1. Chee tátchee.
2. Hádjee mee nitchee.
3. Hádjee mee san nit´chee.
4. Hádjee mee noo ka.
5. Hádjee mee goo nit´chee.
6. Hádjee mee roócoo nit´chee.
7. Hádjee mee sit´chee nit´chee.
8. Hádjee mee fatchee nit´chee.
9. Hádjee mee coo nit´chee.
10. Yoóka.
11. Joo it´chee nit´chee.
12. Joo nee nit´chee.
13. Joo san nit´chee.
14. Joo yoóka.
15. Joo goo nit´chee.