| DIALOGUES. |
| Where are you going | Awaya heire oe |
| I am going on board the ship | Heire waoo aroona te metoo |
| I am going ashore | Heir waoo ayooka |
| I wish you to go | Mukee-mukee heire waoo |
| Very well, can you go with me | Meitei, heire oe tawa |
| No, the captain will not let me go | Oaree pa, eree te motoo oaree mukee-mukee waoo heire |
| There will be no work on board to-morrow | Apopo taboo, oaree hanna-hanna aroona te motoo |
| Very well, will you go to-morrow | Meitei, heire oe apopo |
| I cannot tell | Oaree pa eetee waoo |
| Where is the king | Awaya te eree nooee |
| He is gone on board the ship | Heire roa aroona te motoo |
| Has he taken any hogs on board | Oolava poa aroona te motoo |
| No; but he will take plenty when he goes ashore | Oaree, mamooree peemai ayooka lavee nooee-nooee te poa |
| The captain wishes to purchase a great many hogs | Eree te motoo mukee-mukee tooai nooee te poa |
| The ship sails to-morrow | Apopo heire te motoo |
| Where is she bound to | Heire awaya |
| She is bound for England | Heire Kaheite, or Heire Pritane |
| Will you go ashore, and sleep at my house | Heire oe ayooka moe-moe to hare waoo |
| I will see in a little | Mamooree meene-meene waoo |
| Come hither. Go on shore, and tell the king that the captain wishes to purchase a great many pearls | Peemai oe, heire ayooka numme-numme te eree nooee, eree te motoo mukee tooai maoona te mummee |
| I will go soon | Mamooree heire waoo |
| Mind that you remember | Malamma kow no-no |
| Do you know where the king is | Eetee oe awaya te eree nooee |
| He is gone to the Morai | Ooheire marokoo te Morai |
| William Stevenson, literally Lean William | Willama Amapoo |
| John Young | Alhanna |
| Isaac Davis | Itseeke |
| John Hairbottle literally Lame John | Keone o-opa |
| William Wordsworth, literally Hardbottom | Willama Okoree how |
| James Stow, literally James Large Brow | Keeme Laoo Nooee |
| James Beatty, literally the Block maker | Keeme Hanna Pockaka |
| The Author’s name, literally Loss of the Feet | Moomooka te Wawyee |