Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island

by Basil Hall

[Footnote 82: See note on the kawroo. The kaw is also burned when an offering of rice is made on the kawroo.]

[Footnote 83: The following are the names of the months or moons.

January Shaw gwautsee.
February Nee gwautsee (lit. 2d month).
March Sang gwautsee (lit. 3d).
April Shee gwautsee (lit. 4th).
May Goo gwautsee (lit. 5th).
June Roocoo gwautsee (lit. 6th).
July Sitchee gwautsee (lit. 7th).
August Fatchee gwautsee (lit. 8th).
September Coo gwautsee (lit. 9th).
October Joo gwautsee (lit. 10th).
November Shee moo stitchee, or joo itchee gwautsee.
December Shee wasee, or joo nee gwautsee.

The twentieth day of the tenth month (October), Joo gwautsee, neejoo nitchee, was, according to Loo-Choo time, the second day of the tenth month, joo gwautsee, nee nitchee.]

[Footnote 84: A strong aspirate on the first syllable.]

[Footnote 85: The negative is almost invariably placed after the word.]

[Footnote 86: See note on numerals.]

[Footnote 87: The sound of the oong, or oomb, is very difficult, and can only be approximated by closing the teeth firmly and compressing the sound of oong.]

[Footnote 88: See note on Numerals.]

[Footnote 89: See Sentences Nos. 49 to 53.]