2. 4.
Right arm. Right arm. Left arm.
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The four men, whose arms were marked in the above manner, were young and of the lower order, probably fishermen. It appeared to have been done by puncturing the skin, and staining it with Indian ink in the manner practised by our seamen.
The above marks are quite as large as the originals; they were on the inner part of the fore arm, close up to the elbow joint. Some were marked on both arms, others only on the right, but we did not observe any who had them only on the left arm.
NAMES OF THE HOURS.
One hour, or one o'clock It´chee twit´chee }
Two hours, or two Nee twit´chee }
Three Sang twit´chee } The day
Four Shee twit´chee }
Five Goo twit´chee }
Six Roócoo twit´chee }
Seven Sit´chee twit´chee }
Eight Fat´chee twit´chee }
Nine Coo twit´chee } The night.
Ten Joo twit´chee }
Eleven Joo it´chee twit´chee}
Twelve Joo nee twit´chee }
The day at Loo-Choo, i.e. between sunrise and sunset, is divided into six hours, as is also the night.
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AND LOO-CHOO LANGUAGES.
NOTE.
The following comparisons are given, with the view of pointing out as nearly as circumstances will permit what resemblance there is between the languages of the islands of Loo-Choo, Niphon, or Japan, and Insu, lying in the Japan Sea, and which by some voyagers have been considered the same language.
In the first comparison, viz. that between the languages of Loo-Choo and
Japan, the Japanese words are extracted from the translation of
Thunberg's Voyage to Japan, printed in London 1795, 2d edit. vol. iii.