FINIS.
APPENDIX.
VOCABULARY OF LANGUAGE.
SOUTH-EAST COAST.
| Substantives. | |
| ENGLISH. | NATIVE. |
| Man | Tau |
| Woman | Sina |
| Boy | Wauwaia |
| Girl | Hasara |
| Child | Natuna |
| Father | Tamada |
| Mother | Sinana |
| Friend | Eliam |
| House | Numa |
| Village | Magai |
| Garden | Tapaisoa |
| Wood | Kaiwa |
| Fire | Karassi |
| Water | Waiila |
| Anchorage | Gaboa |
| Island | Bona-bona |
| Canoe | Wagga |
| Paddle | Worsa |
| Tomahawk | Kilam |
| Knife | Nigua |
| Spear | Wamari |
| Coco-nut | Niu |
| Betel-nut | Sada |
| Banana | Baiira |
| Sago | Rabia |
| Yam | Quatea |
| Taro | Kudo |
| Sweet Potato | Kumara |
| Fish | Yama |
| Tobacco | Musa-Musa |
| Box | Didiwagga |
| Property | Ginauri |
| Chief | Taubada |
| Turtle | Warna |
| Dog | Kedewa |
| Cat | Simai |
| Rat | Gimau |
| Pig | Buroka |
| Fowl | Kom-Kom |
| Flying-fox | Mariboi |
| Bird | Roro |
| Pigeon | Siai |
| Land | Yamba |
| Rocks | Weku |
| Rope | Maina |
| Stomach | Boka |
| Eye | Mata |
| Face | Papari |
| Sun | Mahana |
| Moon | Waiikeno |
| Star | Kipara |
| Wind | Mana |
| Rain | Nabu |
| Month | Waiikeno |
| Day | Mahana |
| Death | Boita |
| Sunrise | Dabura Kuraoma |
| Sunset | Daburadui |
| White man | Dim-Dim |
| Beads | Burra Dim-Dim |
| Enough | Besi |
| Plenty | Baibaiwa |
| Humbug | Mamakotto |
| To-day | Wau |
| Yesterday | Lahinai |
| To-morrow | Marritomtom |
| ENGLISH. | NATIVE. |
| Pronouns. | |
| I | Yau |
| You | Kowa |
| Me | Yau |
| We | Ta |
| Verbs. | |
| Speak | Ewaro |
| Sleep | Ekeno |
| Sit down | Kuturi |
| Lie down | Kakeno |
| Stand up | Kutoro |
| See | Kita |
| Understand | Raupoi |
| Work | Buggi-Buggi |
| Finish | Koiko |
| Go away | Kurau |
| Come here | Kuraoma |
| Give | Quaima |
| Sing | Wana |
| Adjectives. | |
| Good | Kausala |
| Bad | Inai |
| Sick | Kassieba |
| Wild | Yauyauri |
| After | Sora |
| Big | Elaki |
| Small | Kekina |
| Important | Bada |
| True | Mamahoi |
| Interjections. | |
| Thanks | Te Nani |
| Good-day | Te Nani |
| Good-bye | Kaioni |
| What name | Esam |
| Look-out | Ni |
| Yes | Oo |
| No | Nigere |
| Numerals. | |
| One | Kesega |
| Two | Raubui |
| Three | Tolo |
| Four | Esopai |
| Five | Arigiki |
| Six | Arigiki Kesega |
| Seven | Arigiki Raubui |
| Eight | Arigiki Tolo |
| Nine | Arigiki Esopai |
| Ten | Nimabobo |
| Eleven | Nimabobo Kesega |
| Fifteen | Nimabobo Arigiki |
| Sixteen | Nimabobo Arigiki Kesega |
| Twenty | Tauimate |
I cannot vouch for the correctness of the above spelling.
Footnotes
[ ] [ [1] ] Mr. Edelfelt has since deemed it advisable to resign his appointment.