Chapter XVI: Introduction (15)

Ea _Root._
Eaï _Fire._
Eaia _Parroquet._
Eaiabou _Vase._
Eaiabou-maa _Vase which is used to put their
victuals in._
Eame _Drink made of cocoa nuts._
Eani _All manner of fighting._
Eao _Clouds, also a flower in bud,
before it opens._
Eatoua _Divinity. The same word likewise
expresses his ministers, and also
the subordinate good or evil
genii._
Eeva _Mourning._
Eie _Sail of a periagua._
Eiva-eoura _Dance or festival of the Taitians._
Eivi _Little._
Eite _To understand._
Elao _A fly._
Emaa _A sling._
Emao _A shark; it likewise signifies to
bite._
Emeitai _To give._
Emoé _To sleep._
Enapo _Yesterday._
Enene _To discharge._
Enia _In, upon._
Enninnito _To stretch one’s self yawning._
Enoanoa _To smell well._
Enomoi _Term to call, come hither._
Enoo-te-papa _Sit down._
Enoua _The earth and its different parts
(a country)._
Enoua-Taiti _The country of Taiti._
Enoua-Paris _The country of Paris._
Eo _To sweat._
Eoe-tea _An arrow._
Eoe-pai _A paddle or oar._
Emoure-papa _The tree from which they get the
cotton, or substance for their
stuffs, the cloth-tree._
Eone _Sand, dust._
Eonou _Turtle._
Eote _To kiss (baiser)._
Eouai _Rain._
Eonao _To steal or rob._
Eououa _Pimples in the face._
Eoui _To belch or eruct._
Eounoa _Daughter-in-law._
Eouramaï _Light (not darkness)._
Eouri _A dancer._
Eouriaye _A dancing girl._
Epao _Luminous vapour in the atmosphere,
called a_ shooting-star. _At Taiti
they are looked upon as evil
genii._
Epata _Exclamation to call one’s wife._
Epepe _Butterfly._
Epija _Onion._
Epoumaa _Whistle; they make use of it to
call the people to their meals._
Epouponi _To blow the fire._
Epouré _To pray._
Epouta _A wound; this
word likewise signifies the scar._
Era _The sun._
Era-ouao _Rising sun._
Era-ouopo _Setting sun._
Era-ouavatea _Noon sun._
Eraï _Heaven._
Erepo _Dirty, unclean._
Ero _Ant._
Eri _King._
Erie _Royal._
Eroï _To wash, to cleanse._
Eroleva _Slate._
Eroua _A hole._
Erouai _To vomit._
Eroupe _Very large species of blue pigeon,
like those which are in the
possession of marshal Soubise._
Etai _Sea._
Etao _To dart, or throw._
Etaye _To weep._
Eteina _Elder brother or sister._
Etouana _Younger brother
or sister._
Etere _To go._
Etere-maine _To come back._
Etio _Oyster._
Etipi _To cut, cut (particip.)_
Etoi _A hatchet._
Etoumou _A turtle-dove._
Etouna _An eel._
Etooua _To grate._
Evaï _The water._
Evaie _Moist._
Evaine _A woman._
Evana _A bow._
Evare _A house._
Evaroua-t-eatoua _A wish to persons when they sneeze,
meaning that the evil genius may
not lull thee asleep, or that the
good genius may awaken thee._
Evero _A lance._
Evetou _A star._
Evetou-eave _A comet._
Evi _An acid fruit, like a pear, and
peculiar to Taiti._
Evuvo _A flute._

_The following words are pronounced with a long_ e, _like
the Greek_ η.

ηti _Wooden figures representing
subordinate genii, and called_
ηti-tane, _or_ ηti-aine,
_according as they, are of the
masculine or feminine gender.
These figures are employed in
religious ceremonies, and the
people of Taiti have several of
them in their houses._
ηieie _Basket._
ηou _A fart. They detest it, and burn
every thing in a house where one
has farted._
ηouou _A muscle-shell (moule.)_
ηreou-tataou _Colour for marking the body; with
it they make indelible impressions
on different parts of the body._
ηriri, _and
likewise_
ouariri _To be vexed, to be angry._

_I know of no word beginning with the consonants F, G._

H.

Horreo _A kind of instrument for sounding,
made of the heaviest shells._