Chapter XIV: Appendix: No. I

A VOCABULARY

OF THE

LANGUAGE OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

In pronouncing the words as spelt in the vocabulary, _all letters must be sounded_, with the exceptions after mentioned.

In sounding the vowels, A has always the sound of the initial and final letter in the word _Arabia_.

E, as in the word _eloquence_, or the final Y in _plenty_.

The double E, as in _keep_.

I, as in the word _indolence_.

O, as in the word _form_.

The double O, as in _boot_, _good_.

U, as in the word _but_.

The diphthongs Ai, as the vowel sounds in _tye_, _fly_, or the I in _diameter_.

Ei, as in the word _height_.

Oi, as in the word _oil_.

Ow, as in the word _cow_.

All other combinations of vowels are to be sounded separately; thus, _oe_, _you_, and _roa_, _distant_, are dissyllables.

In sounding the consonants, H is always aspirated; the letters K and T, L and R, B and P, are frequently substituted for each other.

Thus, _kanaka_, _tanata_, people; _ooroo_, _ooloo_, bread-fruit; _boa_, _poa_, a hog.

Where the words are separated by a comma, they are synonymous, and either may be used; but where there is no comma, both must be used.

Example. _Taate_, _Keike tanne_, a boy.

It frequently happens that the same word is repeated twice, in which case it is connected with a hyphen; thus _leepe-leepe_, an axe.

A

Above _Aroona_
Adze _Toe_
Afraid _Macaoo_
After me, come _Mamooraao_, _peemaio_
Afterwards _Mamoore_
Agreable _Nawee-nawee_
American, an _Tanata_, _Merikana_
Angry _Hoohoo_
Arm, the _Poheva_
Arrow _Eeoome_
Ashore _Ayooka_
At _Eia_
Avaricious _Peepere_
Aunt _Titooa waheine_
Axe _Leepe-leepe_
Apple _Oheea_

B

Back, the _Tooata_
Back, to carry on _Eoaha_
Bad _Eeno_, _heva_,
_nooe-nooe heva_
Bad man _Kanaka poopoota_
Bald _Oopoboota_
Bamboo _Ohe_
Bark _Hohore_
Battle _Emutta_
Bed _Moena_
Beard _Oome-oome_
Beat a drum, to _Erokoo_
Bee _Narro_
Bees wax _Tootai narro_
Begone _Hiere piero oe_
Behind _Temoore_
Belly _Manaoo_, _opoe_
Belch _Erooee_
Below _Deerro_
Between _Feropoo_
Bird _Mannoo_
Biscuit _Bikete_
Bitter _Ava-ava_
Black _Ere-ere_
Bladder _Toa-meeme_
Blind _Muka pa_
Block, pully _Pockaka_
Blood _Toto_
Board, or plank to swim on _Papa_
Board, on _Aroona_
Bone _Oohe_
Bonetta, a fish so called _Pehe rera_
Bottom _Okoree_
Bowl, wooden _Apoina_
Boy _Taate_, _keike
tannee_
Boy, a familiar way of speaking _Heimanne_
Bracelet of shells _Teepoo_
Bread-fruit _Ooroo-ooloo_
Break, to _Anaha_
Breast _Ooma_
Blue _Ooree-ooree_
Bring me _Peemai_
Broken _Motoo_
Brother _Keike tanee_
Brown _Aoora oora_
Bucket _Tabahoo_
Button _Opeehee_, _booboo_
Buttons, string of _Poreema_
Buy, to _Tooai_

C

Cabbage _Tabete_
Calabash _Areepo_
Calm _Maneeno_
Cannon _Poo nooee_
Canoe, single _Evaha_
Canoe, double _Makarooa_
Captain of a ship _Eree te motoo_
Care, to take _Malamma_
Carry, to _Famo_
Cat _Bobokee_
Cheerful _Warra-warra_
Cheeks _Papareena_
Chief _Eree_
Chest _Pahe_
Chicken _Moa tina_
Child _Keike_, _kumaree_
Child-bearing _Hemo te keike_
Cider _Wyoheea_
Clean _Ooama_
Cloak, or upper garment _Teaboota_, _tapa_
Cloth, also clothes _Tapa_
Cloth-plant _Eaootee_
Circumcision _Poohe_
Cock _Moa tannee_
Cockroach _Patte-patte_
Cocoa nut _Caneeo_
Cold _Anoo_
Come _Here_
Come here _Here mai_
Come with me _Peemai taroo_
Contempt, a term of _Poopoota_, _poopooka_
Conversation _Para paroo_
Cooked, or baked _Oomoaroa_
Coyness in a woman _Nonoa_
Cough, to _Ehapoo_
Country, the _Ayooca_
Country, foreign, generally applied to Britain _Caheite_
Cow _Peepe-nooe_
Crab _Pappee_
Crab, particular kinds of _Epootoo_, _pehoo_
Cray fish _Pehe oora_
Crimson _Oora-oora_
Cry, to, or weep _Taee_
Cured, it is _Oraroa_
Cut, to _Hakee-hakee_

D

Dance, to _Ehoora-hoora_
Dark _Poa rere_
Day _Poa_
Day, to _Aeea poa_
Dead _Makeroa_
Delicious _Honnoo onnoo_
Demon, or devil _Etooa heva_
Dig, to _Maiai_
Dirt _Totai_, _erepo_
Distant _Roa_, _maroa_
Dive, to _Eehopoo-poo_
Dog _Edea cao_
Dolphin _Oona_
Door _Poola_
Done, or finished _Poaroa_
Drink, to _Aeeno_
Drunk _Honnoo_
Drum _Pahoo_
Duck _Mora_
Dusk, or twilight _Hoi-hoi te poa_
Dwell, to _Enoho_

E

Earth _Ehonooa_
Ears _Pepeaoo_, _tareea_
Eat, to _Eeai_
Eels, or sea-snakes _Hoohe_
Egg _Ehooeero_
Egg, sea _Neeootai_
England _Pritane_, _Kaheite_
Englishman _Kanaka Pritane_,
_Kanaka Kaheite_
Enough _Maoona_
Enter, to _Marokonai_
Evening _Ahee-ahee_
European _Ehoorei_
Eyes _Maka_
Eyebrow _Tooa maka_
Excrement _Tootai_

F

False _Waha he_, _heva_
Fan, a _Taheina_
Fan, to _Taharee_
Father _Mokooa tanne_
Fathom _Anana_
Farewell _Aroho-oe_
Fat _Peea_
Fear _Matao_
Feathers _Hooroo_,
_hooroo manno_
Feather necklace _Araia_
Feeble _Faeera_
Feet _Wawye_
Female _Waheine_
Fetch hither _Heire mai_, _peemai_
Fin of a fish _Tirra pehe_
Fine _Eahe_
Fingers _Tereema_
Fish _Pehe_
Fish, a particular kind of _Ava_
Flying fish _Pehe orera_
Fish, to _Ehootee_
Fist _Amootoo_
Flat _Papa_
Flea _Ookoo rere_
Flower, a _Pooa mono_
Fly, to _Arere_
Fly, a _Enarra_
Forgot _Ooaro_
Fowl _Moa_
Fresh _Onoo_
Friend _Heitanne, poonarooa_
Fruit _Hooero_

G

Garment worn by the women _Paoo_
Generous _Horoa_
Girdle _Tatooa_
Girdle worn by the men _Maro_
Girl _Keike waheina_
Give, to _Mukunna_
Go _Heire_
Goat _Peepe Koa_
God _Etooa_
Good _Meitei_
Good morning _Myty kakee aka_
Good night _Myty ahee ahee_
Grandfather _Poopooa tanne_
Grandmother _Topooa waheine_
Gray _Aheena heena_
Grass _Moo_
Grass, broad leaved, of which lines and nets
are made _Oorana_
Grasshopper _Pepe rera_
Great _Nooe-nooe_
Green _Omomoo_
Gun _Poo_

H

Hair _Lavo hoo_
Handkerchief _Haneeka_
Hands _Reema_
Handsome _Meitei_
Harbour _Aeeva_, _too-too_
Hard _How_
Haste, make _Weete-weete_
Has, past time _Roa_
Hat _Paparee_
Have _Havee_
Head _Po_
He or she _Oera_
Hearing _Faro_
Heart _Ehottoo_, _teate_
Heat, or hot _Mahanna_
Heat of the sun _Mahanna ke Laoo_
Helmet _Mayoree_
Hen _Moa waheine_
Herb, used by white people for tea _Nehe_
Here _Mai_
Hermaphrodite _Mahoo_
Hide, to _Ehoona_
High _Roehee_
Hill _Parei_
Hog _Poa_, _boa_
Hold your tongue _Koore-koore oe_
Hole _Pooka_
Hook for fishing _Mattoo_
Hook, made of ivory, worn as an ornament _Palava_
Horse _Edea nooee_
House _Harree_, _eharee_
House (sleeping) _Harre_, _moe_
House (eating) _Harre eai_
How are you _Arohooe_
Hungry _Porore_
Husband _Tanne_

I

I, my, or me _Waoo_, _tawa_
Jacket _Teakete_
Interjection of grief _Aroha eenoo_
Interjection of admiration _Taa ha ha_
Iron _How_
Island _Motoo_
Itch, to _Mairo_

K

Keep _Vaihee_
Kill _Papahee_,
_matte-matte
make-roa_
King _Eree nooee_
Knife _Okee-okee_,
_kanee-kanee_
Know _Nono_, _eete_

L

Lame _O-opa_
Land _Ayooka_
Land cultivated _Aiena_
Laugh _Attaha_
Lazy _Moolawa_
Lean, not fat _Amapoo_
Legs _Wawye_
Let me see _Meene-meene_, _nanna_
Lie, to tell a _Poone-poone_
Light, not heavy _Eamma_
Lightning _Heaweetoh_
Lines _Towra_
Lips _Lehe-lehe_
Little _Pekene_, _oo ookoo_
Lizard _Moo_
Look _Meere-meere_
Looking-glass _Anee-anee_
Loss _Moomooka_
Lost _Ooreiro_
Louse _Ookoo_

M

Male _Tanee_
Man _Tanata_, _tanee_
Man that eats with women _Tanata inoa_
Many _Maoona_
Married, to be _Noho te Waheina_
Marshmallow _Etooa rere_
Mat _Ahoo_, _moena_
Melon _Ipoopeena_
Mine, my own _Maooa_, _mao_
Month _Malama_
Moon _Maheina_
Moon, new _Maheina erimai_
Moon, full _Maheina nooee_
Morrow, to _Apopo_
Morning _Aheea pa_
Mother _Makooa waheine_
Mountain _Parei_, _parei nooee_
Mouth _Waha_
Music _Heeva_
Musket _Poo_
Mustard _Totai Kumaree_

N

Nail _How_
Naked _Tatarra_
Name _Einoa_
Native of the islands _Kanaka mowree_
Nasty _Ereporepo_
Navel _Petto_
Net _Oopaka_
Night, this _Aheeapo_, _arere_
No, not _Aoaree_
Noon _Akeia_
Nose _Eehoo_
Nut, used to give light _Tootooee_

O

Oar, or paddle _Hoe_
Ocean _Tai_
Of _Te_
Old _Emotoo_, _baheeoo_
Otaheitan _Kanaka boolla-boolla_
Oven, or pit for cooking _Eomoo_

P

Painting, printing, drawing, or writing _Purra-purra_
Palm of the hand _Apooreema_
Parent _Makooa_
Pearl _Mummee_
Pearl-river _Wai mummee_
People _Kanaka_, _tanata_
Perhaps (affirmatively) _Ai pa_
---- (negatively) _Ooree pa_
Pig _Poa_
Pigeon _Eroope_
Pinch, to _Ooma_
Place of worship _Morai_
Plank _Papa_
Plantain _Maio_
Plantation _Aina_
Play, to _Ehanne_
Pleasant _Nawee-nawee_
Plenty _Aroo-aroo_, _Maoona_
Pluck, to _Hootee-hootee_
Potatoes, sweet _Oowarra_
Prayer _Poore_, _anana_
Priest _Kahoona_
Present, or gift _Makunna_
Presently _Areea_, _mamoore_
Pressing with the hand when tired _Rorome_
Prohibition _Taboo_
Puncturation _Tattoo_
Putrid _Peea-peea_

Q

Quickly _Weete-weete_

R

Rain _Eooa_
Rat _Eoree_
Red _Oora-oora_
Remember, to _No-no_
Ringworm, a disease _Enooa_
Ripe _Purra_
Ropes _Toura_
Rotten _Purra roa_
Row, to _Ehoe_
Rum _Lumma_
Rushes _Anonoho_
Russian _Tonata Lokeene_

S

Sailor _Kanaka hanna-hanna
te motoo_
Salt _Pakai_
Salute, by joining noses _Hone-hone_
Satisfied _Maoona_
Saw, a _Pahe oroo_
Scissors _Oopa_
Sea _Tai_, _wai tai_
Sea-snake _Poohe_
Sea-egg _Neeootai_
See, to _Meene-meene_
Shark _Manno_
Sheep _Peepe_
Show me _Meere-meere_
Ship _Motoo_
Shine _Peenoo-peenoo_
Shoot, to _Mackeroa_
Shore _Ayookee_
Shortly _Mamooree_
Shut _Oopa_
Sickness, or sore _Mai_, _Poonine_
Sit, to, or squat _Noho_
Sky _Heiranei_
Sleep _Moe-moe_
Small _Ete_
Soldier _Kanaka etooa_
Song _Heeva_
Spade, wooden _Maiai_
Speak, to _Nummee-nummee_
Speech, or harangue _Oraro_
Spear _Pahoo_, _pahe_
Spit, to _Too harre_
Spread, to _Hohora_
Star _Ehetoo_
Stay, wait a little _Areea_
Steal, to _Ei hooee_
Stink _Peero-peero_
Stockings _Tokeine_
Stone _Pohakoo keeva_
Stool, to lay the head on when asleep _Papa rooa_
Storm _Teeooe-teoo_
Stranger _Tanata howree_
Stop _Marrea_
Sugar-cane _To_, _ko_
Sun _Laoo_
Surf of the sea _Horoo tai_
Surgeon _Nai_
Sweet _Lea-lea_, _onno_
Swim _Eaoo_

T

Tallow _Oila_
Take, to _Laiva_, _ooleva_
Take off, to _Hemo_
Take care _Malamma_
Tall _Hoa_
Taro pudding _Poe_
Teeth _Neehoo_
Tell _Eetee_,
_nummee-nummee_
That _Mao_
The _Te_, _he_, _ke_
Thief _Tanata ihooee_
Think, to _No-no_
This _Aeia_, _Aheea_
Tongue _Alaloo_
Twins _Teetee_
Twisting, in dancing, _Amee-amee_

V

Very _Nooee-nooee_

U

Uncle _Titooa tannee_
Understand _Eetee_
Understanding _Nono_
Undress, to _Hemo tapa_

W

Warm _Mahanna_
Water _Wai_
Water (fresh) _Wai onnoo_
Water (salt) _Wai tai_
Water, to make _Meeme_
Weak _Faeera_
We _Taooa_
Wet _Purra_
What _Ehara_
What is your name _Owhyt oe einoa_
Where _Awaya_
Where have you been _Yahea oee_
White _Keeo-keeoo_
White people _Tanata howree_
Why _Tehala_
Wind _Matanee_
Wish _Mukee-mukee_
Within _Maro koo_
With me _Ta wa_
Woman _Waheine_
Woman (married) _Waheine mow_
Wont, I _Aoohee_
Wood _Tooheihe_
Work, to _Hanna-hanna_
Wounded _Tooitahe_
Wrong, you are _Waha hai_

Y

Yam _Oohee_
Yawn _Poowha_
Year _Makaheite_
Yellow _O peeta-peeta_
Yes _Ai_
You _Oe_
Your _Kow_

NUMERALS.

One _Atahee_
Two _Arooa_
Three _Akoroo_
Four _Ahaa_
Five _Areema_
Six _Ahonoo_
Seven _Aheitoo_
Eight _Awarroo_
Nine _Ivee_
Ten _Oome_
Eleven _Oome toome atahee_
Twelve _Oome toome arooa_
Thirteen _Oome toome akoroo_
Fourteen _Oome toome ahaa_
Fifteen _Oome toome areema_
Sixteen _Oome toome ahonoo_
Seventeen _Oome toome aheitoo_
Eighteen _Oome toome awarroo_
Nineteen _Oome toome ivee_
Twenty _Kanna roa_
Thirty _Kanna koroo_
Forty _Atahee kannaha_
Eighty _Arooa kannaha_
&c. &c.
1600 or 40 x 40 _Ataha manno_
3200 _Arooa manno, &c._

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 _Oaree, mamooree peemai
he goes ashore ayooka lavee nooee-nooee
te poa_
The captain wishes to purchase a great _Eree te motoo mukee-mukee
many hogs 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 _Peemai oe, heire ayooka
the king that the captain wishes numme-numme te eree
to purchase a great many pearls 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_