S P E C IM E N S o f different L A N G U A G E S : fpoken in the* South
New Caledoniar as obferved in the Voyage.
Englijhv
A B i r d ,
A B ow ,
B r e a d - fr u ity
A Canoey
C lo th y -
A Cocoa-nuty **
T o drinky . -
T h e E y e ,
T h e E a r ,
Fijhy
A F ow l,
T h e H a n d ,
T h e H e a d , -
A H o g , -
I , my jelf.
T o la u g h,
A M a n ,
T h e N a v e l ,
N o ,
P la n ta in s ,
P u n ftu r a t io n ,
R a in ,
Sug ar -ca ne,
T h e T e e th ,
W a t e r ,
T o w h tjlle ,
A Woma n,
T am s ,
Y e s ,
Yo u ,
O n e ,
T w o , . '
T h r e e ,
F o u r ,
F iv e ,
S i x ,
S e v en ,
E ig h t ,
N in e ,
T e n ,
O ta he ite♦ E a j l i r IJlandi
■ f 'M a n « , - 'Man»»,
E'fanna,
' Ooxoo, “ *
E'vaa, - - Wagga-,.
'A h « , - 'A b o o ,
'A x e e , . " " ’
Ay xio o , m A e en o o ,
Matta, - * Matta,
T a'r«a, - T z 'r e e z n , -
7jffya, § E e k a,
Moa, - Moa,
F r^m a , - . - 'R^ma,.
O o ' po, - A o p o ,
’'Boa, - - "
W o u , S , our
'A tta , - - *
'T a a ta , - Papa ? -
'P e e to ,. - ~ f \
x'Ayma, *Y<»ha, 3A o u x e , E i l z , -
• ' 'Mai■y z, - *N la y z , *F e o tfc r
T z'tou,
F/ooz,
E 'T o ,
E'neeheeOy
A 'va y,
'Map^a,
Wa'ha/ne,
E'oahe,
A i ,
0 6 ,
A 'T ahay,
E 'R ooz,
'T or oo,.
A'Haa,
E'R^ma,
A'ono,
~ A'Heitoo,
A'war oo, ■
A'eevz,
A'hooxoo,
'O o z ,
T o ,
'Naaho,
E'vy.,
O o h e ,
T h e M a r q u e fa s IJItSi-
M a ie e , —-
Ev'aa, -
'Ahaa, f. A'h o o e e z ,
'Aeenoo,. -
'Matta, f. Mattaaaa,
Boozeenz,
Moa, --
Eaa'my,. -
'Baaa* ^ -
'Wou,
Teete,
P^to; f. P e e to 'a i,
NLaieez,
E'pat oo, •
E'naaho,.
Ve'ha<?ne,
Katta'haa*-,
'Raaa,
' T or oo,
'Haa, f. Faa,
'R e em z ,
'Hon oo,
'H e e d oo,
' V araa,
H**va,
Atta'haaraa, f. Anna'haaraa,
T h e IJland Am fterdam « ■ N ew Zealand,* M a lico lo .
'M a noo, . -- "m -
T an n a# • » - 1 ’ Na'brrws,
--.. Ba'rabe,
Ta'w ag g a , •- ■
Babba'langa,. •=
'Eeoo, - **■
Kak'ahi?!?,
-f’ Narw,
| ’ N o 'a« ,
'Ma tta , •- 'Matta, - Ma/tang, -
T a 'r^ k a , Talingan,
'E e k z , s- 5- 'E^ka, 1 -
- Moe'rw,
E'r^ma ,. * 'R«nga* n
-- 4- T ak '^ p o , , Ba'ftf/ne,
Bw'ack a, - • * 'Brrwas,
: - O u ,
'K a t ta ,
n -- Ba'rang,
“ - im- 'P^ to , Nemprtong,
'E e iha, • p Ka'^are, *u T a 'ep ,
'F o o d je ,. ••
Ta 'tc a j f
- Na'brruts,-
Moko,
«•
rN e e ( o , N ^ h o , y R^/bohn,
- Er'g^ar,
- F eeo,feeo,- Papang,
Ra'bin, *
'Oafe, - - ^ 1 Nan'ram,
'E e o i - ; A t , T “
Oe>
Atta'haaa, «■
A 'o o z , -
A'toraa,
A'faa, - *•
N e e x n z ,
A'ono,
A'wh^taa*
A 'wa oo,
A'eev z :, -
'Wannahaa,f.Wanna'haae,
Ta'haaa,
E'aaa,
'T o r oo ,
A 'fa a ,
'Naama,
T f e e 'k z e e ,
E'ry,
E'r e i,
E'bats,
E'raam,
Tfaa'kaaa,
. Qrooy, ■
Haarey,
Gaadbats,
Senearn, -
T a n n a ,•
Man oo i
Na'fanga, TZg 00X00,
T z 'n z x e e ,
Nabaa'y,
N ooee,
Nana/ma/uk,
Faana/enguk,
'Namaa ?-
Naagwa' n a i um,
'Baaga, f. 'Baagas
'Haarifti, -
Naraa'maan,
Napa/rarnguk,
E'fa ?
N ew Caledonia,
Man;;* f. M z n e e k ,
'W an g ?
Ham'ban.
'N e eo o ,
'Oodo o, f. Oondor*
'T e e v e in ,
O a ix t e e n g ,
Bandon'haan.-
Gar'moing ?'
A p , f. G ye'ap,
Whanbaa'aan.
'E e v a, f. iiaba.
'Gan^ f. Gan,galang,
Na'nrawaF, O o e ,
Na'raak,
'Warrewu k , f. 'Rtf/buk, Penna'w«‘n.
- O o e ,
Awe'hern,
Nai'braan,
Oafe,
‘ E e o i -
Peedee,
' K-zxoo,
'Kahar,
'Kfl/phar,
'Kr^rum, -
Ma'rwd^,
Ma'karco,
Ma'kahar,
Ma'kc/phar,
Ma'krwrum,
'W y oo, -
Tama^
Oabe.
'E lo , f. E e o , f. oe.J
W zgee'aing*
/W zxoo,
Wat^/en.
Wam'ba^k*
Wannim.
Wannira'gwek;
Wannim'n^.
Wannim'g^/n.
Wannim'baeek«
Wann^W/uk.
„ , r ,, „ „ „ li ,1,. j; i t3nre from Eafter Idand to N ew Zealand is upwards o f fifteen hundred leagues. T h e principal difference confidethe
firft five Indian languages are radically theTame, Aong_ 0(her lhree differ totally, not only fromPthe ■ preceding, but from each other ; which is more extraordinary-
It mav be eafily perceived, that notwithftanding fome words are entirely diferent,
____ “ — L j n ~~f c-----' nrnnunciation, ‘ ration ' which which in in Eafter Eafter Ifland,Ifland Amllerdam,Amfterdam, and and New New Zealand, x,ealana, is more harlh, or guttural, than at the Marquefas llles, or 0 • lW u a o e o f Malicolo^a great number o f harlh labial founds prevail, very difficult to be reprefen reprefented ted in.-
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,n the mode ,'ou never lofe fight o f land, nor is New Caledon,a at a great d filancefrom ther aft p ce In o f Mai,cob a (he three laft la,images, fome words ate found, which fe em .
than the agre e™on t°fAe J Hkewife harlh, but rather guttural, and the inhabttants o f New € ? ledon|n_ have n nrv l (.1 ^unJ , or ft J p k ^ y ^ ^ ^ tlle J rd -floa, and ,at Amfterdam by IWacka. Yet, whether thefe- m a y .
r C I ’ a dhlart^refemblance .6 thofe that go before; as ■ H T O M i f o f in ^ n c t in New Caledonia they c’all liar both P . J - , and F y ^ = the litft leems '
Gan.galang ; but’ fometimes ihey fay Tata'tou, which is almoft the fame as T aW , ufed -to exprefs^
T haVC W h e t.« , the name o f a liar at Otaheite.' When they mention-Punaur.tion, inis commonly called a Gan, or Gan.oalanu . but fometime
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& c. feparately. T he accent at the beginning o f a word, fi gullies the chief ftref, in pronunciation is to be laid there: i f over it, at any other part, the flref, is laid c a t « part imme-
" ■ the fame fyllablei repeated; make the word;.i" wh«* cafes..»fmall-ftoD. or-oanfe, mult belmade in pi
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the fame thing at Otaheite and Amfterdam.