VOCABULARY
OF THE
LOO-CHOO LANGUAGE.
Note on the orthography used in the following vocabulary.—The sounds m the
Loo-Choo words are expressed by the letters which in English correspond
nearest to those sounds. There are no mute vowels. The letter a is invariably
sounded as in the English word/ar. The emphasis is marked by
an accent over the last vowel of the accented syllable. Ee and oo, whether
accented or not, always express one syllable.
English.
Above, or the top of a thing
Alive
Alive, to he
All (every one)
All drink, every one drinks
Anchor
Angry
Ankle - r
Answer, to
Arm
Arrow
Awake, to -
Awaking
Bad
Bad man
Bad building
Loo-Ckoo.
Wee.
Itch-it'chee.
It'ch-chawng.
Eenea, or I'gnea (Italian gn *.)
I'gnea no6dung.
E6ki.
ISedtsa.
Sbinna go o6shee. ■
Aree ga adnyoong.
Teenoo.
E6a.'
06king.
06catee.
Neesha.
Ydwna moon, or Ydnna choo.
Wasa ya.
* This sound is the same as the Italian gn, and will be found in the words Gnafing, sig-
nifying more; Quangnmg, a man of rank; and also in Neesa, bad, and Nee, two, which are
most commonly pronounced as if a g were prefixed to the n.