English. Loo-Choo.
Coral - . - H i Odroo.
Cover, to, over with sand m Sinna sheedstang.
Cough, to Sdck-quee.
Count, to - Oohaw/koo-oong *.
Country rijfi A'whfee.
Cow Mee Odshee.
Crab - Gadnnee.
Crab, to crawl as a ¡gif Hdyoong.
Creep, to •- Hawfyoong.
Crow, to - - O'tayoong.
Crow Gdrrasee.
Cry, to - Nachoong.
Curlew IIP U'nguainan.
Cut, to Cheeoong, or feeoong, or feijoong.
Dance Oodo6ee, or Mak^tta.
Dark - Codrasing.
Daughter - Inndgo odngua, or dngua.
Day (at Napakiang) Nitchee *|*.
------(in the north of the island) - I sheeree.
■ after to-morrow - Asdttee.
------the following wWAsd tlnnacha.
Daylight Heeroo.
Dead - Sheenoong, or gang.
Deaf (literally, ear not to hear) . . . . Mimmee chee karung..
Deep - . . .. - . Fookdssa.
Deity (the Indian God Boudha) Bodsa (Chinese).
Dice - Sheego rodcoo.
Dice, to play with Sheego rodcoo ochoong.
Die, to Nintoong.
Dig, to, up the ground - Odchoong.
————, potatoes - Wm Moo noo kee sadteeyoong.
Directly (by and by) Atookar'ree, or Atookdra..
* This is probably Oou)hoJco, signifying a great many persons.
t The day at Loo-Choo is divided into six hours, as also the night. In counting a number
of days they apply the numerals in a similar manner to that which will be found in amote on
Twitchee, an hour; but they did not seem to have any names to denote the days of the week.
English.
Dive, to, under water
Dog
Dog barks
Don’t stir (said to a person rising to
depart)
Door
Draw, to, a picture
— blood
Dress, to
Drink
Drink, to
Loo-Choo.
Sednoong.
Ing.
I'nnoo nachoong.
? Wfay'
, not to, wine
Drop, to*, a thing
Drunk
■ , to get
Dry, to
---------, powder
'sa *.
Hashirree.
Ed-katchoong*)-.
Chee na hy oong.
Ching chedoong.
Nodmoo.
NodmoongJ.
Sack'kee nodmoong.
SackFee nodmang.
Oochedrooshoong.
Wedtee §.
Wedoong.
Karachdoong.
Ednshoo fodshoong.
Odshee noo codsoo.
A'feeroo.
Hack'ka.
Mimmee.
Fedjeeree noo mimmee.
Medjeree noo mimmee.
Mimmee fedoong, or fedtchoong.
Jee.
Fingdssee.
Kdmoong ||.
Modnoo kdmoong.
Mdeshee kdmoong, or kdnoung.
Dung,'cow, for manure
Duck, a tame
Eagle
Ear
, left
, right
Ears, to pull the
Earth
East - - .0.
Eat, to
, I
, to, boiled rice
* This word is generally used by the master of the house when his guest announces his
intended departure, by saying, Cung, cung.
See Sentences Nos. 74 and 76.
J See Sentences Nos. 29, 32, 33, and 37*
$ See Sentences Nos. 24 and 107.
}| See Sentences Nos. 31, 36, and 27.