English. Loo-Choo.
Flag • - H&ta.
Flail* - Co6ra ma baw *.
Flesh . Shlshee.
Flesh, no Shishee ning.
Flower, a red, the name of A'ckka banna.
Flower of a plant Fdnna.
Flute, to play on the Hdnshaw.
% ¡ ¡ ¡ I - H&yeh.
Fly, to, as a bird M l To6beeoong.
Foot - Shdnna.
..... , the sole of the - Shanna watta (lit. belly of the foot).
—— , of a bird _ Fisha.
Forehead Fitch&yeh.
Forty Speeakoo, or Sdbacoo.
Four ( *f* Shee (Loo-Choo); Eeots see, or
I (Japan).
Four-sided figure _ Sicca Co6dair.
Fourteen - - - c ? She6njoo.
Friend Eedodshee.
Frog A'tta beetsee.
FuH Meetchittee.
------| half - Ham'boong.
Get up - _ Td-tee.
Girdle - _ - Obee.
Girl Tack'kee.
Give, to «¿-.‘fed Queeoong +.
Glass - Kdgung.
Go, to - Eechoong §.
■■■■-■ , away - Haddee.
—— , in a boat - Timma ki eechoong.
* The nearest sound to that offlail which a native of Loo-Choo could utter was that of
Freyroo ; generally speaking they found great difficulty in pronouncing English words. The
nearest sound to that of our I was Airoo, and to that of ml was Bayroo.
•f* See note on Numerals.
X See Sentences Nos. 45, 47, and 48.
§ The intention of departing from a house is generally announced by Cung, cung.
English.
Go, to, fast - -
, up a hill - • . -
, not to, up a hill
——, to, slow
, on shore
Goat -
, she . -
Going down below - -
Gold - -
Good (for eating)
—— (proper) - -
man
bye (taking leave)
for nothing - -
, not
Grand-children - . -
Grass - - -
, to cut -
Grasshopper
Grave - • -
Greybeard
Great coat (made of straw, worn also
by the Chinese)
Great man (Chinese Tajin)
—— many - -
Green -
Grind, to, the teeth
Groaning -
Hair - -
Hammer - -
of a stone-cutter
Loo-Choà.
Hâyee sit'choong.
No6booyoong (lit. to climb).
Noôboorang.
Yaw/na eéchoong.
Amâki eéchoong, or moodoeéong.
Feéja.
Woo Feéja.
Mee Feéja»,
Oorittee coo.
Ching.
Mâsa.
Choorâsa.
Yoôkachoo, or Eéchoo. I
W ockkatee.
Mâconârang.
Worroosa.
Soong mâga.
Goositchee, or Coosâ.
Coosâ cheéoong.
Sheéto, or Sâyeh.
Hâka.
Feéjee sheerâjèe.
•New.
A'jee, or Pâychin.
Oowhôko.
O'sa.
Ha gissee glssee.
Doénee.
Kurrâzzee *.
Goôshung.
Oônoo.
* The hair of the natives is formed into a knot on the crown of the head, and fastened by
two pins of silver or brass, the one ornamented by a flowered head, called kamma-shishee, and
the other ooshee-thushee. that worn by the children is called jeefa.