No. English.
117. Thirty days make
one moon, or
month
118. One year consists
of twelve months
jLoo-Choo.
Sânjoo nit'chee, it'chee
gwafitsee
Literal Translation.
Thirty days one month
Itfchee
gwaûtsee
ning, joo nee One year, ten two months.
NUMERALS.
E nglish. Loo-Choo. Characters. Ja/pan.
1 One It'chee — — Teétsee, or te 1.
2 Two Nee, or gnee Tâtsee, or ta 2.
3 Three Sang ~ - Meétsee, or mee 3.
4 Four Shee * Eéotsee, or yoo 4.
9 Five Guo, or go
*
Fttitsee 9.
6 Six Roôko V
Moôtsee 6.
7 Seven St'chee * Nânnatsee 7.
8 Eight Fat'chee, or kwat'chee / V Eeÿâtsèe 8.
9 Nine Coo / I Koônnitsee 9.
10 Ten Joo, or dzoo I Too 10.
Both sets of these numerals are in common use at Loo-Choo, though it
would not perhaps be correct to apply them to the same word, as I never recollect
having heard a native say <e itchee sheemootsee,” one book, or “ teetsee twit'chee,”
one hour, but always “ teetsee sheemootsee,” one book, and “ itchee twitchee,”
one hour. I at first imagined “ teetsee, tatsee,” &c. were ordinals, but I have
since found from Captain Broughton’s Voyage that they bear a great resemblance
to the numerals of Japan, and as such I have inserted them.
The characters, of which the above are copies, were written by a native.
* T h e o in this word is to be pronounced as the diphthong oa in boat.
NAMES OF PERSONS*
The Kowung, or King - Shâng fwee.
The Pochin ta foo, or Prince Shang puug-fwee.
The Chief of the Paychins who at- 1
! Oökooma Mowchowshooa.
tended the ship )
The second Paychin - Madâyra Shâyoon.
The third do. - I'ssacha Sândoo.
The fourth do. ¡H I Jeéma Tsi-se-eu.
His eldest son -■ Maâtsee Tsi-chee.
His friend (an elderly man) - Oohoomee Chinchawhee.
The fifth Paychin - I'ssecha Hâckkeeboôcoo.
The sixth do. Jeéroo Jeéda.
The first Linguist Mâdera Kâwsheeoong.
The second Linguist A'nya T oonshoonfa.
His wife 06shee.
One of the junior Paychins Yâma Too.
The teacher (an old man) - Yâckkabee Oomeejeéroa.
His eldest son Yâckkabee Oômee-nee whaw.
A boy - O'seejee.
One of the principal attendants of the > Mâdam Bâshee.
Pochin ta foo J
Another Eévaroo.
NAMES OF PLACES.
Corea - - - C6ray- .
Pekin - - Peking.
Fokien - - - Fotchien.
China - Quântocmg.
Chusan - - - Choôsan.
England - - - I'ngeree.