Patarra.
An eatable root* which I did not fee.,
£ nioee.
A fine eatable fruit, of a red colour, which I did not feer,
£ apatahei.
An elegant flower,, which I alfo did jiot fee.
Oowhe note IVIaowa.. P)iofcorea-alata.'
Thi$ plant produces the. root ib well known by the name of.Ignames, all over1
the Eail and Weft-Indies: they have feveral forts of,it,. but that which .grows upon ,
the. hills is. the beil,
E nahae.
This is a fern, , which has an extraordinary fweetifmell,, and, for. this reafon, itv
is, ufed.by the better fort, of people to fleep on.,
Eahei.
The wood'of this tree, has a very.rich and delicious fmell is of a yellow, colour,
and is the principal ingredient ufed in perfuming their monoe, being, grated fmall,
and put to foak amongft it ; as it is very fcarce, it is in great reepeft amongft them y.
We could never-get a. fight of the tree,, but were told; it grew, on the mountains..
They have various other vegetables with which they perfume their monoe, and,
likewife their cloaths : the names of thefe are, Pooeva, Maiteeraow* Annee, Noon*.
na, Ehaee, , Amea,.. and.Matehooa.,
E atoos-
A .plant of. which they make mat,garments*.
At ¥ ójcabux¡a k »-
A V o c a b u l a r y o f the L a n g u a g e o f O T A H E I T E .
Aree,
To aree,
Toomeite,
Taowaa,
'Eiya,
Tootuai,
Teine,
Tatta màòwreèa,
Taow taow,
Tata,
Midee,
Earee,
Aheine,
Mituatane^
Mituaheine,
Tooboonah,
Teine,
Tooaheine,
Tooanah,
Teine,
Tane,
Huaheine,
Eeàpeèttèe, taowa, ór tyan,
Midya,
v Opareemo,
Eeree,
A chief.
A fecondary chief .
A fuperior officer.
A prief.
A centinel,
A trader.
A dependant, or tenant•
A poor man that gets his livelihood by labour,
as a fijherman.
A menial fervant,
'People.
A child.
A boy.
A woman,'
iFather-.
Mother.
A grandfather,
A brother.
A ffe r :
An elder brother, or file r .
A younger brother, or file r .
A l
A wife. '
A friend.
A widow.
A Jkeleton, or bones '.
The flejh.
H z Ewey,