APPENDIX. No. VI.
Reading edition
I will now submit the numerals of 31 nations, which, with the exception of three, the Fantee, the Accra, and the Bornoo, (and those but imperfectly,) have never been reported before. I will arrange them according to their geographical approximation, remarking any apparent affinity which occurs to me, in notes. I shall place the Inta first, because it is the most remote, inland, which can be assimilated to the Fantee, Ahanta, Aöwin, and Amanaheä; and may, probably, from that circumstance, be the root of these languages; as it has been shewn, in the history, that the nations of the water side have been gradually pressed down, or have emigrated from the interior, and it is consequently to be expected that the etymology of the names of these countries are not to be found in the languages of the people who now inhabit them, but more probably in the languages of their southern neighbours. Thus,
Inta is likely to be derived from the Booroom word inta, water, as it has been noticed as an alluvial country.
Yngwa, a northern province of Dagwumba, from the Ashantee anggwa, fat, rich, or the Booroom, yngia, a wood.
Soko from Soko, one, in the Badaggry (below Dahomy) as Yahndi the capital of Dagwumba was so called from yahndo the numeral one, to indicate its pre-eminence.
Assin from the Ashantee Assoon, an elephant. But this expectation is not further supported in the two or three other probable etymologies which occur to me, as Takima from the Ashantee takramma, tongue. Akim (formerly the greatest trading country,) from the Booroom Akimmie, cloth; Booroom from boora, full, in that language.
It is curious how nearly the word for God in the Malemba, M’Poungoo, approaches the native name, Empoongwa, of the country Europeans call Gaboon. Wonga is fear in the Malemba, and Woonga-woonga is the name of an uninhabited savannah of three days extent, between Empoöngwa and Adjoomba.
1. Inta. 2. Booroom. 3. Ashantee. 4. Aöwin. 5. Amanaheä.
Nine Digrakoono Akonno Oonkonnong Ongoona Ongona
6. Ahanta 7. Fantee 8. Affootoo 9. Inkran[159] 10. Adampë
One Akoon Akoor Achoomee Ekkoo Kakee
Two Ayue Abeeën Ennuë Ennuë
Three Assan Abiasseh Assah Ettayh
Four Arra Anan Annah Edjuë
Five Aoonoo Ennoom Ennoo Ennoomó
Six Ayshing Asseeä Isshin Eghpah
Seven Assooa Ashong Isshennooh Paghwooh
Eight Awotchay Awotwee Ettchee Paghnue
Nine Awonna Akoon Assan Nahoon
Ten Boonoo Edoo Eddoo Nongmah
11. Kerrapay 12. Dagwumba 13. Yngwa 14. Hio 15. Mosee
One Eddee Yahndo Lakoo Innee Yimbo
Two Effee Ayee Ayee Eygee Ayeeboo
Three Eltong Attah Attah Etta Ataboo
Four Ennay Nasee Anāhee Ernee Annasee
Five Altong Ennoon Leerennoo Aroon Annoo
Six Adday Yohbee Ayoboo Effa Ayobee
Seven Adrinnee Poice Ayapaï Eggay Owhi
Eight Ennee Nehenoo Annee Eggo Ennee
Nine Indee Wyhee Awai Essun Aïhopoi
Ten Owoo Edoo Peä Eywaw Peega
16. Kumsallahoo 17. Gaman 18. Kong 19. Fobee 20. Callana
One Yumbo Tah Kiddee Koroom Kodoom
Two Yeebo Noo Filla Nalay Naboolla
Three Tabo Sah Sowa Poompevarra Nawedazoo
Four Nasee Nah Nanoo Leetaynalee Nabonaza
Five Annoo Taw Looroa Kakwassee Nabonoa
Six Yobo Torata Wora Mannassa Lodoo
Seven Poihee Toorifeenoo Ooranfilla Noottoosoo Logwa
Eight Nehee Toorifeessa Leeaygee Borafay Littaïzoo
Nine Wahee Toorifeena Konunto Pirrifay Nako
Ten Pega Noonoo Tah Nanooa Yewoo
21. Bambarra 22. Garangi 23. Mallowa 24. Kallaghee 25. Bornoo
One Killi Kerriminna Daia Gadee Leskar
Two Foolla Ferriminna Beeyoo Silill Ahndee
Three Sabba Sowaninna Okoo Quan Yaskar
Four Nani Firrima Odoo Foolloo Deegah
Five Looroo Fahtima Beä Vydee Ooögoo
Six Wora Tata Seddah Zoodoo Araskoo
Seven Worroola Mannima Becquay Etkassa Tooloor
Eight Sagi Pirima Tacquass Shiddowka Woskoo
Nine Konunto Missirima Tarra Woollaä Likkar
Ten Ta Gwahee Gwoma Woma Meeägoo
26. Maïha Quolla-liffa by Mr. Hutchison. Badaggry by Mr. Hutchison. 27. Sheekan 28. Kaylee
One Lagen Da Soko Ilwawtoe Woto
Two Indë Bue Auwee Ibba Ibba
Three Eäska Okoo Atong Bittach Battach
Four Daäger Hodoo Inna Binnay Binnay
Five Ohoo Bakwee Ato Bitta Bittan
Six Araska Shida Trukoo
Seven Tooloor Bockwa Chauto
Eight Weska Sidda Quouie
Nine Lekar Tarra Kennee
Ten Inagoon Goman Owoo Duëoom Duëoom
Twenty Emboomebba
Hundred Kama
29. Oongoomo 30. Oongobaï 31. Empoöngwa. See p. 439 for character.
One Wootta Rappeek Hemoödee
Two Beeba Ramboise Mban
Three Bittach Mittasee Ntcharoo
Four Binnay Binnay Nahee
Five Bitten Bittan Nehanee
Six Sambal Oroöba
Seven Bittooba Ragginnoömoo
Eight Bissamen Ennanahee
Nine Bwoi Eno go öm
Ten Deëoom Hegoöm
Adampë. Inkran.
House Aoosoo Wheay.
Fire [160]Odja Lla.
Man Ossa Noon.
Woman Ossĕ Yeo.
Victuals Odë Neeaynee.
Father Attay Tchay.
Mother Awoo Nneay.
The following is the skeleton of a Vocabulary, of which the enlarged or perfect copy was blown out of the cabin-window, in a sudden squall, (with some specimens of music), during my voyage home.
English. Ashantee. Fantee[161]. Booroom. Various.
Above wattefee
Advice matoorh
Afraid osooroh efweedammee
Afternoon inumirree ingubirh ennie
Again impray meära
Alike oninnisie minnamata
Alive nannuwomie uannekan issaboobwaw n’chema Malemba Inchema a fruit in Empoöngwa.
All nenarra inkaken
Alone waunkoo ohwoorie
Angry mōbwaf moboäf moobiaf
Another ebissoo ekoo
Arm wabow serrekoonkoo
Ashamed wennatoo woifarrie
Asleep werda wadda awdirrie
Awake waihen otinnie
Back wakee atterra
Bad omoo ohmara
Bead aoonee aboroo[162]
Beard aboidwee annoque the same as chin, a frequent surname.
Beat whaoonoo wabomë babeëm
Bed empa kerray
Before wawquoorasoo wawquan oïyo ovetide quande. Malemba.
Beg ekkaydie empoikeöw dibbim mpanou. Malemba.
Behind owakee odioterra the noun back with o & odia prefixed
Below asnadie
Big kookrookoo otchwaw
Bird anima abooree for names of animals, see p. 328.
Bite whakum inkadooa
Black tintoom oboobie
Blind frafoo atenna
Blood mugga moogga menga. Mal. Emb.
Boil woaroo wooworh ohfoo
Bone ebiou ebou
Boy afra ayebee
Burn whahim ohwho
Buy mekoto meashoor
Call aferen afren ateëm
Carry atooron dumta
Catch makin mekeeram
Change wahseesun
Cheeks wafoon afeehe
Child ebbah obee
Clean wafie aulay
Cloth ettum entama akimmie
Cold oiwoo afoo differs little from boil
Come rraba
Cry oroosoor orissoo
Cut witwa wawtung
Dance saw attcha
Dark oiheesoom mayoo
Daughter mebăbā mebee coomba. Em. which is a common female name in Fantee
Day[163]
Dead wow ohoo
Deaf nasheeasie teetĭfoo sinteelaboo
Deep eboonie
Devil ayen[164] Amoonie a proper name
Dig amoonna
Door aboo ebunabooná
Drink noom noo noa. Mal. noi. Em.
Drop wawto awtarradi otore
Drown eboon
Drunk wassoo wawboo hassoo
Ear assoor
Eat edee dea. Mal.
Egg kessua kirrifooa akaddie
Empty eppun
Enough ojëay obahrìe
Eye wunnie ennua ennyass
Eyebrow wunnĕwee entun
Face wynim anyasirra
Far akirh’ aterh’
Fat anggwa oomfoä
Father aggáh missee
Fear sooroo efweedam
Feather takirrie eetta
Feel soomwhay kirrada seembede. Mal. Kirradee, a river of Booroom.
Fetch ekkoon becquaw a town in Booroom
Fifty edoonoom 10. 5.
Fight orrokoo obuquooa
Fill eënnama boorra
Find maoo maoon maioom
Finger insa eserrĭbee
Fire ogiäh egah ogha boogoom. Mosee
Fish enum eyay
Flower nadjua ewooda
Fly watoo oqueshoo
Fool woigimmie abooa woigimmie booba. Mal.
Foot wannunsa aīah
Forget moorafie sessĕro
Forgive edimămoo inkawffinsow
Fowl akoo karrabee
Friend ankoo oonkoosĭba
Fruit quadiäteä impooa quadiateä
Girl bisēä otchay
Give fummum tāsămi
Glad yam yamma amirra
Go kaw narry
God yankoompon oodoobwarrie
Gold sikkă
Good oëyay obwārie
Green boioöma
Grow owynee oeen ohodan
Hair hewhee hemoonie Amoonie, a proper name.
Half effeh baggah
Hand mensa assaddie Mensa, a proper name.
Handsome oia obweefay
Hang osesan
Hard oiătin oöqua
Head tirrie egnoon
Hear matr’ maynoon
Heart akoomo akirrăbie
Heavy oiadoor obodoor
Here hah oomboh
Hide mōhoo manghoo
High essoor oskasoor
Hill cooqua iffoo
Hit aboor odum
Hold soom karrara
Hole watchoo osarrie
Horn aben abay
Horse panquaw
Hot oiayue owuegua
House efee odan eban paseebah, Kumsallahoo. deeo, Dagwumba. gidda, Mallowa. koopella, Mosee. Kokoopella, capital of ditto.
Hundred ehha
Hungry oquandummie comagin aquandum
Husband mookoon mookooddie
Idle nehuff
Iron dadee
Jump oroo fay
Keep intamaseea ysee afeeërra
Kick chayche orraychum
Kill coom bamoem
King ohennie
Knot eppo ippo
Know innim nayoom
Lame opakkie ebbeä
Land fum dadi sebooroo tenga. Mosee kaisa Mallo.
Last naddou afoorinay
Laugh sicroo sroo orroomuss
Law widdooffoo
Lead soomwie
Learn akirren ekērow
Leg asirrie inwoonnie
Lie (down) daoo oyadee
Lie (falsity) etwapō afoorenie
Little kakra kakrabi bahttee
Long ohwar’ ohbissay
Look fway kaye
Love poopa
Mad same as ‘fool’
Man binin oninnie pagga, Kums. boodasa, Dag. noon, Accra. nedda, Mosee. moottanee, M. moontau, Male. muntu, Mozam.
Many peenarra otuä
Market egwass egoom ebiass
Mat keraw empa kerray
Mend pam bărā
Moon serrānee boossoom ofoorie wattacha, Ku. marraga, Dag. oöota Mallowa. choogoo, Mos.
More mambissoo samoko
Mother mna minna minnee nneay, Accra.
Mouth wannoom ennoom annoo
Much dooroo otchoo
Nails oomboiray ungwarrie ‘unguis’
Name dgin
Neck ekkone ekkoona
Nest anĭmaboo anĭma, a bird. Annămāboo, a Fantee town.
Net ebbwau
Never dabbiada as no!
New fofoor ofroofoo
No dabbi an inarticulate noise with the lips closed
Noise deddie boolāo
Nose ewhin ewhoonie
Oil engoo oomfwaie
Old quodda aquŏdā
Open boi booë
Owe mintēka dinnekow indāqua
Pay tchamkou kamëquow
Play agoor’ feearee
Poison otoowādoo otoowādoo
Poor haynil ohēä
Pot quonsun adinna
Pregnant orrŏhoo
Present (gift) wahoo okōë
Pull twin sheeay
Quarrel irriquaw orriyow batōë
Quick tetimrĭka serrie
Quiet gyaë yafoo yaië
Rain osoorăba yankoom bwārie
Rat quissie
Red memmia betcheä okooquaw
Ring inkaä apateä
River bāk oboom
Rob odomādi odoiyā
Round kandinginnŭma koorookooddie
Run gwan serrie as ‘quick,’ B. sirr, run, Arabic.
Salt inkkim imfoorie
Sand aghweä issay
Say assie ass aberrie
Sea eppoo
See aweeh akayh
Sell tum fah
Send wahsmum ocheow
Shake wosoo ediddie
Shell oorabba owoora
Short takoteä tchaba akoteä
Shut toom toroo
Sick yirrie yarrie mimmielal
Silver gwettay odume
Sing enyoom ennum
Sister akirrawa akirrăba moofwa
Sit tinnahoe kooaugh tchinna
Sleep waughda oädie
Smell gwooa
Smoke wishshue djessie
Soft mirrou omooqua
Son ebba ebee
Sorry oimiyow boomega
Speak akas osasin
Stand ginnaoh ginnah yerrie
Steal wawwoo weyweädie oëwee windega, Kum. wintanga, Dag. lana, Mallowa.
Strong waginna ohwidein oshoneyöo
Sun ayowea oöe As an exclamation of wonder.
Swear shua
Sweet oiaday oiadow obooding
Swim abhoorh abboor
Soil afoonna affung
Tail dooah odoo
Take afwa maytah
Tell abim aiyow
Thief krumfoe aiwee ohwie
Throat komen ekoonnie
Throw too ohtoo
Tie tittieh kikhieh keay
To-morrow otchinna akinna otchay
Tongue takramma dannoo
Tooth essie engyie
Touch kah tah
Town croom eban
Tree dooa assah dawgo, Kums. dawro, Dagw. rahoo, Mosee. ittachee, Mall. chee, Embom.
True umpa kerram
Turn dahen darie
Twenty eddooän edooh
Wake wyen otinnie
[165]Walk nanchoo narree
Warm oyahue obiguh
Wash gwarr orrohooroo
Water inshoo insoo inta kome, Kumsal. looa, Mallowa. quom, Mosee.
Weep oroosoo oroosoo oreesh
White foofoo intoofoofoorie Intiffa, a proper name.
Wife ayerh mekkah
Wild wadoohem wadoohem dooafay
Wind ooframma affoo
Wing ataban ittay
Woman bisea tchee
Work adjooma orilaloo adawwah, Ku. matah, Mallow.
Year affrieyay otee
Yes yeö matee
Yesterday endodra ennida indeay
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