A FEW WORDS OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE FEGEE ISLANDS
Reading edition
The natives always add the word Sah, to all words excepting substantives.
FegeeEnglish
Andree´Beche-le-mer
A-tap´-pahWhat
Ing-go´That or those
Lah´-goGo away
Oh-mi´Come here
MiHere
Si-an´-drahHow do you do
Fah-ing-go´This fashion, or this way
Papa lang´-eeGeneral name for civilized people
Fah-a-Be´teeLike a Fegee man
Fah-a-papa-lang´-eeLike a civilized man
La´boLarge
Li-LiSmall
Ba-na´-kakGood
DahBad
Un-dee´-nahTrue
Las´-soFalse
Bon-ee´-tahHandsome
Seeng-ah´No
Ee´-oYes
Neen´-eeAngry
Tom´-a-TahMan
La´-vahWomen
E-val´-eeMusket or a bow
Anti-ky´House
Nung-a-Sow´Bullets or arrows
Ma-Loon´Club
A-noo´-kooSand or powder
A-bat´-toStones
Am-boo´-kahFire
Nah-cow´Wood
Fa-nu´-ahLand—the shore
Dry-and-dry´Lengthy
Lakah-Lakah´Short
Boo´-lahStrong or brave
Ra´-RahFrightened
An-Drew´Blood
Am-Boo´terCooked
An-Dro´kahRaw
Wank´-ahShip, canoe
Bel´lo-Bel´loBoat
Pie´-oOar, paddle
Thoo´-larPole
Ee-lah´-therSail
Ra´-VahHoist
Wye´-DeweeSalt water
Wye-Ee-NoWater to drink
Cun´-a-Cun´Eat
Ee-NoDrink
Mun´dryBread
Poark´-ahHogs
Oo´-feeYams
A-boon´-teePlantains
A-oo´-toBread, fruit
Ee´-kahFish
Mah-Seem´-ahSalt
Ah-nee´-ewCocoanuts
Too-rong´-ahChief
Ky-SeeCommon man
Mar-Ty´Carpenter
Toon-en-Dye´Helmsman
Ky-Fa-nu´-ahLandsman
Ky-Wye´Sailor
Tah´-neeStranger
Bul´lee-Bul´leeTrade, barter
Par´-lee-CoChizzel
Mo´ro-Mo´roBeads
Tambour´Whale’s tooth
I-sail-eeKnife, sword
So´-BerTub or hogshead
Ca´-ToBox
A-rom´-boBag
Gu´tee-Gu´teeBasket
Du´-nahOne—1
A-roo´-ahTwo—2
To´loThree—3
VahFour—4
Lee´-mahFive—5
OnoSix—6
Ve´-toSeven—7
Wah´-looEight—8
Thee´-wahNine—9
Tee´-neeTen—10
Car´-looGreat Spirit
Em-Bet´taPriest
See´ng-ahSun
Boo´-lahMoon
Tung´-eeWind
Oo´-therRain
Dumb´-an-Dumb´Red colour
Cur-ra-la-row´erGreen colour
Lo´-ah-Lo´-ahBlack or blue colour
I-bo´-LahWhite or yellow colour
Sam-ber´-rahBy and by
Sah-Vet´herHow many
Sah-Ee´-BeeWhere is it
Gwe´goYourself
Gwo´Myself
Cot´he-Thung´-eeWhat is your name?
Bullee-Atap´-pahWhat will you trade for?
Ky-Bee-TeeFegee man
Ky-AmericaAmerican
Ky-Bullee-Tan´eeEnglishman
Ky-TongaTongee man
The Fegee people are named after the principal things they are acquainted with, as their weapons, the elements, vegetables, etc.
Wallis IslandEnglish
Tanga´-tahMan
Fee-fee´-naWomen
A-lee´-keeChief
A-Too´-ahPriest and the Great Spirit
Lil-La´Good
Cov´-eeBad
Li´-HeeLarge
See-SeeSmall
A-Ty´-heeOne—1
A roo´-ahTwo—2
ToloThree—3
VahFour—4
Lee´-mahFive—5
Ono´Six—6
Vee´-toSeven—7
Wah´-looEight—8
Thee´-wahNine—9
Ung´ a boo´-roTen—10