S. p. Smith. — Tongarcwa, or PenrJnjn Island. 103 

 ToNGAREWA WoRDS AND Maobi EQUIVALENTS — Continued. 



In the above list of 150 words it will be seen that nearly 

 every one of them is pure Maori, and that they are more akin 

 to that language or dialect than even the Earotongan, show- 

 ing, probably, that Toa, the progenitor of the Tongarewans, 

 came from the very same tribe or stock as our Maoris. In 

 conclusion, I would say that the words are taken from Mr. 

 Lament's narrative just as they occur in connection with the 

 events related. He did not attempt to provide a vocabulary, 

 or doubtless the number would have been very greatly in- 

 creased. 



