LANGUAGE OF THE SOCIETY ISLES. 



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- Ama'whmi. 



- E'hoote. 



- E'tooa. 



- TVe'teere, s. E'tirre. 



- Tera'poo. 



- Mamma'tea. 

 Taata E'moo, s. 



'moo. 

 Wara. 

 Pappa'reea. 

 'P^ha. 

 O'poo. 

 E'y> 



Poore, poore. 

 Moa pee'riasa. 



Ear??. 



Jb catch a thins hastily with the hand. 1 r, , -^ 



««$,,<$*. - - - :}Po'po^, S .Peero. 



To catch # o#// - 



To catch fsh with a line 



A Caterpillar - 



Celerity, swiftness 



The Centre, or middle of a thing 



Chalk - - 



{rp 



Cheerfulness 



The Cheek 



A Chest - 



The Chest, or body 



To chew, or eat 



Chequered, or painted in squares 



A Chicken - 



A Chief, or pri?wipal person ; one of 



the Jirst rank amongst the people 

 An inferior Chief, or one who is only in i rp , 



an independent stale, a gentleman - J 

 Child-bearing - Fanou, e'vaho. 



r Father i °'P ucen ™> and Pa " 

 I I P a - 



p 1MI , , l U u. f E'wh^arre, ««rf 



Children's language - - <j Mother -J Q'pa'tea. 



| Brother E'tama, 

 L Sister - Te'tooa. 



The Chin, and lower jaw - •- E'taa. 



Choked, to be choked as with victuals, j Epoo ^ na)S .Eroo'y. 



To choose, or pick out - Eheee, te, me, my, ty. 



Circumcision, or rather an incision of\ Eoore t€ ' naf - # 



the foreskin - - - - j 



.4 sor/ o/ Clappers used at funerals - Par'haoo. 

 Clapping the bend of the arm smartly ^ 



icztf/z £A* hand, so as make a noise, an VE'too. 



Indian custom 

 The Claw, of a bird 

 Clay, or clammy earth 

 Clean, not nasty 

 Clear, pure; as clear water, Sfc. 

 White clayey Cliffs 

 Close, shut 



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A'ee oo. 

 Ewhoz^, arra. 

 Ooa'ma, s. Eoo' ee. 

 Tea'te. 

 E'mammatea. 

 Eva'h**. 



