LANGUAGE OF THE SOCIETY ISLES. 



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A small Plant - 



The fruit of the Plantane-tree 



Horse Piantanes 



Pleased, good-humoured, not cross or 



surly - 



Pluck it up - 



To pluck hairs from the beard 

 To plunge a thing in the water 

 The Point of any thing 

 Poison, bitter - 



,4 Poll 



Poor, indigent, not rich 

 A bottle-nosed Porpoise 

 Sweet Potatoes -.-..- 



To pour out any liquid substance 

 Pregnant, with young 

 To press, or squeeze the legs gently with 



the hand, when tired or pained 

 Prick, to prick up the ears 

 A Priest - 



Prone, or face downwards 

 A sort of Pudding, made qf fruits, oil, fyc. 

 Pumpkins - 



To puke, or vomit 

 Pure, clear - 



A Purging, or looseness 

 To pursue, and catch a person who has 



done some mischief 

 To push a thing with the hand 

 Put it up, or away - 



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Era'bo. 



Ma^Ve'a, s. Maya. 



Fai'ee, 



Maroo. 



Ar^te. 



Hoohootee. 



E,0o'whee. 



Oe,bo, or Oi,oi. 



Awa,awa. 



Oor&'hoo. 



Tee'tee. 



E'owa. 



Oo'marra. 



Ma'nm 



Waha'poo. 



Roro'nw. 



Eoma te ta'r^a. 



Ta'howa. 



T<?e'opa. 



Po'po'^. 



A'hooa. 



E'awa, s. e'roo'y. 



YJodee. 



Hawa,hawa. 



}Eroo,Eroo, s. Eh a' 

 roo, 

 Too'raee. 

 Orno. 



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Quickness, briskness - - E'tirre. 



To walk quickly - ... Harre'neaia. 



Quietness, silence, a silent or seemingly \ y^^oob,. 



thoughtfid person 

 A Quiver for holding arrows 



'P6^ha. 



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A small black Rail, with red eyes - Maz'ho. 



A small black Rail, spotted and burred \ p ooa , neet 

 with while - - - J 



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