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eighteen of these gods or spiritual be- 
ings; and one end of the island is 
called Verri Yarris, or God’s Ground, 
and is under a perpetual tabu’. ‘The 
only persons allowed to enter it are 
the priests, and such individuals as 
are tattooed from head to foot. This 
name is also given to the priest while 
in the act of performing his religious 
duties, on the mat, in the temple. 
Good, yissing, or yissin; Stivrikamuk 
yissing a mara, Suvrikamuk is a 
good man; Rollo mak Timit yissing 
a mara, Rollo and Tinut [i. e. Holden 
and Nute] are good men; atia kara- 
pa yissting, this cocoa-nul is good ; 
yissun means also elegant, beautiful, 
when applied to the face, or looks. 
They also use mapia; as, Rollo mapia 
ma, Rollo is a good man; this word 
is not so strong as yisstm, which last 
may be rendered very good; the word 
good, when applied to the taste, is ex- 
pressed by yenno. 
Grass, worri. They weave a kind of 
cloth of grass, which they say they 
learned, not many years ago, of some 
Ternate women, 
H. 
Hair (of the head), tchim; the beard, 
kustim. They do not color their hair, 
as is said to be practised in some 
islands ; but they squeeze the juice 
from the cocoa-nut, which makes 
their hair glossy; they are very 
proud of their hair, which reaches 
down to their waist. 
Hand, ka'‘imuk; this word includes the 
whole arm; a few of the natives of 
Lord North’s and the Pelew Islands 
were observed to be left-handed, and 
some used both hands alike. 
Pickering on the Language and Inhabitants 
Head, mi’‘tchimim. 
Here, atidi, or etidi. 
His. No corresponding word in the lan- 
guage is recollected. 
He. See remarks under the word ‘‘ Pro- 
nouns,”’ in this Vocabulary. 
House. See Hut. 
Hungry, shat’téri mau. 
Hut, or house, yim; mora yim, in the 
house ; mora gittiim, out of doors ; 
kutchi vara mora gittim, throw it 
out of doors. 
I (myself), nang. 
Iron, pang-tl ; also pishu. 
Iron-hoop, chipa; i.e. pieces of iron 
hoops, of which they make knives, &c. 
L. 
Labor, yakilah; also used for strength. 
Large, yennup. 
Laugh (to), mimi; nang mimi, I laugh ; 
gir mimi, thou laughest, or you laugh; 
Rollo za mimi, Rollo [ for he] laughs. 
Leg. See Foot. 
Lightning, vizhik. 
Little. See Small. 
Lizard, pilil. 
Lord North’s Island, Tobi. 
M. 
The children have no corre- 
sponding term for this and our word 
papa, but speak to their parents by 
their names; they are treated as 
equals, but are corrected when they 
cry for food, &c.; they are not cor- 
rected for misbehaviour in general, 
but are well behaved. 
Man, ma, or mari, or mara; patchit ma, 
or patchik ma, a boy, i. e. a little 
man; werriwagi mari, a@ young man. 
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