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Art. VI.—A Gissi or Kissi Vocabulary ; by Prof. J. W. Gress. 
Tur following list of Gis-si words and phrases is taken from the 
mouth of John Ferry, an African, who was born at Slan-go-lo, a 
town of Yom-bu, in the Gis-si country, and is now resident in 
New-York. He was brought from his native country about the 
year 1821 or 1822, at the age of 11 or 12, but has often conversed 
with Gis-si people since that period. 
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One pe-le ing su-lo 
Two mi-ting Slave kel-ling 
Three nga Name di-u-lang 
Four hi-o-lu People won-da : 
Five ngwai-nu Village son-da-kol-lo 
Six gnom-pum own tshe 
Seven gnom-me-u Country ka-leng 
Eight om-ma ood ken-daw 
Nine gnom-ma-hi-ol Bad wawn-du 
Ten to ig o-ben-du 
Twenty bi-din Little pom-bo 
Thirty bil-li-a Old yu 
Forty bil-li-hi-ol Young pom-bo 
One hundred kem-me pe-le Old pan-du 
d bul-leng New son-ne 
air yin-de White him-bu 
Ear ni-leng Black ti-gni 
Eye hol-leng Strong ken-du 
Nose mi-lin-do ick na 
Mouth On- I ya 
Lip tshaw-tshawn Thou nom 
Tooth tshin-dong He dn-du 
Tongue di-e-mo-leng She din-du * 
Hand We na 
Foot eng- Ye in-da 
Sun pa-ra-leng They in-da 
Moon pan gwi My hand ba-nu 
Heaven ha-la My foot beng-gu-nu 
ire in-ding Thy foot beng-gu-nom-do 
Water men-dang foot beng-gu-ndaw 
God ; ha-la ma-la-ka, i.e. |Our foot beng-gu-na 
heaven king, our foot beng-gu-in-da 
Man la-gna-gnaw eir foot beng-gu-i 
won-na-lan-no My father — 
— } wain-du Thy father fo-gna-nom-do 
Child tu-a-le-bo His father fo-gna-ndaw 
Father a My mother ka-la-nu 
ka-la Thy mother ka-la-nom-do 
Mother ka-la-ndaw 
