A Mendi Vocabulary. 



45 



The latter was born at Sierra Leone of Men-di parents, and is 

 now a cook on board the above mentioned vessel. 



One 



Two 



Three 



Four 



Five 



Six 



Seven 



Eight 



Nine 



Ten 



Twenty 



Thirty 



Forty 



All 



Half 



Head 



Forehead 



Hair 



Hair of the head 



Ear 



Eye 



Eyebrow 



Nose 



Mouth 



Lip 



Tooth 



Tongue 



Hand 



Arm 



Foot 



Leg 



Sun 



Sunrise 



Sunset 



Morning 



Evening 



Night 



Moon 



Star 



Wind 



Fire 



Water 



Rain 



Rain water 



River 



e-ta 



fe-le 



sau-wa 



na-ni 



do-lu or lo-lu 



we-ta 



waw-fe— la 



wai-ya-gba 



ta-u 



pu 



pu fe-le 



pu sau-wa 



pu na-ni 



gbe-le 



mo-ni 



ngwi 



la-wai or ta-wai 



yfim-boi 



ngwi yftm-boi 



gu-li 



ngau-ma 



ngau-uia bi-ka 



ho-gbai 



nda 



nda-gu-lu 



gong-gol-lu 



ne 



lo-kwi 



lo-kwi 



gaw-we 



gaw-we 



fu-li 



fu-li gwa 



fu-li gu-la 



ngin-da 



bo-ko 



gbin-di 



nga-li 



tum-be-le-gai 



fe-fe 



n go m-gbi 



ndzhe 



dzhe-lo-wa 



ngwa-ye 



ti 



Open land 

 Green wood 

 Dry wood 

 Grass 

 Leaf 

 Island 

 Small island 



Bird 



Fish 



Baboon 



Cat 



Cow 



Dog 



Elephant 



Goat 



Hedgehog 



Hog 



Horse 



Leopard 



Male leopard 



Female leopard 



Lion 



Monkey 



Male monkey 



Female monkey 



Mouse 



Sheep 



English bird (duck) 



God 



Great God 



Man 



Great man 



Young man 



Woman 



Young woman 



Father 



Mother 



Child 



Brother 



Sister 



Friend 



King 



Governor 



Slave 



Man Slave 



dzho-po-a 



n gu-li 



kaw-wi 



dzha-te 



tu-fe 



ting -hu 



ti-wu-li-hiing 



ngwaw-ni 



gne 



ngo-lu 



ma-gna-ri 



ni-ke 



ngil-le 



he-li 



ndzhi 



pi-wi 



don-de 



su-i 



kaw-li 



kaw-li hin-ne 



kaw-li ha-le 



su-bu 



kwa-le 



kwa hin-ne 



kwa ha-le 



gni-ne 



ba-le 



pu-ngwaw-ni 



[ngil-li 

 ' ge-waw 



ge-waw wa 



ta-moi 



ta-mo wa 



ta-mo wu-lu 



gna-pu 



gna-ha-lu-po 



ke 



ndzhi 



do-le 



ndig-ge hin-du 



ndig-ge ya-ha-lu 



ba-la 



ma-hai 



ma-hai 



nduo 



nduo hin-ne 



