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exaaiy 29 days for a month, they would foofi fall fliort of the 

 new-moon, and then it could not be with propriety faid of the two 

 laft days of the month, marama-matte^ the mOon is dead; 

 which e^fpreffion they intend to fay, that during thefe two days» 

 the moon cannot be feeri. Though I could not learn the meaning 



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of any of the names of the days of the month, I will however give 

 them here for the gratification of my readers. 



I. Tirreo. 



16. OtQoroo^ 



2t. i:\.rxo\\id,6.t^.{Hoee-rohiddeeY VJ- Ra-6u. 



3, O-^hatta. {Ha-Qtta) 

 4.. Ammee-amma. 



18. Ra-bu-hoy. {/otto) 



19. Ra-6u haddee. {wha 



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Ororo-rotto 



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5. Ammee-amma-h6y.('Z£J-^^o^/^e) 20.. Ororo-tai. {tahai\ 



6. Orre-arre. 



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7. Orre-brre-hoy. {rotto) 



8. Tamatea.. 



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9. Hobna^ 

 10. Oraboo, 



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II. Maharroo 



22 ► Ororo- haddee » {w haddee] 



22. Tarrba-tahai. 



24, Tarrba-rbtto. 



2^, T^Lrrba-haddie. [whaddee) 



26. Tane. 



i2» Ohoba, 



13. MahiddoOv 



14, Ohbddoo. {owBddoa) 



27. Oro-mboa» 



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28. Oro-mboree. 



29. Omobddoo. 



(:matu mar arm,) 



15. MaraL 



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* Tht names included In parentheHfcs arc the various readings of the preceding name 



