Cap.X. TAeCaribby-lflands. 2*3 



Coufins are nlfo called Brothers, and all the She-Coufins, Si- 

 fters. • . / ■ :.• . 



29. But between.He-Coufin and She-Coufin,the former calls 

 the tetter. Tattei/Ieri,. that is to fay properly, Jliy Female^ or my 

 betrothed i. for naturally among them the She- Coufins jbecome 

 Wives to t he He^Coufins. 



30. The Months they call Z.*#e/,that h^Moons 5 and the Years 

 Toujfinieres, that is, the Seven Stars. 



31. .We ihall now give a tafteof the naturalnefs and ele- 

 gance of their Language, fetting down the fignification of their 

 words, without expreffing the words themfelves, fo to avoid 

 the fetting of them down twice, as referving that for our Vo- 

 cabulary. 



33. To fignifie that a thing is loB or broken, they commonly 



fay his dead. 



33. They call a Capuchin Friar, Father A'ioupa^ and the word 

 Aionpa fignifies in their, Language a Covering or a Penthoufe $ as 

 if they laid-, It is a man by whom one may be cover'd, by reafoo 

 of his great Capouche : By the fame name they alfo ironically 

 call any Apeor Monkey, by reafon of his long Beard. 

 . 134*. A Cbriftian, a Man of the Sea 3 becaufe the Chriftians 

 came to. them in Ships v | 



, .551.. A Lieutenant, the track, of a Captain, or that which ap- 

 pears after him. 



$6. My Son in^ Law^ he mho makes me little Children. 



37. My younger Brother, my half. 



38., My Wife, my heart. 



39. A Boy, A little Male. 



40. A Gk\ } A little Female. 



41. The Spaniards and Englifti, Deformed Enemies , EUrntou 

 noubi 5 becaufe they are cloath cl, in opposition to their Ene- 

 mies who are naked, whom they call fimply Etoutou, that is to 

 fay , Emmies. 



42. A Fool, Him who fees nothing, or who hath no light* 



43. The Eye-lid, The Covering of the Eye. 



44. The Eye-brows, The Hair of the Eye* 



45 . The Ball of the Eye, The Kernel of the, Eye. 

 146. The Lips, The Borders of the Mouth. 



47. The Chin, The prop of the Teeth. 



48. The Neck, The prtp of the Head. 



49. The Arm and a Wing are exprefs ? d by the lame word. 



50. The Pulfe, The Soul of the Hand: The Germans make 

 fuch another compofition, when they call the Glove the shooe of 

 the Hand. 



51. The Fingers, The little ones, or Children of the Hand. 



52. The Thumb, The Feather of the Fingers, or that which if 

 oppojite to them : Of that kind is the dntyjis of the Greeks. 



53. A Joint, A thing added 3 they call alfb by that name a 

 piece fet on a Garment. 54. The 



