<tA Qaribbian Vocabulary. 



The Se4 3 Balanna 5 M. Balaoua> 

 W. 



The earth, Nonum, M. that fig- 

 nifies alfo the Moon, Mona.,W. 



Excrement^ Itika. 



Sanely Saccao. 



A way, Ema. 



A St one , Tcbou. 



A Roc^ Emetali. 



A Ijland, Oubao. 



The Continent^ Baloue. 



Wood, Huehue, it fignifies alfo 

 a tree. 



Iron) Crabou. 



Gold and filver } Boulata. 



Brafs, Tialapirou. 



Latten 0 Kaouanam. 



A hole, Toullepen, it ftgnifies 

 alfo a window. 



A Haven 3 Beya 5 *0* much diffe- 

 ring from the word Bay. 



X. Things relating to 

 RELIGION. 



THe Soul is expfeffed by 

 the fame word which ftg- 

 nifies the heart : See before in 

 the Se&ion of the Parts of Mans 

 Body. 



A Spirit ,Akamboue 3 M. O- 

 poyem, W. Thefe names are ge- 

 neral: thence it comes that 

 they are fometimes apply td to 

 the Spirit of Man. But they are 

 particularly attributed to good 

 Spirits ^ at leafi thofe whom the 



Caribbians account fuch , and 

 allow the place of Gods. 



A Good Spirit) which they 

 hold to be a Divinity >and where- 

 of every one of them hath one 

 peculiar to himfelf for his God) 

 is alfo called Icheiri., which is 

 the term of the men) and Che- 

 mun 3 which ts that of the wo- 

 men) and whereof the plural is 

 Chemignum .* So that thofe 

 words are anfwerable to God 

 and Gods. 



My good Spirit) or my God, 

 Icheirikou, M. Nechemera- 

 kou, W. 



The evil Spirit) or Devil, 

 both men and women call him 

 Maboya, as all the French pro- 

 nounce the word : but the Ca- 

 ribbians pronounce it as if it 

 were written with a p,Mapoya. 



They alfo attribute the name 

 of Maboya to certain Mush- 

 rooms •) andfome other Plants of 

 ill fcent. 



The Devil) or evil Spirit is 

 here 0 let us get away from him, 

 Maboya kayeu eu 5 kaima Loa- 

 ri They are wont to fay fo 

 when they fmellany ill fcent. 



The Offerings they make to 

 the falfe Gods or Devils, Ana- 

 kri. 



Invocations, Prayers, Cere- 

 monies, Adorations , are things 

 they have no knowledge at all 



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