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STATISTICAL 



ACCOUNT OF 



THE 



and is pronounced with mii 



ch sharpness 



of tone. The fol- 



lowing list of words will give 



some idea of its euphony. 



Caribbee, 



Meaning in English, Caribbee, 



M caning in English. 



Liani, 



His wife 



Nane-guactc 



I am sick 



Yene-neri, 



Mxj wife 



Halea tibou, 



Good he to you 



Hac yete, 



Come hither 



Phoubae, 



To blow 



Karbet, 



r Walled house 



Toubana ora, 



Roof of a house 



C Assembly house 



Bayou boukaa, 



Go thy way 



Encka, 



Necklace or collar 



Baika, 



Eat 



Yene kali, 



My necklace 



Aika, 



To eat 



Hue-Hue, 



Wood 



Nichiri, 



The nose 



Nora, 



My skin 



Natoni boman, 



Give me nourishment 



A very copious account of the Caribbee language has been 

 given by a catholic missionary, named Raymond Breton, who 

 published at Auxerre, in 1665. His travels respected the 

 Caribbee islands, where the men, he says, spoke one language, 

 and the women another, the latter being of Floridan extrac- 

 tion. But the Caribbees, or Galibbees, from the southern 

 continent had lately conquered the islands and exterminated 

 the males. 



The Carribbees are the most numerous and warlike of the 

 native tribes of Guyana. During peace they have no sove- 

 reigns or magistrates; but during war a chief is elected, who 

 leads them to battle. Their weapons are bows and arrows. 



