A Specimen of the Loango and Mayumha Tongues. SI 7 
English 
Loakgo 
Mayumba 
The parrot, 
Encoosu 
Coosu 
A fowl, 
Soosu 
Cooncou 
A duck. 
Vadanja 
Vademjou ^ 
A pigeon. 
Baimbse 
Baimboe 
A year. 
Seevou 
Seehou 
Night, 
Boeela 
Queela 
Midnight, 
Maseeka 
Maseeka 
A musket, 
Emtah 
Tah 
A tobacco pipe. 
Teemba 
Sooh 
Brandy, 
Malavu mampoota 
Malamma mamgwalla 
Palm wine, 
Malavu masamba 
Malamma mamfeekou 
A small bell, 
Mayoya 
M a wo way 
Eggs, 
Macho 
Mahi 
A battle, 
Veeta 
Zeengou 
The ocean^ 
Emboo 
Emboo 
A song, 
Coonga 
A ship, 
Macoombi 
A boat. 
Enzaaze 

A slave, 
Baveeca 

A prince, 
Foomu 
— 
A priest, 
Boonzie 
— 
A priestess, 
Soonzie boonzie - 
— 
A doctor, 
Ganga emkisse 

A fool, 
Baba 
Momcoocama 
A villain, 
Endotchi 
Endoki 
A husband, 
Nooni 
Pongo 
A wife, 
Cazzi 
— 
Medicine, 
Blonga 
Milk, 
Chaala 
Mavoomina 
A stone. 
Taddi 
A musket -ball, 
Tooza 
— 
Paper, 
Emcanda 

Ink, 
Endeembo 
— 
Beautiful, 
Neava 

Bitter, 
Cheloola 
Endoode 
Cold, 
Chozee 
— 
To bind. 
Beendica 
— 
To unbind. 
Beendula 
A sore or ulcer, 
Poota 
Poota 
The itch. 
Enquallala 
Feecima 
The yaws, 
Encoodu 
Boba 
The small pox, 
Chingenya 
Calla 
A cold. 
Voove 
A cough, 
Ecollolo 
Cohola 
To bathe. 
Yubbela 
Cobbela 
A madman. 
Lawae 
Lawa; 
Madness, 
Lawakissc 
Lawaea 
To be drunk. 
Ecollo 
Ecollo 
A language, 
Baimba 
Baimba 
To speak. 
Soasa or Tooba 
— 
Truth, 
Cherrica 
Cherrica 
To tell a lie. 
Lavoonu 
Lahoonu or Mayamma 
To roast. 
Couca 
Couca 
To peel, 
Toonda 
Toonda 
To boil, 
Lamba 
Lamba 
A rope, 
Emseenga 
Seenga 
To pull, 
Volla 
Holla 
Mighty, 
Mw’einge 
Keinge 
Short, 
Coofe 
Coofe 
