YAGHAN VOCABULARY 99 
Sir James Frazer has transcribed the greater part of the final entries 
in the small book from June 30 to July 3, and his transcription has 
been compared with the entries in the small book, and mainly followed. 
June 29, Saturday, l Left Rio Douglas at 10.30 a.m., and 
arrived at Piedro’s at 3 p.m. (Plates X-XII). Wind north 
and north-east. Spent evening talking with Piedro and his 
Yaghan wife. 
Name of Mrs. Piedro, Wen-dworliki (drworliki)-kipa ; 
worl-i-tiis , pretty fine; wortitiis-kippa , pretty girl, always 
called this when young; worla , day; (worl = wall). 
Kush is a berry now called Aman. Berry used to be called 
kushj but man of this name died, so changed name of berry. 
It is a red berry about the size of a small cherry or large 
currant. 
Ydhdti , anything little, like a child. 
( m)uru , many. 
urn yekka , to move a little aside. 
uru> straight ahead. 
?nurt au(ow)-wtna , sit down. 
al-au-wtna , drink. 
at it-dnuma , 2 eat. 
hai-tna , walk. 
akilla , 3 ice. 
pdndkka , snow. 
te ish , hail. 
pelldker (k = Spanish y), rain. 
Idna , red headed woodpecker. 
kula-dkkd ( kulakka ), wigwam; kula is wood out of which 
it is made. 
dndn^ canoe. 
1 From here on, Miss Hamilton’s narrative beginning on page 108 gives a full 
account of events, and forms a setting for the data collected in the small note¬ 
book. 
2 Doubtful transcription. 
3 June 30 in pencil above remaining words'. 
