Voyage in Search of La Pérouse/Volume 2/Appendix 3

by Jacques Labillardière

 

 

Vocabulary of the Language
of the
Friendly Islands.

 

A.
Agreeable (that is very)	Mariché
Armpit (the)	Ifaé finé
Arms (the)	Nima
Arrow (an)	Houloumata
Afraid (to be)	Feitama manavaée
Applause (a term denoting) after a song	Mâli
Awaken (to)	Haha
Arise (to)	Tohou
B.
Begone	Halé atou
Bring me that	Tougué maié
Banana	Foudgi, aoba
Beat (to)	Taha
Bulla ovum (a shell thus named)	Koepoulé
Broken	Foa
Bed (to go to)	Togoda
Brother (my)	Foenna, fanao
Boy (a)	Tama
Blow one's nose (to)	Fungouyou
Black, blue	Ouly
Birds	Manou
Basket (a)	Cato
Bread (the)	Fatta
Bosom	Houhou
Bladder of a pig, blown	Monou manou
Bring (to)	Tohague
Bow (a)	Fana
Beard	Koumou, kava
Breakers	Cacaho
Brother's younger brother	Teina
Burial place	Tano
Back (the)	Toua
Bread fruit	Meï
Beads (glass)	Kahoa
Bad	Kovi
Bone	Houï
Bread-fruit tree	Toya
Butterfly	Pépé, bébé
Breathe	Malava
Blood	Totto
C.
Call (to) a chief, or a man of the class of Moua	Maliou maï
Call that (what do you)	koï-koa, koaï hoinghoa
Cerbera mangas (a garland of flowers of the)	Kodgi alé
Cocoa-nuts	Niou
Cut (a)	Lavéa
Cry out (to)	Yhoo
Cold	Modgia
Club (a)	Akao
Canoe	Vaka
Carry on one's back (to)	Fafa
Clay	Oummea
Come hither	Haélé maï, halé maï
Call (to) a man of the lower clafs, or a toua	Fogui maï
Called (that is)	Koï
Chief (a)	Egui
Caterpillar (a)	Noufé
Cut (to)	Taffa
Cut (to) with scissors	Pipi
Child (a male)	Tahiné
Cheeks (the)	Koaé
Columba aenea (a species of pigeon)	Touhou
Chicken (a)	Moa
Cough (to)	Olea
Cloaths (our)	Papa langui
D.
Depart (to)	Hael atou
Drive away (to)	Hâlo, hâlo
Dress victuals (to)	Moho
Day after to-morrow	Anoya
Dress one's self (to)	Poulou poulou
Die (to)	Maté
Drink (to)	Inou
Dog (a)	Kouli
Dance (to)	Iva
Descend (to)	Halonifa
Day (the)	Ao
Dart (a)	Tau
E.
Eldest son	Toaguédé
Eldest daughter	Tofi, finé
East wind	Mantangui, mèèlaa
Excrement	Méokovi
Evening (this)	Apou
Earthen vessel to hold water	Coûlo
Exchange (to)	Fokatau
Equal	Tata, oupé
Eat (to)	Hala
Ear	Telinga
Earth (the)	Tongoutou
Eyes (the)	Mata
F.
Friend (a)	Offa
Friendship for (to have a)	Cahou
Fingers	Touau
Female	Nafa
Feast (a)	Mée
Fire	Afi
Flute (a)	Fangou, fangou
Fruit of the inocarpus edulis	Mahoa
Fruit of the— — — eugenia	Mafanga
Fish (a)	Ika
Fine	Lelley, lelleyi
Forbidden	Tabou
Fan (a)	Toïto
Fan— — — made of a leaf of the corypha	Biou
Fan— — — Another kind of	Ayé
Fan— — — (to)	Hallo, hálo
Fish-hook	Ipa
Father	Tamai
Feet (the)	Afouivao, afévaé
G.
Go (to) walk	Hael
Girl (a young)	Mamadgie
Great	Laï
Great chief	Egui laï
Give (to)	Mahi
Give me something	Mamaco, omi, oméa, magou
Gain one's point (to)	Tahou
H.
Have not (I)	Ongouïkaïe
Hats (our)	Poulonga
Hatchet	Toki
Hibiscus rosa sinensis	Kaoutté
Hibiscus (another species of)	Yabau
Husband	Mocoé
Head	Houlou
Hair	Oulou
How much	Afeya
Here, there	Hini, hiné
He, or her	Hana
Hand	Afenima
Hole (to make a)	Fauto
I.
Iron	Oukaméa
Island	Cau
K.
Knock down (to)	Lavé
Knife (a)	Hailé
L.
Lie down (to)	Fanao
Love (to)	Mamana
Lizard	Fokaï
Lean	Cauno
Little	Tchi
Leap (to)	Hobau
Look at that	Tchiana
Legs (the)	Fouivaé, vaée
Lips	Longoutou
Linen, as handkerchief, &c.	Hólohólo
Looking-glass	Tchioata, tchiautta
Lice	Lohi
Let me see	Maumata, maïmata
M.
Mouth	Moudou
Moon (the)	Maheina
Mark (a) on the cheek, occasioned by a blow	Fouki
Me	Ogou
Mother of pearl	Laoulahou
Man (a)	Tongata
Miss one's aim (to)	Hala
Mother	Nafa
Mount (to)	Kaka
Music	Hangui
Mat (common)	Nafi, nafi
Mat (a) fine sort, used for cloathing	Kil
N
Now	Ini, Héné
Needle, for sewing	Itoui, Héoui
Neck (the)	Guya
Navel	Hingoa
No	Hoa
North wind	Matangui toguelao
North-east wind	Fonga fouloïfoua
North-west wind	Fagatohiou
Nail (a)	Fau
Nutmeg (large) not aromatic	Cotoné
Nose (the)	Eou
Night	Paolli
Not	Ikaï, kaï
Name	Hingoa
Natives of the lowest class but one	Moua
Natives of the lowest class	Toua
O.
Ornament of red feathers worn on the head	Poulao
Orange	Moly
Open	Tatanha
Open that cocoa-nut	Oyou
Old	Moudona
P.
Pig (a)	Boakka
Parroquet (blue headed)	Haingha
Present (I make you a)	Adoupé
Peel fruit (to)	Fohi
Possess something (to)	Amou
R.
Ring (a)	Mama
Rudder	Foéouli
Rough play	Léagui
Rub (to) a piece of wood against a larger one, to produce fire	Tollo
Relations (near)	Anaoua
S.
Sit down	Nofe
Sew together (to)	Filou
Stick (a)	Taha
Sugar-cane	To
Scar on the belly, from a wound by a javelin	Tâ, obitouagui
Shell (a)	Fighota
Seize (to)	Faghi
Side (on the other)	Ahoué
Sleep (to)	Moé
Scratch (to)	Ivagou
Shoulder (the)	Ouma
Sneeze (to)	Ifangou
Stuff (a) made with the bark of the mulberry tree	Gnatou
Shave (to)	Fafaya kava
Sandal-wood	Kaï fidgi
Sister's younger brother	Toughané
Sing (to) or a song	Oubé
Sky	Laghi
Scissars (a pair of)	Pipi
Side (on the other)	Aliki
Spoon (a)	Hebou
Spoon (a great)	Lahihé, lahihébou
Spoon— — — (a small)	Tchié, tchiébou
Salute (to) by touching with the nose-end, that of the person saluted	Houma
Star (a)	Fidau
Son (a)	Oulou kàlala
Shut (to)	Tabouni
Screech-owl	Loulou
Shed (a large)	Alto
Shew me	Behangué
Shark	Neloufi
South wind	Matangui, tongue
South-west wind	Coéoulou
Sore (a)	Pala
Sieve (made of coarse stuff for straining kava	Faou
Sea (the)	Tahé, tahi
Straw colour	Kao
Skin	Coquili
Sister	Faé
South-east wind	Alagnifannoua
Sweat (to)	Ikacava
Sail (a)	Boulou boulou
T.
To (prep.)	Hi
This, that	Hé
Thigh	Tainga
Tortoiseshell	Ouno
Throat (the)	Houa
Tongue (the)	Iléo, léo
Tail of a bird	Mouï moï
Tatooing	Malé, tatau
Tatooing— — — in large rings round the waist	Alla péka
Tatooing— — — the thighs	Foui
Tatooing— — — the arms and shoulders	Itaï
To-day	Anaï
Timber-work of a house	Fata
Teeth	Nifo
That is	Anga
Throw (to)	Ilafou, lafou
Toe (the great)	Moudoua vahé
Tacca pinnatisida (fruit of the plant of that name	Maïa
Tatooing, in the form of large worms	Kafa
Term of approbation	Coïa
Term of— — — impatience	Iffah
Thunder	Paoulou
Turtle-dove (red headed) columba sanguinolenta	Koulou koulou
Twist (to)	Tatao
Thief (a)	Kaya
Tell me your name	Eyoeïa
U.
Uncover your head	Codchi nolélé
W.
Wing	Cabacao
White	Ina, maha
Warm	Mafanna
Woman (a)	Vifiné
Wife (to have a)	Hoanna
West wind	Matangui loulougha
Weep (to)	Tangui
Whistle (to)	Mabou
What is that	Koaia
Wood	Lahoubaba
Water	Ovaï
Wicked	Kino
We	Yta
We two	Yta oua
Walk	Momiho
Wind (the)	Matangui
Y.
Yawn (to)	Mamao, mamaoya
Yellow	Mélo
You	Coé, haé, hé
Yesterday	Anéafi
Yes	Io, hio
Numerical Terms.
One	Taha
Two	Oua
Three	Tolou
Four	Fa
Five	Nima
Six	Ono
Seven	Fidou
Eight	Valou
Nine	Hiva
Ten	Ongofoulou

 

To count 20 they repeat the numbers from 1 to 9 inclusive; and when they come to 20 they express it by oua foulou (twice 10); to count 30, after having reckoned 20 in the manner just mentioned, they begin again at 1 and count to 9: thus, tatra, oua, tolou, fanima, ono, fidou, valou, hiva; and to express 30 they say, tolou ongofoulou (three limes 10); to reckon 40 they repeat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; and to express 40 they say faongo foulou (four times 10); thus 50, nima ongofoulou; 60, ono ongofoulou; 70, fidou ongofoulou; 80, valou ongofoulou; 90, hivo ongofoulou; 100, tehaou; 200, ona tehaou; 300, tolou tehaou; 400, fa tehaou; 500, nima tehaou; 600, ono tehaou; 700, fidou tehaou; 800, valou tehaou; 900, hiva tehaou; 1000, afey; 10,000, kilou afey; 100,000, mano; 1,000,000, panou; 10,000,000, laoualé ; 100,000,000, laounoua;

1,000,000,000, liagui ; 10,000,000,000, tolo;

100,000,000,000, tafé; 1,000,000,000,000, lingha;

10,000,000,000,000, nava;

100,000,000,000,000, kaïmaau;

1,000,000,000,000,000, talomaguitaugha kaïmaau;

an infinite number, oki.