Voyage in Search of La Pérouse/Volume 2/Appendix 5
Vocabulary of the Language
of the
Natives of Waygiou.
| A. | |
|---|---|
| Arms (the) | Bramine |
| Arrow (an) | Mariai |
| B. | |
| Bow (a) | Copamme couffe |
| Bananas | Imbieffe |
| Bracelets of tortoiseshell | Misse |
| Bosom (the) | Sousse |
| Belly (the) | Sneouaran |
| Boat (a large) | Cadouresse |
| Boat |
Houahy |
| C. | |
| Cocoa-nut | Scrail |
| Cord | Camoutou |
| Cotton stuff | Sansounne |
| Chin | Bourou bourou |
| Canoe | Cambafene |
| Crab (a) | Coaffe |
| D. | |
| Drink (to) | Quinemme |
| Dog (a) | Dofane |
| E. | |
| Embrace (to) | Cofroec |
| Eat (to) | Aenne, yacanne |
| Eye | Mocammoro |
| Ear (the) | Quénany |
| Earth | Soupe |
| F. | |
| Fish hook | Sarfedinne |
| Fishing-line | Farféré |
| Father | Mama |
| Feet (the) | Effouebaem |
| Fish | Icanne, hienne |
| Forehead | Audary |
| G. | |
| Go (to) | Combraenne |
| Go away (to) | Orofuperre |
| Go | Combran esso |
| Give me | Bouguemen, or bouqman |
| H. | |
| Hair (the) | Enombraem |
| Harpoon (a) | Ambobéré |
| Hand (a) | Brampinne |
| Hen (a) | Masanquienne |
| Head of an harpoon | Enacandenne |
| I. | |
| Iron | Moncormme |
| I am going | Yaboresse |
| K. | |
| Knife (a) | Moï |
| Knees (the) | Ponierenne |
| Knot (to tie a) | Cocafesse |
| L. | |
| Lemon (a) | Innécrail |
| Leg | Anemine |
| Lobster (a large) | Samosse |
| M. | |
| Mouth (the) | Souadonne |
| Mast (a) | Padarenne |
| Mother | Naine |
| Me | Aia |
| Mat | Yaerenne |
| N. | |
| Needle | Mari issou carmom |
| Neck (the) | Sacécaeran |
| Nose | Nony |
| New-Guinea | Mari, or maré |
| Nails (the) | Brampinne bey |
| O. | |
| Oar (an) | Caboresse |
| P. | |
| Potatoes | Randzio |
| Packthread | Ribbe |
| Pavilion (a) | Barbaran |
| Pledge (a) | Decaenne |
| S. | |
| Sugar-cane | Camaenne |
| Straw hat of a conical form | Saraou |
| Sleep (to) | Queneffe |
| Soft water | Houaérenne |
| Scoop (a) for a boat | Canarenne |
| Stuff made of the bark of trees | Maran |
| Stuffs (our) which they demand in exchange for their commodities | Decaille, cami |
| Switch (a) | Aye |
| Sea (the) | Masainne |
| Ship (a) | Capara |
| Speak (to) the Papou language | Papoua dobéréa |
| Sciurus palmarum | Ranbabé, couchou |
| Saffron (Indian) | Inaérenne |
| Sago | Quioumi |
| Sail (a) | Caouenne |
| T. | |
| That is | Omi |
| Thumb (the) | Brapouéré |
| Thigh (the) | Houessope |
| Teeth (the) | Nacoerenne |
| Tin | Saraca, saluca |
| Tongue (the) | Damaran |
| W. | |
| Walk (to) | Coresse |
| What is that | Aziarosa |
Numerical Terms. | |
| One | Saï |
| Two | Douï, soro |
| Three | Quioro |
| Four | Fiaque |
| Five | Rima |
| Six | Onem |
| Seven | Fique |
| Eight | Ouaran |
| Nine | Siou |
| Ten | Sampourou |
| Hundred | Caim |