A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15: Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present TimeKerr, Robert
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15: Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time
Kerr, Robert
Voyages and travels
K.
Keep _it to yourself_, V_ai_h_ee_'o.
The Kernel _of a cocoa-nut_, Emo't_ee_a.
To kick _with the foot_, Ta'h_ee_.
The Kidnies, F_oo_a'h_oo_a.
Killed, _dead_, Matte.
To kindle, _or light up_, Emäa.
A King, Eär_ee_,da'h_ai_.
A King-fisher, _the bird to called_, E'r_oo_ro.
To kiss, E'ho_ee_.
Kite, _a boy's play-kite_, O'omo.
The Knee, E't_oo_r_ee_.
To kneel, T_oo_'t_oo_r_ee_.
A Knot, Ta'pona.
_A double_ Knot, Va'hod_oo_.
_The female_ Knot _formed on the upper T_ee_bona.
part of the garment, and on one
side_,
To know, _or understand_, _Ee_te.
The Knuckle, _or joint of the fingers_, T_ee_,p_oo_.
L.
To labour, _or work_, Ehëa.
A Ladder, Era'a, s. E'ara.
A Lagoon, Ewha'_ou_na,
s.Eä'onna.
Lame, _cripple_, T_ei_'t_ei_.
A Lance, _or spear_, Täo.
Land _in general, a country_, Fe'n_oo_a,
s. Whe'n_oo_a.
Language, _speech, words_, Pa'ra_ou_.
Language, _used when dancing, Timoro'd_ee_,
te'Timoro'd_ee_.
Largeness, _when applied to a country, Ara'h_ai_.
country,_&c. N_oo_e.
To laugh, Atta.
Laziness, T_ee_'py.
Lean, _the lean of meat_, Aëo.
Lean,_slender, not fleshy_, T_oo_'h_ai_.
To leap, Ma'h_ou_ta,
s. A'rere.
Leave _it behind, let it remain_, 'V_ai_hëo.
To leave, E'wh_eeoo_.
The Leg, A'wy.
Legs, _my legs ache, or are tired_, A'h_oo_a.
A Liar, Taata,ha'warre.
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