After expressing my thanks to all who assisted to rescue us from savage bondage, and my gratitude to Heaven for a safe return to my friends and native land, I bid the reader a respectful farewell. A VOCABULARY _Of Words and Phrases, used by the natives of the Mulgrave Islands, with their definitions and so spelt and divided in syllables as to give the Reader a very clear understanding of the pronunciation._ Beard Cor y ack Iron Maale A sail Wood je lah An oar Thib bet Steering Kib bet tebet Sailing Der rauk yruk Sleep Mad du rah Awake Mim mit Dark Mar roak Light Mar rum Night Boong Day Roun Growing Aung Drowned Mal long Oil Bin in yep Water Pir ren A long time Et tow Yourself Guay Sleepy Mil tegee Victuals Cuck con Scrape Goo tock Build Ae Hold on Coppy dirry Man Mum marn Woman Civ rah Boy Lod rick Girl Lid rick An infant Hi dir ry Black Eg gil ly mit White Em mew it Red Em mirt Drink E ranck Fingers Jan thurt A bird Paw o A knife Noad rick Begging Angue ot Work Derry bol An adze Jal tosk A nail Mer ry Grass Oo joo et Leaves Bel ly bal Counting Bun ne bun One Jew on Two Roo ah Three Te lew Four A men Five Ri lim Six Dil je mo Seven Dil jil je ma jew on Eight Ad je no Nine Ad dil y mo jew on Ten Dongue ole Musketoe To cotch up Fear Cwurd Giving Hi dir inge A rope Tow Wind Gut to Rain Woot