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A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's islandHolden, Horace

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A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island

Name: A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute: Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island
Author: Holden, Horace

Holden, Horace

Holden, Horace, 1810-; Nute, Benjamin H.; Shipwrecks -- Palau; Sonsorol-Tobi language; Tobi (Palau)

It is proper to remark, that the words of the language here given, not
having been furnished by _natives_ of the island, are to be received
rather as approximations than as perfectly exact specimens of the
language; but the comparisons made with kindred dialects lead us to
believe, that they are as exact as are usually obtained from similar
sources. Two years' residence in the island strongly impressed the
language in the memory of the unfortunate captives.

     And, mah.

     Arm. (_See_ Hand.)

     BACK, tukkalek'.

     BAD, tuhmah'.

     Bamboo, sheel, _or_ shil.[6]

     BEARD, koosum. (_See_ Hair.)

     BELLY, mish'ee-um.

     Belt, (worn by the men,) tap'pah.

     Big, yennup.

     Bird, kar'rum.

     BLACK, wayzer'ris, (wah-ee-zerris.)

     Boat, prow, (prah-oo.)

     BONE, cheel.

     BOY. (_See_ Man.)

     Brass, mullebah'dee.

     Breast (of a female,) toot.[7]

     Brother, biz'zheem, _or_ biz'zhim.

     Canoe, (_the same as_ Boat.)

     CHILD, (_of two or three years old_,) lah'bo.

     Clouds, kotcho.

     Cocoa-nut, (_when ripe_,) kahrah'pah; (_when very young_,) soob;
     (_when the husk is so hard as to require breaking with a stone_,)
     chou, _or_ chah-oo.

     Cold, makkrazm'.

     Come, (_verb, the same as to go_,) mo'rahbeeto.

     Copper, (_the same as_ Brass.)

     Cord, (small line) kreel.

     Darkness, klo-wayzer'ris.

     DAY, yahro, (_the same as_ Sun.)

     DEAD, poo'ruk.

     Dirt, yuhbur'.

     Drink, (_verb_,) lim'mah.

     DUST. (_See_ Dirt.)

     Eat, muk'kah.

     FATHER, wur'teemum; (_used also for_ Friend.)

     FINGERS, kay'muk, (_the same as_ Hand.)

     FIRE, yah, _or_ yahf.

     Fish, ee'kah.

     Fish-hook, kah-oo eekah.

     Fishing net, shibbo'.

     Fly, (_the insect_,) lahng.

     Foot, petchem'; (_applied to the_ foot, leg, _and_ thigh.)

     Friend. (_See_ Father.)

     GIRL, pah'chik vay-ee'vee; (_literally_, a little woman.)

     Go. (_See_ Come.)

     GOOD, yissung.

     GOD, yarris. (_They had images of twelve gods._)

     GRASS, waw'ree.

     HAIR, (_of the head_,) chim. (_See_ Beard.)

     HAND, kay'muk. (_See_ Fingers.)

     HEAD, mitch'eemum.

     HERE, atid'dee, _or_ ettid'dee.

     HOUSE. (_See_ Hut.)

     Hungry, surmah'.

     Hut, _or_ house, yim.

     I, (myself,) nang.

     Iron, pahng-ul; _also_ pishoo.

     Iron hoop, chee'pah; (i. e. _pieces of iron hoops, of which they
     make knives, &c._)

     Kill, (_verb_,) mah'tee.

     Large. (_See_ Big.)

     Laugh, (_verb_,) mee'mee.

     LEAF, (_of a cocoa-nut tree_,) trillah.

     Leg. (_See_ Foot.)

     LIGHTNING, visseeg'.

     Little. (_See_ Small.)

     Lizard, peelel'.

     MAN, mah'ree, _or_ mah.

     Many, pee'pee.

     MILK, toot. (_See_ Breast.)

     My, mine; e. g. _my cocoa-nut_, kahrah'pah ah nang.

     Moon, muk'kum.

     Mother, mish'erum.

     Mouse. (_See_ Rat.)

     Musquetoe, lahm.

     Near to, yah peteh'to, _or_ petetto.

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