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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)

_H._ Nang zah beeto Inglish, nang dak mum'mah teedee woar Inglish,
     nang zah beeto To'bee.

          _H._ If I go to England I will not stop (sleep) there, but
          return to To'bee immediately.

     _P._ Gur too-ay-go'rah beeto Inglish, gur mo'ree pooruk woar ah
     taht, gur tay beeto To'bee.

          _P._ You do not know the way to England; you will die (or be
          lost) at sea, and not come to To'bee.

     _H._ Hah! nang yego'rah beeto Inglish, taw mo'ree pooruk woar ah
     taht.

          _H._ Aye, I do know the way to England; I shall not die (or be
          lost) at sea.

     _P._ Gur ahnee ah prow woar Inglish, pee'pee ah pahng-ul, ah lego',
     kahrahpah, ah vay-ee'vee pee'pee, ah mahree pee'pee, ah lah'bo?

          _P._ Have you got ships in England, and a great deal of iron,
          and cloths and cocoa-nuts, and many men, women, and children?

     _H._ Eelah, nang yuhwo' ah prow woar Inglish, pee'pee ah pahng-ul,
     ah lego', kahrahpah ah vay-ee'vee, pee'pee ah mah'ree, pee'pee ah
     lah'bo.

          _H._ Yes, I have got ships in England, much iron, and cloths,
          and cocoa-nuts, and women, and a great many men and children.

     _P._ Gur mukkah woar Inglish pee'pee?

          _P._ Do you eat in England a plenty?

     _H._ Eelah, nang mukkah woar Inglish pee'pee.

          _H._ Yes, in England I eat a plenty, (or much.)

     _P._ Tee'mit, gur zah beeto Inglish woshee'to ah pahng-ul woshee'to
     ah lego', ah mullebah'dee, ah tepo-ee, ah kah-oo eekah, mo'ree
     To'bee zah lee mah'ree To'bee, gur muhpeer, gur yissung ah mah'ree,
     muhpeer muhpeer.

          _P._ Horace, if you go to England, and fetch us iron, and
          cloths, and brass, and axes, and fish-hooks, to To'bee, and
          give them to To'bee men, you (will be) our friend, a very
          good man, a very great friend; (_literally_, a friend, a
          friend.)

     _H._ Eelah, nang zah beeto Inglish, nang wosheeto ah pahng-ul,
     wosheeto ah lego', ah mullebah'dee, ah tepo-ee, ah kah-oo eekah,
     woar To'bee zah lee mah'ree To'bee.

          _H._ Yes, (if) I go to England I will fetch you iron, and
          fetch cloths and brass, and axes and fish-hooks, to To'bee,
          and give them to the people of To'bee.

     _P._ Tee'mit, gur zah beeto Inglish gur tay beeto To'bee, mah'ree
     To'bee zah tee'tree Yarris, gur moree pooruk.

          _P._ Horace, if you go to England and do not come back to
          To'bee, the men of To'bee will talk to God and you will die.

     _H._ Nang zah beeto Inglish, nang de mummah tee'dee, ah turt zah
     beeto To'bee.

          _H._ I will go to England and stop a short time, (i. e. sleep
          there,) and shall return to To'bee.

     _P._ Tee'mit, gur zah beeto venne Yarris, gur tay beeto, gur mo'ree
     pooruk.

          _P._ Horace, if you do not go to Yarris' house, (i. e. the
          place of worship,) you will die.

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