[Footnote 106: The similarity in sound of this word to that of a character (_Hoonatee_) written on a piece of paper in the hats of the men employed working for the ships, has suggested the idea that the meaning of the character may have some reference to a ship.] [Footnote 107: See Sentences Nos. 102 and 103.] [Footnote 108: Words of Loo-Choo songs: "Sasa sangcoomeh sangcoomeah kadee yooshee daw, tantoong tantoong tang." A boat song: "Whee yo ee.--Whee yo ee." The steersman gave "Whee," and was followed by the other men with a repetition of "Whee yo ee." Another boat song: "Quee yay hanno ha.--Quee yay hanno ha." To both these airs the rowers kept very good time.] [Footnote 109: See Sentences Nos. 1 to 7.] [Footnote 110: The _kawroo_ is a small square stone excavated a little on the upper part, in which an offering of rice is made. On the face of this stone is carved a variety of characters denoting the rank, &c. of the person who makes the offering.] [Footnote 111: See Sentences in Part II.] [Footnote 112: See Sentences Nos. 29, 32, 33, and 37.] [Footnote 113: See Sentences Nos. 108, 109, and 110.] [Footnote 114: _Amazackkee_ is a contraction of the words _amasa_, sweet, and _sackkee_, wine; the latter always changing _s_ into _z_ when preceded by any other word. See _wine_, _strong_, _weak_, &c.] [Footnote 115: Tattoo marks will be found in Part II.] [Footnote 116: _Eechoo._ This word is used to denote _thread_, silk_, and _ribbon._] [Footnote 117: _Ootchoong_, or _oochoong_, signifies _to work_, _to play_, and _to make_.] [Footnote 118: Possibly this word implies the act of swallowing.] [Footnote 119: The sound of this word is precisely the same as that of our _tobacco_. I have, therefore, spelt it in the same manner.] [Footnote 120: See Sentence No. 109.] [Footnote 121: See Sentences Nos. 45, 47, and 48.] [Footnote 122: This is probably the _tae fung_ (great wind of the Chinese, called by us _tyfoon_), a severe gale of wind in the China Sea.] [Footnote 123: See Sentence No. 73.] [Footnote 124: The year at Loo-Choo, according to Jeeroo's account, is divided into twelve months of thirty days each, making in all 360 days, and every sixth year one month is intercalated.] NOTE. In the following Sentences the English is given before the Loo-Choo. No Sentence has been inserted the meaning of which was not distinctly ascertained; but it happened frequently that the precise import of some words in a Sentence was not made out, and in order to enable the reader to judge to what extent this took place, a literal translation of the words in each Sentence is given in the last column; and where a word occurs, the meaning of which is doubtful, an asterisk is put in its place. In the last column it will be observed that every verb having the termination _oong_, _ung_, &c. is translated as if it were the infinitive, although the sense, as denoted in the first column, points to another mood. SENTENCES, ENGLISH AND LOO-CHOO.