Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo IslandHall, Basil
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Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island
Hall, Basil
Korea -- Description and travel; Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel
_Of Speaking._
No. _English._ _Loo-Choo._ _Literal Translation._
1. I speak Moonooyoong I to speak.
2. I speak, you hear Moonooyoong, ya sit'choong, I speak, you to hear,
or Chickkee or hearing.
3. I speak to you Ya, or ea moonooyoong, or You to speak, or I.
wang. Ya too moonooyoong You * to speak.
4. I speak Chinese Wang Quantoong I Chinese to speak.
moonooyoong
5. I cannot speak Chinese Wang Quantoong moonoorang I Chinese cannot speak.
6. I am learning to speak Wang Doochoo cootooba I Loo-Choo learning or
Loo-Choo yooshoong[125] studying to *.
7. Madera speaks English I'ngere Madera moonooyoong English Madera to
speak.
_Of Going and Coming._
8. A man running to the Hayay timma ic'kkeega Running boat man.
boat
9. I am going on shore Wang amaki eechoong I shore to go.
10. To-morrow I will return A'cha choo-oong To-morrow to come.
11. To come back again A'mma ka choong[126] * * to come.
12. I am going on board Timma ki eechoong Boat * to go.
13. I came yesterday Cheenoo chung Yesterday came.
14. Go down there Amunka ic'kkee * there.
15. Come up here Noobootee coo Ascend here.
16. You go below Ya oodee meeshawdee You * *.
17. To go out of a place Ya ka saut eechoong * * * to go.
18. To come into a place Ya ka saut choong * * * to come.
19. Tayin[127] returns Tayin[127] choo-oong The great man to come.
20. To go in a boat to Doochoo timma eechoong Loo-Choo boat to go
Loo-Choo to carry fish eeo katammeeoong fish to carry.
21. To go to sea in a Timma eechoong ooshoo Boat to go sea fish to
boat to catch fish eeo cheeoong catch
22. Where is Tayin gone Tayin makayee ga imjara Tayin * * *.
23. Tayin has gone to Tayin eechoong hooboonee Tayin to go large ship
the other ship to meeyoong Sheenooma to see *.
pay his respects
24. When all are drunk I'gnea weetee amaki All drunk shore *
we shall be permitted moototee yootoosha *.
to go on shore
25. I am going now, he Atookarra wang eechoong By and by I to go, by
will come presently atookarra eechoong and by to go.
26. I am going on shore Wang amaki eechoong I shore to go I to
to dinner moonookamoong eat.
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