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
81. Tayin lives here Tayin simmajoo coo Tayin lives here.
82. A man living in the Ickkeega simma awhfee A man living country.
country
83. I live on board the Wang hoonee gua immatong I ship small to live.
brigs
_Of Burning and Scalding._
84. Fire will burn you Fee yaddee Fire burns.
85. Water will scald you Meesee yaddee Water burns.
86. Scalding oneself with Meezee fidgeroosa yoo Water hot * burns.
hot water yaddee
_Of Enquiry and Reply._
87. What is the name of Noondeega coora na What is this name.
this
88. The name of this is Coora ga na ya This * name *.
89. How many children Qui eecootiega * * *.
have you
90. How old are you or Eecootseega * * *.
they
91. I am fourteen years Jooshee Fourteen.
of age
92. I am eighteen years Joohatc'hee Eighteen.
of age
93. ---- twenty-five, &c. Neejoogoo Twenty-five.
_Miscellaneous._
94. To boil potatoes Mootajeeing Potatoes to boil.
95. I am very busy Yoo joonatan * * *.
96. The sting of a snake Haboo cootee sheenoong Snake sting to kill.
will kill
97. Sucking milk at the Chee nooma chee Milk * breast.
breast
98. A child drinking milk Chee noodee warrabee Milk drinking child.
at the breast
99. A child kissing its Warrabee umma coochee Child mother mouth
mother spootee kissing.
100. A woman leaning Innago kakatong eeki Woman to lean anchor.
on an anchor
101. A live shell-fish Amang it'chchawng Shell-fish to be alive
will bite cooyoong to bite.
102. This flower has a Fanna masa kabasha Flower sweet smell.
pleasant smell
103. This flower has no Fanna nang kabasha Flower no smell.
smell
104. Loo-Choo women Doochoo innago fwhooco Loo-choo woman great
are not very ooorung many *.
handsome
105. The sootitsee (sago Sootitsee wang tseechoong Sootitsee I * *.
tree) pricked me yatee
106. To plant potatoes Moo jee hootee ceyoong Potatoes ground * *.
107. Drunk, I vomit Weetee moonoo hachoong Drunk I vomit.
108. After sunset it is Teeda sagatee seedasha Sun setting cool.
cool
109. When the sun Teeda tettee, koomoo nang, Sunshine, clouds none,
shines, and there yaytinchee fine weather.
are no clouds, it
is fine weather
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