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
Both sets of these numerals are in common use at Loo-Choo, though it
would not perhaps be correct to apply them to the same word, as I never
recollect having heard a native say "itchee sheemootsee," one book, or
"teetsee twit'chee," one hour, but always "teetsee sheemootsee," one
book, and "itchee twitchee," one hour. I at first imagined "teetsee,
tatsee," &c. were ordinals, but I have since found from Captain
Broughton's Voyage that they bear a great resemblance to the numerals of
Japan, and as such I have inserted them.
The characters, of which the above are copies, were written by a native.
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 128: The _o_ in this word is to be pronounced as the diphthong
_oa_ in boat.]
NAMES OF PERSONS.
The Kowung, or King - Shang fwee.
The Pochin ta foo, or Prince - Shang pung-fwee.
The Chief of the Paychins who attended the ship - Ookooma Mowchowshooa.
The second Paychin - Madayra Shayoon.
The third do. - I'ssacha Sandoo.
The fourth do. - Jeema Tsi-se-eu.
His eldest son - Maatsee Tsi-chee.
His friend (an elderly man) - Oohoomee Chinchawhee.
The fifth Paychin - I'ssecha Hackkeeboocoo.
The sixth do. - Jeeroo Jeeda.
The first Linguist - Madera Kawsheeoong.
The second Linguist - A'nya Toonshoonfa.
His wife - Ooshee.
One of the junior Paychins - Yama Too.
The teacher (an old man) - Yackkabee Oomeejeeroo.
His eldest son - Yackkabee Oomee-nee whaw.
A boy - O'seejee.
One of the principal attendants of the}
Pochin ta foo } - Madam Bashee.
Another - Eevaroo.
NAMES OF PLACES.
Corea - Coray.
Pekin - Peking.
Fokien - Fotchien.
China - Quantoong.
Chusan - Choosan.
England - I'ngeree.
The island of Loo-Choo - Loo-Choo, or Doo-Choo.
The town of Napakiang - Napa ummeatto.
The high distant islands seen from Napa - A'makirreema.
The Sugar Loaf Island - Eegoos eecoondee.
Japan - Niphon.
Canton - Canton.
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