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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

Name: Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island
Author: Hall, Basil

Hall, Basil

Korea -- Description and travel; Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel

Water tub               Furo                 Meezofwokee.
    Weather, fine           Jukka, fiuri, jui    Yeetinchee, or tinsee.
                              teng
    Weather, foul           Warri fiuri          Yannatinchee, or tinsee.
    Well, a                 Jgawa                Meezee ka.
    West                    Nis                  Neeshee.
    Wet                     Naroru               Inneetee.
    Wet, to                 Narassu              Indeetaoong.
    Wheel                   Kuruma               Coorooma.
    Wick of a candle        Suku, saku           Skee cootshee.
    Wind                    Kase                 Kassee.
    Wind up, to             Sutsumu              Feenoyoong.
    Wing                    Toobu fanne          Hannay.
    Wink, to                Manaku               Meeoochee.
    Wood                    Tagi                 Tamoong.
    Write                   Kaku                 Katchoong.
    Writing desk            Fikidassi            Sheekoo.
    Year                    Fosi                 Ning.
    Young                   Wakai                Wockka.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 129: From Thunberg's Voyage.]




NUMERALS.

          _Japan_.        _Insu[130]._           _Loo-Choo._

     1    Stozee      Sheeneap    Stitz      Itchee    Teetsee, tee.
     2    Statze      Too         Statz      Nee       Tatsee, ta.
     3    Mitzee      Liep        Mitz       Sang      Meetsee, mee.
     4    Yeatze      Eenep       Yeatze     Shee      Eotsee, yoo.
     5    Idotzee     Asheak      Itseitzy   Goo       Ittitsee.
     6    Nitzee      Ewan        Nitz       Roocoo    Mootsee.
     7    Nanatzee    Arrawan     Nanatzy    Stehee    Nannatsee.
     8    Iosee       Toopish     Yeatz      Fatchee   Eyatsee.
     9    Kikonitz    Lepish      Kokonitz   Coo       Koonnitsee.
    10    Yoo         Wanna       Too        Joo       Too.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 130: From Broughton's Voyage.]




COMPARISON BETWEEN THE LANGUAGES OF LOO-CHOO AND INSU. AN ISLAND IN THE
JAPAN SEA.

    _English._                 _Insu[131]._       _Loo-Choo._

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Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo IslandHall, Basil

History

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

Water tub               Furo                 Meezofwokee.
    Weather, fine           Jukka, fiuri, jui    Yeetinchee, or tinsee.
                              teng
    Weather, foul           Warri fiuri          Yannatinchee, or tinsee.
    Well, a                 Jgawa                Meezee ka.
    West                    Nis                  Neeshee.
    Wet                     Naroru               Inneetee.
    Wet, to                 Narassu              Indeetaoong.
    Wheel                   Kuruma               Coorooma.
    Wick of a candle        Suku, saku           Skee cootshee.
    Wind                    Kase                 Kassee.
    Wind up, to             Sutsumu              Feenoyoong.
    Wing                    Toobu fanne          Hannay.
    Wink, to                Manaku               Meeoochee.
    Wood                    Tagi                 Tamoong.
    Write                   Kaku                 Katchoong.
    Writing desk            Fikidassi            Sheekoo.
    Year                    Fosi                 Ning.
    Young                   Wakai                Wockka.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 129: From Thunberg's Voyage.]




NUMERALS.

          _Japan_.        _Insu[130]._           _Loo-Choo._

     1    Stozee      Sheeneap    Stitz      Itchee    Teetsee, tee.
     2    Statze      Too         Statz      Nee       Tatsee, ta.
     3    Mitzee      Liep        Mitz       Sang      Meetsee, mee.
     4    Yeatze      Eenep       Yeatze     Shee      Eotsee, yoo.
     5    Idotzee     Asheak      Itseitzy   Goo       Ittitsee.
     6    Nitzee      Ewan        Nitz       Roocoo    Mootsee.
     7    Nanatzee    Arrawan     Nanatzy    Stehee    Nannatsee.
     8    Iosee       Toopish     Yeatz      Fatchee   Eyatsee.
     9    Kikonitz    Lepish      Kokonitz   Coo       Koonnitsee.
    10    Yoo         Wanna       Too        Joo       Too.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 130: From Broughton's Voyage.]




COMPARISON BETWEEN THE LANGUAGES OF LOO-CHOO AND INSU. AN ISLAND IN THE
JAPAN SEA.

    _English._                 _Insu[131]._       _Loo-Choo._

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Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island

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