An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous EscapeKnox, Robert
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An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies: Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape
Knox, Robert
Sri Lanka -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Sri Lanka -- Social life and customs
Mam conna, I eat.
Mam conyum, I will eat.
Mam cava, I have eat.
Conowa, Eating.
Caupoudi, Let him eat.
Caum, Let us eat.
Conda, To eat.
Caula, Eaten.
Mam denyam, I will give.
Mam Doun na, I gave.
Dila, I have given.
Dendi, Shall I give?
To give.
Dem, Let us give.
Dennowa, Giving.
Dipon, Give him.
Douna, or Dila tiana, Given.
Mam yonyam, I'le go.
Mam yonda oni, I will go.
Yong, Let us go.
Yonowa, Going.
Yonda dipadi, Let him go.
Pollatch, Gone, spoken of an ordinary person.
Pollad-da, Gone, spoken of a person of great quality.
Mam oy, I am,
Eai, He, or They or He is.
Mam gia atti, I have been. [Atti] signifieth [have]
Gia dendi. Let him, or give him leave to go.
[A Specimen of their words.]
Dio, God.
Dio loco, Heaven.
Jacco, The Devil.
Narra cauda, Hell.
Aucoi, The Sky.
Taurcoi, A Star.
Deure, Water.
Gindere, Fire.
Gani, A Woman.
Rodgura, A King.
Haul, Raw rice.
Bat, Boyled rice.
Banglale, A Table.
Wellau, Time.
Wauri, Season.
Colading, Harvest
Oppa, Father.
Pianannah,
Oppatchi,
Omma, Mother.
Ommandea,
Puta, Son.
Putandi,
Dua, Daughter.
Donianna,
Molla, A flower.
Gauhah, A tree.
Courilla, A bird.
Gom, A town.
Oppuland, To wash cloths.
Naund, To wash the body.
Pinaund, To swim.
Coppaund, To cut.
Horraund, To bore.
Hoppacaund, To bite.
Coraund, To do. (done.
Corowaund, To cause to be
Goumanic, A journey.
Gauman corowaund, To send, word for word, to cause to do
a journey.
Heuwoya, All words Signifying Common Soldiers, only they
Heuwoynanna, are titles one above another, and the two last
Heuwoynanoura, are as much to say Gentlemen Soldiers.
Heuwaycom, To fight
Coraund, as much as as to say, To act the Soldier.
Mihi, To dye.
Mich, Dead.
Mienyum, I will dye.
Mioenowa, Dying.
Eppa, Do not.
Negatind, To rise.
Upaudénowa, The Resurrection.
Negantind Eppa, Do not rise.
Tonnaund, To build.
Tannitch, Built.
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