About sunrise, I went to the beche-le-mer house, and finding myself too late to get on board to assist in washing decks, I set myself to work collecting the beche-le-mer on the batters, in readiness to be put into bags when the boats came off, thereby offsetting my duty on board by doing what I knew would be required of my boatmates on their arrival on shore. The boats arrived at their usual time, and after taking on board as much of the beche-le-mer as was ready for storage on board the ship, we went on board accompanied by Sina-beatee and his wife Tu-cun-na, who spent much of her time with the chief on board of the ship. I am about to the end of my yarn, yet I might lengthen it by knotting on other strands, but my timepiece reminds me that it is past midnight; so I shall take the liberty to belay this and turn in. Yours, etc., WILLIAM ENDICOTT A FEW WORDS OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE FEGEE ISLANDS The natives always add the word _Sah_, to all words excepting substantives. _Fegee_ _English_ Andree´ Beche-le-mer A-tap´-pah What Ing-go´ That or those Lah´-go Go away Oh-mi´ Come here Mi Here Si-an´-drah How do you do Fah-ing-go´ This fashion, or this way Papa lang´-ee General name for civilized people Fah-a-Be´tee Like a Fegee man Fah-a-papa-lang´-ee Like a civilized man La´bo Large Li-Li Small Ba-na´-kak Good Dah Bad Un-dee´-nah True Las´-so False Bon-ee´-tah Handsome Seeng-ah´ No Ee´-o Yes Neen´-ee Angry Tom´-a-Tah Man La´-vah Women E-val´-ee Musket or a bow Anti-ky´ House Nung-a-Sow´ Bullets or arrows Ma-Loon´ Club A-noo´-koo Sand or powder A-bat´-to Stones Am-boo´-kah Fire Nah-cow´ Wood Fa-nu´-ah Land--the shore Dry-and-dry´ Lengthy Lakah-Lakah´ Short Boo´-lah Strong or brave Ra´-Rah Frightened An-Drew´ Blood Am-Boo´ter Cooked An-Dro´kah Raw Wank´-ah Ship, canoe Bel´lo-Bel´lo Boat Pie´-o Oar, paddle Thoo´-lar Pole Ee-lah´-ther Sail Ra´-Vah Hoist Wye´-Dewee Salt water Wye-Ee-No Water to drink Cun´-a-Cun´ Eat Ee-No Drink Mun´dry Bread Poark´-ah Hogs Oo´-fee Yams A-boon´-tee Plantains A-oo´-to Bread, fruit Ee´-kah Fish Mah-Seem´-ah Salt