State Library of NSW
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217. Some account of New Zealand
Premising however two things first that the words were so much disguisd by their manner of pronouncing them that I found it very dificult to understand them till I had wrote them down secondly that Tupia at the very first understood & conversd with them with great facility
...... Northern - Southern - Otahite
a cheif .. Eareete - Eareete - Earee a Man .. Taata - Taata - Taata a Woman .. wahine - wahine - wahine the head .. Eupo - Heaowpoho - Eupo the Hair .. Macauwe - Heoooo - Roourou the Ear .. Terringa - Hetaheyei - Terrea the Forehead .. Erai - Heai - Erai the Eyes .. Mata - Hemata - Mata the Cheeks .. Paparinga - Hepapaeh - Paparea the nose .. Ahewh - Heeih - ahew the Mouth .. Hangoutou - Hegowai - Outou the Chin .. Ecouwai - Hekaoewai - .... the Arm .. Haringaringa - .... - Rema the finger .. Maticara - Hemaigawh - Maneow the belly .. Ateraboo - .... - Oboo the navel .. Apeto - Hecapeeto - Peto Come here .. Horomai - Horomai - Harromai
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