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[Page 221]

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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