shall I help_?
Maha, _Finished; empty_.
Pagge, _A little paddle they exercise
with_.
Faio, _Small-branched coral_.
Cheeagge, _To throw a thing away_.
Faiee tamma, _Pregnancy_.
Lalanga, _To make_.
Vao, _A wild uncultivated country_.
Neeoo goola, _Cabbage-tree_.
Routte, _Hibiscus; rosa sinensis_.
Foa, _A custom of beating the head
with a tooth till it bleeds_.
Cheelee neefo, _A custom of beating the teeth on
the same occasion_.
Hogga tainga, _A custom of thrusting a spear
into their thighs; also a
mourning ceremony_.
Toofatao, _Thrusting a spear into the sides
under the arm-pits on these
occasions_.
Tooengootoo, _Doing the same through the
cheeks into the mouth_.
Kafoo, _The garment they commonly
wear_.
Offa, _A term of friendship_; as,
Taio offa, _My friend, I am glad to see
you_.
Toofa, _To divide, or share out food_.
Maeneene, _To tickle_.
Hailulla, _Sarcosma_.
Hooo, _A wooden instrument with which
they clear away grass from
their fences_.
Aho, _The dawn_, or _day-break_.
_Friendly Isles_. English.
Gooaa, _Who is it_?
Avo, _To go_; or _take away_.
Valle, _Mad_.
Lelaiee a bee kovee, _Is it good_, or _bad_?
Taboonee, _To shut_, or _close_.
Taae, _To beat_, or _strike_.
Ahae, _Who_, or _where_.
Mamaa, _Light_.
Mamaffa, _Heavy_.
Faike, _A cuttle-fish_.
Vai veegoo, _Wet; moist_
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