words for the following vocabulary, we have
principally followed the list of English words in Keate's Account of the
Pelew Islands, but have added several from the Empress Catherine's
Vocabulary; distinguishing by SMALL CAPITALS all the words which
correspond to those in that Vocabulary. Some short dialogues are
subjoined to the vocabulary.

The orthography adopted is that of the _English_ language; it being the
most useful to such of our navigators as may chance to visit Lord
North's island or those in its vicinity. It is only necessary to state
particularly, that _ay_ is to be pronounced like _aye_, or _ah-ee_; _g_,
always hard, as in _go_; _ng_, in the middle of a word, as it is at the
end; as, for example, in the English word _hanger_, and not as in the
word anger, (ang-ger;) and _zh_ is to be pronounced like _s_ in
_pleasure_, or the French _j_.

It is proper to remark, that the words of the language here given, not
having been furnished by _natives_ of the island, are to be received
rather as approximations than as perfectly exact specimens of the
language; but the comparisons made with kindred dialects lead us to
believe, that they are as exact as are usually obtained from similar
sources. Two years' residence in the island strongly impressed the
language in the memory of the unfortunate captives.

And, mah.

Arm. (_See_ Hand.)

BACK, tukkalek'.

BAD, tuhmah'.

Bamboo, sheel, _or_ shil.[6]

BEARD, koosum. (_See_ Hair.)

BELLY, mish'ee-um.

Belt, (worn by the men,) tap'pah.

Big, yennup.

Bird, kar'rum.

BLACK, wayzer'ris, (wah-ee-zerris.)

Boat, prow, (prah-oo.)

BONE, cheel.

BOY. (_See_ Man.)

Brass, mullebah'dee.

Breast (of a female,) toot.[7]

Brother, biz'zheem, _or_ biz'zhim.

Canoe, (_the same as_ Boat.)

CHILD, (_of two or three years old_,) lah'bo.

Clouds, kotcho.

Cocoa-nut, (_when ripe_,) kahrah'pah; (_when very young_,) soob;
(_when the husk is so hard as to require breaking with a stone_,)
chou, _or_ chah-oo.

Cold, makkrazm'.

Come, (_verb, the same as to go_,) mo'rahbeeto.

Copper, (_the same as_ Brass.)

Cord, (small line) kreel.

Darkness, klo-wayzer'ris.

DAY, yahro, (_the same as_ Sun.)

DEAD, poo'ruk.

Dirt, yuhbur'.

Drink, (_verb_,) lim'mah.

DUST. (_See_ Dirt.)

Eat, muk'