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The Mouth : Hangoutou : Outou. The Chinn : Ecouwai : --. The Teeth : Hennihu : Nihio. The Arm : Haringaringu : Rema. The Finger : Maticara : Maneow. The Belly : Ateraboo : Oboo. The Naval : Apeto : Peto. Come here : Haromai : Haromai. Fish : Heica : Eyca. A Lobster : Kooura : Tooura. Coccos : Taro : Taro. Sweet Potatoes : Cumala : Cumala. Yamms : Tuphwhe : Tuphwhe. Birds : Mannu : Mannu. The Wind : Mebaw : Mattai. A Thief : Amootoo : Teto. To examine : Mataketake : Mataibai. To sing : Eheiva : Heiva. Bad : Keno : Eno. Trees : Oratou : Eraou. Grand Father : Toubouna : Toubouna. Friend : -- : Tio. No : Kaoura : Oure. Number 1 : Tahai : Tahai. Number 2 : Rua : Rua. Number 3 : Torou : Torou. Number 4 : Ha : Hea. Number 5 : Rema : Remo. Number 6 : Ono : Ono. Number 7 : Etu : Hetu. Number 8 : Wharou : Wharou. Number 9 : Iva : Hyva. Number 10 : Angahourou : Ahourou. What do you call this or that? : Owy Terra : Owy Terra. [Speculations on a Southern Continent.] There are some small differance in the Language spoke by the Aeheinomoweans and those of Tovy Poenammu; but this differance seem'd to me to be only in the pronunciation, and is no more than what we find between one part of England and another. What is here inserted as a Specimen is that spoke by the People of Aeheinomouwe. What is meant by the South Sea Islands are those Islands we ourselves Touched at; but I gave it that title because we have always been told that the same Language is universally spoke by all the Islanders, and that this is a Sufficient proof that both they and the New Zelanders have had one Origin or Source, but where this is even time perhaps may never discover. It certainly is neither to the Southward nor Eastward, for I cannot perswaide myself that ever they came from America; and as to a Southern Continent, I do not believe any such thing exist, unless in a high Latitude. But as the Contrary opinion hath for many Years prevail'd, and may yet prevail, it is necessary I should say something in support of mine more than what will be directly pointed out by the Track of this Ship in those Seas; for from that alone it will evidently appear that there is a large space extending quite to the Tropick in which we were not, or any other before us that we can ever learn for certain. In our route to the Northward, after doubling Cape Horn, when in the Latitude of 40 degrees, we were in the Longitude of 110 degrees; and in our return to
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