An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language, Bind 1Author, and sold, 1817 - 212 sider |
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Side vi
... called the Hapai islands , and the island of Vavaoo . + The accounts of circumnavigators are imperfect by reason of the shortness of their stay ; of these , however , Captain Cook's is the most accurate . The missionaries might have ...
... called the Hapai islands , and the island of Vavaoo . + The accounts of circumnavigators are imperfect by reason of the shortness of their stay ; of these , however , Captain Cook's is the most accurate . The missionaries might have ...
Side viii
... called him away to the West Indies : on his return he brought me memoranda of the principal events at the Tonga islands , in the order in which they had happened during his residence there , together with a description of the most ...
... called him away to the West Indies : on his return he brought me memoranda of the principal events at the Tonga islands , in the order in which they had happened during his residence there , together with a description of the most ...
Side xxi
... called one evening at my house , when Mr. Mariner was entertaining the author of " The Farmer's Boy " with some account of his travels . Mr. Bristow had scarcely taken his seat , when Mr. Mariner recognised him to be an old school ...
... called one evening at my house , when Mr. Mariner was entertaining the author of " The Farmer's Boy " with some account of his travels . Mr. Bristow had scarcely taken his seat , when Mr. Mariner recognised him to be an old school ...
Side xxviii
... footing . " P. 142. The chief here called " Ter- remytee " Mr. Mariner was also well ac- quainted with his name , according to our system of orthography , ( see Vol . II . p . 354 ) , is Térremyty ' ; the two ys xxviii INTRODUCTION .
... footing . " P. 142. The chief here called " Ter- remytee " Mr. Mariner was also well ac- quainted with his name , according to our system of orthography , ( see Vol . II . p . 354 ) , is Térremyty ' ; the two ys xxviii INTRODUCTION .
Side xxxi
... Tonga word for man , viz . Tangata . It is well to mention that Ota- heite is also called by the Tonga people Taheite . P. 156. Boyd , the white resident , no- ticed as being inspector of the native shipwrights , had INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
... Tonga word for man , viz . Tangata . It is well to mention that Ota- heite is also called by the Tonga people Taheite . P. 156. Boyd , the white resident , no- ticed as being inspector of the native shipwrights , had INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
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accordingly afterwards anchor appeared armed arrived bales of gnatoo bird boat body Bolotoo brought Captain Captain Cook carronades ceremony chiefs and matabooles circumstance club cocoa-nut consecrated Cow Mooala death enemy feet Felletoa fencing Fiji islands Filimóëátoo Finow fono fortress four fytoca garrison gave gods grave ground guns Haano Hamoa hand Hapai islands head hogs immediately island of Tonga killed king king of Tonga large canoe length lest Mariner Mariner's marly mats mean morning natives Neafoo night Nioocalofa occasion orders Paita party plantains Port au Prince Port Jackson present priest prisoners procured remained respect returned revenge sail sent on shore ship shot side soon spears taboo taken Tarky Teoo Cava thing thought tion Toe Oomoo Tonga islands Toobó Toobo Malohi Toobo Neuha Toobo Toa Toogoo Ahoo Tooi Tooitonga took vessel Voona whaling whilst women yams young chief